Bastien Salabanzi | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 109

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

flip was THE TEAM back in the day. Geoff, Tom, Arto, Rune, Pj, Ali, Bastien Mark. All the biggest hitters. The golden era to me. Those videos changed skateboarding.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

+ they tried to get Jeremy Wray !

[@toddWAZhere69]

let's go get some cokes

[@PapiAldoDiaz]

for real man

[@usernameser4934]

Flip still is the team..

[@mmike5890]

yeh they really dominate the game back then like they said overload when aprt came out i couldnt beleive what i was watching

[@TenThumbsProductions]

I just got back from Paris and it was full of young black men skating, thanks for the impact you had on skating over there Bastien! Legend.

[@oblockVseverybody]

Stephan Lawrence was first

[@croulantroulant3082]

True. But "Stéphane Larance"! and Jean Tongo before him. in any case the Paris area has a very big black population, and there were always black dudes skating. France is not segregated like the US and never has been.

[@Mike-zb4ds]

Best episode ever in my opinion. This guy has a good head on his shoulders

[@Bonabice]

i agree with you :P

[@timonotter3402]

Smart dude

[@filmbuff4]

Bastien is one of the G.O.A.Ts

[@coryander4918]

No question. I remember he used to have an etnies model that kind of looked like the accel, with the huge nose, dope shoe.

[@theman5221]

fuck yeah man

[@euminkong84]

@@coryander4918 accels was the janoskis of the late 90s early 2000s

[@stalwartzero7001]

Stance? What’s that 😂. Only ever skated with a couple people like that

[@DuffmanOhNo]

So hyped for this. Bastien's part in Sorry was amazing. That video was huge amongst my friend group when it came out!

[@felden617]

It was! But the part he mentioned right in the first minutes "Lordz- they don't give a fuck about us" That Video is probably the best european Video til

[@xmisterblackhatx]

We used to meet up at my house after school and watch Menikmati or Sorry or Baker2g then go shred. The good ol' days.

[@DuffmanOhNo]

@@felden617 Agreed, it just made me reminisce about being a kid watching a vid & then skating all day.

[@DuffmanOhNo]

@@xmisterblackhatx Baker 2G was fire. The plan for the day was usually on the school bus looking at skate mags, video after school and then skate until it's late.

[@XelaHollow]

Yeah it was but shittt his footy from Tampa 2004...

[@garethbright5674]

Bastien is pure class! He is so well spoken and positive! This is one of the best Nine Clubs yet!

[@JonnyZye]

Not to mention English isn't his native tongue, as a Frenchman. What a legend, gotta respect the bilingual talent!

[@City2x]

I've always had mad respect for Bastien but this interview multiplied my respect for 10x. This was a very inspirational interview. What a stand-up dude.

[@adamstevens6299]

I really didn’t think Bastien would be like this. Proper humble and a ridiculously sick skateboarder!

[@mattm1660]

Just watched Bastiens "lost part". Gave me the chills. The hairs on my arms are standing up. Took me back to when I was 12 or 13 years old watching sorry for the first time. One of the best..

[@nicholasfarris7744]

Bastien is one of the greatest of all time, and hearing him speak just reinforces that. He’s so down to earth and has such a good perspective on everything. This is one of the best episodes ever

[@tenfold2395]

One of the greatest to ever do it,100% timeless skateboarder that doesn’t need no complys and put on style

[@mosmith3026]

So kickflip pretzels are cool but no complys suck? Just bc he didn't put them in his parts doesn't mean he didn't do them. His parts were mostly bangers and not alot of lines or having fun. He's from the generation of hammers

[@drewtatasciore7086]

def filmed multiple lines...... even in sorry

[@mosmith3026]

@@drewtatasciore7086 yeah but they're all no nonsense lines. Like a trick before a handrail not him just goofing off on the board. Outside of the kickflip pretzel it's all business. No slo-mo, no dork tricks. I'm just saying in 99-00 people didn't have wallrides, no complies or polejams in parts like they do now but it doesn't mean they didn't do them it just want cool at the time to show them in parts

[@theman5221]

yep

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

@@mosmith3026 he was definitely having fun, gnarly stuff is fun aswell

[@mmike5890]

meet that guy in south of france was slightly younger than me he was not even famous yet. i would have never thought he would have get such a big part in the flip video it was truly amazing to see that. definitly one of the best back then

[@chriswould]

So many parts of this made me smile. Love his honesty and the history. Thank you, Nine Club . Questions were on point. I saw him compete at one of those big Euro contests just after the Sorry video release and at that point in time, he was unstoppable. Early to mid 2000's, he was the best contest skater in the world. It's weird to be proud of someone you don't really know, but I am of this dude. Such a ruler. All the best for the future Bastien. Always hyped to see something from you.

[@imakrewitatl]

Chris Wood yo are you the Chris Wood from Volcom Let's Live??

[@chriswould]

Yeeeep, that's me.

[@imakrewitatl]

Chris Wood i just watched that vid again a few weeks ago, yer part is sick man so solid. 👊🏻

[@chriswould]

Thank you brother!

[@imakrewitatl]

Chris Wood my pleasure entirely bro, do you still get to hang with aussie crew? Jake, Chima, Shane Azar and those boys? That video made me wanna ditch it all and fly to australia haha

[@SlicedBread1219]

FULL CAB FLIP GOD

[@mateoito8266]

Sliced Bread cab flip. A cab is already full and wholesome. When it isn’t then it s marked by the word half ;)

[@SlicedBread1219]

Ugh

[@Baseyjones314]

one of the most inspirational episodes love you guys please dont stop guys

[@Derpalurp69]

Starting my week of SOOOO good with this episode. Love bastien. Love his story. Love how he didn't disappear, wasn't on drugs. Just wanted to get home for a while. Such an amazing human! I need a nine club hoodie after this episode!

[@santiagoluraschi]

This is the best interview I have seen in years, and I saw it 2 years late. Thank you guys!

[@TheMyronStube]

Omg finally he’s so under rated no one gives him his dews this dude was doing the tricks people do nowadays like 15 years ago

[@pofty]

Get Kareem Campbell on the show!!!!!

[@dariusblue5946]

Good luck....wouldnt even do the epicly later'd Menace episode???

[@coryander4918]

@@dariusblue5946 what do you mean?

[@dariusblue5946]

They did an Epicly later'd on the Menace team had Pupecki, fabian, Lee smith all had interviews Kareem declined all requests for an i interview?????

[@daltonpickett7623]

Bastien talks about skating in a way like no other skater. True passion. Had a big goofy smile on my face this whole episode.

[@justinm.6327]

Bastien is so chill. All time fav

[@bak1386]

Bastien is 1 of my all time faves. Sorry and Really Sorry are so legendary, so ahead of the time

[@rubertuhd]

a couple of minutes into this podcast and I can say that you can sense when the invited people are really open or not. Bastien seems to be part of these guys who just have somewhat of an aura of openness around them. MUCH RESPECT for everyone making this podcast.

[@shogekimura]

love how down to earth and humble Bastien is.

[@avictor3594]

The switch flip manny revolving lamp!?!?!? omg

[@MTLJungleBeast]

"They don't give a fuck about us ! " dvd in background. Wowww the Nine Club squad knows how to retrieve some good artefact from the past !

[@antekulusic8401]

One of the best episodes so far. So doped that I started skating in the era when Sorry, DC, This is skateboarding, Yeah Right and etc. Came out. Dude, that Flip team was the sickest!

[@nickwagner4679]

Alright. That's what's up. Stoked to hear this. Dudes been one of favorites since the Flip days. First pro model shoe was the Salabanzi Vans

[@jimi88]

Nick Wagner that was my first pro shoe also.

[@BolermieWorldwide]

Ohh man this was on of these episodes you HOPED for but never came and then, BOOM...BASTIEN!!!

[@demskyesdead]

This has been a huge inspiration. Always loved this guys skating and now a fan of his mentality.

[@mrsein]

Quelle belle surprise! Merci le Nine Club!

[@espaciofantazma901]

Legend. I remember seeing Sorry and I felt like giving up. Used to watch Bastien's part every day, getting super amped up from the music. Man, it was the coolest video part ever made to me, back then. Love you Bastien! Thank you so much for your hard work.

[@ceegee9425]

I named my son after this guy. Huge fan!

[@Mogely]

So happy to hear what he had to say about his knee process very informative 🙏🏻 Looking forward to what he brings us!

[@leemiera84]

love these podcasts. Being able to pause go back and watch the actual contest or video parts he talks and then come back to the podcast makes this very enjoyable. reliving my teen years.

[@retrosmodernlife8705]

So sick to have a Bastien ep, I've been waiting for this since I started watching the club! Awesome story of his career & great to hear it from him & not just rumors. Another great ep, you guys killed it as always. All love to the club!

[@ArtHansenProject]

One of the Best episodes yet ! Bastien is just the kindest person and an amazing skateboarder ! So hyped to more of him in the future. Flip sorry, really set the mind of skateboarding for me

[@PapiAldoDiaz]

watched sorry religiously everyday as a kid. the way they portrayed skate culture to me back then is what i still hold on to today when i think about it. fuckin best times of my life

[@bearhughes7009]

I remember Bastien having a b/s smith on marble ledge in Thrasher? over 20+ yrs ago.... Legend

[@ItsMeGreg86]

Damn. That was the best episode. Bastien was my favorite skater growing up, and I definitely had several pairs of his vans. After this I am so stoked for him! He is such a well spoken and inspirational guy. I loved hearing his process of dealing with negativity, focus and setting goals as well. Living legend for sure! I can’t wait to see more from him. 🙏

[@lolokdor]

Merci pour ce spécial guest ! Bastien Salabanzi 🇫🇷 :) next Nine Club Eric Koston !

[@nateperaccini8912]

THAT LAMP!!! I am glad Bastien discussed the Quicksliver contest. Great episode!

[@FeraltheEarthworm]

that was an awesome episode. I really respect his decision to leave Huntington for Europe. Seems Bastien was always motivated by new experiences and doing the shit that was best for him. admirable dude with a great story // always loved the flip videos. Hearing what he said about Geoff’s view of fear was really interesting too.

[@kenshiroFNS]

One of favorite and one of the best Skaters of all time. Bastien was ahead of his time! His Flip parts still hold up, Legend

[@tysonrinker5958]

I remembered when Sorry came out. It was one of , if not the biggest skate video at that time. Johnny Rotten announcing the skaters, classic. Everybody I knew watched that video religiously before skating, and Really Sorry. Bastiens part was right up there with every big pro during that time.

[@cookingwitcalvin]

Favorite skater since I was 11. So stoked that you put him on here

[@TheWavetwister]

Loving the rotating lampshade!

[@joshuaguerra7601]

Inspired by this interview. Ima get my a** up off my seat now. But for real Bastien video part in the Flip videos make a huge impact on me. I am glad to see him grow up to be a respected and great individual.

[@AndreLeoMusic]

'Little Wayne... Oh' Brilliant.

[@microchrist6122]

Get the GEOFF! This was amazing, I love French mentality and life approach.

[@coryander4918]

Is here anybody named Jeff? Jeff: yes Geoff: yeos

[@MrJared93]

Always loved this man. Growing up he was one of my all time favorites. I really wish this man would have gotten more from skateboarding

[@jarsh_]

first, was fully hoping/expecting a fat albert intro. second, bastiens part in sorry really had an influence on me. he does a kick flip nose grind back 180 on a table i think.. just how fun and good he made it look, ill never forget it.

[@fromrusmusic]

I was waiting for Bastien more then anybody! He is the Man! Great interview, great news!

[@YboTs13]

Hell yeah his part in Really sorry was amazing. Definitely one of my favorite skaters!

[@nestorzen]

Bastien seems like a dude you can trust with everything, what a rad dude

[@batessdd]

Awesome interview! Bastien is a living legend and a equal pleasure to listen to as to watch skate :)

[@maxclaret]

Had to watch after his recent part drop. Wow, what a legend, such a great interview!

[@artothewanderer9517]

Definitely one of my top 5 Nine Clubs so far. Bastiens the shit. Gotta get Geoff on!! And Arto of course. Love you guys. Thank you so much for doing what you’re doing.

[@kevinkrutz924]

Best episode.. Legend.. I was hoping Kelly or someone would of asked him about his lost part that came out on thrasher.. So, ahead of its time..

[@armkidmustang]

Had to replay the part where he was talking about mentality, it's so useful

[@typ044]

One of the best 9 club interviews ever, Bastien is the man !

[@peecee-uk]

Cool episode. Never really had a chance to hear his story but always admired his skating. What a packed life he had at such a young age. It has certainly made him into a well rounded guy in his later years.

[@BZA_]

I remember when I turned Eurosport channel and they were showing the Dortmund contest, hitting record on VHS and ruining my brothers movie, Bastien was skating, being from east Europe we didnt have access to videos, so me and my friends watched that contest every day for years, Bastien is a legend and as I can remember he won that contest at 14 years old. And yes, where Im from its called a bastien flip not a pretzel.

[@reefchiefer]

He was like 'psheww' I got this, and then he hit the ground like potato bag

[@flock1003]

that penny story with the kickflip was amazing !

[@tjsparks100]

This was one of my favorite episodes thus far. Keep em' coming dudes!

[@josemariapradaarnedo4315]

The amount of gems this interview gave only makes me want to see a 2nd part please!!

[@cmonz13]

I still think Bastien is the most underrated skater. I remember it took me years to understand how gnarly his sorry part wsa, despite watching it probably over 100 times. He was so far ahead of the game

[@NinjinzuGames]

Nine club with some premium ramen, nothing better to top off monday night. Legendary Human being.

[@Floridamanzt]

I rode his board multiple times loved him and the flip team then

[@swedishmailman]

Such a great episode. Bastien is super well spoken and just seems like a good dude.

[@AllanAlfante]

thank you Nine Club! Greetings from Dubai!

[@dantheman419]

Best nine club yet, Bastien so humble and down to earth. 💯

[@osbaldofernanez8359]

Should of done that fat Albert intro

[@vertsk8er419]

haha has he done that?

[@rezmetalpodcaster]

vertsk8er419 last week on the experience episode

[@IntergalacticMath]

Yesss

[@georgemcnaughton8238]

That shit was hilarious

[@PapiAldoDiaz]

dude that shit has me DEAD fuckin chris is wild lmao

[@olivierbideau3054]

So glad he's back! Merci nine club for this episode !

[@peterpryor7527]

Alien Workshop Photosynthesis, eS Menikmati, and Flip Sorry were my golden trilogy of that era of skating. Got to go the premiere of Sorry in Melbourne, Australia aswell. Love Bastien, such a cool insightful guy.

[@thomasbergersen8633]

one of the best ones so far. Thank you guys.

[@Curbsurf]

He’s so humble for who he is in skateboarding

[@nanceydrew5932]

Bastien! From my favorite skate team of all time. Thank you 9 club.

[@FrankieScavone]

Love this dudes style so much! One of the best. Great stuff Nine Club.

[@brocktonbensch1356]

Wow, first Nine Club I watched all the way through. Being a little older now it's incredible to relate to these guys a little more as grown adults. Chris is such a Bastien fan boy it's great. Not that I wouldn't be also haha.

[@mr.surprise2341]

Stoked on this interview. I'm the same age as him so I always got hyped on his parts growing up. Wish I could of got half the skills hes got though haha.

[@wutheillest7772]

Yes! Thank you guys for having Bastien, true legend!!

[@notch7751]

Should've been three specials. Haha this episode is going to be tops, heavy hitter!

[@tenfold2395]

King Notsh do you work?

[@kyleleblanc3703]

It was though- special, SPECIAL, speciale

[@notch7751]

trio dots , not really fam

[@tenfold2395]

King Notsh my g 😂

[@notch7751]

trio dots ,😂

[@DaveButtons]

Holy shizzle! All-time favourite under the Mullen man. Inspiring black skater and master trickster. Thank you guys

[@icepick859]

Best era of skating. 199-2006ish. Would love to see the other flip guys arto, Geoff, Ali, Tom penny. That video and team was HUGE back then. Best videos. Sorry, yeah right, this is skateboarding. The styles back then we're so much better. I'm glad I got to skate back then and am not one of these new kids that only know how skating is today. That's all they know

[@timcamilleri1964]

One of the best episodes so far.

[@TheSkaterWieger]

This was such a great episode!! We need more Europe legends on here

[@lodisfootwear3019]

Great Interview guys! Really Had my fingers crossed for this interview to happen soon. keep up the good work fellas! *fistbump

[@s4toristar]

i'm glad i wasn't the only one who slept with his first skateboard 🙏 #firstlove🖤

[@youdontknowwme2293]

I absolutely killed it on every board i slept with.

[@Thurston86]

I always slept with my new decks! The one in use had a special spot by a corner full of posters n pictures!

[@techn1que_]

Bastien is such a nice dude. Really Sorry part still to this day I'd put in the top 5 all time street parts. dude was 15 years ahead of his time

[@majorwoody1az1]

Bastien is such a great guy thank you guys for doing this interview enjoyed the whole thing while at work 🤘🏻

[@DaRealLodiDodi]

Man! congrats on the insightful interview! i really had my fingers crossed for this interview! keep up the good work fellas! *fistbump

[@rickymaru6456]

Bro, Im loving these videos man. Hearing Bastien talk about his life and the things leading up to Flip is so awesome! And hes on Primitive now!?!? I finally got a Primitive Dbz varsity jacket. It means that much more now :D

[@kevinlorenz6178]

One of my favorite episodes I've seen so far, though not as much mention of the Switch flip switch Manny as I would have liked. Bastien seems like an awesome dude. I'm watching all of the shows in order and it's taking me forever to get caught up lol

[@jonnylitt7621]

If you take a look, he lands further than half way down on that flip front board lol. Hard to remember back 15 years, but interesting to see what he thinks he experienced to what actually happened. ONE OF MY TOP 5 SKATERS OF ALL TIME.

[@Hawks1915]

Hands down one of my favorite episodes.

[@mikelewis6711]

What a smart, well adjusted, likable person.

[@AndresRodriguez-yq5iz]

Bravo Bastien ! Inspiring interview. Thanks bro !