#365 - Tom Schaar
Tom Schaar discusses growing up in Malibu & his vert ramp, being a Skatelab Lab Rat, how he get on Birdhouse, winning the Vans Combi Pool Party, what's it like skating with Grayson Fletcher, the first person to do a 1080 at the age of 12, Bob Burnquists influence on him, shattering his shoulder when he tried the loop, filming for his new "Vert's not Dead" Thrasher part and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Tom Schaar 00:02:56 The vert ramp he had in Malibu 00:04:07 Skatelab Lab Rats 00:12:39 Winning the Combi Vans Pool Party 00:18:09 Favorite vert skater 00:18:52 Skating with Grayson Fletcher 00:23:33 How'd he get on Birdhouse 00:25:16 Vert in the Olympics 00:33:28 The first person to do a 1080 00:35:10 Mitchie Brusco's 1260 00:38:30 As soon as he grew taller he lost all the crazy spins 00:40:19 Going from vert or mega down to tighter transition like a backyard pool 00:41:23 How long was he filming for his new part 00:46:48 Bob Burnquist's fakie 5oh fakie flip out 00:49:23 Reviewing his new part 01:20:21 What happened when he tried the loop 01:27:59 Did he get smoked filming for his part 01:41:33 Bob Burnquist's Extremely Sorry Part Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Apr 2h 13min
#364 - Todd Huber
Todd Huber discusses his journey of collecting skateboard memorabilia, opening Skatelab, Torey Pudwill as little grom skating Skatelab, Skatelab clothing in Macy's, Target, JC Penny & Walmart, wanting to celebrate skateboarders & opening the Skateboarding Museum, if anyone actaully knows how old the oldest skateboard is, how the Skateboard Hall Of Fame chooses who gets inducted each year and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Todd Huber 00:01:12 Had most of his board collection before Skatelab started 00:09:23 Buying boards was therapy for him 00:14:02 Torey Pudwill came out of Skatelab 00:20:09 Ran Skatelab for 21 years 00:22:50 Skatelab clothing at Macy's, Target, JC Penny and Walmart 00:35:05 The skateboard museum - Todd wanted to celebrate skateboarders 00:43:16 IASK - International Association of Skateboard Companies 00:54:15 How the Skateboard Hall Of Fame chooses who gets inducted each year 01:00:22 Finding a new home for the museum 01:16:40 Whats the oldest skateboard? 01:20:28 Todd buys a lot of the boards with his own money 01:27:08 Needs to find a permanent home for the museum 01:33:29 Almost partnered with Salman Agah but lost the space 01:49:48 Lab Rats & the Midler family donated 15K 01:51:39 Donatations / Membership program for the Museum 02:03:42 May 30th is The Skateboarding Hall Of Fame ceremony 02:04:37 Inducting Eric Koston was a mistake? 02:07:53 Limp Biscuit filmed a music video in Skatelab 02:11:43 John Cardiel acceptance speech 02:18:36 Go visit the Skateboard Hall Of Fame & Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Apr 2h 32min
#363 - Julio De La Cruz
Julio De La Cruz discusses growing up in Watts, Armando Barajas filming him, getting let go from New Deal & Started Neighborhood Skateboards, Neighborhood shoe brand in Mexico, moved to Brazil for a while, working for Paul Schmitt, where's all the money in skateboarding, Neighborhood stopped for 20 years but it's back now, running his own wood shoop at his home in Mexico and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Julio De La Cruz 00:02:40 Grew up in Watts 00:07:32 Burnt his house burnt down 00:10:50 Armando Barajas filming him & got Julio on New Deal 00:18:59 Sold his skateboard for $50 then found out it was worth $200 00:23:35 Got paid $200 as an am & told everyone he was getting paid, forced New Deal to pay all the riders 00:26:23 "Dream Flip" 00:38:21 Friends with the police and gang members 00:41:18 Getting let go from New Deal & Started Neighborhood with help from Larry Balma 00:51:25 Moved to Brazil 00:56:52 Letting dudes go - just stop paying dudes 01:04:33 Stopped everything when he moved to Mexico 01:09:44 New Deal was funded by Rocco in the very beginning 01:20:25 Neighborhood shoe brand in Mexico 01:30:18 Almost got kidnapped in Mexico 01:43:29 Working for Paul Schmitt 01:53:27 Where's the money? 80% of boards are made in china now 01:59:17 Neighborhood stopped for 20 years, but it's back now 02:00:22 Socrates edited La La Land 02:03:14 Getting robbed - Danny Boy got his camera back from gang members 02:06:07 How he's dye'ing veneers 02:16:56 Trade Shows. The industry is not doing well 02:24:36 Julio thinks we need to clown people out of our industry 02:42:26 Who does he hang with in LA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Apr 3h 5min
#362 - Lincoln Ueda
Lincoln Ueda discusses the worst slam/collision he's ever had with Pat Ngoho at the Combi, seeing videos of Hosoi and the Alva team skating while he was living in Brazil, going to the Munster contest in 89, coming to the States & tracking down Omar Hassan in Costa Mesa, starting to get paid & bringing all his money back to Brazil, being moved from Billabong to Hurley, going on tour with Tony Hawk & the Boom Boom Huck Jam, doing the loop for the first time, judging the Olympics and getting death threats and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Lincoln Ueda 00:00:30 The worst slam/collision he's ever had with Pat Ngoho 00:12:01 His son Raphae Ueda 00:22:40 Started skating in 86-87 in Guarulhos Brazil 00:30:34 Seeing videos of Hosoi and the Alva team skating 00:34:48 Going to the Munster contest in 89 00:37:30 Did skateboarding tank in brazil in the early 90s like it did in the USA 00:42:41 Bob Burnquist wins slam city jams & Lincoln gets back into skating in 95 00:49:41 Got invited to go to X Games in 96 00:58:07 Tracking down Omar Hassan in Costa Mesa 01:06:27 Formula One Skateboards 01:12:00 Meeting Don Brown & got on etnies 01:15:32 Started getting paid and bringing all his money back to Brazil 01:21:36 Being moved from Billabong to Hurley 01:25:12 Getting on New Deal 01:27:03 Getting on Hosoi Skateboards 01:30:22 Boom Boom Huck Jam & the Loop 01:45:14 Bob switch loop with the top off 01:54:12 Tom Schaar 01:56:12 Cory Juneau 01:57:40 Judging the Olympics and getting death threats 02:06:52 Coaching China's Olympic team 02:28:37 Life after the slam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7 Apr 3h 1min
#361 - Nate Sherwood
Nate Sherwood discusses the pressure flip, hitting his head into the wall in p.e. class & was in a coma for 3 weeks, getting on Capitol Skateboards, when pressure flips went out of style, Airspeed shoes, his cameo in Girl Skateboards video "Yeah Right", getting hip surgery, running his Eduskate Skateshop, people buying boards online then coming into his shop to put it together, nate's skate language and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Nate Sherwood 00:03:16 The Pressure flip 00:14:34 Got his head smashed into the wall in P.E. Class & was in a coma 00:21:55 When Pressure flips went out of style & getting on Capitol Skateboards 00:30:27 His cameo in Girl Skateboards video "Yeah Right" 00:44:09 His Big Brother cover 00:48:15 What his Favorite pressure flip is & hip surgery 00:54:18 Beating PJ Ladd in a game of skate 01:08:39 Eduskate Skateshop 01:11:07 Airspeed shoes 01:17:28 Doesn't carry Nike, Adidas or VF Corp in his shop 01:27:29 The Andy Anderson die hard fans that come to his shop 01:31:59 Two break-ins 01:37:32 Is he turning a profit from owning a skateshop 01:48:25 People buying boards online then coming in the shop to put it together 02:14:16 Getting advise from Jaime Thomas about opening his shop 02:22:30 Nate's skate language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
31 Mars 2h 51min
#360 - Bryan Herman & John Dilo
Bryan Herman & John Di Lorenzo discuss Hours Is Yours Footwear, filming for Baker 3 & 360 flipping the Wilshire 15, Johns new shoe, running a skater owned shoe brand in todays industry, Bryans nollie inward heel down the Macba Big 4, Bryan getting dropped off at Reynolds doorstep when he was 14, John skating for Jacuzzi Skateboards, Beagle stories, skaters coming out of Florida, skateboarding tradeshows and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Bryan Herman & John Di Lorenzo 00:00:37 Baker 3 & 360 flip Wilshire 15 00:03:53 Inward heel Macba Big 4 00:14:10 Hours Is Yours 00:22:46 Remaking Bryan's Emerica shoe on Hours Is Yours 00:24:07 Running a shoe brand in todays industry 00:29:56 The Dilo shoe 00:39:46 Baker 00:54:56 Skateboarding tradeshows 01:06:32 High ollie contest 01:08:08 Maloof Money Cup - contest 01:11:56 Tampa pro 01:24:41 Skaters coming out of Florida 01:42:48 Bryan getting dropped off at Reynolds doorstep when he was 14 01:53:18 Beagle stories 01:58:21 Murdy skatepark and the HB park 02:00:28 Bryan's Stay Gold part 02:06:46 Feeling the pressure to produce clips when on an overseas tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Mars 2h 27min
#359 - Mike Manzoori
Mike Manzoori discusses his early sponsors, Powell Peralta, Santa Cruz, Mark Gonzales and the ATM Click team left & Mike was basically handed the brand, Adreneline Skateboards, the Sheep video, working for Sole Tech & filming the Menikmati eS video, French Fred angles, Tom Penny's cover of the Sidewalk magazine issue 1 and 100 and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Mike Manzoori 00:03:45 UK companies like Blueprint & Flip 00:08:22 John Rattray & Danny Brady 00:11:18 His early sponsors, Powell Peralta, Santa Cruz & then ATM Click 00:23:30 Gonz and the team left ATM Click & Mike was basically handed the brand 00:26:32 The Sheep video 00:28:56 Adreneline Skateboards 00:37:24 Going from Sheep to Etnies 00:43:35 Working for Sole Tech 00:54:15 Metikmati & licensing the music 01:04:46 French Fred angles called Frangles 01:23:02 Going from the eS video to the Emerica video 01:32:36 Tom Penny's cover of Sidewalk magazine issue 1 and 100 01:51:30 Chris Joslin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Mars 2h 12min
#358 - Mitchie Brusco
Mitchie Brusco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchiebrusco84Mitchie Brusco discusses getting sponsors at such a young age, when he got into skating Mega Ramps, Tom Schaar doing the first 1080, doing the first 1260 at the X games, why he started Skate IQ, the most requested trick people want to learn, why he has no interest in doing the loop, will vert ever be in the Olympics, does he think the 1440 will ever be done and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Mitchie Brusco 00:01:47 Skate IQ 00:10:50 Invested his own money to go teach in Australia 00:18:04 If Mitchie taught Chris how to skate vert 00:25:07 What skate IQ offers 00:28:39 The most requested trick people want to learn 00:35:57 Getting sponsors at a young age 00:41:36 Parents getting him sponsorship deals 00:49:43 Did he understand money as a kid 00:52:49 When Mitchie got into skating mega ramps 01:03:19 Tom Schaar doing the first 1080 01:08:24 Why not the loop 01:17:20 The 1260 01:25:53 Will Mitchie ever do another 1260 01:35:55 Vert at the Olympics 01:40:30 Mom coaching him at contests 01:42:12 Filming video parts 01:55:41 What about the 1440 01:58:03 What does he eat before trying a big trick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Mars 2h 13min