The Bones Brigade Audio Show

The BBAS crew, along with our good friend Jim Fitzpatrick, are back in the studio this week to delve headfirst into the short, sweet and mostly unknown Powell Peralta video, Camp Motherhood! Developed primarily as a tradeshow video- promotional material to support Powell’s 1989 sales and marketing initiatives- Camp Motherhood is an interesting time capsule, inadvertently bridging the gap between where Public Domain left off and Ban This started, and marking an infamous era for the ‘Brigade that saw the introduction of the notorious Field Manual, the exit of Mike Vallely, and numerous other changes beginning to manifest under the surface. As always, Fitz breaks it all down with more detail and behind-the-scenes knowledge than you could ever reasonably expect. You have your marching orders, private- so join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Welcome back to the show! We’re here at Episode 66, bringing you issue #14 of the much-celebrated BBAS Intelligence Report, and joining us in the studio for the occasion is none other than Florida vertical legend and Bones Brigade alum, Mike Frazier- along with special guest host Nick Halkias of Strangelove Skateboards! Join us as we get deep into the weeds with Mike on his early days skating in Clearwater, his time with Zorlac and subsequently turning pro for Powell Peralta, filming his groundbreaking sections for “8” and “Celebraty Tropical Fish”, his lost “Chaos” part, the importance of Skatepark of Tampa, and a ton more. There’s no Vert Button to hit on this one, so turn up the volume and join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Here we are, ringing in 40 years of the McTwist; perhaps the first trick in skateboarding history to achieve “household name” status. With the possible exception of the 900, is there a single skateboarding trick more legendary? A single maneuver that has been requested more by crowds of delirious, sunburnt demo-goers? We don’t think so- and joining us here in the BBAS studio to back up this inarguable claim is renowned skate historian, author, artist, and Berlin Skateboard Museum curator Jürgen Blümlein! We talked with Jürgen about his involvement in the McTwist’s 40th anniversary celebration, his collaboration with Mike McGill and Vans on their upcoming limited-edition commemorative Sk8-Hi colorway, and we get deep into the trick’s rich four-decade history all the way back to that fateful evening at the Swedish summer camp in 1984. McTwist and shout? Wipe out all over the place, baby… and join us, shall you?You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Greetings, skateboard cultists, and welcome back to Issue #13 of the Intelligence Report! To say we’re excited for this one is an understatement, because joining us in the BBAS studio for an epic chat is none other than Eric Sanderson himself! An iconic member of the Bones Brigade during their 80’s heyday, Eric was prominently featured in nearly all of the most revered Powell Peralta videos, participated in innumerable summer tours, and is of course one of the four riders that made up Public Domain’s legendary Rubber Boys crew- and that’s just scratching the surface. We get into the weeds with Eric on his early days in skateboarding, getting sponsored, his long and dedicated career at Powell, filming for all the classic videos, and everything in between. Do we now observe the rights of passage of a newly emerging civilization? There’s only one way to find out… join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

If you’ve listened this far, you surely know by now that we here at The Bones Brigade Audio Show have a borderline-unhealthy obsession with uncovering the smallest bits of minutiae available for anything and everything to do with the Powell Peralta videos. We assumed we were alone in this sickness, wandering the wastelands in search of forgotten parking lots and slabs of concrete once boardslid by the Rib Bones of giants. So, imagine our surprise when we came across the meticulously-crafted 40th Anniversary Bones Brigade Video Show Filming Locations video on the 80’s Life YouTube channel! We had no choice but to reach out to its creator- Kurt Crucial- and an instant bond of skateboard nerddom was formed. A true kindred spirit, Kurt joined us in the studio to take us through his life in skateboarding, his process of making his incredible filming location videos, and how he was able to find so many of these hallowed skate spots last visited by Lance Mountain and Stacy Peralta some four decades ago. This is an episode you will definitely not want to miss, so gas up the Volvo and join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

We interrupt this regularly scheduled two-week break to bring you a surprise episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show! This past weekend, Powell Peralta unleashed Andy Anderson’s brand new “Crazy Wisdom” onto the world to great (and well-deserved) fanfare. So insane were the contents of this video that we decided to stop what we were doing, hop into the studio, and put our thoughts on tape! Come along as we discuss Andy’s incredible contributions to the world of creative skateboarding and our favorite parts of this 12-minute masterpiece. It's a quick video and a quick episode- but when the iron is hot, the BBAS crew strikes! Darkslide on over to your favorite podcast platform and join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Welcome back to the show! For this, the 12th issue of the BBAS Intelligence Report, we’re absolutely honored to be joined in the studio by none other than the legendary Sean Cliver! Picked out of a pool of more than 600 applicants to answer a 1988 Powell Peralta “artist wanted” ad, Sean packed his bags for a one-way trip to California where he spent three years creating some of the most revered graphics in the company’s history, ably filling the impossibly large shoes of the recently-retired VCJ before moving on to a storied career as an artist, author, TV and movie producer, and eventual skateboard company owner. In addition to taking us through the whole story of his time at Powell HQ from beginning to end- leaving no stone unturned- we discussed nearly every graphic Sean designed for the ‘Brigade during his stint at the drawing table, and tons more. It’s almost time for this week’s design review- so join us, shall you? Strangelove Skateboards is offering our listeners 50% off their art prints! Use promo code: BRIGADE at check out. www.strangeloveskateboards.com You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

The BBAS crew headed west for an epic couple of days late last month to attend the Skateboarding Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Vans HQ in Costa Mesa, and in the process zig-zagged across Southern California to pack in a visit to the Powell Peralta factory, a full tour of Madrid Skateboards HQ, a stop at the Pink Motel, a tour of the SHOF Museum and wrapped it up in Venice at the Artful Dodgers art show, which featured the works of Stacy Peralta, Craig Stecyk and more. Come along as we tell the tales of checking out Jerry Madrid’s incredible screen-used Back to the Future Valterra board, touring SkateOne with Sean Cliver and Anita Tessensohn, line-hopping with Lance Mountain, and much more. From burritos to Bod Boyle to the Blue Tile Lounge, it was truly an adventure for the ages. Join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Interested in getting started with this whole skateboarding thing, but not sure where to begin? We’ve all been there. Luckily, the days of trying to figure it all out on your own ended long ago, thanks to the advent of skating’s most notable entertainment underdog, the often-overlooked instructional video! Today, Larry and Matt are back in the BBAS studio to delve into the belly of the beast, as we discuss Powell Skateboards’ year-2000 export, Basic Training. Indeed, by the time you’re done with this video (and, of course, this podcast) you’ll be ollieing like Danny Wainwright, nosesliding like Moses Itkonen, frontside 50-50’ing like Steve Caballero, and barking orders like Sergeant Slam! The platoon is shipping out to Camp Motherhood at first light, so grab your duffle bag, show me fifty tick-tacks and join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Take your seats, kids- the bell has rang. You’re going to want to pay attention, because today’s lesson will be on the 1999 Bones Bearings team video, Class of 2000! Settle down, settle down. As you can see, we have a special guest instructor joining us today, all the way from Plan B University- Mr. Jeremy Wray. Everyone, eyes up front- please, save your questions until after the presentation. We will be discussing and dissecting some rapid-fire skateboarding parts by Steve Caballero, Moses Itkonen, Jon Comer, Jason Ellis, Pat Channita- and even Mr. Wray himself- along with many, many others. And yes, there will be a pop quiz at the end, so pay attention and take good notes. You want to graduate with honors, don’t you? Well, there’s only one way to get there. Study hard and join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

“By skaters, for skaters”-as it was then, so it is now at The Bones Brigade Audio Show! Welcome back to another cannonball straight into the Deep End of Nickelodeon’s most notorious contribution to early nineties subculture, SK8-TV! Joining us in the studio for a part-by-part analysis of its fabled Episode 3 is none other than our good friend and returning special guest, the one and only Anthony Pappalardo. From Jim Thiebaud getting pummeled mid-interview by a bucket of water courtesy of Tommy Guerrero, to Lance Mountain getting his mouth duct-taped shut after drawing his own likeness on the bottom of Matt Lynn’s foot, to Ray Underhill preaching skate safety from an RV window somewhere along a California mountain roadway, this episode delivers the goods in a hilarious, rapid-fire fashion that would set the pace for the rest of the series. As always, you can check out the full, chronologically correct episode over on our YouTube channel. What are you waiting for? Join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

We know what you’re thinking- what the hell is “Matcha Rules?" Indeed, The Bones Brigade Audio Show has not been shy about shining light onto some of the more obscure and unknown videos from the farthest corners of the ‘Brigade universe- but this one might just take the cake. What we have here, friends, is a half hour long, professionally produced, stacked and soundtracked 1999 Powell Skateboards Japan tour video featuring Steve Caballero, Jon Comer and Moses Itkonen… that no one has ever heard of. You won’t find it in a Google search. It’s not online. The aforementioned skaters that were in it have never heard of it. How it came to be made, printed, and immediately relegated to absolute obscurity- even in the age of the internet- is a complete mystery. However, as always, the BBAS crew- with the assistance of this episode’s special returning guest, legendary skate sleuth Bobby Puleo- are here to help unravel it all. Part by part, park by park and trick by trick, we get into the weeds and deliver you the VHS goods. Of course, you can come along for the ride, as this forgotten video enigma is now available for you to see in all its glory over on the BBAS YouTube channel. Does Matcha indeed rule? There’s only one way to find out- so join us, shall you? Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Roads? For this episode of The Bones Brigade Audio Show, we don’t need roads. This week, the BBAS crew invite you to travel back in time to 1985 for the most complete and painstaking Back to the Future skateboarding retrospective ever assembled in one place! For many, this film- however unintentionally- marked the jumping off point, when skating entered the mainstream collective consciousness of legions of action-starved kids around the globe and helped kickstart the mid-80’s skate boom to follow. Joining us on our trip are three incredible guests: Jerry Madrid, owner of Madrid Skateboards, to discuss the origins of Marty McFly’s infamous Valterra/Madrid collaboration; Bob Schmelzer, Circle-A founder and pro freestyler who doubled for original BTTF leading man Eric Stoltz; and legendary Powell Peralta pro Per Welinder, who not only stepped into Michael J. Fox’s skate shoes for the refilming, but also managed to find himself sitting in a car careening toward the back of a famous manure truck for one of the movie’s most memorable scenes. We dig into the history, the filming, the stories, the culture, the graphics, and everything in between- so get that DeLorean up to 88 miles per hour and join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

Welcome back to the show! For this- our eleventh installment of the Intelligence Report series- we are honored to be joined in the studio by the legendary Sophie Bourgeois! Aside from being known far and wide in the Bones Brigade universe for her short but memorable interview and freestyle segment alongside Anita Tessensohn and Lori Rigsby in 1988’s Public Domain, Sophie has a long and fascinating tale that is deeply rooted in skateboarding history. From her early days as one of Canada’s top female skateboarders in the late 1970’s to championship wins, meeting Kevin Harris, moving to the US, her two-year relationship with Rodney Mullen, filming with Stacy Peralta, injuries, comebacks, and the eventual bowing out for a career in academics and aviation- we cover it all and then some. As you undoubtedly know by now, these are stories you’ll only get to hear if you are tuned into The Bones Brigade Audio Show, so watch out for them snakes and join us, shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support

“Powell magic”- a topic of much discussion here at the BBAS from the very beginning. Faithful listeners have endured countless tales of spliced-in sound effects, bails cut into makes, Frankie Hill’s famous “foot POV” handrail, Robert Kittila’s experimental camera creations… the list of Powell’s magic moments goes on and on. Yet, there’s one considerably important bit of Powell Magic yet to be delved into- the 1998 video of the same name! Yes, Brigadiers, today we’ll be digging deep into Bones Brigade video 16- or so it’s labeled- and joining us for the adventure is none other than legendary Powell pro, global skateboarding ambassador and 23-time X Games medalist, Andy Macdonald! We go part-by-part with Andy through this late-nineties time capsule to get the inside information on the team, the tricks, the tours, the trampolines and the times that you have come to expect from The Bones Brigade Audio Show. Magic is in the air and the demo is about to start, so get up to the deck and join us- shall you? You can help support our show by buying us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠www.buymeacoffee.com/BBASpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thebonesbrigadeaudioshow⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠The Bones Brigade Audio Show⁠⁠⁠ Email us your questions and feedback to read on future episodes: ⁠⁠⁠www.thebonesbrigadeaudioshow.com/contact⁠⁠⁠ HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/larry-ransom/support