#314 - Ron Allen

Ron Allen discusses getting his first skateboard in 1974, his first sponsor Gullwing Trucks, skating in his first contest, getting on Vision Street Wear, how much his first pro check was for, leaving Vision for H-Street & filming the “Shackle Me Not” video, starting Life Skateboards with Mike Ternasky, Sean Sheffey in the Life video "A Soldier's Story”, starting Fun Skateboards, his Krooked guest board & video part, being "babysat" by Stacy Peralta and much more!

Timestamps

00:00:00 Ron Allen

00:01:00 Coming down to LA from the Bay

00:02:48 Ron's 3 skate moms

00:04:10 Growing up in Visalia

00:05:52 The Visalia skate camp Mcdonalds racket

00:06:57 Getting his first board in 1974

00:16:35 Being chased by cowboys

00:18:39 Ron at school

00:19:05 Ron the cheerleader

00:23:50 Getting his first sponsor - Gullwing trucks

00:24:15 Ron's first contest

00:26:34 Experiencing racism and prejudice

00:30:32 Getting on Vision Street Wear

00:36:30 Ron's first pro check

00:37:49 Leaving Vision for H-Street

00:41:22 The H-Street Shackle Me Not video

00:46:23 Hanging with the Neighborhood team in Chicago

00:50:15 Tour stories...

00:52:50 Starting Life Skateboards with Mike Ternasky

00:59:23 Life skateboards video "A Soldier's Story"

01:03:49 Why and how Life Skateboards ended

01:18:00 How DLX got involved with Fun Skateboards

01:32:44 Sean Sheffey

01:34:12 What happened with Fun Skateboards

01:36:24 Fun becoming American Dream

01:46:15 Rons's love experiment

01:47:19 Ron's Krooked guest board/video part

01:48:17 Ron's recent handrail slam

01:54:04 Heaters

01:55:25 Makin' bongs

02:03:43 Getting on Creation Skateboards

02:12:00 Ron's thoughts on current skateboarding

02:22:57 Ron's Thrasher cover

02:24:13 Getting on Converse

02:29:47 James Kelch stories

02:37:36 Being "babysat" by Stacy Peralta

02:40:13 What's Ron working on now

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