#407 - Christian Hosoi & Steve Olson
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I can't believe this is only the second time you've been on.
I feel like you've been on more, dude. This is, this is, it's a travesty. I get, I get a lot of people, you know, telling me how awesome, you know, that nine club was and how it really did get a vibe. And it wasn't like, Oh yeah, history. This is, it was like, they said that you were happy and it was great to see you laughing and just you know i think that that's something that people are are needing today people need to have joy in their life in the midst of their storms for sure i mean because you know business is hard skating's hard you know i'm talking to all these pros and listening to how their you know careers are and it's just tough right now i feel for them yeah i feel like It's back in my day, you know, there was very few skaters, so it was easier to make money because you had just, you know, 35 pros that you were, you know, selling boards for around the world.
And a few companies.
And five companies. You know what I mean? Really. The big five? The big five is what they called them. And who was that? To see the skaters of today have to struggle that are... phenomenal, like phenoms and having to act a certain way, walk a certain way, be connected to certain cliques and brands to be able to be accepted. Multiple jobs. I like it too, don't get me wrong. I like the fact that you have to fight for your position, because that's what I had to do. I had to market brand myself, had to connect with people and especially connect to the fans. If you don't know how to connect to the fans, you know what? You're just going to be a great skater that people don't want to be like or buy anything of yours.
And they'll want to watch your video and they'll be happy with it. But they'll be like this to that one guy that they just can connect with that has a... you know a connection with the culture with the neighborhood with you know the vibe of what makes you want to skateboard like the inspiration it takes to to be a professional skater because you're gonna have to go through all these roadblocks and all these like teams sponsors how you get to be uh popular and how do you not become a kook or or a sellout you know all these things And the great ones have a difficult time because they're always having to be the ones where they can't accept this massive contract because the brand is just not going to be good and compliment their other brands that they're sponsored by.
So it's a tough go, but to watch these skaters have to sometimes risk it. And to do it, I had to risk it. I had to say, you know what, I'm doing it myself. And I risked it. And it paid off in the end because it's all about like your passion and your heart and soul to what you do. And it's skateboarding. It's not all this other stuff. You know what I mean? Covers of magazines, winning, you know, the trophy, first place. world champion, Guinness, but whatever, Hall of Fame, all these things, I think that the main thing needs to be that you love skateboarding. And if you love it, I don't think anything's gonna detour anyone from rejecting you or canceling you or saying that you're this or you're that. I think that it takes, and consistent.
It can't be just passionate one day and not the next. You know, and especially when it's doing great, you know what I mean? It's easy to be like, this is amazing too. It's not amazing. How's your attitude now? You know, I didn't care. I was like, me and Olsen are going to go rage and we're going to go to the King King and then we're going to go skate the ditch and then we're, you know, we're going to go to a blue bar. We're going to go to MCO on Sunday nights at midnight and we're going to have the time of our lives and that's some of the most epic days I can tell you.
Because I was going there to win the race.
Down to the bottom. MCO is a parking lot over off of Gailey in Westwood and Wilshire. It's just a cool parking lot. But it goes like this. It starts, comes down. And then you have a choice to go left or right.
Oh, underground parking lot.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–12:10
2
How did late-night parking garage races at MCO shape skater culture?
12:10–25:53
3
Why did skateboarding boom in the mid-80s and which companies sold 30,000 boards a month?
25:53–36:50
4
How did Marina Del Rey and Skate Master Tate influence Christian Hosoi’s rise?
36:50–59:10
5
How did early skateparks and abandoned pools like the Fruit Bowl shape your progression into pool riding?
59:10–1:00:45
6
What changed skating when urethane wheels and Cadillacs appeared and who was the 'Cadillac Kid'?
1:00:45–1:03:32
7
Who were the influential skaters and companies in the 70s–80s and which sponsors paid the most?
1:03:32–1:09:00
8
How did signature tricks like the Layback Air, Christ Air and Rocket Air get invented and what do they mean to a skater's legacy?
1:09:00–1:55:56
Speakers
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