"Brain Drain Episode 39 with Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor 🧠 Join us for just under two hours of top shelf skateboard nerd talk with Real Skateboards vert own Harry Lintell!

In this episode we discuss living in Texas, moving back to the UK, getting hooked up via the DVS "Hook Me Up" contest, moving to London then Manchester, getting on Superdead, iPath and Converse deals, how he ended up riding for Real, meeting Eric Koston, fishing and much much more!"

Topics include: 

• DLX board shapes & Harry picking his first future pro shape for Real Skateboards?
• Grimple Stix making super long boards?
• Where did Harry grow up and what where his first encounters with skateboarding?
• Tourists visas, visiting the U.S.A and customs questions...
• Getting held for interrogation and being accused of trying to enter the U.S.A to trim weed in Murder Mountain.
• Moving to Manchester & a winning the DVS Footwear "Hook Me Up" competition.
• Staying at The Castle with Money Morph, chicken shop & pizza creations and other Morph stories...
• Nine Club Appreciation.
• How Ninja Kitchen UK, Secret menus at McDonalds, Wendys Burger and random take away nonsense.
• First sponsors, skating for iPath & getting offers from Converse...
• China Ferguson getting Harry on the legitimate Real Skateboards team.
• Jim Theibaud supporting upcoming skaters and the brilliance of Deluxe Distribution.
• Meeting Andy Roy and other various legends.
• Being blown away watching Grant Taylor shred & Harrys other incredible sponsors.
• Skating in Manchester, the legend of Joe Gavin and more Mancunian legends.
• UKVM, Ben Grove and Eddie Belvedere stories.
• Meeting Eric Koston at Copenhagen Open.
• Brain Drain Show on Patreon!
• Going pro for Real Skateboards and filming towards projects with Kevin Parrot & Ryan Gray.
• Has social media eliminated the need for video parts?
• Surprise pro party at Black Sheep Skate Store and fishing the day after turning pro.
• Who's Harrys favourite DLX team mate?
• Julien Stranger, Anti Hero, Turbo Island and getting wild on tour!.

Courtesy of Rollersnakes

"The man"

"Gotta love harry rad asf"