Boots of Death Skateboards & South Norfolk Skateboard Academy | Brain Drain Show #78

Brain Drain Episode 77 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Get comfortable as we dive into over an hour and a half of incredible skateboarding history with Death Skateboards Pro Paul "Boots" Hopkins 👑In this episode we meeting Nick Zorlac & Dan Cates, getting on Death Skateboards and turning pro, riding for Adidas, being on multiple Big Push', filming for Death Skateboards "Better Than Life" & "Ordinary Madness" videos, the famous Backside Noseblunt photo that was on the cover of Sidewalk Magazine, stepping away from skateboarding, getting back into skateboarding, the birth of his skate school SNSA & a whole load more 👀00:00 - Coming up/Intro03:15 - Classic Dan Cates stories...07:10 - Where is Boots from & how did he get into skateboarding?11:06 - Meeting Nick Zorlac, getting sponsored by Death Skateboards & the Death's Big Push with Ricky Oyola & Adidas Skateboarding Big Pushs'34:34 - Riding for Fallen Footwear, Circa Footwear, getting sponsored by Adidas Skateboarding and the EA Skate Tour with the Death & Blueprint team.41:08 - Show sponsor #1: Skull Candy.(Use code BRAINDRAIN20 for 20% off your order at www.skullcandy.co.uk)41:53 - Turning pro for Death Skateboards, an overview of his pro graphics and his best & worst video parts & riding for Rollersnakes & Oakley.56:22 - Boots' "First Light" in Sidewalk Magazine & his first cover for Document Magazine.58:48 - The Backside Noseblunt in Manchester for the cover of Sidewalk Magazine (continued after advert)1:04:31 - Show Sponsor #2: Slappy Trucks.(www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks)1:05:18 - The Backside Noseblunt in Manchester & still being recognised from the Sidewalk cover.1:09:46 - Dipping out of skateboarding, numerous injuries & wanting to film a new video part!1:16:57 - South Norfolk Skateboard Academy1:23:40 - Where does the nickname Boots originate from?1:27:34 - Thankyou's, farewells and credits...BOOK A LESSON WITH BOOTS HERE:www.snsa.co.uk | IG & TT: @snskateboardacademyDISCLAIMER:The views, opinions, statements, analyses, and commentary expressed do not, under any circumstances, represent, reflect, or imply the official views, positions, policies, or endorsements of Rollersnakes, Brain Drain, or any of their respective staff, employees or affiliates.💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #channonking #blueprintskateboards