070 In the Patch With Cabbage Bradfield, Podcaster, Skateboarder, Musician, Lover of Skateboarding...
My first ever Dual Podcast where we recorded this with the intent for it to be a podcast for each others shows, but I lagged severely and he posted his quite a while ago on his podcast. Check out the podcast as posted by Cabbage and check out some of the other people he's interviewed. <a href="https://inthepatch.libsyn.com/jim-gray-bleav-in-skateboarding">FIND IT HERE</a>
So, first I start off with an apology to Cabbage, some shit in my life went a little south a couple days after recording this, and I just put the Podcast on hold while I took some personal time to fume, pout, be sad, feel sorry for myself, and so many other foolish realities we all put ourselves through. That sad, depressing bout lasted a few months, but it ended up that I just did not do any new podcasts or finish this one for almost a year, and just focused on living and staying healthy. Then, I finally decided it was time to get back on track, so here we go. Cabbage and I both do these podcasts merely for fun, and not for profit so I hope he will understand.. Please forgive me Mr. Cabbage Bradfield...
Cabbage is an East Coast Skater, and we share lots of stories about skaters, doing podcasts, perceptions versus reality, skate politics, marriage and divorce, therapy, weigh loss, other podcasts and shows, our styles of podcasting etc... We are definitely a different breed of Podcasters who float to our own beat. Thanks for joining me Mini Ramp Champ Cabbage, I had a good time..
If you follow Cabbage's podcast, you may have already listened to this, but if not please enjoy.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;070 In the Patch With Cabbage Bradfield, Podcaster, Skateboarder, Musician, Lover of Skateboarding...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My first ever Dual Podcast where we recorded this with the intent for it to be a podcast for each others shows, but I lagged severely and he posted his quite a while ago on his podcast. Check out the podcast as posted by Cabbage and check out some of the other people he's interviewed. &lt;a href="https://inthepatch.libsyn.com/jim-gray-bleav-in-skateboarding"&gt;FIND IT HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, first I start off with an apology to Cabbage, some shit in my life went a little south a couple days after recording this, and I just put the Podcast on hold while I took some personal time to fume, pout, be sad, feel sorry for myself, and so many other foolish realities we all put ourselves through. That sad, depressing bout lasted a few months, but it ended up that I just did not do any new podcasts or finish this one for almost a year, and just focused on living and staying healthy. Then, I finally decided it was time to get back on track, so here we go. Cabbage and I both do these podcasts merely for fun, and not for profit so I hope he will understand.. Please forgive me Mr. Cabbage Bradfield...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cabbage is an &lt;strong&gt;East Coast Skater&lt;/strong&gt;, and we share lots of stories about skaters, doing podcasts, perceptions versus reality, skate politics, marriage and divorce, therapy, weigh loss, other podcasts and shows, our styles of podcasting etc... We are definitely a different breed of Podcasters who float to our own beat. Thanks for joining me Mini Ramp Champ Cabbage, I had a good time..&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you follow Cabbage's podcast, you may have already listened to this, but if not please enjoy.&lt;/p&gt;
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070 In the Patch With Cabbage Bradfield, Podcaster, Skateboarder, Musician, Lover of Skateboarding... 

070 In the Patch With Cabbage Bradfield

069 Clayton Graul, Skateboarder, DIY Enthusiast, leader of @UrbanSkateProject
I've seen Clayton around for years now, or at least a decade or so, just another nice easy going skater to cross paths with, or at least that's what I thought. I start seeing more and more very cool DIY spots popping up all over Southern California and notice that Clayton is behind many of them, or maybe most of them, but certainly has a heavy helping hand in the DIY Skate Spot Movement.
You can see his everyday instagram @clayton_graul and see another middle aged man out skating curbs, crusty ditches, quarterpipes, and a whole lot of random stuff. Definitely loves rolling on his skateboard, that is very apparent. If you check his @urbanskateproject page you can see the many projects he is working on, has worked on, in progress etc..... He leaves tips for other DIY builders around the country about materials and tools etc.... All for the love of skateboarding, and not money, got to love and respect that.
So, we sit down and chat, you will learn some of his roots, inspiration for building DIY and his opinion as well as my big mouthed opinion on public skateparks in general. I think I speak for both of us in apologizing for our dogs who just would not stop playing with each other and making noise during the recording, but hey they are our dogs, so they are perfect, right!!!
Hope you enjoy my chat with Clayton, and thanks as always for listening.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;069 Clayton Graul, Skateboarder, DIY Enthusiast, leader of @UrbanSkateProject&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I've seen Clayton around for years now, or at least a decade or so, just another nice easy going skater to cross paths with, or at least that's what I thought. I start seeing more and more very cool &lt;strong&gt;DIY spots&lt;/strong&gt; popping up all over &lt;strong&gt;Southern California&lt;/strong&gt; and notice that Clayton is behind many of them, or maybe most of them, but certainly has a heavy helping hand in the &lt;strong&gt;DIY Skate Spot Movement&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can see his everyday &lt;strong&gt;instagram @clayton_graul&lt;/strong&gt; and see another middle aged man out skating curbs, crusty ditches, quarterpipes, and a whole lot of random stuff. Definitely loves rolling on his skateboard, that is very apparent. If you check his &lt;strong&gt;@urbanskateproject&lt;/strong&gt; page you can see the many projects he is working on, has worked on, in progress etc..... He leaves tips for other DIY builders around the country about materials and tools etc.... All for the love of skateboarding, and not money, got to love and respect that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, we sit down and chat, you will learn some of his roots, inspiration for building DIY and his opinion as well as my big mouthed opinion on public skateparks in general. I think I speak for both of us in apologizing for our dogs who just would not stop playing with each other and making noise during the recording, but hey they are our dogs, so they are perfect, right!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hope you enjoy my chat with Clayton, and thanks as always for listening.&lt;/p&gt;
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069 Clayton Graul, Skateboarder, DIY Enthusiast, leader of @UrbanSkateProject 



Episode 068 Scott Pellet S.O.S. Friend, Skater, Hollywood Film/TV editor, TEXAN!
Scott and I met over 10 years ago when he was trying to help put together a film on the history of Texas Skateboarding. We quickly became friends and have stayed in touch since then, sharing meals, skating, stories, hanging with family and mutual friends, etc...
Scott found an interest in filmmaking at an early age.  Being a kid who grew up in the Dallas area and riding at the Jeff Phillips Skatepark, the first major media project he put together was on Jeff Phillips. Scott's love of skateboarding, filmmaking and music have filled his life and still do.
He has been working in the Hollywood TV/Film world for quite awhile now.  I have been fortunate enough to get to visit him at some of the studios he was working at and see sets for successful TV shows such as The Goldbergs and Chuck. He has worked as an editor on the TV shows  &quot;Chuck&quot; (NBC), &quot;The Goldbergs&quot; (ABC), &quot;Mad Dogs&quot; (Amazon), &quot;Sneaky Pete&quot; (Amazon), &quot;L.A.'s Finest&quot; (Spectrum), &quot;Painkiller&quot; (Netflix) and the Lionsgate feature, &quot;The Devil You Know&quot;.  You can check his <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1928603/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDB credits by clicking on this IMDB link. </a> You will see all the cool stuff this skater has done. I am stoked I have gotten to see a lot of it up close and personal over the years.
For several years, Scott and fellow Texans Heath Cherryhomes and Jake Kirby would make an annual pilgrimage to all the local skateparks while Heath and Jake stayed with me during the summer. We were all given nicknames and Scott's was S.O.S. &quot;Sex on a Stick&quot;.  I had Texas-sized stickers of our nicknames printed for our helmets symbolizing our brotherhood....
Things we discuss in this podcast that I think some of you might find interesting are our skating adventures, his work on his first film about Jeff Phillips, his Hollywood gigs and the time he filmed interviews (including Jeff Grosso) at my house. Hope you enjoy meeting another interesting person who has passed through my life and is also a skater and very talented in other realms...

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 068 Scott Pellet S.O.S. Friend, Skater, Hollywood Film/TV editor, TEXAN!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scott and I met over 10 years ago when he was trying to help put together a film on the history of &lt;strong&gt;Texas Skateboarding&lt;/strong&gt;. We quickly became friends and have stayed in touch since then, sharing meals, skating, stories, hanging with family and mutual friends, etc...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scott found an interest in filmmaking at an early age.  Being a kid who grew up in the Dallas area and riding at the &lt;strong&gt;Jeff Phillips Skatepark&lt;/strong&gt;, the first major media project he put together was on &lt;strong&gt;Jeff Phillips&lt;/strong&gt;. Scott's love of skateboarding, filmmaking and music have filled his life and still do.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He has been working in the &lt;strong&gt;Hollywood TV/Film&lt;/strong&gt; world for quite awhile now.  I have been fortunate enough to get to visit him at some of the studios he was working at and see sets for successful TV shows such as &lt;strong&gt;The&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Goldbergs&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Chuck&lt;/strong&gt;. He has worked as an editor on the TV shows  &lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Chuck&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (NBC), &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;The Goldbergs&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (ABC), &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Mad Dogs&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Amazon), &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Sneaky Pete&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Amazon), &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;L.A.'s Finest&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Spectrum), &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Painkiller&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; (Netflix) and the Lionsgate feature, &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;The Devil You Know&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.  Y&lt;/span&gt;ou can check his &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1928603/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;IMDB credits by clicking on this IMDB link. &lt;/a&gt; You will see all the cool stuff this skater has done. I am stoked I have gotten to see a lot of it up close and personal over the years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For several years, Scott and fellow Texans &lt;strong&gt;Heath Cherryhomes&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Jake Kirby&lt;/strong&gt; would make an annual pilgrimage to all the local skateparks while Heath and Jake stayed with me during the summer. We were all given nicknames and Scott's was &lt;strong&gt;S.O.S. &amp;quot;Sex on a Stick&amp;quot;.&lt;/strong&gt;  I had Texas-sized stickers of our nicknames printed for our helmets symbolizing our brotherhood....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Things we discuss in this podcast that I think some of you might find interesting are our skating adventures, his work on his first film about Jeff Phillips, his Hollywood gigs and the time he filmed interviews (including &lt;strong&gt;Jeff Grosso)&lt;/strong&gt; at my house. Hope you enjoy meeting another interesting person who has passed through my life and is also a skater and very talented in other realms...&lt;/p&gt;
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Episode 068 Scott Pellet S.O.S. Friend, Skater, Hollywood Film/TV editor, TEXAN!

067 Geoffrey Gunderson, Vaquero Skateboards Owner, Skater and Friend
Geoff is a skater and small skate brand owner I've gotten to know and become friends with over the past few years. He is a So Cal born, Oregon Raised, eventually a Nor Cal transplant, so we talk about that and our perceptions of the preconceived attitudes that come with each amongst other things. We have had some great sessions together over the last decade and we talk about some of those times... Flower Shop in SF, Weirdo Bowl, etc....
We talk skate shops vs. chain stores and what small skate shops provided for skateboarders which is so rare today. In the old days &quot;Kooks were Kooks, but who gets to decide who a Kook is, some other Kook&quot; We even give props to some longboarder friends of ours, so damn we must be the kooks... hahaha  We talked about one of our mutually favorite skateboarders Josh Rodriguez!  We both feel Josh a craft beer who has never had a model which is unbelievable, and lots of guys that have models are Coors Lite... lol  we had a fun conversation and hope you enjoy it...
Geoffrey skates everything, and I like that. We talk about some of the issues in sponsoring skaters, our own perceptions and what stokes us out vs what's cool to do. Both of us are stubborn and do it our way. He has a great 14 year old Danny Way story amongst others.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;067 Geoffrey Gunderson, Vaquero Skateboards Owner, Skater and Friend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Geoff is a skater and small skate brand owner I've gotten to know and become friends with over the past few years. He is a So Cal born, Oregon Raised, eventually a Nor Cal transplant, so we talk about that and our perceptions of the preconceived attitudes that come with each amongst other things. We have had some great sessions together over the last decade and we talk about some of those times... Flower Shop in SF, Weirdo Bowl, etc....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We talk skate shops vs. chain stores and what small skate shops provided for skateboarders which is so rare today. In the old days &lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Kooks were Kooks, but who gets to decide who a Kook is, some other Kook&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt; We even give props to some longboarder friends of ours, so damn we must be the kooks... hahaha  We talked about one of our mutually favorite skateboarders &lt;strong&gt;Josh Rodriguez!  &lt;/strong&gt;We both feel Josh a craft beer who has never had a model which is unbelievable, and lots of guys that have models are Coors Lite... lol  we had a fun conversation and hope you enjoy it...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Geoffrey skates everything, and I like that. We talk about some of the issues in sponsoring skaters, our own perceptions and what stokes us out vs what's cool to do. Both of us are stubborn and do it our way. He has a great 14 year old &lt;strong&gt;Danny Way&lt;/strong&gt; story amongst others.&lt;/p&gt;
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067 Geoffrey Gunderson, Vaquero Skateboards Owner, Skater and Friend

066 Chantelle Heroux, Founder of &quot;Bridge to Skate&quot; Non-Profit
We talked about her nonprofit, <a href="https://www.bridgetoskate.org/">Bridge to Skate</a>. She does great work in South LA using Skateboarding as a tool for support, motivation, and making lives better.. I am happy to call her a friend and think you will enjoy the story of how she found Skateboarding, or maybe better said how it found her. I’d say all the people she’s helped should be thankful she got kicked off the soccer team! I know I am!! 
Also known on Instagram by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blondecrisis911/">@blondecrisis911</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetoskate/">@bridgetoskate</a>.  Chantelle popped in for a little chat, a hug for me, and lots of cuddling with Tiago.
She has a great story including building a school that houses 27 students in Honduras. A quote from the Bridge to Skate Website...
With exercise comes education, and vice-versa. The two can’t be separated when it comes to living a healthy and fulfilled life. An extension of the BTS concept of providing community support, our school development efforts have already led to changing lives. Our goal, where needed and endorsed, is to complete the “trifecta” – skateboard park, playground and school – in order to give the local community a strong foundation of growth that can lift it from impoverished circumstances over generations.
I hope you enjoy my conversation with this creative, passionate, and giving human being, also known as Chanty.. We start out with a great conversation about Chad Muska which I think will entertain you..

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;066 Chantelle Heroux, Founder of &amp;quot;Bridge to Skate&amp;quot; Non-Profit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We talked about her nonprofit, &lt;a href="https://www.bridgetoskate.org/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bridge to Skate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. She does &lt;strong&gt;great work in South LA using Skateboarding as a tool&lt;/strong&gt; for support, motivation, and making lives better.. I am happy to call her a friend and think you will enjoy the story of how she found Skateboarding, or maybe better said how it found her. I’d say all the people she’s helped should be thankful she &lt;strong&gt;got kicked off the soccer team!&lt;/strong&gt; I know I am!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Also known on Instagram by &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/blondecrisis911/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@blondecrisis911&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetoskate/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@bridgetoskate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  Chantelle popped in for a little chat, a hug for me, and lots of cuddling with Tiago.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She has a great story including building a school that houses 27 students in Honduras. A quote from the Bridge to Skate Website...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;With exercise comes education, and vice-versa. The two can’t be separated when it comes to living a healthy and fulfilled life. An extension of the BTS concept of providing community support, our school development efforts have already led to changing lives. Our goal, where needed and endorsed, is to complete the “trifecta” – skateboard park, playground and school – in order to give the local community a strong foundation of growth that can lift it from impoverished circumstances over generations.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope you enjoy my conversation with this creative, passionate, and giving human being, also known as &lt;strong&gt;Chanty&lt;/strong&gt;.. We start out with a great conversation about &lt;strong&gt;Chad Muska&lt;/strong&gt; which I think will entertain you..&lt;/p&gt;
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066 Chantelle Heroux, Founder of Bridge to Skate Non-Profit

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