Brain Drain Episode 29 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor
Join us for just under 2 and a half hours of classic British skateboarding stories everything inbetween from the first ever professional skateboarder for Deathbox Skateboards, Duncan "Wurzel" Houlton!

In this episode we discuss the beginning of Deathbox Skateboards, being the first professional skateboarder for Deathbox, the change to Flip Skateboards, skating with the Gonz, Neil Blender, Don Brider, Sean Goff & more, Facebook banter, paddle boarding, early sponsors, moving to Germany, classic British stickers, losing cheques in the post, the origins of his nickname and much more!

00:00 Coming up on this episode/intro.
01:01 Our very special guest is the one and only Wurzel and the lead up to Wurzel coming onto the show!
06:39 Where did the nickname Wurzel come from and growing up skateboarding, BMXing and many other things...
09:06 When did Wurzel commit more to skateboarding and eventually meeting Sean Goff!
13:12 Did Wurzel ever skate Stevenage Skatepark in the 80's?
17:03 Discovering old skateparks in London, skating Southbank & Meanwhile 2 with Natas, Gonz, Don Brider, Sean Goff & more!
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30:42 Who was shooting photos of Wurzel at the time, riding for Converse & the brilliance of Neil Blender...
47:15 How did Wurzel actually start riding for Converse, his early sponsors and working for Brand X...

51:43 The birth of Deathbox Skateboards, OG Deathbox rider Graham "Mac" McEachran, losing the first run of skateboard decks & Pacer Skateboards.

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1:18:20 Becoming the first professional for Deathbox, dealing with early hate & distribution...
1:23:28 Moving to Wellingborough, printing Deathbox tshirts & stickers and receiving 10,000 dollars from Jeremy Fox for his work on Deathbox.
1:32:06 Is Jeremy Fox moving back to England?
1:44:00 Did Wurzel have a wheel sponsor and who else did he ride for?
1:45:43 The growing popularity of Deathbox Skateboards, Wurzel moving to Germany, Deathbox warehouse flooding, taking Flip Skateboards to America and Tom Penny!
1:53:36 What is Wurzel's trade in Germany, the rebirth of Deathbox Skateboards and later years of skateboarding and his new passions of paddle boarding...
2:02:07 Brilliant sticker history!
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2:12:12 More brilliant sticker history, getting annoyed at collectors and upsetting Titus!
2:23:02 Lets get wrapping up and appreciating constructive criticism!
2:27:58 Credits!

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Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor
Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew
Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer

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