Largest Skate Video Collection Ever w/ SK8 Video Freak | Brain Drain Show #63

Brain Drain Episode 63 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield🧠 Get yourself comfortable as we dive into just over hour and a half of intensive VHS collecting history from one of the biggest skateboard media collectors to ever exist, @sk8videofreak aka Marc Brinkers 📼In this episode we discuss why Brinkers is on a one man mission to collect & digitalise every single piece of skateboarding media ever documented, how he plans to present it to the Library of Congress & the National Archives so it’s digitalised forever, meeting Professor Paul Schmitt, meeting Johnny Rad, building Munster with Dave Duncan, his 1,200+ VHS & 1,100+ DVD collection, the importance of his work, contributing to Skate Video Site, travelling around the world in search of the rarest videos known to man, the earliest documented skateboarding media, overpriced VHS & a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro04:17 - Where is Bonkers from, how did he get into skateboarding and visiting Professor Paul Schmitt...09:30 - Getting into hoarding, collecting VHS & DVD's, digitalising every single piece of skateboarding media to present it to the Library of Congress & National Archives.14:08 - How big is Bonkers current physical collection of skateboarding VHS & DVD's and working for Skate Video Site.17:36 - What's been the VHS that Bonkers is most stoked to own & what's a VHS that he's still searching for?25:39 - Show Sponsor #1: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)26:20 - What VHS is Bonkers still looking for? (Continued)27:46 - How big was skateboarding in the Netherlands and professional skateboarders that came out the Netherlands...31:48 - The history of the Munster competitions, meeting the legendary Dave Duncan and getting into skatepark building and design!36:41 - How where the original designs made for skateparks and figuring out the "golden ratio" for skatepark obstacles!40:45 - Is Munster coming back, meeting Johnny Rad and visiting the Powell Peralta factory!!49:12 - What's Bonkers day job?50:30 - Show Sponsor #2: Skull Candy(https://skullcandy.co.uk)For 20% off your next purchase use the code "BRAINDRAIN20"51:15 - Classic behind the scenes stories from back in the day, who built the 1992 Munster course and the famous boycott...54:03 - Is judging street skateboarding competitions hard and has skateboarding benefitted from being recognised as an olympic sport?56:12 - What makes a good vert ramp and the legendary Chris Miller, Neil Blender, Jeff Phillips & new vert shredders Jimmy Wilkins, Mitchie Brusco and more!1:07:25 - Is there anyone Bonkers knows worldwide that have incredible collections that don't engage with reselling & who have some of the greatest skateboarding collections ever?1:10:08 - Information and details on the set up Bonkers uses to capture VHS at the highest quality possible and upscaling footage!1:16:23 - What's Bonkers next step with video collecting & his process of starting up an official skateboarding museum...1:21:05 - What's the earliest footage Bonkers has ever found of skateboarding?1:23:28 - Show Sponsor #3: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)1:24:06 - What's the furthest Bonkers has ever travelled to collect VHS and DVD's and how does he travel carrying so many VHS & DVD's when travelling internationally?1:35:36 - Credits, farewells and thank you's!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+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Toby Batchelor [@tobybatchelor] & Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew)

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