#373 - Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas discusses growing up in London & skating in the 70s, did Steve Rocco help start New Deal, Paul Schmitt’s secret factory producing Blind boards, Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, Selling Element Skateboards, Steve Rocco opening the door to skater run companies, the blank board debacle, starting 411 Video Magazine, the car accident that almost ended him, Bam Margera asking them to distribute CKY Landspeed, Sidewalk Distribution's heritage collections and much more!

Timestamps

00:00:00 Steve Douglas

00:02:45 Was Steve Rocco involved in helping getting New Deal started?

00:11:23 Andy Howell drew the New Deal logo on a napkin

00:11:57 Paul Schmitt was making Blind boards at his secret factory

00:20:17 Got a call from Jeff Klindt - what happens to New Deal when it gets old?

00:26:55 Mad Circle

00:33:02 Bank manager tells Steve the company is out of control

00:34:52 Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, They went from 70 million to nothing over night

00:36:49 Selling Element Skateboards

00:41:49 Give respect to Steve Rocco for opening the door to skater run companies

00:43:05 Blank boards

00:46:58 Growing up in London - skating in the 70s

00:59:07 The UK was the best and most influential skate scene outside of California

01:10:25 London Calling - getting uk skaters into the skateboard Hall Of Fame

01:21:57 Cab skating Joe Lopes backyard ramp

01:33:48 Car accident that almost ended him

01:53:49 Bod Boyle and Steve went to Dwindle after Giant

01:58:18 411 Video Magazine

02:07:26 Mike Ternasky thought 411 was speeding up skateboarding

02:14:28 Getting Lance Mountain involved in 411

02:23:31 Bam asks them to distribute CKY Landspeed

02:28:42 On video

02:33:12 Sidewalk Distribution 411 heritage drop

02:41:15 World Industries heritage fall 2025 catalog

02:43:39 A couple of Steve Rocco stories

02:51:00 The blank board issue

03:06:09 Steve was always told he skateboarded wrong

03:17:01 Armando Barajas

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