Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Rogue's at Rogue Status

On sturban clothing site we mentioned that the Rogue Status t-shirt design "Gun Show" is frequently seen on the MTV shows reality comedy series Rob & Big plus Life of Ryan which documents the life of skateboarder Ryan Sheckler and on the back of Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, but who are these guys?.


Robert Dyrdek was born in Ohio and began skateboarding at the age of 11, winning his first competition 24 days later. The same year, Dyrdek became the youngest member of the G&S skateboard team. He turned professional at the age of 16, joining the Ohio-based Alien Workshop team. He reached fourth place at the 1991 World Championships, the first contest he competed in as a professional.


Travis Barker born November 14, 1975 is an a drummer, who achieved most of his fame by drumming for the band Blink-182. Travis founded a clothing company, Famous Stars and Straps in 1999, and now has interests in Rogue Status.


Ryan Sheckler was born in California, since the age of 6, he spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard - which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout. He turned professional in 2003 after winning in the X Games, Gravity Games, Vans Triple Crown and Slam City Jam.

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