Danny Amir | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 73

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12/03/24 • 225 min

mDanny Amir aka Dano The Mano has been the voice of wakeboarding for a better part of 2 decades. He has been to and announced ore competitions than just about anyone else. We sit down with Dano and go over his midwest waterski roots and how he found himself living in Florida and getting into the announcing game. Living with Australians, riding OWC late at night, wake restrictions, his dad not liking wakeboarding, Feet On Fire, Twin Lakes Cornfest, The Golden Mic Podcast, Lake Lovers Club, life jackets, shoe skiing, and Dano’s list of his favorite watersports. Hear all that and much in Episode 73 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming everywhere you listen to podcasts.
Follow Dano: https://www.instagram.com/danotmano/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 3:45 Intro
4:30 Favorite Grab
6:35 Wakepants
8:50 Midwest roots
18:20 Not allowed to wakeboard
28:00 Moving to Florida
37:00 Getting involved with the pro tour
40:30 Wild Australians
50:00 Early OWC days
52:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:00:00 Boat brands
1:01:40 Wake restrictions
1:12:00 Announcing
1:19:00 Making a career in the watersports industry
1:31:00 Toe Jam Stories
1:34:30 Feet on Fire
1:48:00 Gifts from Dano
1:57:00 Lake Lovers Club
2:09:00 Guest Question: Oli Derome
2:20:30 Guest Question: Kyle Alberts
2:33:00 Best moments announcing
2:37:00 Golden Mic Podcast
2:56:40 ROTY Board
3:05:20 Setup
3:08:50 Life Jackets
3:19:00 Power Ranking Watersports
3:22:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Golden Mic: https://noiseofthenorth.com/category/golden-mic-podcast/
Feet On Fire: https://www.feetonfirebarefoot.com/
Twin lakes corn fest: https://tlcornfest.com/
Lake Lovers Club: https://www.lakeloversclub.com/
Decline of the Waterski Monopoly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvQjFfDQFk&t=1563s

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Rodrigo Donoso | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 72

Are you ready to hear some of the best stories from the wakeboard and rodeo industry from one of the best story tellers? Rodrigo Donoso has been around wakeboarding since its inception, getting his roots from the iconic west coast style of riding. We run through Rod's relationship with Corey Kraut, and how he influenced Rod's outlook on life. Getting into photography, shooting covers, The Delta, whistling, modern content, what makes someone a champion, Rockstar girls, camera gear, and the west coast influence in wakeboarding.
Follow Rodrigo: https://www.instagram.com/rodrigosnaps/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Intro
2:20 Golf
5:00 Wakepants and Favorite Grab
8:40 Growing up
11:10 Skating
15:00 The Delta
19:30 Corey Kraut
35:00 Breaking away and doing your own thing
40:00 Getting into photography
52:20 Guest Question: Garrett Cortese
1:04:00 Safety
1:08:00 Modern content
1:14:00 Whistling
1:17:00 Photoshoot advice
1:26:00 What makes someone a champion?
1:33:00 “Core”
1:39:40 LF’n Wheel of Questions
1:44:55 LF’n Wildcard
2:05:30 GOAT
2:11:00 ROTY Prediction
2:12:45 JB Mauney
2:16:40 Guest Question: Rocker Steiner
2:25:10 Patreon Questions
2:31:30 Guest Question: Josh and Trever
2:45:00 More Patreon Questions
2:57:00 Sports talk
3:03:30 Rockstar girls
3:08:00 Camera setup
3:16:00 Iconic Rod photos

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Chase Andrews | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 74

Is Terminus wake park in Atlanta closing? Short answer, no. For the rest of the story tune in to this week’s episode with Chase Andrews. We chat with him about the Georgia wakeboard scene, his days on the PWT, boat sales, building a cable park, how much astroturf costs, his ROTY pick, video production, cable park pricing, and wakeboarding in a hat. Hear all that and much more in Episode 74 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
Follow Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseandrews/
Follow Terminus: https://www.instagram.com/terminuswakepark/
Thank you to our sponsors:
Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/
Chapters:
00:00 - 1:25 Intro
3:30 Is Terminus closing?
4:20 Early days riding
10:00 First contests
13:30 Different boats
16:30 Fathers influence
21:00 Getting into boat sales
23:00 Early days on the PWT
25:20 Georgia wake scene
27:20 Downside up
31:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions
35:25 Video production
41:30 Bad slam
45:00 Singleton Marine Group
52:20 Guest Question: Rivers Hedrick
1:13:00 Beginning of Terminus
1:28:40 Creating a strong work culture
1:36:00 Terminus cont.
1:45:00 More cables in Atlanta?
1:55:20 ROTY Board
1:58:40 Guest Question: Daniel Jarrett
2:05:00 The business of cable parks
2:21:00 Setup
2:26:40 More cable parks?
Links:
Downside Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17vfTYYzB-Q
A Single Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cr5EUkUgsk&t=1700s
Seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1HFwq8kwg&t=1253s
Terminus Wake Park: https://terminuswakepark.com/