Brain Drain Episode 46 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠

70 Merry Christmas everyone! Get comfy and join us for just under 4 HOURS of absolutely phenomenal stories, in-depth history and golden era skateboarding with the one and only Dave Mackey. In this episode we discuss growing up in Southport, early skateboarding stories of Manchester and Liverpool, travelling to the USA, getting on 5Boro, meeting Ian Reid, skating with Quim Cardona, Brian Wenning, Anthony Pappalardo & more legends, getting Sidewalk & Document Magazine covers, riding for Zoo York, getting on Lakai & NikeSB, Dykie stories, opening his store Lost Art, meeting Lennie Kirk, early Supreme stories, the brilliance of Seb Palmer, getting on and working for New Balance, Tom Knox x New Balance Shoes, the incredible support of Mark Foster of Heroin Skateboards, geeking out over Dennis & Chris Atherton, getting on Blueprint Skateboards and the legendary Dan Magee, riding for The National Skateboard Co. and a whole load more 🔥 00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro. 02:19 - Catching up with Tom Penny, Chris Atherton & Dennis Atherton appreciation and some history of Radlands madness. 08:00 - Growing up in Southport, getting into skateboarding and the Turbo 2 complete... 19:55 - What was Mackeys first "proper" complete skateboard, paying off his skateboard tab and early skateboard stores. 26:28 - Early sessions in Liverpool and Manchester, the mystique of Jimmy Boyce & Liverpool legends. 43:22 - Meeting Geoff Rowley and witnessing his insane progression... 54:45 - 3 months in NYC, meeting Ian Reid, skating with Bobby Puleo, Antony Pappalardo, Brian Wenning & returning back to the U.K. 1:04:50 - John Dalton, getting on 5Boro, meeting Steve Rodriquez and heading back out to NYC for another 3 months... 1:09:25 - Leaving 5Boro, skating the Brooklyn Banks with HUF, Quim & Mike Cardona. 1:13:09 - Meeting Lennie Kirk! 1:13:50 - Show sponsor: @slappytrucks 1:14:57 - New York Hip Hop and skating with Quim & Mike Cardona. 1:18:35 - Leaving 5Boro and getting on Zoo York, Fenchurch, Venture & Lakai Footwear in 1999. 1:28:52 - Travelling Europe and opening Lost Art Skate Shop. 1:47:45 - Where did the Lost Art name originate from and designing the original logo. 1:56:24 - First people to skate for Lost Art... 2:00:19- The first Tom Knox/Lost Art x New Balance shoe & the latest New Balance 600 Tom Knox x Lost Art shoe. 2:08:54 - The incredible team that Lost Art has had over the years and inspiration from Seb Palmer (Sumo) and Bingo (Mischief). 2:15:12 - What tips would Mackey give to anyone who's considering opening a skate shop? 2:17:17 - Getting covers on Sidewalk Magazine, Document Magazine, the Independent on Saturday and riding for Nike SB. 2:23:15 - Shooting a photo in the Bogside in Derry on Orange Men's Day. 2:31:55 - The birth, history & inspiration behind East Skateboards, its riders & artists. 2:54:33 - How did Dykie blow up a car with a plastic spoon and the hype behind the East Skateboards "Vapours" video. 3:01:08 - Getting on Blueprint Skateboards, filming for 'Make Friends with the Colour Blue' and Dykie "losing" all of Mackeys footage... 3:17:21 - Blueprint ending & getting on The National Skateboard Co. 3:25:20 - Leaving NikeSB, getting on New Balance and working for New Balance. 3:42:45 - Spreading love and credits... 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) #braindrainshow #davemackey #newbalance #blueprintskateboards