The Rick Thorne Show

Pro skateboarder, filmmaker, actor and painter Danny Minnick talks with Rick Thorne about '80s punk and skate culture, the Seattle scene where he met Nirvana and Soundgarden, and how Larry Clark hired him as skateboard cinematographer on Wassup Rockers. He explains how Harold Hunter's death pushed him into sobriety and acting at the Actors Studio, and shows some of the paintings from his gallery work.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:56 Meet Danny Minnick

0:06:17 Punks, bikers & skaters

0:11:43 Skating Seattle

0:18:41 Amateur days & skate videos

0:21:50 Nirvana, Soundgarden & Seattle bands

0:30:05 Skate cinematographer for Larry Clark

0:34:50 Harold Hunter & starting to act

0:39:53 The Actors Studio

0:44:52 His bone-on-bone ankle

0:50:10 Minor Threat, Fugazi & emo

0:53:42 His book & paintings next to Banksy

0:59:38 Gallery walkthrough

1:05:12 Outro & credits

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BMX pro Glenn "PP" Milligan joins Rick Thorne to talk about growing up in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, getting his first BMX bike by selling chocolate bars in fourth grade, and riding with the original New York crew at the Brooklyn Banks. He also talks about racing before freestyle, the Malali skate rink, why competition matters in BMX, Dave Mirra's intensity, how Mike Laird 'saved his life' at a Jersey Mike's, and Steve Rodriguez's New York club.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:43 Growing up in Brooklyn

0:06:57 The Warriors-era New York

0:11:15 The original NYC crew

0:17:39 A BMX bike from selling chocolate

0:22:52 The Malali skate rink

0:28:29 Racing first, then freestyle

0:33:32 Aging, stitches & early sponsors

0:39:02 The New York cats stick together

0:44:20 Competition & the X Games

0:47:47 Dave Mirra & Mike Laird

0:50:02 Steve Rodriguez & team events

0:55:47 The 450 & big-air contests

1:02:27 BMX & the club scene

1:06:37 Outro & credits

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BMX vert pro Mykell Larrin tells Rick Thorne about growing up riding in Racine, Wisconsin, his first contests, and how visualization helps him take on new tricks. He also talks about 15 Armed Forces Entertainment tours, including riding on tanks and water tankers and sleeping in the barracks, the college scholarship he earned, the influence of riders like Koji Kraft, and his work on suicide prevention.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:52 Meet Mykell Larrin

6:56 Visualizing new tricks

11:55 The first parks & ramps

18:07 Why he wanted to ride vert

21:24 First contests

29:06 Riding for the troops overseas

33:05 Scholarship & drafting school

37:57 Dennis McCoy, Koji & Haro

43:25 Midwest scenes & healthy competition

50:17 Suicide prevention & resources

54:07 Outro & credits

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Tattoo artist Franco Vescovi joins Rick Thorne to talk about his teenage days in San Gabriel, where his cousins grew up alongside the tattoo artist Freddy who inspired him, the fine-line style that shaped him, and opening his first studio, El Toro Ink House, in Orange County. He goes deep on coil versus rotary tattoo machines and the story behind Bishop Rotary, plus his Vatican Studios shops in Lake Forest, Laguna Beach and Hollywood.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:31 Meet Franco Vescovi

4:26 San Gabriel & Freddy's influence

10:40 Portraits & early influences

16:21 The cholo style & Boy Longo

20:08 His Italian side & the Vatican

25:43 Vatican Studios: Lake Forest to Hollywood

28:50 El Toro Ink House & the first Bishop

35:57 The rotary revolution

40:40 Coil vs. rotary

45:28 Ink, layering & technique

50:03 Hollywood Vatican

55:16 Outro & credits

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Russell Burke tells Rick Thorne about May 26, 2013, when he dove off the back of a pontoon boat into shallow water at Lake Havasu and was instantly paralyzed with a C4/C5 injury, then flatlined on the medevac flight to Las Vegas. He talks honestly about months of depression, learning acceptance, rehab, the fundraiser that got him his van, and why he now visits the newly injured and speaks to people in recovery and troubled teens.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:41 Meet Russell Burke

4:09 Learning acceptance

10:30 Speaking at a friend's rehab center

16:02 If I can do it, why can't you?

25:55 The dive at Lake Havasu

26:42 Instantly paralyzed: ICU & coma

31:01 Rehab & nursing in 2013

35:56 Coming home & spasms

39:38 The fundraiser that got him a van

47:49 How to support Russ

53:11 Outro & credits

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BMX photographer and rider Jeff Zelinski joins Rick Thorne to talk about competitiveness in freestyle, making the first Animal video for Ralph Sinisi, and how Glenn Losey helped him go from freelance shots to working at Ride and Transworld BMX. He also covers shooting stills versus video, freelancing for S&M, building a wedding photography portfolio, the X Games New York club led by Steve Rodriguez, and plans for a BMX photo book.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:50 Meet Jeff Zelinski

7:33 Kids, facilities & the Olympics

11:22 Moto Bunker & Brooklyn Banks

16:25 Photo vs. video

21:31 Glenn Losey & first photos

27:05 Transworld & Brad McDonald

31:13 Riding daily & managing himself

37:32 Weddings & freelancing

43:00 Making a BMX book

48:10 The X Games New York club

53:06 Drafting riders & going mainstream

58:31 Outro & credits

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Kickboxer Eddie Jackson talks with Rick Thorne about learning to fight, the anxiety and pressure athletes carry, and the difference between amateur smokers and licensed pro fights. He explains why you can't 'play fight' when one shot can change your life, and tells the story of his last kickboxing fight at 45 against a 23-year-old, which was ruled a draw.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:09 Meet Eddie Jackson

0:05:28 Learning to fight & breathe

0:11:52 Fighting to prove yourself

0:17:10 Nerves, coaches & pressure

0:21:58 Anxiety & mental toughness

0:27:23 Smokers vs. pro licenses

0:32:54 Getting paid as an amateur

0:37:56 His last fight: a draw at 45

0:40:57 Ground work & training

0:46:54 The Connor Bracken fight & over-40 leagues

0:54:12 Nothing left to prove

0:58:18 Outro & credits

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Tattoo legend Freddy Negrete talks with Rick Thorne about the black-and-gray style that grew out of California prisons, working as a tattoo technical adviser on around 30 films like Con Air and Blood In Blood Out, and how flash and the internet changed the trade. He tells how he gave himself a stick-and-poke tattoo with his sister's mascara at 12, then got good at tattooing in the California Youth Authority's Tamarack lockup program, and talks about his mentor Ed Hardy.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:25 Meet Freddy Negrete

0:08:29 Tattooing for the movies

0:11:27 Who owns a tattoo design?

0:17:10 Flash, shops & the internet

0:22:10 Clients & quality work

0:27:38 Black & gray from the prisons

0:36:22 First tattoo with mascara at 12

0:38:16 The Tamarack lockup program

0:45:24 Single-needle realism

0:49:47 Color tattoos & Ed Hardy

0:54:27 Realism & references

0:59:36 The Negrete name & Vatican

1:06:34 Outro & credits

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Actor Frankie Loyal talks with Rick Thorne about spending 10 days in the ICU over his birthday and Christmas, and about his late friend Sid Krofft, the legendary puppeteer behind H.R. Pufnstuf, whom he helped move out of his Hollywood home before he passed at 96. He also covers his first acting job in San Francisco in '96, working in film with tattoos, landing his role on Mayans M.C., his clothing line All Loyal, and why loyalty and honesty matter to him.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:41 Meet Frankie Loyal

4:54 Remembering Sid Krofft

12:22 Growing up on art & TV

15:57 Haight Street & early film work

21:15 Acting with tattoos & old-school shops

26:47 Getting noticed & Mayans casting

31:37 The audition that landed the role

36:57 Seasons on Mayans & the Fonz

42:10 John Hughes & real storytelling

46:53 Loyalty, honesty & clothing

52:20 Outro & credits

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Comedian Ric Diez joins Rick Thorne to talk about open mics, how the room itself changes a comedy show, and what BMX taught him about knowing his limits. He shares stories from living and performing abroad in places like Thailand, explains why people get stuck in their comfort zone, and gives his take on Kill Tony as a launchpad for new comics.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:44 Meet Ric Diez

0:05:57 What makes a good comedy room

0:10:52 BMX & knowing your limits

0:16:14 Living in Thailand

0:19:21 Starting before COVID & Kill Tony

0:25:59 Exploring every city

0:31:08 Escaping the comfort zone

0:36:11 Going full-time in comedy

0:40:08 Accents & British English

0:46:47 The name game

0:51:20 Kill Tony & grinding

0:56:09 Where to find Ric

1:01:36 Outro & credits

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vF-5CjbK6ko

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