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 in-between from the first ever professional skateboarder for Deathbox Skateboards, Duncan "Wurzel" Houlton! In this episode we discuss 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! 29:56 - We're on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 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. 1:17:05 - Show Sponsor #1: https://www.rollersnakes.co.uk 1:18:20 - Becoming the first professional for Deathbox, dealing with early hate & distribution... 1:23:28 - Moving to Wellingborough, printing Deathbox t-shirts & 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! 2:11:14 - Show Sponsor #2: https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+clothing 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! Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Youtube. https://linkin.bio/rollersnakes Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video. Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow 💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰 https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drain INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakes https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderby YOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestv Support us by checking out our sponsors: Consume Clothing: www.rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=consume+ Rollersnakes: www.rollersnakes.co.uk Presenters: Forde Brookfield & Toby Batchelor @tobybatchelor Edited by: Forde Brookfield @bagheadcrew Producer: Frazer Murphy @dontfollowfrazer #skateboarding #wurzel #deathboxskateboards