Brain Drain Episode 24 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠
Join us for 3 hours of the finest skateboarding history with one of Canadas greatest professional human beings known to man - Chris Haslam!
In this episode we discuss Almost Round Three, Almost 5 Incher, Cheese & Crackers, the Deca warehouse, skating every day with Daewon Song, getting some of the greatest advice from Rodney Mullen, riding for Tensor Trucks & Globe Footwear, being a fan of Matt Tomasello, two failed kidneys, spotting the elusive Deer Man of Dark Woods & The Barrier Kult, the death of Dwindle Distribution, Ryan Sheckler stories, crazy demos in Japan, Brain Child Skateboards, EA Skate, Haslams favourite skateboarders and much much more!
00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro.
01:39 - Joining us on the episode is the greatest Canadian skateboarder of all time - Chris Haslam!
02:06 - How did Haslam end up on The Brain Drain Show?
03:55 - Haslams current love for Slappys and skating curbs, Will Sayers "worlds smallest skateboard" and Chris Avi Atherton appreciation...
07:24 - Where did Haslam grow up, how did he get into skateboarding, living in Singapore and Haslams & Matt Tomasello's deep bag of unique tricks...
21:10 - Has Haslam ever faced backlash for his unique bag of tricks?
24:20 - Skating with Tom Penny & Rich McCrank and going to Redlands competitions in the 90's...
31:35 - Has Haslam ever ran into the mysterious Barrier Kult?
34:15 - Show sponsor #1: Camp Rubicon.
(www.camprubicon.com)
35:45 - We're on Patreon! Become a member for bonus episodes, BTS, classic format episodes with Forde & Toby, video reviews, fan mail and much much more!!!
( / braindrainshow )
36:32 - More Barrier Kult & Tom Penny admiration...
40:45 - Ali Cairns Kickflip Eggplant & Andy Andersons brilliance.
44:10 - Haslams first sponsors and how he ended up riding for Action Shoes, RDS, riding for Dwindle Distribution and how Daewon Song ended up seeing Chris' 'sponsor me' tape!
51:51 - Getting the call from Deca to skate the warehouse with Daewon Song and more Radlands Competition history.
57:50 - Renee Renee & the Slam City uncensored
1:00:50 - Calling Ali Cairns to find out more information about Andy Scotts Scrambled Egg trick
1:02:26 - More Deca Warehouse antics and riding for Almost Skateboards with Rodney Mullen & Daewon Song...
1:12:45 - Filming for Almost Skateboards Round Three, Haslams Sasquatch image and why he grew his hair and beard.
1:17:50 - Show sponsor #2: Slowgold Clothing Co.
(rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=s...)
1:19:02 - What's Chris' opinion on how Dwindle Distribution ended, Almost Skateboards collaborations & putting impact technology in boards...
1:24:02 - Riding for Globe Footwear and how board/footwear royalties work.
1:29:08 - Alex Halford & Jordan Thackeray's Biscuits and Tea video, doing a demo in Japan surrounded by moving ramp graphics and crazy lights...
1:32:20 - Ryan Sheckler stories & becoming an internationally known superstar...
1:37:45 - Chris Haslams surprise smorgasbord & working on the Almost Cheese & Crackers video!
1:49:20 - Working on Almost Round Three and who out of Rodney & Daewon won Round Three?
2:00:55 - Show sponsor #3: Deez Nutz
(rollersnakes.co.uk/collection...)
2:01:58 - Almost's 5 Inches video, Chris' insane skate work schedule, two failing kidneys, 17 denied songs and not being able to help edit his 5 Inch part...
2:10:07 - Where did Chris' song for Almost Round Three come from, how the video changed his entire life and Daewons intense manual ability.
2:19:57 - Chris Haslams Brain Child Skateboards & working for himself!
2:35:28 - What board size does Haslam ride?
2:38:09 - EA Skate!
2:46:49 - What are some of Haslams favourite U.K. skateboarders?
2:48:42 - Show sponsor #4: Rollersnakes
(rollersnakes.co.uk)
2:49:57 - Back to Haslams favorite U.K. skateboarders...
2:53:38 - Goodbyes, farewells & credits
Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & KZread.
linkin.bio/rollersnakes
Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.
💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch💰
rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=b...
Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor
Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew
Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer
Special guest archivist: Chris Haslam
INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸
/ rollersnakes
/ rollersnakesshopderby
KZread: ▶️ RollersnakesTV▶️
/ rollersnakestv
Support us by checking out our sponsors:
Deez Nuts:
@deeznutz_hardware
Slowgold Clothing Co:
www.slowgold.co.uk / @slowgoldclothingco
Camp Rubicon:
www.camprubicon.com/skate
Rollersnakes:
www.rollersnakes.co.uk
#skateboarding #chrishaslam #rodneymullen #daewonsong #cheeseandcrackers #easkate #tonyhawk #braindrainshow #ukskateboardingpodcast