Ronnie Creager | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 188

Ronnie Creager discusses skating around his driveway at age 12, getting shop sponsored by Hot Skates, Powell Peralta sending him boards through the skate shop, turning pro for Foundation, getting kicked off Foundation then getting on Blind, filming for Trilogy and more Blind videos, being apart of the first eS dream team, designing his first eS shoe, why after 20 years he parted ways with Blind, Nadia Footwear and why it went out of business so quick, his new skateboarding quiz app “Qwiz Pop” and much more!
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[@BobbbyJoeKlop]

One of the most talented, and underrated skaters in the history of this thing.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Ronnie Creager is "underrated" -people in 2021 about one of the most popular and successful skaters of the last 30 years

[@derrickwolter1]

So true

[@mikefishmusic]

Truth.

[@nollieheel]

Ronnie is an absolute legend! Great episode.

[@ReezyResells]

Hi Doug 👋🏼

[@billdautreve9277]

He’s always been my favorite skater

[@petersusia1]

Blind really did drop the ball with that dude.

[@Dadbot]

Hey Doug

[@camembertcheese7092]

@@billdautreve9277 me too, my friend had a shirt screen printed with him on it for a gift. Used to watch trilogy every day 😂 Seeing him skate in person was amazing.

[@robertosuarez1247]

he is such a legend and he is so humble. As a kid watching Menikmati, he made me feel like it was ok to be the ledge and manny pad guy when all of your homies are hucking down gnarly shit

[@MrBank325]

I feel the same way. I just wanted to be tech and smooth, and Ronnie made it cool to be that way.

[@paulsilva1357]

Dude back in like ‘99 at the skatepark of Tampa he was throwing down huge shit. Everybody was doing tricks over the flat top of the pyramid, then Creager threw down a hard flip LATE kickflip wayyy out to FLAT. The whole Ronnie just stays low to the ground thing is kinda false. Maybe now as an older guy. But I’m his prime he was fairly gnarly as well.

[@robertosuarez1247]

@@paulsilva1357 i remember that one, in fact the hard flip late flip kind of became his trademark back then.

[@enjoy_the_board]

I wish I were more into ledge/manny stuff back in the day instead of the Jamie Thomas route; I’d probably be a better skater today

[@mikefishmusic]

@@paulsilva1357you’re not wrong. He definitely had the skill talent and gift to do anything he wanted. And he did do a some big tricks. But in general he did do a lot of lines and shit. Super buttery.

[@firstlast4516]

Imagine someone like Ronnie Creager saying he wishes he had more tricks! HAHA He's literally one of the most groundbreaking skaters of all time!

[@mikefishmusic]

No tricks were safe around him.

[@baconandhashbrowns3635]

buttery, flowy, smooth, all these describe this Ronnie's style and has been an inspiration to me since the 90s. Thank you for skateboarding Ronnie Creager.

[@Havik128]

Just seeing Jeron and Ronnie sitting at the same table just warms my heart two of the greatest of all time love it ✊🏽

[@capo_di_capi]

Fun Fact:"Weeeeeeeeeell..... We ARE BACK!" Exactly 469 days later.......

[@theman5221]

I love 69. 🍻🙋

[@stokkejanraggio9091]

@@theman5221 heirlooms

[@adriansk8s]

Smells like carnitas.

[@theman5221]

Soft ass. 🍻🙋

[@cristianvasquez2234]

Jeron Wilson hit a home run!! Great job on your first nine club interview!! The energy was off the charts!!

[@o0fosrs368]

Fr he killed it

[@jeremybudd4985]

1000

[@blazed1945]

He killed it because this is all his era it brought back alot of memories for him

[@MrBank325]

Yeah. He was great.

[@son_of_a_bob4761]

His opening in Menikmati is still the absolute best. Best és shoes

[@pepperachu]

I'll never forget in early 2000s when Ronnie commented in some magazine how he quit ES because they told him he had to start doing big rails and stairs and he felt like he was being brainwashed. And also politely telling fans he appreciates the offer, but doesn't want to smoke their weed

[@bigdave3289]

I love that I looked up to Ronnie and imagined what he would be like and this interview has basically shown me he is exactly as cool and chilled as hoped he was. My first pro model deck was a blind Creager…legend

[@dethbox32]

He was one of my idol’s when I was a kid trying to skate. His video parts were the most watched amongst my friends and me. Fast forward 20 years later, I’m golfing with my older brother and one of his friends, turns out it’s Ronnie. Everyone says that you should never meet your heros, that doesn’t apply to him. The dude was one of the nicest, most humble, down to earth dudes I’ve ever met. The dude is a genuine legend.

[@Wladislav]

We need a re-release of his éS shoes ASAP! I like them more than the Muskas!

[@lilspittin313]

Best trick with them? Looking comfy

[@n.h.420]

That really was a sick shoe..super under rated..kind of a slimmed down muska..both were dope though.

[@Wladislav]

@@n.h.420 They're coming back!

[@n.h.420]

@@Wladislav thats sick as fuck bro..definitely gunna do my best to grab a pair..sick to death of ugly ass vulc slip ons..want something that looks fresh..too damn old for board feel anyway..need a little bit of cushion for my broke ass feet.

[@thedude9014]

When everybody was skating sketchy , this guy already had a modern perfect style

[@ParkayCollecttibles]

Facts

[@mikefishmusic]

Dude so true. I remember when he switched heel flipped over that slide in one of the first 411s I was trippin! Couldn’t believe it was switch. Lol

[@amillionbeats1]

Ronnie Creager was one of the best street skaters for along time . And help design a street style that formed a lot of tricks through a couple different eras. This dude needs his flowers big time . I watched his skating just mesmerized for yrs.

[@AforArtie69]

Ronnie is so soft spoken, seems like the best mentor you can have being in this industry. Always loved his skating baggy pants and bucket hats FTW

[@jonzcrypto]

Dude looks high as heck

[@orangenike41]

So glad these are back, and what a way to bring them back with this legend.

[@Bingo.BaJingo]

Damn, Ronnie '270' Creager, loved his late 90s blind footy, what a way to come back to regular nine club with a bang ❤🔥

[@dcthebarber777]

now this is a special special special special special special guest

[@hyugosouthwell2693]

Couple more specials I reckon👌🏻

[@FabianBarajas]

What an amazing person to have the show return with. Ronnie's skating was always so fluid and clean. Mad respect to the OG.

[@pressureflipin1992]

Ronnie deserves so much more from skating. Straight up. Put him back on blind, reissue all the old boards and pay the man!!! Even if it's for only 2 or 3 years. Just do it, look at how well the old blind reissues are doing. That money could be going to Ronnie

[@petersusia1]

Id buy a Ronnie board...

[@caseydoingthings]

One time after Blind What If .. I messaged him on MySpace to say how much I liked his part and he totally replied said thank you and Happy Skateboarding ..it really stoked me out !

[@armin38822]

It hurts me that this has only 89k views.He deserves more !!!

[@cappy781]

Ronnie part in trilogy!!! will never forget it still watch it and the 5 switch tail slides on that big ledge in the credits🙌

[@christophersawyer253]

I remember that. His tech skating was on a next level. Consistent, smooth, style...he had it all. Hopefully he still has some left for that berries event

[@cappy781]

@@christophersawyer253 dude had that flow we dream about. I bet he do well in batb12

[@tomslik33]

Ronnie was always the coolest person at Huntington Skate Park. When Ronnie skated everyone watched!

[@christophersawyer253]

I saw him skate Vans park in OC. Everyone was watching.....and he was skating switch nearly the whole time. He was destroying the place switch ...absolutely destroying it.

[@adamhutting4471]

Favorite skater since day one. Have always said he's criminally underrated and deserves all the shine the other greats get from his time. Girl needs to put the last Blind og on and give him and his skating that proper light.

[@petersusia1]

Yup

[@adamhutting4471]

@Shankly Paisley given his story it sounds like most of the companies he rode for. people are always talking about gino and penny etc which are obviously recognized for a reason, but his name isn't brought up as often and I think it should be. No need for saltiness when people are trying to give recognition to something i'm sure you agree with lol

[@adamhutting4471]

@Shankly Paisley so they rated him under his worth lol? Of course the consumers that know would never underrate him, but as a whole his name isn't brought up as often as it should be when the topic of 90's og's comes up

[@ericjcherry]

I'm 45 and grew up idolizing Ronnie's skating. As much as it's a bummer for us both, makes me feel better that even a legend like him age is catching him the same way it has me.

[@christophersawyer253]

I went back to skating slappy curbs . Friend and I are loving relearning some curb tricks

[@the_hack_men]

THE GOAT 4EVER FOR ME!! He shaped my skateboarding 100%

[@TheSpleenboi]

Ronnie deserves more recognition!

[@M27UNDERGROUND]

Ronnie Creager was the epitome of "wayyy ahead of the curve" for a loooooong time. everything he did was exactly how i envisioned tech skating was...a lil bit of surf meets precision and almost tom penny-like non chalance..but with that daewon level of tech. thank you for the decades of mindblowing skating.

[@brokenoutline]

Wellllllll ! Stoked to have the original classic format back !

[@ReezyResells]

I’m pretty sure the camera you guys were talking about with a little tape in the adapter is a VHSC. I was super pumped that Ronnie knew about the PXL 2000. There’s this circuit bender that goes by the name water head that sells some crazy freaked out PXL 2000 even with DV out it’s a classic analog film student joint. Thanks for doing the show Ronnie is an absolute legend

[@mattm1660]

Shout out to Reezy Resells Good looking out my man got me going on amazon a few years ago and during the pandemic I turned that into my full time gig. Was nice to relate to a skater when I was looking up info on selling on amazon. With so many different options to learn from was more relatable to learn from a skater. I got the Ronnie episode playing while I’m packing up FBA boxes. Shout out to the nine club all day 1000%.

[@ReezyResells]

@@mattm1660 aye Respect G. Keep that 🔥 alive.

[@sbc737]

Reezy knows I need these ankle stabilizers more than anyone haha

[@ogchocolate93]

His part in What If inspired me a TON as a 12 year old beginner back in 2006. Ronnie is a goat

[@Metallictaco]

Stoked y’all are officially back!👏👏👏

[@morgellon9449]

Yes! His switch ollie over the fire hydrant in Menikmati is what made me decide skateboarding was my thing. Of course, not long after I got Label Kills and realized it definitely was. But that switch ollie was the coolest thing I'd ever seen at that point in my life. Didn't know it was switch at the time, of course. Tech god. Great guest to start off the Nine Club episodes with again.

[@jasehuitl9639]

Superconductor Supercollider was one of the first videos I saw. Ronnie's effortless back and forth between goofy and switchstance blew my mind, and inspired me to learn to skate switchstance. Thanks Ronnie!

[@billscott6819]

Nice Ronnie you are doing the right thing, never give up on the ideas. Great, honest, humble dude.

[@nathanskates98]

Ronnie Creager is the damn dude.. He's been killing it for so long.

[@versevica]

The OG Shane O'neill

[@aaronwetzel1981]

Ronnie doesn't give himself enough credit, the impact he made, how ahead of his time he was and he still rips. He was doing shit as hard or harder than the top tech guys are doing now, but he was doing it 20 years ago.

[@shmh6002]

Cuz he’s a humble good man

[@turdferguson1945]

One of my favorite skaters ever. No doubt RC is one of the top most skilled people on a skateboard ever. Doesn't matter how much skateboarding progresses, his skills are timeless. Great interview.

[@genesung5589]

So great to hear the classic "Well...... We are back..." Hell Yeah! And with a true legend.

[@FALL-LAFF-7477]

Can't be more honest than Ronnie said "...how bad my flip is..." Man, trully an underrated skater you ever see.

[@shmh6002]

I’m Ronnie’s age and grew up with him since 9 and have to say he’s probably the most real, genuine, giving, nicest dude I’ve been blessed to know. He skated in my driveway at 12 launching over trash cans from janky launch ramps built from scraps and became pro. 🤣 He invented the word buttery

[@michaelteasdale2919]

I'll never forget a demo in early 90's in Melbourne Australia... Ronnie, Koston and all the big bangas...This was when Ronnie was killin it on early Blind days.

[@twuandixon8675]

Damn that woulda been epic!

[@hyugosouthwell2693]

Early 90s? Late you mean?

[@luke4803]

I remember that one too. Not sure if that was the same one karmen campbell and kris markovich there there. It was at Flat lands, where Fed square is now.

[@michaelteasdale2919]

@@luke4803 yep that's the one👍

[@bennyshambles]

Mid-90s… Creager was on bLind from 94’ into the 2010’s, but I wouldn’t say he was part of the “Early Blind days.” He wasn’t even their first “Ronnie.” Early bLind (1989-1991) was Gonz, J. Lee, Jovante Turner (for six months), Danny Way (for 6-8 months), Rudy Johnson, Guy Mariano and Jordan Richter. You could also say the next bLind era “early” with Tim Gavin, Henry Sanchez, Brian Lotti, Ronnie Bertino and Jeron Wilson. After the big GIRL defection/upheaval, bLind got Ronnie Creager on (and Bertino moved over to Plan B).

[@TLDT]

I always loved watching Ronnie, thanks for all the great skating. Seems Blind dropped the ball, and thanks Nine Club for coming up with this podcast idea, I love watching them and it's like I get to hang out with you guys and my favourite skaters all the time. You guys ROCK!

[@peanutgallery7797]

It was funny seeing crob try to contain his excitement at the start of the episode 😅. Great show boys

[@villiantwo]

AHH YEEEEEAAAAAAHHH!! RONNIE'S THE OG! HYPED ON THIS

[@maartenderyck1]

I remember signing up to his happyskateboarding website as a young kid, Couple weeks later i got a real letter from america with stickers in it. 10 years later i somehow got first at a manny mania contest and got too meet ronnie in real life , the most humble dude! ❤️❤️ thx @nineclub!

[@passitthisway8054]

Love when you guys have North OC legends on ! Jeremy Wray, Ronnie Creager, James Craig, Danny Garcia. Etc..

[@yawg691]

Nine Club is BACK. The world is healing 🙏

[@bofkn]

TSA + Trilogy Parts = Timeless 🏆 Thanx for all inspiration through decades 👊 😎

[@artsyerthenu]

I used to work in the movie industry. I've had so many conversations with some of the biggest "superstars" and never even cared and actually found most of them to be pretty boreing... The one time I finally got to meet Ronnie, I was like a stuttering wierdo. Star struck as fuck...such a fan of this dude...

[@PhilLayshioh]

One of my favorite episodes to date. The term legend gets thrown around a lot but Ronnie is an absolute legend and a star while I was growing up and his part in Trilogy was mind-blowing. Thank you Kelly for asking some of those questions I've wanted to know for years like that famous day of tail slides at Dwyer.

[@borderbounddirtbags7883]

Ronnie’s part in Menikmati was so good. His style, especially on the backtail flip out, backtail 270 shove on the bench gap. He just has the perfect look to his tricks. Such a rad dude.

[@chg6411]

Ronnie is a GOAT. This episode was what I was waiting for forever. It was great. 🔥

[@pauldavies8020]

My friend Johnny Hill once told me that he saw Ronnie Creager switch backside flip over a bench WITH a back (in San Bernardino).He’s been my favorite skater from that day forward.

[@SoCal_gringo]

Being a old skater from Orange, I was stoked to hear Ronnie mention some the names of a few forgotten talented skaters who skated for Hot Skates. And it is weird that some filmer is named after Josh Beagle too?

[@stockzy1]

I love these interviews. Growing up only seeing these dudes in mags and vids on the other side of the world we had no idea what was really going on behind the lens. Getting to know them now in these long formats is such a gift from the past. Thanks guys

[@84vietskater]

Yes, been waiting i years for a Ronnie creager Interview!! Bucket hats and nose blunts and nollie hard flip late flip! Ronnie is one of the goats in skateboarding and underrated!

[@alexv.s.5055]

My eyes won't stop looking at the creagers shoes in background. 👀👀👀I miss them

[@deadredeyes]

Ronnie's one of the greatest, and can still throw it down. Been watching him rip shit up since 20 Shot Sequence.

[@guillaumeinjjuz1744]

This guy is the goat for Blind skateboard original team

[@the2ndbestNameever]

One of my all time favs, so glad to see him finally on here

[@BearsBetterHaveMyHoney]

The Nine Club is back! The world is finally healing

[@chrisl6382]

What a great guest to start the show back up!!! Ps. Kelly we need those es creagers back! Lol

[@cristianvasquez2234]

OMG!! This is my favorite 4th of July ever!! IM smiling the same way my son was while watching fireworks. THANKS A MILLION THE NINE CLUB!! Dev Calloway or Anthony Pappalardo request?? Anyways gonna enjoy this one.

[@markusforsberg8300]

Yes finally! One of my all time favourites. 👍 Creager the was the shit back in the late 90s. My biggest influence. A switch god and trick-machine with style. 1000

[@brocksamson9737]

been skating since 1999. and Have had the same top 3 favorite skaters since! Rodney Mullen Daewon Song Ronnie Creager !!

[@StumpyMason_]

Tim sent me here.

[@jimijamma6106]

Ronnie is a living legend! Mr. Consistent. Continues to inspire.

[@justinmosel8092]

Just a pure skateboarder.

[@MrGusty101]

Ronnie is such a legend, one of my all time favorite skaters keep it up Ronnie!

[@spartan78ism]

Most humble dude. Absolute legend.

[@gocryelsewhere]

Feels like Christmas 😊

[@msmeraglia]

Having had several creager decks growing up, this was wonderful to hear. Lol props to CRob teasing out all the stories out of him hahahah Ronnie’s too chill

[@markuss9067]

Love Ronnie! First vid i bought was 411#13 and Ronnie was on the cover! Fan ever since!!

[@n.h.420]

Creager's the man..super smooth and stylish.. loved his es pro model back in the day

[@kisumsoyu]

Huge inspiration for skating

[@woodwood1725]

Thanks, Chris and company. This shit rules.

[@mikecrook]

My first skateboard was a blind Ronnie Creager 2 board around 1997, 20 years later I hit up Ronnie with a random DM and he sent me a pic of it! Was soo stoked to see it new, so big thank you Ronnie! If anyone has one for sale would love to have one. The graphic is a go kart!

[@Schabo1234]

ES Team in Limburg Skatepark Germany 98, i don´t know....had no clue they were there.Rolled over to the small quaterpipe in the corner.Ronny was there by himself,no one really noticed him in that moment.I was so damn stoked ,he is so calm & relaxed.He was " just " a part of the session,no big deal !

[@TheBatrahian]

Anyone remember that Foundation video with Ronnie, Heath and Beagle, that had nothing to do with skateboarding.

[@pierswoo76]

Barbarians at the gate best video ever girls puking out of limos heath dealing crack wet tshirt contests genius video when life was fun and free try making that today haha

[@HandsomePuggg]

Whey! Congratulations Nine Club! Awesome to see a new face in the hot seat once again, and what a choice for first guest back!

[@evorobin]

Yes Ronnie, love your skating bro!!

[@drice2223]

First real pro board back in late summer of 99 was the blind reaper mushroom slick deck complete!!!!! Loved it ! One of my favorite boards ! I was in the 5th grade

[@solidrock6524]

He said "when im around skaters, even you" points to Chris. 🔥 BURN!!!

[@Axleslip]

I’ve been waiting BIG TIME for this one 🍻

[@ih8jail]

I never felt like he was less than the other és guys. He and Daewon don't do big rails and stairs but they're still some of the best. Everybody was tripping on how his relationship with Blind ended. Wish things didn't go down like that for him.

[@genenile6737]

Ronnie was the first dude I remember being able to flip in and out and make it look so easy. Others were doing it but Ronnie had a smooth operator feeling on tech shit. My first real skateboard was a blind reaper board. Shit went when I was 10 in ‘03, 04’

[@michaelthielsch5050]

Humble dude with the right attitude, lovin it!

[@bwmohner]

We used to skate a spine in the neighborhood with Ronnie. I’d work on a trick for a month and when we’d play SKATE and he’d land it first try. You could tell then as a kid that his career was going to take off. Stoked for him that it did.

[@CertainExposures]

His “What If” part was on repeat for me back in the day. I remember thinking it was so cool and then getting annoyed I never saw a blind deck in stores.

[@rawxtir]

Somebody else probably already chimed in, but the Fisher Price kids video camera ran on a cassette tape that's what he's talking about was a music cassette playing cassette could be used to do the video ,It had a trippy up video grainy old school kind of look like a super 8 from 1970s

[@adamgoodell5805]

Yeah, it was called a PXL2000, I think. It was cool and lightweight - great for kids, but the quality was terrible. I got one for Christmas but it we ended up returning it because the image was so bad. I think it was B&w only too - no color

[@damianjenkin3900]

Thanks, guys this is in my top 5 episodes.

[@bigdrefromthebay6475]

I had the pleasure of meeting Ronnie many times in Arizona from ages 16-24! He’s a great dude and will sesh a obstacle with anyone and just have fun while doing insanely technical tricks !

[@gersonhernandez2281]

My first board ever was a Ronnie Creager blind board. Will never forget. This guys an OG and huge inspiration till this day.

[@TheDailyWipeout]

I like the NATAS BLIND BAG in the Background

[@thebongoplayer1535]

Well done fellas, been waiting on this one!!

[@shawn9566]

Favorite skater. Met Ronnie in line at McDonald's in LAX back in 2002. Coolest.

[@ezekielswiss4347]

Awesome episode!! Ronnie creager has been my favorite skater since i started pushing! Hell yea!