Brain Drain Episode 49 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Strap on your running shoes for a marathon of history with legendary welsh filmer and Madman Marathon 5000, Matthew "Dykie" Ryan! In this episode we discuss Pritchard vs Dainton, the early Welsh scene, Dykie's full length videos, meeting Dave Mackey, moving to Liverpool, filming for East Skateboards, starting Crayon Skateboards, NOW: That's What I Call Skateboarding, attempting to cycle across America, his "Open That Door" book, running a marathon on the Gavin and Stacey hill on Christmas Day, Big Push videos and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro 02:50 - Where does the nickname "Dykie" come from? 07:35 - Where is Dykie from, when did he start skateboarding, early memories of skating Cardiff and meeting Pritchard and Dainton... 15:15 - How did Dykie eventually end up skating with Pritchard, Dainton and the Cardiff crew? 17:42 - Random stories of living with Pritchard & getting into becoming a filmer... 25:30 - Dykie's first two videos "Enter the Dragon" & "Four Wheeled Dragons", the tedious editing process and premieres! 35:44 - When was the last time Dykie filmed skateboarding, more history of Dykies early videos & editing processes. 40:18 - Dykie's "Underexposed" 1 & 2 videos, losing the entire video project 12 hours before the premiere and the struggles of MiniDV! 52:46 - Becoming the filmer for East Skateboards, moving to Liverpool, and filming the "Vapours" video. 1:01:45 - "NOW: Thats What I Call Skateboarding" 1:17:10 - The end of East Skateboards, the history of Crayon Skateboards, Nick Richards and missing flights with Korahn Gayle and getting into running. 1:22:15 - The benefits of running, motivation from Pritchard, the positives of running, his personal achievements and how would Dykie encourage someone to get into running? 1:42:26 - Attempting to cycle around America and losing all of his possessions! 1:46:18 - Dykie's book "Open that Door", reconnecting with old friends and how it helps with his confidence. 1:50:48 - Running a marathon (26.2 miles) up and down the Gavin and Stacey hill for Shelter Cymru on Christmas Day and filming a short film with the legendary Nick Richards! 1:59:48 - Document & Sidewalk Magazines "The Big Push" videos... 2:07:48 - So long, farewell and credits... Donate to Dykie's fundraiser: hhttps://www.justgiving.com/page/matthew-ryan-1734290099719?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL Nick Richards "What's Occur-RUN" documentary with Dykie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYZkSaRVCc Help support Shelter Cymru: https://sheltercymru.org.uk Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Handsome Ed (@edward._.pratt) Thumbnail: Michael Wright #braindrainshow #matthewdykieryan #pritchardvsdainton #welshskateboarding

Brain Drain Episode 48 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 In this episode we discuss the first mega ramp, dual citizenship, skating for Great Britain, growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, the pro skater game, insane sponsorships, the legend of Tony Hawk, Woodward, £500 whiskey, riding for Powell Peralta, having the longest standing pro shoe on Airwalk, skating in the White House and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - IMPORTANT NOTICE 00:17 - Coming up in this episode/intro 04:12 - When did vert ramps start getting bigger and what's an ideal size of a vert ramp? 07:41 - When was the first mega ramp made & having to meticulously plan when skating mega ramps... 10:25 - The incorrectly built Staples Centre mega ramp and Danny Ways & Jake Browns near career ending bail! 18:28 - A gift for Mr Macdonald... 20:21 - Dual citizenship and applying to represent Britain in the Olympics with SkateboardGB. 27:23 - What would Andy have thought about skateboarding in the Olympics 20 years ago and beating Eric Koston in a street competition. 34:02 - Andy explains why he's in the U.K. with Samsung & giving away 300 skateboards for free! 36:55 - Is Andy Macdonald a fan of Jonathan Richman, Massachusetts bands and other Boston geekery... 42:25 - Who was the first professional street & vert skateboarders from Boston and history... 46:24 - Winning 1st place at a Radlands vert competition in 1996, Human Skateboards & Gershon Mosley. 49:40 - Being asked by Chris Miller to ride for Planet Earth and getting on Powell Peralta (Skate One) 56:30 - Show Sponsor: @slappytrucks 57:37 - What attracted Andy to start skateboarding and his first experiences. 1:06:33 - What skateboard size and shape does Andy ride & does he have different set up's for street, pools & vert? 1:08:27 - How did Andy become so consistent, Camp Woodward and witnessing the rise of Jamie Foy from Woodward camper to Skater of the Year in record time! 1:16:32 - Getting on Airwalk in 1996, riding for them for 26 years & selling 5 times more of his pro shoe than all other Osiris shoes... 1:20:21 - Did Andy ever get much grief for riding for corporate sponsors and his most lucrative sponsors (SoBe, Lego, Red Vines Liquorish, Movie Tickets, Sony Entertainment & more...) 1:31:30 - MTV Sports: Skateboarding Featuring Andy Macdonald (2000) 1:34:44 - Buying Tony Hawk £500 whiskey in Scotland & DM'ing Arto Saari. 1:37:02 - Getting on Union Wheel Co., leaving Boston for California, living with Rhino & P-Stone and Laban Pheidias' juggling... 1:45:54 - What does Andy think of the progression of skateboarding, where it's headed and the progression of female skateboarding! 1:54:30 - What are some of Andy's favourite odd & weird vert trick names? 2:04:02 - What's some of the most mundane and boring things Andy has done with Tony Hawk? 2:08:06 - Has Andy experienced much of a culture shock with being in the U.K., so much? (Food, accents, compliments & greetings) 2:13:36 - Doing an Anti Drug campaign and skating in the White House (Partnership for a drug free America campaign) 2:16:57 - What's some of the weirdest things Andy has ever experienced whilst on tour or doing demos? 2:22:45 - Andy Macdonald signs us off & credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy

Brain Drain Episode 47 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Sit back and relax as we dive into two and a half hours of fascinating skateboarding history with the British/American freestyle master Don Brown. In this episode we discuss the changes at Sole Tech, being the first U.K. skateboarder to turn pro for an American company, leaving for America at the age of 18 and never returning, turning pro for Vision Skateboards, the mystique of PJ Ladd, the brilliance of Ian Deacon, seeing Ed Templeton and Jason Lee adapt freestyle to the streets, thoughts on the current skateboarding climate, Sole Tech Lab, meeting Pierre-Andre Senizergus, the birth of éS, entries, Emerica & Sheep Shoes, going sober, getting locked up in prison with Sean Sheffy, Nidecker, the lameness of NikeSB, beating cancer and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 02:44 - How was the Street Champs in Warrington, freestyle demos and the brilliance of Rodney Mullen & PJ Ladd. 12:02 - What year did Don start skateboarding, his first skateboards, early skate shops and the Brighton scene. 21:12 - Inconsistencies of Thrasher Magazine in the 80's and the New Balance "Intervals" video... 24:07 - Getting into Freestyle Skateboarding, the brilliance of Ian Deacon, riding for Simms Wheels and leaving for Vision Skateboards. 37:22 - Turning pro for Vision Skateboards and going to America with a one way ticket with not enough money to come back... 40:31 - How much input did Don have on his pro Vision graphics and shapes, Lee Ralph & Tim Jackson! 47:26 - What's PJ Ladd like? 49:42 - Skating with Ed Templeton and Jason Lee, watching them take freestyle to stair sets and hand rails and the definitive change within street skateboarding. 55:43 - Why is skateboarding and the industry fucked? (too many new professional skateboarders and companies, companies being bought out and too much saturation within skateboarding...) 1:09:47 - Show Sponsor: @slappytrucks 1:10:54 - Why is skateboarding and the industry fucked? (cont.) 1:14:02 - Meeting Pierre-Andre Senizergues and the birth of eS, Etnies, Emerica & Sheep Shoes. 1:27:21 - SoleTech Lab, Goofy vs. Regular & Kelly Hart appreciation. 1:34:10 - Tom Penny's first pro Etnies shoe rumour, addictive personalities and OCD. 1:40:16 - Quitting drinking, going sober, getting arrested, listening to Sean Sheffy prison stories and surviving the 90's... 1:45:20 - SoleTech being sold out to the Nidecker Group and NikeSB trying to infiltrate the skateboarding industry. 1:59:45 - What's the plan for the next two years with the Nidecker Group, is there too much skateboarding content & are full length videos dying? 2:10:26 - Nick "Warping" Warman arrives to fill in for Toby Batchelor... 2:11:29 - Getting blood tests and discovering cancer! 2:17:22 - Who's Don's favourite Nidecker family memver? 2:20:20 - Is there too many skateboarding companies and bedroom brands & the importance of shaping a brand and curating a good team. 2:31:01 - Closing statements, thank you's, farewells and credits... Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Producer: Frazer Murphy (@dontfollowfrazer) Thumbnail: Frazer Murphy #braindrainshow #donbrown #visionskateboards #esfootwear #etniesfootwear #emericafootwear