Darren Navarrette discusses why he’s known as the Vertical Vampire, meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994, the journey getting from Minnesota to California with tow trucks, turning pro for Creature Skateboards, the vert button, getting on 151 after Creature folded, bootlegging Creature product then getting back on Creature, tax troubles and EA Skate his brand Skeleton Key and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Darren Navarrette 00:00:50 Origins of the Vertical Vampire 00:07:14 Meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994 00:12:27 Our Supporter: AG1 00:14:03 Starting skating in 1984 00:16:10 P.I.S.S. (private indoor skate spot) 00:26:19 Handrail skating 00:33:32 The journey getting from Minnesota to California 00:37:28 When vert died 00:46:30 Sticking with vert through the lean years 00:52:37 Hangin' with the Hell's Angels 00:53:42 Ditching his friends to go on a skate trip with Creature 01:07:02 Skateboarding is professional wrestling 01:14:17 A pound of greens got Darren to California 01:15:59 Turning pro for Creature 01:18:52 Creature going out of business 01:27:52 The vert button 01:30:17 Getting on 151 after Creature folded 01:34:20 Getting back on creature 01:38:28 Darren's small problem with Emerica 01:39:16 Tax troubles and EA Skate 01:49:42 Bootlegging Creature product 02:09:08 Who does Darren look to for inspiration 02:15:00 The older you get... 02:20:09 Darren's brand Skeleton Key 02:33:15 Music in skate videos 02:41:19 Coming up with Skeleton Key 02:58:06 Longboards - yes or no Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices