Brain Drain Episode 65 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 It’s been a long time coming, with multiple guest requests and Instagram polls, we finally managed to track down the mystical Avi and take a deep dive into his incredibly magical skateboarding history 🔥In this episode we discuss being a part of the first generation skateboarders from Lancashire/Manchester, creating insane skateboards & inspiring the likes of Matt Tomasello and Orange Man of the FancyLad Skateboards crew, skating for Karma Skateboards and Wight Trash Skateboards, his brilliant Sidewalk Magazine cover, filming the unreal “AVIT” video, coming out of skateboarding retirement and filming for the Baghead Crew video “SATAN” and the upcoming video “REPENT”, his most recent pro Baghead Crew board, riding for KR3W & eS Skateboarding, shooting photos with Leo Sharp, sessions with Tom Penny, Jimmy Boyes, Ali Cairns, Dennis Atherton, Radlands competitions and much, much, much more!!! 👀00:00 - Intro/coming up in this episode...14:05 - Early crew and being considered as one of the first generation skateboarders from Manchester & Lancashire and exploring other cities scenes...22:51 - What were Avi's first photos in a magazine and early memories of shooting photos for Skateboard Magazine & RAD Magazine.28:34 - Shooting the iconic No Comply photo in the wind and snow with Leo Sharp!32:05 - Winning the Barrow-In-Furness "Street League" series, early hook up's and nearly getting sponsored by Zorlac & Deathbox Skateboards!37:12 - The burglar pub story, failing all his school exams, chip pan fires & getting into art college.42:54 - Private demo's with Rodney Mullen, the legend of Dennis Atherton, Radlands Competitions and favourite biscuits...1:03:07 - Show Sponsor #1: Slappy Trucks(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks)1:04:08 - Karma Skateboards:- Filming & editing the "Shit on the Lens" video- Turning pro & classic graphics- Riding for KR3W Denim- The scary pixie in the woods story- Everyone quitting at once...1:28:07 - Show Sponsor #2: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)1:28:47 - Filming & editing the "AVIT" video, working as an editor for a car manufacturing company. 1:39:40 - Meeting Will Sayer, Jesse James & Daz Williams.1:44:46 - The birth of "A Golden Egg" and inspiring Matt Tomasello & Orange Man, Rehab Skatepark in Wakefield & classic Paul Silvester stories.1:53:28 - Avi's incredible Sidewalk Magazine cover & other great photos and articles in classic Sidewalk Magazines.2:01:15 - Meeting Avi in Manchester for the first time with Nick "Big" Murray of FancyLad Skateboards after a long period dealing with the loss of family members & getting back into skateboarding...2:03:10 - Getting a guest pro board and designing the Papillon series for Heroin Skateboards.2:05:10 - His latest pro board for the Baghead Crew "SATAN" video!2:10:28 - What is Avi working on currently, becoming a joiner, loft conversions and installing wildflower meadows!2:16:51 - Avi's dream butterfly trick, his all time favourite skateboarding clip and the next dimension of physics in skateboarding...2:25:08 - Farewells, credits & thank you's 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+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #chrisatherton #chrisaviatherton #agoldenegg

Brain Drain Episode 64 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Get yourself comfortable as we dive into over two and a half of skateboarding and videography geekery with one of the biggest legends in skateboarding, Sir Anthony Claravall!In this episode we discuss filming & travelling for 30 + years, getting his first opener clip of Quim Cardona in 411VM Issue #8, working for 411VM, extremely busy schedules, filming Street Cab (Steve Caballero), 411VM Brazilian Issue, Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile, working on a new Rodrigo TX Documentary and part, Anthony's first full length feature for LRG Clothing "Give Me My Money Chico", the brilliance of Adelmo Jr, Asia trips with Ben Raemers, being held at gunpoint with Frank Gerwer, camera set up geekery, the consistency of Gershon Mosley, shooting film for zines, Ryuhei Kitazume and Kento Urano's "FTC" parts, 4:3 vs. 16:9 a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming in this episode/intro03:00 - Anthony's outrageous travelling & filming schedule...04:54 - Where is Anthony from, Pepsi & constantly moving countries since birth.06:51 - Since Anthony travelled so much, how did get into skateboarding & discovering R.A.D Magazine.11:53 - Meeting Curtis McCann, skating South Bank & some Underworld Element history...15:57 - Getting into filming, making skateboarding and music zines, filming for sequence and seeing John Cardiel for the first time....23:56 - Dan Wolfe being the first person to use the Century MK1 Fisheye and the importance of 4:3.37:34 - Current filming set up & equipment...47:22 - Did Anthony use the Century Xtreme set up, his thoughts on the set up, early High Definition hate and blending footage together from various camera set up's.55:03 - Show Sponsor #1: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)55:41 - Evolving from contributing footage to 411VM to becoming a residential filmer for 411VM, the most popular & worst selling issues, the brilliance of the Brazilian issue & could 411VM ever come back?1:08:01 - How did Lance Mountain become the host of 411VM, filming for The Firm and the importance of Steve Caballero...1:13:00 - Is it harder for filmers to get paid from skateboarding now and how Anthony pitches video part ideas to sponsors.1:18:08 - Who's been one of the most consistent people Anthony has filmed with, Marc Johnsons madness & Gnarly Gershon!1:20:51 - Show Sponsor #2: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)1:21:31 - Gershons Switch Smith at Hubba Hideout, filming with Mark Appleyard, Javier Sarmiento's iconic FS Flip in 411VM Europe & Anthonys favourite skateboarders...1:27:05 - Rodrigo TX's upcoming documentary and video part, upcoming parts with Leo Takayama, Margie Arda Didal, Marcello Campanello & an all female full length video!1:36:50 - What's the longest Anthony has ever spent filming a singular trick, the importance of never giving up on a trick & the brilliance of Mark Baines, Ben Raemers and Tiago Lemos!1:56:42 - Filming Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile2:01:02 - Show Sponsor #3: Slappy Trucks(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks)2:02:02 - LRG's "Give me my money Chico", the idea behind the name, the in-between skits, the legendary Adelmo Jr, nearly getting Dan MaGee on editing and getting robbed at gunpoint!2:25:03 - Meeting Carl Shipman & what's next on the cards for Anthony?2:31:42 - Farewells, credits and thank you's!INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #AnthonyClaravall #411vm

Brain Drain Episode 63 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield🧠

Get yourself comfortable as we dive into just over hour and a half of intensive VHS collecting history from one of the biggest skateboard media collectors to ever exist, @sk8videofreak aka Marc Brinkers 📼In this episode we discuss why Brinkers is on a one man mission to collect & digitalise every single piece of skateboarding media ever documented, how he plans to present it to the Library of Congress & the National Archives so it’s digitalised forever, meeting Professor Paul Schmitt, meeting Johnny Rad, building Munster with Dave Duncan, his 1,200+ VHS & 1,100+ DVD collection, the importance of his work, contributing to Skate Video Site, travelling around the world in search of the rarest videos known to man, the earliest documented skateboarding media, overpriced VHS & a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro04:17 - Where is Bonkers from, how did he get into skateboarding and visiting Professor Paul Schmitt...09:30 - Getting into hoarding, collecting VHS & DVD's, digitalising every single piece of skateboarding media to present it to the Library of Congress & National Archives.14:08 - How big is Bonkers current physical collection of skateboarding VHS & DVD's and working for Skate Video Site.17:36 - What's been the VHS that Bonkers is most stoked to own & what's a VHS that he's still searching for?25:39 - Show Sponsor #1: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)26:20 - What VHS is Bonkers still looking for? (Continued)27:46 - How big was skateboarding in the Netherlands and professional skateboarders that came out the Netherlands...31:48 - The history of the Munster competitions, meeting the legendary Dave Duncan and getting into skatepark building and design!36:41 - How where the original designs made for skateparks and figuring out the "golden ratio" for skatepark obstacles!40:45 - Is Munster coming back, meeting Johnny Rad and visiting the Powell Peralta factory!!49:12 - What's Bonkers day job?50:30 - Show Sponsor #2: Skull Candy(https://skullcandy.co.uk)For 20% off your next purchase use the code "BRAINDRAIN20"51:15 - Classic behind the scenes stories from back in the day, who built the 1992 Munster course and the famous boycott...54:03 - Is judging street skateboarding competitions hard and has skateboarding benefitted from being recognised as an olympic sport?56:12 - What makes a good vert ramp and the legendary Chris Miller, Neil Blender, Jeff Phillips & new vert shredders Jimmy Wilkins, Mitchie Brusco and more!1:07:25 - Is there anyone Bonkers knows worldwide that have incredible collections that don't engage with reselling & who have some of the greatest skateboarding collections ever?1:10:08 - Information and details on the set up Bonkers uses to capture VHS at the highest quality possible and upscaling footage!1:16:23 - What's Bonkers next step with video collecting & his process of starting up an official skateboarding museum...1:21:05 - What's the earliest footage Bonkers has ever found of skateboarding?1:23:28 - Show Sponsor #3: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)1:24:06 - What's the furthest Bonkers has ever travelled to collect VHS and DVD's and how does he travel carrying so many VHS & DVD's when travelling internationally?1:35:36 - Credits, farewells and thank you's!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+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Toby Batchelor [@tobybatchelor] & Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew)