#305 - Darren Navarrette
Darren Navarrette discusses why he\u2019s known as the Vertical Vampire, meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994, the journey getting from Minnesota to California with tow trucks, turning pro for Creature Skateboards, the vert button, getting on 151 after Creature folded, bootlegging Creature product then getting back on Creature, tax troubles and EA Skate his brand Skeleton Key and much more!\nTimestamps\n00:00:00 Darren Navarrette\n00:00:50 Origins of the Vertical Vampire\n00:07:14 Meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994\n00:12:27 Our Supporter: AG1\n00:14:03 Starting skating in 1984\n00:16:10 P.I.S.S. (private indoor skate spot)\n00:26:19 Handrail skating\n00:33:32 The journey getting from Minnesota to California\n00:37:28 When vert died\n00:46:30 Sticking with vert through the lean years\n00:52:37 Hangin' with the Hell's Angels\n00:53:42 Ditching his friends to go on a skate trip with Creature\n01:07:02 Skateboarding is professional wrestling\n01:14:17 A pound of greens got Darren to California\n01:15:59 Turning pro for Creature\n01:18:52 Creature going out of business\n01:27:52 The vert button\n01:30:17 Getting on 151 after Creature folded\n01:34:20 Getting back on creature\n01:38:28 Darren's small problem with Emerica\n01:39:16 Tax troubles and EA Skate\n01:49:42 Bootlegging Creature product\n02:09:08 Who does Darren look to for inspiration\n02:15:00 The older you get...\n02:20:09 Darren's brand Skeleton Key\n02:33:15 Music in skate videos\n02:41:19 Coming up with Skeleton Key\n02:58:06 Longboards - yes or no\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices