This time I interviewed some who’s been a staple of the fingerboarding community for almost 20 years. We talked about Gripskin, prototyping, the forum days and baking bread.
Episode 34 – Interview with OGs from the Australian scene
This week I spoke to three people who have been involved in the Australian fingerboarding scene for years and in some cases even from the beginning. We talk about important people and companies in the scene.
Episode 33 – Interview with Burt from Five Luck
This one was a long time in the making. I finally managed to sit down with Burt from Five Luck. Deck maker extraordinaire and my Sponsor. We talked about living in the bush in the middle of nowhere in Canada, Making Decks in a verry low tech way, quality and also the occasional Lynx that walks by his Cabin.
Episode 32 – Interview with Nico Frank
Episode 31 – Interview with Angga Panda from Papanjari
This week I talked to Angga Panda, the man behind Papanjari, one of the Godfathers of the Indonesian FIngerboard community. We talked about getting TechDecks into Indonesia, the local scene and some of the companies from Indonesia
Episode 30 – Interview with Timo “TKY” Kranz, owner of the ASI Berlin shop
This time I visited my good friend, the legend himself, Timo Kranz also known as TKY at his shop in Berlin, the ASI Berlin shop. We talked about him, his journey in fingerboarding, how the shop got started, the pandemic, organizing events etc.
Episode 29 – Interview with Chris Hennemann from Harz4 Wheels
This time I talked to a very good friend of mine, and fellow ASI Shop local, Chris Hennemann. Chris has been in the scene for ages and decided to make wheels two years ago and has been on a journey of trial and error ever since.
Check the ASI Shop website to see if they have his wheels in stock.
We talked about a few Videos, so I’ve linked them below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NRwpvNFf0&ab_channel=AlexisMilant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-N1tBF9_mM&feature=youtu.be
Episode 28 – Interview with Benny from Goodvibes FB
Benny is in charge of the fingerboard section at Goodvibes in Texas. Goodvibes combines RC Drifting and Fingerboarding in it’s walls and is one of the few Brick & Mortar Fingerboard Stores in the world.
Check out our conversation.
Episode 27 – Interview with James aka Slim Benzene
Since there recently has been an incident with racism in the fingerboard community I asked James aka SlimBenzene if he’d be willing to talk about that with me.
Episode 26 – Interview with Mallory Curtis, owner of Unique Decks
This week I’ve met up virtually with Mallory Curtis the person behind Unique Decks.
Episode 25 – Interview with Ramon Angelow
This one has been long overdue. We did an impromptu interview since I had a microphone with me at the shop. Sadly the room at the ASI Berlin Shop we recorded in had a bit of an echo. Please excuse the audio on this and the next episode. But it should be allright to listen to.