#356 - Steve Olson & Steve Alba

#356 - Steve Olson & Steve Alba

Author: The Nine Club February 24, 2025 Duration: 2:47:27
Steve Olson & Steve Alba discuss meeting at the Fruit Bowl in Garden Grove CA, getting boards made by hand from school woodshops, Salba heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them a kicktail, skating against one another in the UASA contest, throwing trucks at the Sims van, the first sticker toss ever, the Big O contest, seeing tricks in the magazines and trying to figure them out, Hosoi's backside airs at the OP demo in Huntington Beach and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Steve Olson & Steve Alba 00:04:17 Meeting at the Fruit Bowl - Garden Grove 00:07:41 Dudes that were ripping Pipeline - Dave Hackett 00:12:47 Getting boards made by hand from school woodshops 00:17:32 Skate Master Tate makes Olson a board 00:21:12 Salba talks heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them more kicktail 00:30:06 Logan Skateboards 00:33:40 Skating against one another in the UASA contest 00:35:32 Salba turned pro at the Spring Valley contest 00:45:08 The Hoffmans - Upland Skatepark 00:58:33 Competing in the early contests 01:16:36 Olson throws his board at the judges 01:21:39 Where and when did Olson turn pro 01:24:15 Big O contest 01:26:21 Olson & Dunlap doubles slam at Hester contest 01:44:24 Food fight / throwing trucks at the Sims van 01:52:19 Texas trip with no chaperone - madness on the airplane 02:04:24 George Powell hooks up Olson 02:09:10 First sticker toss ever - Amarillo Pipe 02:23:49 Bringing a medic with them on sessions 02:30:02 Inverts - seeing tricks in the mags and trying to figure them out 02:33:59 Edgers 02:35:57 Christian Hosoi's backside airs - OP demo Huntington Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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