Clyde, for little black kids(like me) growing up in rural America... It was you and a handful of others that helped myself, and my family know that skateboarding is for everyone. The end. THANK YOU!
“Argue with ya momma” 🙏🏿💪🏿💯 I’m an hour deep, and I just have to say this is my favorite episode yet. Clyde paved the way for the young black skaters coming up into the late 90s and early 2000’s. Representation really matters. Without pros like him, the community/industry wouldn’t be as solid and strong as it is now.
You're definitely right about representation; I can imagine a black kid who thought skateboarding was closed off to them for whatever reason could see him doing it and think, _hey, I can do that._ That said, I do think street skateboarding has always been welcoming to people of all colors. For as much of a notoriously egomaniacal shitstick that Steve Rocco could be at times, the fact he focused so heavily on minority street skaters in the late 80's and early 90's-- and, more importantly, gave them a platform to express themselves rather than attempting to entirely direct the narrative of skateboarding culture as other company owners like Stacy Peralta had done in the past-- had a hugely positive impact on skateboarding culture (no disrespect to Stacy, who was only doing what he thought was best for Powell-Peralta's riders, skateboarding as a whole and for his company, probably in that order). It's very possible skateboarding could look very different today, if it wasn't for World Industries; it's possible street never would have caught on like it did, or that it might have been directed by a clueless industry to look wack. From many interviews I've read and watched, it really sounds like black skaters in the 80's and 90's generally suffered far more racism from other black people who gave them shit for doing something meant for white kids. I've heard it was Kareem Campbell's inclusion in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games that helped them out the most with regard to discrimination from their own racial community, because everybody played the video game, and they could see a black guy who was from the hood ripping and doing his own legit rap music. But there was definitely some racism in vert skating; we've seen those cans of worms opened and dealt with in various ways in recent years.
Thank you Chris, Kelly, Jeron and Roger for keeping this hilarious, nostalgic, beautiful show going for all these years. It means so much to so many people.
My guess is he’s laughing at the facial expressions of the guests who are hearing Chris’s intro in person for the first time, or for the first time ever
Mr. Clyde Singleton. We need more from him in the skateboard community and events. So, I am saying it would be nice to see him doing guest appearances, signings, competition-announcing,, commentary, etc. Namaste. -J.T
That's when I became a fan. When I'd get new big brother issues, I would skim through them once first, looking for Clyde content. He has been down for a long time, and remains a lot the same.
Congrats on the sobriety. As a guy coming up on 10 years of sobriety its great to hear about guys getting clean, turning things around and their stories.
Have to say one of the best interviews yet. Clyza is one of a kind! I remember when he mced Tampa Am, he was actually kind to me when he was on the mic on my first major comp. Much love and respect to him glad he is doing well and enjoyed his interview.
I remember smoking and watching one the Zeitgeist episodes with Clyde back in the day when he lived on James M wood and Catalina in Korea Town. I'm 36 now but I must have been 19 at the time. CRAZY
Clyde, you were the guy that got me into skateboarding and the blue Aesthetics team deck was my first board. Had it on Royal trucks with Shorty's hardware... seeing you with that shirt on just brought tears to my 39 y/o eyes. So happy to see you bro!
More smiles in this than any other podcast respect to Clyde for paving the way, very interesting how many of our childhood idols grew up getting teased for skating and pushed through for the love
big respect to clyde for speaking on the service industry and the darker parts of the lifestyle so many people are living, like he said no one wants to talk about that stuff
Saw Clyde at a Ramp Rage event in the mid-90's in Montreal. Was fanning out on everyone. Asked Clyde for a picture and he took my camera and snapped a selfie. I was psyched.
This is awesome. I'ma black skater who came up in the early 2000s in the Midwest and I dealt why racism from both sides. Actually fought some black dudes in a cvs who were giving me shit for skating and the way I was dressed. Clyde was a pioneer. I took so much crap for being a black skate rat, but the hood really didn't like it. Had drug dealers throw eggs at us and had to fight them. So glad to see now tons of black kids skating and it's not weird. Everyone is just cool with it now. Jeron and clyde thank you for sharing your stories here!
Love his style of skating. Forever have his silouhette in my mind from an old 'Big Brother' magazine. Such an O.G. indeed ! Glad he enjoying his "retirement" ; Am sure he's just as rad of a chef / cook as he is/was a skater.
Man. Best one in a long time. Probably a top 5 episode for sure. Good on y’all for just letting Clyde go on his tangents and just being along for the ride.
Shoutout the OG triple OG, I went threw the same thing in high school, with trying to make 2 cultures like each other, this interview RULES! Good shit dudes!! 🫡
Saw the 23 team do a demo at SPOT and remember Clyde being so hilarious. He spent most of the demo doing switch heels on the carpet in the shop in front and he had a crowd that just wanted to hear him crack jokes. It was like watching a standup comedian who would pop switch heels every minute or so. Most memorable demo I’ve ever seen
Props to Clyde for sharing his post-skate life reinvention. When starting in a new industry, it is OK to start from the bottom and work yourself to the top like he did. There is no shame in that. Too many skaters are afraid to share the truth of things outside the skate life.
True story, I met Clyde at a rhythm demo in Staten Island right before a fight started that my friend got into. Also Rodney Torres thank you for saying my hard flips were dope at that demo, because of that I learned them nollie, fakie and switch.
This one was one of those special ones!!! I’m always excited when it’s 4+ hours especially when it’s such a badass legend!!! Keep them coming!! Shout out to Clyde!! 🔥🔥💪
My friends and I used the ‘magic dollar’ vending machine method for gas money a lot in the early 90s. Hadn’t thought about that for years. Great episode ❤
It took 4 days of driving place to place to finish this. 1000% worth it. I definitely learned som things and there was good energy the whole time. As a 46 year old, it is intresting to hear a history that happened during my life but i was not aware of at the time.
One of the things I remember from Clyde’s column in Big Brother was an interview with Busta Rhymez. He was making up gibberish and he asked Busta if someone was fucking with him, would he slap his rubber? And Busta Rhymez was like “Hell yeah, I ain’t about to have my rubber slapped!” And to this day I use “slap his rubber” as a term and everyone is like WTF are you talking about? So thanks for the gibberish, Clyde! And the skating! You are a legend.
The first time I saw CRob was in RedBull Seek and Destroy 3 hosted by Clyde Singleton and every time I pulled up to the Quincy courthouse, I sang like team Florida aka Chris Roberts and Joey Brezinski and Joey kept singing, "Please let us skate the courthouse!" It came with skateboarder and it was 2nd video I ever had. All I had then was Its Time by C1rca then after that I fell In love and the 2nd video I got was Skate More shoutout Dubs. This was KOTR whole ass decade b4 and I loved it and thank you CRob, Joey Brazinski, Danny Murphy, Benny Fairfax, Olly Todd, Danny Renaud, Joel Meinholz, and Kenny Hughes!
In the early 90's my friend rode for 101 as an amateur and we were at a Pro skate contest in Bricktown NJ. Natas gave him the green light to enter the contest as a Pro. This was when Koston was on 101. My friend decided not to enter the pro contest which Koston ended up winning anyways. My friend ended up being pro for another company for a few years, then starting his own company, then that company went under. After that he went to college and has had a pretty good life and raised a family.
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Clyde, for little black kids(like me) growing up in rural America... It was you and a handful of others that helped myself, and my family know that skateboarding is for everyone. The end. THANK YOU!
much love, my man!🫡
@Wcrponskateboarding vern raised me in this. I slept by your bike at his place in Hollywood. I was an Elwood/aesthetics sales rep.
@@Wcrponskateboarding😊😊😊 3:34:22 9😊o😊
@@thehotlineofdiecast.7623I used to get flowed aesthetics and Elwood
Man Clyde phone goofing into a sponsor from vision is too good! Clyde is the best dude
“Argue with ya momma” 🙏🏿💪🏿💯
I’m an hour deep, and I just have to say this is my favorite episode yet. Clyde paved the way for the young black skaters coming up into the late 90s and early 2000’s.
Representation really matters. Without pros like him, the community/industry wouldn’t be as solid and strong as it is now.
His "Minority Report" video is still amazing.
You're definitely right about representation; I can imagine a black kid who thought skateboarding was closed off to them for whatever reason could see him doing it and think, _hey, I can do that._ That said, I do think street skateboarding has always been welcoming to people of all colors. For as much of a notoriously egomaniacal shitstick that Steve Rocco could be at times, the fact he focused so heavily on minority street skaters in the late 80's and early 90's-- and, more importantly, gave them a platform to express themselves rather than attempting to entirely direct the narrative of skateboarding culture as other company owners like Stacy Peralta had done in the past-- had a hugely positive impact on skateboarding culture (no disrespect to Stacy, who was only doing what he thought was best for Powell-Peralta's riders, skateboarding as a whole and for his company, probably in that order). It's very possible skateboarding could look very different today, if it wasn't for World Industries; it's possible street never would have caught on like it did, or that it might have been directed by a clueless industry to look wack. From many interviews I've read and watched, it really sounds like black skaters in the 80's and 90's generally suffered far more racism from other black people who gave them shit for doing something meant for white kids. I've heard it was Kareem Campbell's inclusion in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater games that helped them out the most with regard to discrimination from their own racial community, because everybody played the video game, and they could see a black guy who was from the hood ripping and doing his own legit rap music. But there was definitely some racism in vert skating; we've seen those cans of worms opened and dealt with in various ways in recent years.
I'm only couple minutes in and I'm stopping to get coffee not sleeping on this one
He inspired me in trilogy.
💯
This has got to be one of the greatest episodes by far , Clyde seems like an absolutely awesome person
Recurring guest host Clyde singleton, that wld be too sick
Such an OG. The passion he has for skating is undeniable.
Hearing Clyde talk about the 90’s and 00’s takes me back. God damn, 2003-2008 was the golden era. Popwar was dope, ZERO ran the game, Flip was lit.
Clyde has that Chris Rock/Dave Chappelle Energy ! Natural entertainer! And an awesome skater to boot!
Right! He’s hilarious.
Thank you Chris, Kelly, Jeron and Roger for keeping this hilarious, nostalgic, beautiful show going for all these years. It means so much to so many people.
something about Kelly still cracking up at the special guest bit after all these episodes is amazing
It’s his time to shine ✨
I was thinking thee same thing. How he still giggles hah
it was at first but the fact he’s still doing it is kind of corny. Not a big deal though
My guess is he’s laughing at the facial expressions of the guests who are hearing Chris’s intro in person for the first time, or for the first time ever
Interesting interpretations...as a resolved person I view it as simply a very positive response!
4.5 hours ! You know its going to be good!! 🙌💯🔥
haha thats what I thought!
Mr. Clyde Singleton. We need more from him in the skateboard community and events. So, I am saying it would be nice to see him doing guest appearances, signings, competition-announcing,, commentary, etc. Namaste.
-J.T
he did commentary at Tampa Pro this year
To hear Aesthetics is coming back brought a tear to my eye 🥲🥲🥲🥲 let’s bring back Alpha Numeric as well!!!!
TSA, Elwood, all of it
@@enjoy_the_boardElwood and aesthetic are owned by the same company.
Ezekiel
Stamina clothing too please!
Droors plZ
One of the best episodes! It’s like Clyde Singleton’s True Skateboarding Stories.
His writing for Big Brother back in the day is some of the funniest shit ever. He’s a very gifted storyteller.
That's when I became a fan. When I'd get new big brother issues, I would skim through them once first, looking for Clyde content. He has been down for a long time, and remains a lot the same.
We were blessed to see him skate and hear him speak.
not even 40 minutes into this and its already one of the best! clyde is such a legend and i love his stories! love you, nine club
I learned so much from this episode and once again lots of laughing. What a great career! He needs to write a book.
Man, Clyde is so good. Always loved his skating. This was a great episode.
I love how raw and unapologetic his takes are. Never knew much about him but I’m so hyped how this episode turned out!
He's Such a huge influence and impact on skate culture! So damn glad to ever see videos of him killing it in his haydays !!
This was a master peice of an episode! Well done The Nine Club & Clyde
Representation matters in this sport. Love you Clyde
Clyde's writing for thrasher was my favorite. Dude has always been so great for skateboarding!
He was a great writer for TWS too. I used to love Clyde’s Corner
He did his best writing at big brother though.
@@carlostulk9855 facts. Big Brother and Clyde were a match made in heaven.
@@carlostulk9855Clyde took no prisoners when he wrote for Big Brother.
I'm only 24m in, and amazed already. Seriously one of the best episodes already!
Congrats on the sobriety. As a guy coming up on 10 years of sobriety its great to hear about guys getting clean, turning things around and their stories.
Dude, congrats on your upcoming 10 years of sobriety, and beyond. Thats huge. 🙌🏽
A book of Clyde's life would definetly be a Best Seller. Such a beautiful soul. Thanks for inviting him to the Club😊
I never knew about Clyde growing up, but this is why the NINE CLUB is great, now I´m a fan of him... this is like school about something we love. 💙
That was a fun ride. Thanks to Clyde Singleton and The Nine Club for always holding up your side of the culture couch.
Great EP and Clyde deserves a 4 1/2 hour episode as he’s such a character, great story teller and has skate tales for days.
Love the long episodes!!! Thank you guys!!! Nine Club 4 Life!!!
Ashville, NC is definitely a vibe
Have to say one of the best interviews yet. Clyza is one of a kind! I remember when he mced Tampa Am, he was actually kind to me when he was on the mic on my first major comp. Much love and respect to him glad he is doing well and enjoyed his interview.
I remember smoking and watching one the Zeitgeist episodes with Clyde back in the day when he lived on James M wood and Catalina in Korea Town. I'm 36 now but I must have been 19 at the time. CRAZY
Clyde is the ultimate human being. Been a fan since his Acme days. This was long overdue.
that's the best story of getting on vision that i've ever heard
Clyde, you were the guy that got me into skateboarding and the blue Aesthetics team deck was my first board. Had it on Royal trucks with Shorty's hardware... seeing you with that shirt on just brought tears to my 39 y/o eyes. So happy to see you bro!
Awesome i just need Rob Welsh , Peter Smolik and Eric Koston to complete the Saga
SMOLIK
@@okaytony1540snow camo Escalade he doing it 🔥
Rick howard also
More smiles in this than any other podcast respect to Clyde for paving the way, very interesting how many of our childhood idols grew up getting teased for skating and pushed through for the love
I am glad he said Willy Santos was Koston before Koston. He is 100% right about that. Willy was a BEAST. Willy has the best varial heelflip EVER!
Clyde’s the real deal. So stoked on this. Need to see the Hawk vs Wolf. 🧡🖤
This a good one! The talkin Schmidt w him was rad too!
Your joint show with Clyde was rad asf🔥🔥
Clyde was talkin shit about the nine club on your podcast if I remember correctly
@@bargethebay😡😡😡 how can anyone talk shit about The Nine Club!!?
Love listening to all the 90s-2000s guys I grew up watching skate!!
Love listenin to dudes who love skateboarding, talk about how much they love skateboarding.
This is the #1 podcast I never knew I needed. Thank you so much, gentlemen. You're a breath of fresh air.
big respect to clyde for speaking on the service industry and the darker parts of the lifestyle so many people are living, like he said no one wants to talk about that stuff
Saw Clyde at a Ramp Rage event in the mid-90's in Montreal. Was fanning out on everyone. Asked Clyde for a picture and he took my camera and snapped a selfie. I was psyched.
Christ, what an epic episode. Clyde dropped so many names I’d love to see have their OWN episode!
Westside Skateshop all day! Florida loves you Clyde!!!
Bruh 4.5 hours!! finallyyyy an episode I can really sink into 💯
Thank you for shining a light on stuff a lota kids today don't get and keeping it real!
This might possibly be the best nine club episode i’ve ever watched… In my opinion of course.
I agree, best episode ever 🎉
@@carlostulk9855 Legendary!
This is up there with the best of them… still getting through it and enjoying and laughing all the way ✌🏼
Clyde is the MAN!! Moved to my area for a lil while back in 2020, got totally submerged in our skate culture. Come visit the 772 again sometime Clyde!
This is awesome!!! Great interview! Clyde is a beast
This episode is an instant classic. Thanks ol buddies
Clyde was the first pro I ever met as a kid and he was also the nicest most genuine pro I ever met.
This is awesome. I'ma black skater who came up in the early 2000s in the Midwest and I dealt why racism from both sides. Actually fought some black dudes in a cvs who were giving me shit for skating and the way I was dressed.
Clyde was a pioneer. I took so much crap for being a black skate rat, but the hood really didn't like it. Had drug dealers throw eggs at us and had to fight them.
So glad to see now tons of black kids skating and it's not weird. Everyone is just cool with it now.
Jeron and clyde thank you for sharing your stories here!
Definitely one of the best episodes to date. Appreciate you guys!
Love his style of skating. Forever have his silouhette in my mind from an old 'Big Brother' magazine. Such an O.G. indeed ! Glad he enjoying his "retirement" ; Am sure he's just as rad of a chef / cook as he is/was a skater.
Man. Best one in a long time. Probably a top 5 episode for sure. Good on y’all for just letting Clyde go on his tangents and just being along for the ride.
Shoutout the OG triple OG, I went threw the same thing in high school, with trying to make 2 cultures like each other, this interview RULES! Good shit dudes!! 🫡
New Deal's 1281 video has been out for over 30 years and it wasn't until today I knew that the kid dancing in John Montessi's part was Clyde.
He's hilarious, informative, and a special special special special guest.
Thank you Clyde for you being true and filling in blanks. Thank you nine club for having a platform for the historical preservation of skateboarding.
Clyde the LEGEND. This dude has a special place in my soul. Loved all his parts in the 90's. He was so influential on my psyche. 🎉🎉
Half an hour from beating Mike V's record! 😢
Would’ve broke it If they brought up Johnny Knoxville trying to grind the Hollywood 16 in jackass 1 😂
Saw the 23 team do a demo at SPOT and remember Clyde being so hilarious. He spent most of the demo doing switch heels on the carpet in the shop in front and he had a crowd that just wanted to hear him crack jokes. It was like watching a standup comedian who would pop switch heels every minute or so. Most memorable demo I’ve ever seen
I was at that demo. We came down from Jacksonville and Sal recognized my friend and gave him his complete. I got the deck. Winning day, sick demo💯
As soon as I saw the time stamp, you already this guy has stories
Bro he trolled everyone from the get go 😅😅😅 he had the same hat and mustache from his pro 101 board 😮😅😅 love it …….
My first board was his 101 model …..
Props to Clyde for sharing his post-skate life reinvention. When starting in a new industry, it is OK to start from the bottom and work yourself to the top like he did. There is no shame in that. Too many skaters are afraid to share the truth of things outside the skate life.
Clyde Singleton is one of the all-time greats
havent watched this yet but i had kinda forgot about this dude. rolling spliffs in big brother. great memories
True story, I met Clyde at a rhythm demo in Staten Island right before a fight started that my friend got into. Also Rodney Torres thank you for saying my hard flips were dope at that demo, because of that I learned them nollie, fakie and switch.
This one was one of those special ones!!! I’m always excited when it’s 4+ hours especially when it’s such a badass legend!!! Keep them coming!! Shout out to Clyde!! 🔥🔥💪
Thanks to this episode my day at work went by like a breeze, it was a good one
It might've taken me 2 sessions too watch all of this but I'll be damned if it wasn't some of the best
My friends and I used the ‘magic dollar’ vending machine method for gas money a lot in the early 90s. Hadn’t thought about that for years. Great episode ❤
Chris’s “yeah right” is so expressive. It’s like the old school “fuhgeddaboutit”. It can mean whatever he wants it to mean 😂
It took 4 days of driving place to place to finish this. 1000% worth it. I definitely learned som things and there was good energy the whole time.
As a 46 year old, it is intresting to hear a history that happened during my life but i was not aware of at the time.
Clyde has always been Clyde... Just the best dude out. And so much fun to skate with. Psyched they're bringing back Aesthetics!!
Damn !!! Mr Clyde Singleton is in da house 🙌 Never thought I'd see the day , great chat , loved this guy when I was starting out
This was amazing! Clyde is such a legend. Best vibes! I love the long episodes can watch em for a few days and learn so much!
No fucking way! Hell yeah. So stoked to see Clyde and hear his story. Thanks so much.
One of the things I remember from Clyde’s column in Big Brother was an interview with Busta Rhymez. He was making up gibberish and he asked Busta if someone was fucking with him, would he slap his rubber? And Busta Rhymez was like “Hell yeah, I ain’t about to have my rubber slapped!” And to this day I use “slap his rubber” as a term and everyone is like WTF are you talking about? So thanks for the gibberish, Clyde! And the skating! You are a legend.
The Gonz gap was called the Gonz Channel in 86-87 right after his ollie sequence in his thrasher interview aug 1986 came out
AWESOME interview, Clyde is the GOAT.
NINECLUB for life Fam. !🎉 Lookin forward to listening 👂 to this during work today .
Fantastic interview. Thanks for sharing Clyde.
I remember meeting Clyde for the first time at a FASL contest at Badlands Skatepark in 92ish. Such a rad, and real individual. Great episode guys!
The first time I saw CRob was in RedBull Seek and Destroy 3 hosted by Clyde Singleton and every time I pulled up to the Quincy courthouse, I sang like team Florida aka Chris Roberts and Joey Brezinski and Joey kept singing, "Please let us skate the courthouse!" It came with skateboarder and it was 2nd video I ever had. All I had then was Its Time by C1rca then after that I fell In love and the 2nd video I got was Skate More shoutout Dubs. This was KOTR whole ass decade b4 and I loved it and thank you CRob, Joey Brazinski, Danny Murphy, Benny Fairfax, Olly Todd, Danny Renaud, Joel Meinholz, and Kenny Hughes!
I was an hour in, and already knew.... One of the best yet.
Growing up in orange park I got to watch his whole skate career starting from Skate and Ski skateshop. Stoked for him!
Aesthetics Ryde or Die Vol. 1 is top 5 for me 😤😤😤 Clyde and Welsh are legends
Met Clyde on go skate day in 2021, down to earth with some of the most naturally smooth style!
In the early 90's my friend rode for 101 as an amateur and we were at a Pro skate contest in Bricktown NJ. Natas gave him the green light to enter the contest as a Pro. This was when Koston was on 101. My friend decided not to enter the pro contest which Koston ended up winning anyways. My friend ended up being pro for another company for a few years, then starting his own company, then that company went under. After that he went to college and has had a pretty good life and raised a family.
Great story teller. Thank you Clyde
Didn't want this to end 😂 great ep
So much skate history in this episode. 🙌
I had a few Aesthetics decks back in 2001 maybe into 2002. Loved the shapes and concave. This is good news
9 club never disappoints!
somebody PLEASE animate the EMB Ricky Oyola story!
🙏
Clydes energy and laugh is contagious. Dude always hypes me up