Fully Flared Changed Skateboarding for Me | XG Grind & Unwind Ep. 56 w/ Mike Mo Capaldi

Today we're digging in with skate royalty: Mike Mo. We get into everything from memorable moments from "Fully Flared" to skate rumors in the industry. Mike reflects on his transition from a professional skater to an entrepreneur with ventures like Glassy Eyewear and Crailtap. Mike is unique in that he had an iconic video part that set his career into a skyrocket, making him one of the most recognized skaters to come out of the video at the time. As a relatively unknown skater back then, this flip to fame came harder than he expected and was a bit of a distraction to the skating. Learn how he overcame the distraction, came to collect cards, and reflect on his childhood heroes. All this and more on this week's Grind and Unwind.

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Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:00 - Guest intro
0:04:25 - Growing up in Simi Valley
008:09 - Older brother staring skating first
0:11:13 - Mastering tricks by doing 100 in a row 100 tricks in a row
0:13:35 - Filming street clips at 13 yrs old
0:16:25 - Social anxiety
0:22:50 - What tricks can't you do?
0:27:05 - Best trick ever done
0:30:00 - Inspired by PJ Ladd
0:35:00 - Filming for Fully Flared
0:41:50 - Not a fan of my Pretty Sweet Part
0:43:25 - Starting Glassy Eyewear
0:51:02 - Skate rumors
0:55:30 - Basketball card collection
1:02:12 - Gary Rogers is 42 yrs old
1:03:37 - Mt. rushmore
1:06:44 - If Micheal Jordan walks in the room
1:08:50 - Beating Chris Cole and Nyjah in skate
1:10:20 - EA Skate 4 M corp
1:1 :23 - Kind words
1:13:38 - Million bars