Darren Navarrette | The Nine Club - Episode 305

Darren Navarrette discusses why he’s 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! #TheNineClub #CreatureSkateboards #DarrenNaverrette Become a member of the channel & receive special perks https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/join Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://drinkag1.com/nineclub LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/nineclub Woodward: Use NINECLUB at checkout before January 31st: https://www.worldofwoodward.com Check out all of our deals & discounts https://thenineclub.com/pages/deals-a... Subscribe to our other channels More Nine Club:    / morenineclub   Nine Club Clips:    / nineclubclips   Join The Nine Club discord   / discord   Listen to The Nine Club on podcast https://thenineclub.com/pages/podcast Official Nine Club merch https://thenineclub.com/collections/all Social & Website Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram:   / thenineclub   TikTok:   / thenineclub   Kick: https://kick.com/thenineclub Twitch:   / thenineclub_   X (Twitter):   / thenineclub   Facebook:   / thenineclub   Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Links we talked about in this episode Switchflip Switch Manny:    • Chris Roberts | Switchflip Switch Manny   I'm Glad I'm Not Me:    / @chrisroberts   Darren Navarrette's Instagram:   / navs5000   The Creature Video:    • The CREATURE Video   20 Years of the Vertcial vampire:    • 20 Years of the Vertical Vampire   Creature CSFU Part:    • Creature Feature: Navarrette's C.S.F.U. Part   Creature Part:    • Creature Feature: Navarrette's Part from B...   Timestamps 00:00:00 Darren Navarrette 00:00:50 Origins of the Vertical Vampire 00:07:14 Meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994 00:12:27 Our Supporter: AG1 00:14:03 Starting skating in 1984 00:16:10 P.I.S.S. (private indoor skate spot) 00:26:19 Handrail skating 00:33:32 The journey getting from Minnesota to California 00:37:28 When vert died 00:46:30 Sticking with vert through the lean years 00:53:42 Ditching his friends to go on a skate trip with Creature 01:07:02 Skateboarding is professional wrestling 01:14:17 A pound of greens got Darren to California 01:15:59 Turning pro for Creature 01:18:52 Creature going out of business 01:27:52 The vert button 01:30:17 Getting on 151 after Creature folded 01:34:20 Getting back on creature 01:38:28 Darren's small problem with Emerica 01:39:16 Tax troubles and EA Skate 01:49:42 Bootlegging Creature product 02:09:08 Who does Darren look to for inspiration 02:15:00 The older you get... 02:20:09 Darren's brand Skeleton Key 02:33:15 Music in skate videos 02:41:19 Coming up with Skeleton Key 02:58:06 Longboards - yes or no Edited By: Tim Olson & Roger Bagley