Remembering Don Szabo - FNRad S11E13

Send us a textDon Szabo's passing last week sucked. He was a pillar of joyous excitement in the action sports world. Don started his career as professional skateboarder and fell in love with snowboarding in Southern California. His pro model on Nectar snowboards out of San Diego was one of the very first pro models in snowboarding. His pro model on Lamar (all 4 of them) were among the best selling boards of the era. Double O Szabo were skits in the Creatures of Habit series of movies and are hilarious. Don's sense of humour shone through his public persona. When his wife and mother died Don was there to hold their hands and care for them. In the ten years since his wife died he travelled and mountain biked and cared for his two daughters, mostly with a smile on his face. His book, I Should Be Dead, came out this fall and you can buy a copy from his website www.donszabo.comCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.comFNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Waterhttps://www.flojoyh2o.comFNRad 11 Sponsors:Burton Snowboardshttps://www.burton.comBluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentalshttps://bluebirdsquamish.comAnon Opticshttps://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-gogglesFix Bindingshttps://fixbindingco.comUpline Brewinghttps://uplinebrewing.comFNRad 11 Support1910https://9teenten.comThe Pro Standardhttps://www.prostandard.comPacific Boarderhttps://pacificboarder.comMount Seymourhttps://mtseymour.caGrouse Mountainhttps://www.grousemountain.comCypress Mountainhttps://www.cypressmountain.comEssential Toothpaste Tabshttps://www.essentialtoothpaste.comSupport the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textChris Steeves was a North Van local and a pro snowboarder for Invasion Snowboards who had a factory there. As a part of the Invasion team Chris travelled filming and taking photos, two of which wound up as cover shots!! The cover of January 1999 Transworld Snowboarding was a Scott Serfas shot from Cypress Mountain (back when they attracted world class pros with their sky chair park builds!! nudge nudge... Liam, let's get a sky chair park going again!!) Excited to bring you this conversation with Chris Steeves!Support the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textJeff Patterson is living an incredible life in snowboarding. He has groomed park features all over the world, he has droned the Natural Selection Tour, he shot photos for mags, and he's got one of the world's best collections of vintage snowboards. I sat with him for almost 4 hours and we barely scratched the surface. Jeff Patterson will be a returning guest, that's for sure.Support the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textSmelly is the drummer in NOFX. He's been shaping surfboards for a while and within the last 6 years or so has started selling those surfboards to the public. That's how Carl from Upline Brewing got to know him and introduce him to me. Smelly's surfboard brand, Picklestix, did a colab with Dave Lee and the boys at Signal Snowboards creating a Picklestix series in 153, 157, and 161cm... The boards look amazing and according to Smelly ride amazing too. I never dreamed I'd get to meet much less interview a huge celebrity like Smelly. It was fucking rad to meet him and he really delivered the goods. Enjoy! Then check out www.picklestix.com to grab one of those limited edition boards.Support the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textMurray Siple is a Snowboard Filmmaker from the golden era of snowboarding who was based out of Vancouver and went to Emily Carr art institute. His unique films stood out and started the careers of some of the other BC film crews like Treetop. In 1996 Murray was in a car accident that left him paralyzed. Over the last 33 years he's navigated his new life in a way that can only be described as awe inspiring. His film Carts Of Darkness showcased his continued growth as a film maker and his latest project is adaptive surfing. Please visit his gofundme for getting a documentary about adaptive surfing off the ground, the link is in our linktree...Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.comFNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Waterhttps://www.flojoyh2o.comFNRad 11 Sponsors:Burton Snowboardshttps://www.burton.comBluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentalshttps://bluebirdsquamish.comAnon Opticshttps://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-gogglesFix Bindingshttps://fixbindingco.comUpline Brewinghttps://uplinebrewing.comFNRad 11 Support1910https://9teenten.comThe Pro Standardhttps://www.prostandard.comPacific Boarderhttps://pacificboarder.comMount Seymourhttps://mtseymour.caGrouse Mountainhttps://www.grousemountain.comCypress Mountainhttps://www.cypressmountain.comEssential Toothpaste Tabshttps://www.essentialtoothpaste.comSupport the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textMatt Standish is a Golden Era North Shore Pro Snowboarder. Matt was a part of a crew up Mount Seymour that took the torch from the likes of Devun, Kevin Sansalone, Cashen, and the Wildcats. Matt helped with the Coastal Movies and continues to be a part of the vibrant Seymour snowboarding community.Support the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textClayton Larson filmed for Skids and Sandbox movies, shot with legendary snowboarders during the golden years of independent snowboard movies. His life path was set the day he saw his first two snowboarding movies, Whiskey and Whiskey 2. Clayton just co-directed and edited his first full length feature documentary film, Our Kind Of Chaos. It's a deep dive into the Whiskey franchise and the lives of the people behind it, namely Sean Kearns and Sean Johnson. Our Kind Of Chaos breaks new ground thanks to the deep honesty and transparency of the people behind the Whiskey movies who had deep childhood trauma. Thank you to everyone involved with the film for bringing a deeper and more honest dialogue about childhood trauma than I've ever seen before.Special Thanks to Clayton Larson for doing the podcast between screening at the Whistler Film Festival where Our Kind Of Chaos sold out two nights faster than any other film.Support the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textLucas Beaufort is a French Artist whose latest snowboarding project, The Common Line, debuted in Whistler last weekend. Featuring keynote speeches from countless Canadian Snowboarding Legends past, present, and future followed by a day of riding together. The Common Line is touring the globe giving away tons of product and connecting snowboarders from around the world with industry and each other.  I sit down with Lucas and talk about his vision. I also include some key moments from the speaking event.Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.comFNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Waterhttps://www.flojoyh2o.comFNRad 11 Sponsors:Burton Snowboardshttps://www.burton.comBluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentalshttps://bluebirdsquamish.comAnon Opticshttps://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-gogglesFix Bindingshttps://fixbindingco.comUpline Brewinghttps://uplinebrewing.comFNRad 11 Support1910https://9teenten.comThe Pro Standardhttps://www.prostandard.comPacific Boarderhttps://pacificboarder.comMount Seymourhttps://mtseymour.caGrouse Mountainhttps://www.grousemountain.comCypress Mountainhttps://www.cypressmountain.comEssential Toothpaste Tabshttps://www.essentialtoothpaste.comSupport the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textAlex Lee runs the Burton store at the Snow World Mall in Shenzhen China. Snow World has the largest indoor snowboard hill in the world. I say that it's a snowboard hill because snowboarders outnumbered skiers 10 to 1 when we visited. Alex helped us navigate getting set up and then I sat with him and Frank Hao, the man behind the manufacturing of Ken Ach's Pro Standard Quick Release for Step On Bindings. This is a wild one to listen to but hopefully gives you a peak into what's happening in China around snowboarding. It really does feel like the nineties over there except that the cool snowboarders have the most unique style I've seen anywhere. I loved it. EnjoyCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.comFNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Waterhttps://www.flojoyh2o.comFNRad 11 Sponsors:Burton Snowboardshttps://www.burton.comBluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentalshttps://bluebirdsquamish.comAnon Opticshttps://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-gogglesFix Bindingshttps://fixbindingco.comUpline Brewinghttps://uplinebrewing.comFNRad 11 Support:1910https://9teenten.comThe Pro Standardhttps://www.prostandard.comPacific Boarderhttps://pacificboarder.comMount Seymourhttps://mtseymour.caGrouse Mountainhttps://www.grousemountain.comCypress Mountainhttps://www.cypressmountain.comEssential Toothpaste Tabshttps://www.essentialtoothpaste.comSupport the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com

Send us a textPear was my coworker and boss at The Boardroom for the better part of 15 years. Pear's sensibilities lead the charge on a lot of cool Boardroom stuff like snowboard contests, events, movie premieres, and tons of free booze parties for the Boardroom staff. As a career shop rat turned general manager Pear was a mentor and friend throughout the golden years of snowboarding. Enjoy this episode with Pear.Check us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.comFNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Waterhttps://www.flojoyh2o.comFNRad 11 Sponsors:Burton Snowboardshttps://www.burton.comBluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentalshttps://bluebirdsquamish.comAnon Opticshttps://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-gogglesFix Bindingshttps://fixbindingco.comUpline Brewinghttps://uplinebrewing.comFNRad 11 Support1910https://9teenten.comThe Pro Standardhttps://www.prostandard.comPacific Boarderhttps://pacificboarder.comMount Seymourhttps://mtseymour.caGrouse Mountainhttps://www.grousemountain.comCypress Mountainhttps://www.cypressmountain.comEssential Toothpaste Tabshttps://www.essentialtoothpaste.comSupport the showCheck us out at https://www.fnradpodcast.com FNRad 11 is presented by Flojoy Water https://www.flojoyh2o.com FNRad 11 Sponsors: Burton Snowboards https://www.burton.com Bluebird Coffee Tuning and Rentals https://bluebirdsquamish.com Anon Optics https://www.burton.com/ca/en/c/anon-optics-goggles Fix Bindings https://fixbindingco.com Upline Brewing https://uplinebrewing.com FNRad 11 Support 1910 https://9teenten.com The Pro Standard https://www.prostandard.com Pacific Boarder https://pacificboarder.com Mount Seymour https://mtseymour.ca Grouse Mountain https://www.grousemountain.com Cypress Mountain https://www.cypressmountain.com Essential Toothpaste Tabs https://www.essentialtoothpaste.com