tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post4194090241909553230..comments2024-03-28T08:01:55.951-07:00Comments on the chrome ball incident: chrome ball interview #41: ron chatmanchopshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-42933788402433452532016-10-28T16:37:33.757-07:002016-10-28T16:37:33.757-07:00What an awesome interview. I remember back in lik...What an awesome interview. I remember back in like '89, I lived in Los Alamitos, I was a kid, about 10 years old, and Ron came by a local skate shop called Pyscomania. Anyway, I remember skating with him for a bit, all the kids were, he was chill and really nice. He gave me a couple stickers. That made an impression on me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136313847351415430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-45331578333450347062012-06-22T04:13:50.786-07:002012-06-22T04:13:50.786-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.srihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391339805776274587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-18550103523374651022012-04-16T00:49:15.565-07:002012-04-16T00:49:15.565-07:00SAD was fucking rad.
I always figure those LA ghe...SAD was fucking rad.<br /><br />I always figure those LA ghetto rats would have been a lot better off if they were born 10 years later.<br /><br />They'd have ridden for Baker or something.<br /><br />As it happened loads of those underdog 60/40 and Neighbourhood kids were amazing but just got forgotten about because they weren't on cool companies. <br /><br />Shit.Bansaipipelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489574493611752106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-60865997771290486302012-04-15T19:45:48.235-07:002012-04-15T19:45:48.235-07:00amazing story, anonymous. thanks!
and yes, skate ...amazing story, anonymous. thanks!<br /><br />and yes, skate nazi, those are from Ron's personal stash.<br /><br />Thank guys!chopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-70365525230387476372012-04-15T05:44:46.585-07:002012-04-15T05:44:46.585-07:00WOW! wish he would've delved into that story t...WOW! wish he would've delved into that story too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-15360214863789864712012-04-14T19:29:07.096-07:002012-04-14T19:29:07.096-07:00Ron would never tell this story about himself but ...Ron would never tell this story about himself but this shit is a classic:<br />Imagine a meeting with a truck company owner who just started a board company out of the same distribution claiming to not have money to pay the truck company riders who quit other more popular truck companies to be there.<br />As the discussion heated up, and semi harsh implications were being danced around(we were basically kids and didn't really know how to deal with an old man), Ron through down the ultimate trump card and said in his best share cropper voice, "you think we can't quit? Oh PLEASE massa Larry don't throw me off the plantation!" massa Larry along with everyone else in that room was fuckin shook. <br />Ron went gangster and got us each $200 monthly raises(92' mind you that was a lot for a truck company) it was sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-54474617723913886522012-04-14T18:41:46.814-07:002012-04-14T18:41:46.814-07:00That contest handrail nosegrind from the Hawaii st...That contest handrail nosegrind from the Hawaii street contest is amazing, never seen that before, did that come from Ron's personal photo stash?<br /><br />Always was a huge fan of him and Jeremy Klein, serious rippage in the Rubbish Heap days.Skate Nazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835243613767222091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-24406705539244523142012-04-14T07:41:20.713-07:002012-04-14T07:41:20.713-07:00Much Respect to Ron. This was a great interview to...Much Respect to Ron. This was a great interview to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-85951029964707068652012-04-14T05:41:17.301-07:002012-04-14T05:41:17.301-07:00Best interview since the lotti interview... always...Best interview since the lotti interview... always respected ron from a distance...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-6417994145628907552012-04-13T14:33:38.749-07:002012-04-13T14:33:38.749-07:00Amazing interview. So hyped to see the guys I look...Amazing interview. So hyped to see the guys I looked up to back in the day still ripping.<br /><br />I remember meeting Ron back in 1990 at Visalia skate camp. He had some friends from Long Beach that were there that week and drove up to skate camp with a car trunk full of World product to sell.<br /><br />Little known fact... he ripped vert. I've got a picture somewhere of him doing a face high frontside air during one of the sessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-84064843325722667332012-04-13T14:15:02.154-07:002012-04-13T14:15:02.154-07:00LBS representLBS representAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-67713377432243319882012-04-13T12:40:10.353-07:002012-04-13T12:40:10.353-07:00That's insane..thanks for clarifying. New foun...That's insane..thanks for clarifying. New found respect for Rocco and World..ODGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204209150523939917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-60937424387642334212012-04-13T12:13:58.576-07:002012-04-13T12:13:58.576-07:00Yo ODG:
"Kirby" was a rather menacing lo...Yo ODG:<br />"Kirby" was a rather menacing loan shark that Steve Rocco borrowed money from to get World started. He was forced to pay Kirby 30,000 dollars in monthly installments of 2,500 dollars or get his kneecaps broken. After paying off the debt, Kirby actually became an investor and business partner in World.Sleezy Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801471481702375518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-38723941244224776172012-04-13T11:06:06.761-07:002012-04-13T11:06:06.761-07:00yes mate, great interviewyes mate, great interviewdj twithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874555189297540108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-7740935783145708202012-04-13T10:20:22.523-07:002012-04-13T10:20:22.523-07:00Great interview. Rubbish Heap was awesome. Nice ...Great interview. Rubbish Heap was awesome. Nice that you got those personal snapshots into the interview. <br /><br />Interesting to hear what happened with ATM Click and 60/40 in terms of funding/backing/distro. It always seemed odd to me for Gonz to leave Vision for the sake of freedom/artistic expression, has a great run with Blind, leaves for whatever reason, only to go back to a similar restrictive situation with Fallahee and Metiver.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247567303761398738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-38831066402048040072012-04-13T05:55:05.221-07:002012-04-13T05:55:05.221-07:00Dang chops, answering all the mysteries of time. A...Dang chops, answering all the mysteries of time. All I need to known now is whatever happened to the dudes on Neighborhood / Especial?Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328567058927319267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-31950211082793109262012-04-13T03:12:23.688-07:002012-04-13T03:12:23.688-07:00so cool. what a rad dude. i really liked how his s...so cool. what a rad dude. i really liked how his style developed. too bad there isn't more footage from the atm 60/40 era. you can tell he was hanging out with mark. not to focus on gonz, but he really helped a some very different kinds skaters become greater by osmosis: j lee, ron, the menace guys, huff in the mid 90s.Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369718122637103319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-64729223566439818212012-04-13T01:49:20.332-07:002012-04-13T01:49:20.332-07:00I was hoping for this one down the line. What a go...I was hoping for this one down the line. What a good dude.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924750033542931233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-66758040894633257322012-04-13T01:14:01.946-07:002012-04-13T01:14:01.946-07:00Hairfarmer!
Man, Chatman is just too rad, respec...Hairfarmer! <br /><br />Man, Chatman is just too rad, respect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-82671553606546719372012-04-12T22:00:16.953-07:002012-04-12T22:00:16.953-07:00Sick. Ron is a good dude.Sick. Ron is a good dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-66061323848394855022012-04-12T21:46:40.370-07:002012-04-12T21:46:40.370-07:00Great stuff. Sick to see these dudes still ripping...Great stuff. Sick to see these dudes still ripping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-44784638323895349502012-04-12T21:28:15.266-07:002012-04-12T21:28:15.266-07:00These interviews keep getting better and better.These interviews keep getting better and better.Sonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236330030044411954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-53161256299746441792012-04-12T20:32:58.326-07:002012-04-12T20:32:58.326-07:00The perfect follow up to the Jeremy Klein intervie...The perfect follow up to the Jeremy Klein interview!<br />You just keep outdoing yourself,over and over again,Chops...Many thanks homeboy.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-69501555363846320932012-04-12T17:47:28.730-07:002012-04-12T17:47:28.730-07:00Big up yourself, hairfarmer.
Hope all is well.Big up yourself, hairfarmer.<br /><br />Hope all is well.chopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711198796842525605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969196656166890081.post-3439782983475930762012-04-12T17:43:53.467-07:002012-04-12T17:43:53.467-07:00Amazing, thanks so much for this. ATM and 60/40 w...Amazing, thanks so much for this. ATM and 60/40 were so great.hairfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619010579556198410noreply@blogger.com