#289 - Clyde Singleton - a podcast by The Nine Club

Clyde Singleton discusses growing up in Jacksonville Florida, going "pro" for Acme Skateboards, The Chronicles Of Piff Huxtable&Clydes Corner, impersonating John Montesi on the phone to get on Vision Street Wear, ruining Jamie Thomas' purple Planet Earth pants, meeting Natas and Gino and getting fully on 101, staying with Fabian Alomar, passing up the opportunity to ride for Menace, leaving 101 for Sal Barbier’s company 23, falling off a bridge in Prague&waking up in ICU, the beginning&end of Aesthetics, the move to Zoo York, his Minority Report video, going to culinary school, the return of Aesthetics, his podcast “WCRP on Skateboarding” and much more!
Timestamps00:00:00 Clyde Singleton
00:02:16 Chris and Clyde were teammates on 4CE Footwear00:05:55 Clyde on Hawk vs Wolf podcast
00:06:32 The return of Aesthetics00:08:32 Ride Or Die vol 1 (Clyde falling off a bridge in Prague)
00:25:19 20 Shot Sequence video00:26:14 Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens
00:28:16 Going "pro" for Acme Skateboards00:31:19 Getting introduced to skateboarding
00:36:25 Clyde accidentally learning everything switch when he first started skating00:41:37 Clyde's wooden trophy that looks like something else
00:43:24 Black representation in skateboarding00:49:42 Clyde's personality off the board
00:51:16 People getting mad at Clyde for being Clyde00:52:01 The Chronicles of Piff Huxtable 
00:55:35 Comparing the Zero Skateboards tours to the Insane Clown Posse00:57:27 Clyde's relationship with Jamie Thomas 
01:01:20 Getting hooked up by Vision01:03:50 Impersonating John Montesi to get on Vision Street Wear
01:08:22 Getting on Formula 1 wheels01:10:11 Driving out to California
01:19:51 Clyde ruined Jamie Thomas' purple Planet Earth pants01:24:11 The incident at EMB
01:37:12 Getting caught skipping school01:41:40 Getting on 101
01:52:26 Kareem taking Clyde under his wing01:54:59 Meeting Natas and Gino and getting fully on 101
02:00:21 Filming for 20 Shot Sequence02:01:04 The World camp helping to mold Clyde's skate career
02:06:29 Staying with Fabian Alomar02:08:51 Leaving 101 and starting 23 Skateboards with Sal Barbier
02:15:08 Passing up the opportunity to ride for Menace02:16:30 Slamming Jason Dill's head in a car door
02:19:51 The 23 tour02:25:11 What happened to 23
02:26:08 The beginning of Aesthetics02:34:26 The end of Aesthetics and the move to Zoo York
02:42:36 Clyde wanted to be the black guy on black label02:43:50 After Zoo York
02:50:18 The party lifestyle02:52:30 Clyde's Minority Report video
03:00:47 Going to culinary school03:02:18 Being a chef
03:08:05 Sober Clyde03:14:03 Clyde on DC?
03:22:49 Top stains and blank boards03:26:14 The problem with owning the company you skate for
03:28:44 The current state of skateboard marketing03:52:11 When Sheffey was Sheffey
03:58:54 The return of Aesthetics04:03:16 Going on tour with the world camp
04:06:46 World park04:13:40 Clyde's podcast
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