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!

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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.

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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!

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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!

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