#315 - Steve Van Doren

Published: March 4, 2024, 8 a.m.

b"Steve Van Doren discusses his dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans, starting to work at Vans when he was 12 years old, where the Vans side stripe came from, working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe, Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, the Vans Warped Tour, having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 then selling the company in 1988, Rowley's Staple Center statue, VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004, The origins of the waffle sole and much more!\\nTimestamps\\n00:00:00 Steve Van Doren\\n00:00:58 How they named Vans shoes back in the day\\n00:02:45 Starting working at Vans when he was 12 years old\\n00:05:47 Steve's dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans\\n00:08:31 How Vans was created\\n00:10:53 Where the Vans side stripe came from\\n00:14:11 Working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe\\n00:28:01 Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High\\n00:34:11 Having to file a chapter 11 in 1984\\n00:39:45 Selling the company in 1988\\n00:44:40 BBQ'ing and being the face of Vans\\n00:48:22 The Vans Warped Tour\\n01:00:11 Building the block skatepark in Orange\\n01:04:59 What happened with the Combi Pool?\\n01:08:20 How Steve felt when his dad sold Vans\\n01:15:38 All the great Vans events\\n01:23:29 Vans involved with the Olympics?\\n01:27:29 The Bones Brigade reunion\\n01:30:31 Bringing a plexi glass ramp to Catalina to be on the Today Show\\n01:30:58 Steve Caballero's signature shoes\\n01:33:24 Geoff Rowely's signature shoes\\n01:36:27 Rowley's Staple Center statue\\n01:42:07 VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004\\n01:48:11 The damn Daniel moment\\n01:50:11 The MLB pitcher that wears vans\\n01:56:49 Ave's new shoe release\\n02:03:07 Retirement?\\n02:06:39 Steve and waffles\\n02:09:36 The origins of the waffle sole\\n02:17:50 Steve's charity work\\n02:27:55 Being inducted into the skate hall of fame\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"