Salman Agah | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 265

Salman Agah discusses growing up in San Jose, the "don’t tell Salman skate jam”, skating for Real Skateboards, pioneering switchstance, getting on Powell Peralta, going from Real to The Firm then to Black Label, winning SOTY in 1993, why he was never a video part guy, leaving Black Label & going back to Powell, opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world, inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame and much more!

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Salman Agah
00:01:11 Opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world
00:31:31 Growing up in San Jose & finding skateboarding
00:39:38 getting on Powell Peralta
00:47:29 his Early sponsors
00:50:29 Salman talent scouted Jeron!
00:56:37 The "don't tell Salman skate jam"
01:02:56 The importance of getting on Powell
01:06:45 The development of board sizes and shapes
01:13:48 Pioneering switchstance
01:14:47 Did Salman do the first late shove?
01:23:23 Winning SOTY in 1993
01:33:33 life after SOTY
01:41:11 One of Salman's most embarrassing moments
01:43:55 Going form Real to The Firm to Black Label
01:51:09 Why he was never a video part guy
01:58:13 Leaving Black Label and going back to Powell
02:00:32 Skateboard graphics then vs. now
02:12:36 Inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame
02:13:25 Big Brother's most beautiful skater

Edited By: Tim Olson & Roger Bagley

[T_D_]

I bought a Salman board in 93 or so. The graphic was an x-ray of his broken arm and there was a small piece of his cast in plastic included with the deck.

[MarkAziz]

One of the best Nine Club interviews thus far! Salman had a very strong influence on me when I was younger and was the reason I started skating switch in '91. Love to hear about his continued success with Pizzanista and that he has a family now! Jeron and Salman's history and connection was such a wonderful surprise, and the admiration and respect Dubs has for Salman is undeniable! Thank you Nine Club for giving this legend his flowers!

[caseyaylward]

Congrats to Salman for making it through covid with his restaurants. That was no easy feat

[agostocobain]

Being Persian, and Azeri like Salman, I'm so proud that he's Persian as well, and with SOTY under his belt, and pioneering switchstance, he jus fuels me with pride. Dude my dad owned a French bakery too, in Pasadena CA. so trippy all the similarities. Salam dadash

[homeskillet]

I love it when Rog chimes in. It's like hearing the voice of God lol.

[FarmageddonRecordsOfficial]

This was a rad one. I’ll never forget all the crazy switch tricks he was doing way back when. I hope you guys eventually get Guy or Natas on in the near future

[BazSouthern]

Can tell Dubs really respects Salman Agah

[robbycatalina]

Salman used to skate my launch ramp with his buddy Sam at my grandpas house in Almaden. That was in like 1988. I was like 10. Then I’d see him at little orchard, the drain and all over.

[johnbultman]

Amazing. Was hoping this would happen. When you did that "moments that changed skateboarding" the Salman switch immediately came to mind mostly cause I broke my ankle and was forced to skate switch and was pleasantly surprised. Thank you!

[c.]

Loved hangin with this dude at Skate Church! He was always super humble and generous. Killer episode

[reluctyupp]

Thank you Salman for giving props to an unsung hero in Tony Henry 👏🏾 🙏🏾 RIP 👑

[morgellon]

Awesome interview. I learned a while back Tony Henry (RIP) had the first documented backside noseblunt slide (published right before Hensley's); cool they played some of his stuff on here. I first saw Salman Agah in Label Kills; crazy that him and Jason Adams grew up skating together and were in that video together and that's probably Adams' most well-known and influential part, like almost ten years after Salman was SOTY.

[ruiserrao]

In 95 I went with my friends from Portugal to Germany for the world skateboarding cup contest, Münster Monster Mastership. The Pro´s were all staying at this big hotel and everybody went there at night to try to get some product or just to see their idols. One night there were hundreds of kids and some were skating on the street in front, some german man driving by gets all pissed, gets out of the car and takes the board from one of the kids. Salman saw it and went to the man and took the board from the man and gave it to the kid. That was super cool! Even Ricky Oyola were psyched on it!

[shakeandbreak]

I had his Rocket Queen board and it changed my skating. Thank you Salman!

[FWDMovementVideos]

Wow!! This is gonna epic. Thank you guys 🍻

[mariofiref]

Saw him skate The Wave by the Sunnyvale Town Center back in 93-94. We were just little skater maggots at the time. He was doing switch front side flips at the top of the wave. The top was like 2 stories up and his flips were like 3ft off the face and bolts everytime. Insane

He came and talked to us as we sat on our boards and just watched in awww. He actually kicked down some Esté pants and hats to us. My favorite all time skater

[vitor]

Really like the episode. I loved what he had to say about filming video parts. Nice one!

[MrSash]

Great episode! I love Salman's perspective on skateboarding, business and life. Thank you!🙂

[maartenderyck]

This is gonna be a good one!
Happy monday buddies!

[mcflip]

Finally! Salman is rad. I entered a contest in the middle of downtown Phoenix back in ‘94. The Real team (Shawn, Drake, etc.) and some Stereo heads were there (Mike Daher, one of my favorites). I took second place in the 16 and up category. Laura Martin (Cowtown) gave me a shirt and my friends were stoked, congratulating me. I look up and Salman is just staring at me with a slight smile. Stoked!
Shawn Mandoli was just stationary in their circle just doing nollie flips over and over so smooth and consistent. Daher got some photos for his Pro Spotlight then.
Oh I’d totally buy a complete from Salman and get that free pie for sure!