Nigel Jones on Leaving Braille and How Corrupted The Skate Industry is!

Today we dive in to why Nigel Jones left Braille, what got him into skating, how the corrupted the skate industry is and much more.
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[@NigelJonesTv]

Good times brotha! Thank you for having me! 💯

[@LamontHoltTV]

Part 2 needs to happen soon 😎

[@sexmoney8315]

What happened with Carlos? I wanna know. He's a strange little dude

[@rickyglaser]

homie didnt hold back lol

[@josiahamaze]

That's what we need more of! This fake braille culture is so goofy, and obviously, the culture there is reflective of that. It's not just a business if yall twist the truth. That's a lie regardless of how you twist it.

[@NigelJonesTv]

@@realdaydreamz5719broken arrow

[@RaducuPlayzGuitar]

Nigel was the coolest guy on braille in my eyes up until this point and now I hold him in even higher regard! He's a real one

[@CharlieChinchillaTV]

you had me in the first half lol.

[@mittenslopez]

Luis making his hot topic style letterman jackets too busy to talk to Nigel constantly acting like a tortured artist. f that guy

[@element021993]

Nigel is boring.

[@CharlieChinchillaTV]

@@element021993 pls show us how not boring you are.

[@will1631]

You a Carlos fan?

[@JonFilmzzz]

Crazy how the og Braille team is what got me into skating, very grateful y’all lit that light under me again. Been skating for about 4 years now and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon

[@megaflux7144]

if youve been skating for 4 years that was NOT the og braille team. nigel wasnt even part of the og braille team. john hill, lance, kelly, etc. was og braille.

[@joeteeter2019]

@@megaflux7144 that wasn't OG Braille either. OG braille was just Aaron and Lance in a parking lot with nothing to skate other than a bench.

[@megaflux7144]

@@joeteeter2019 lances first video was 2013.. and it was called something else before braille. so og braille was REALLY aarons dad with a dream in his nuts. frankly i didnt think 2 people really counted as a "team", just a duo, or doubles.

[@nathenwithane]

​@@megaflux7144OG was just Lance and Aaron, but then Gabe got added then Mario for a while too.

[@megaflux7144]

@@nathenwithane no, aaron didnt hire lance until 2013 while his first upload on youtube was in 2005. 2 people is only a duo by the way, not a team.

[@jesseblatchford3509]

If Nigel has the time, he should absolutely be a permanent host on this show with you. Y’all have great chemistry, awesome pod!

[@crakaJACK]

Nigel don't wanna be around other Blacks.

[@element021993]

Nigel is boring.

[@saltybags2707]

YUHHHH!

[@JadedGenXer]

As he said " he is an open book " sincerity and being real is so refreshing in a sea of fakes on social media. He and mogley are my favorite Braille guys as their real and have their heads in reality. In this day and age their is so many people have fake personalities to hide that they dont have one and that dosent sit right. He has many fascists to his life , ie: has owned skate companys, coachs a Olympic skater and teachs kids, has other intrests than just skating like doing shooting comps , has military service, married, grow up rural that pretense dosent bode well in small communities (im a country kid , you grow up way diffent than city kids ) and he is not a grunt, he has some brain behind him. Would love to see him on the 9 club and a more in-depth longer podcast or at least a longer podcast here as this channel is more laid back with less sponsorship adds but untill Nigel started talking guns.. lol Dont ask questions you dont want answered Lamont... lol , oh he got nervous from talking about drawing a pistol and from there on out it was interview over but country kids grow up with playing with guns, having a pocket knive on you because there handy and driving paddock bombs as soon as you can reach the peddles . Lol. Im going to go check out his channle as i enjoyed seeing other fascits of him outside of just talking about Braille.

[@crakaJACK]

...an "open book" that took 5yrs to say what Carlos did?

[@隠れた花]

Yeah man Aaron Kyro paying money to the leader of Scientology up to the amount of over a million dollars and paying the people who run the channel a hourly wage when they make the channel what it is, is outrageous

[@ashleybrown4754]

Would explain why they never got new ramps

[@_215Juice]

I always thought this day was going to come. Scientology is fucking terrible

[@jadesantana1876]

That’s crazy

[@benjamincounter1285]

Did they talk about that in this interview or somewhere else?

[@xChullpasx]

@@benjamincounter1285 Just search aaron kyro and scientology. My man on that weird trip.

[@chasecarter1170]

Aaron Kyro being involved in Scientology is the absolute deal breaker for me wanting to have any involvement in watching their videos. That sealed the deal for me in terms of my understanding of what he is about and where his headspace is at. Anyone involved with Scientology is not a person you wanna involve yourself with imo. ESPECIALLY if theyre *actually really giving money time and energy to it. Aarons involvement with that outright cult in spite of all the evidence and scandalous shit they are involved with solidifies the fact that i cannot possibly see him as someone to be taken seriously. Hes about his money and thats that, Scientology is a scam, a cult, and something that once people are involved i lose respect for their ability to make good choices and decisions in their life. You gotta be blind, naive, ignorant among other things to possibly take Scientology seriously and want to participate on such a thing........... Hes got blinders on .

[@WraySchultz19]

This was perfectly written and 110% accurate! I dumped braille recently once I learned what scientology is really about!

[@tbeatz1117]

I WAS following them up to this insightful comment, I had no idea that Aaron was like that...

[@michaelhenderson4706]

The dude's given at least a mill to scientology. That should be going to Nigel, Carlos, etc (haven't watched in like 3 years) or maybe to the skate park Aaron tried to solicit his fans to raise 200k for. I'm sure he'd be almost a decent guy if he wasn't brainwashed.

[@WraySchultz19]

Devin Weber the COO of Braille is A Scientologist as well.

[@matthewhein9012]

I’m in the exact same boat. Haven’t watched in years since I found out about the Scientology ties. Glad to find out that it wasn’t the entire crew. When I found out I honestly thought the entire setup was a Scientology psyop. Glad to find out that the skaters I actually liked from the channel didn’t actually have anything to do with Scientology.

[@lummoops]

I was just a kid when i started watching all yall youtube skaters, its been so interesting as im older now and understand the behind the scenes shit that goes into this. yall are some real ones. love yall

[@josiahamaze]

Nigel earned so much respect from me today

[@verj9977]

He more so solidified it for me. I always knew he was kinda chill, but now that i know his whole deal hes gone up LEAGUES in my book leaps and f"cking bounds my guy! Gotta bring him back on the show for suuuuure.

[@soysausesamurai1342]

Yo I’m a manager at zumiez and I been skateboarding for about 13 years and dude it’s so sick to see you making videos again . Your guys selflessness and dedication to making sure everyone eats is something I truly love and you and groups like deli squad motivated me to skate harder and meet more people . I appreciate everything you do man please keep it up l, I wish zumiez sponsored sponsored us managers bro shit would be live

[@JoeyHerbz]

Do more of these please.. deeper dive next episode.. we NEED THE DIRT on braille

[@michaelhenderson4706]

The dirt is out there. Him not shitting on an employer is the right move, imo.

[@mikemathews2668]

Nigel has always been a favorite of mine on braile. Its great seeing him open up about what he likes and dont like. Im not a podcast fan but watching this interview was worth the time🤙

[@deadmanskating]

Agree. I rarely listen to podcasts like this, but this one was interesting to me. Kinda nice to see him outside of braille setting. His channel can be hit or miss at times, but he seems to be real as fuck.

[@macanon6235]

I love this unfiltered Nigel! And we need to hear about Carlos!

[@HOMELESSG0D]

he's probably a peeedo, just a hunch from the facial reaction from Nigel

[@ghost_takerz7959]

We NEED to hear all about the behind the scenes of braille members that have left or been fired

[@davecoppenrath]

Carlos seemed so humble I’m shocked!

[@Jason_Bacon]

I got told a roughly 4 years ago and Nigel handled that segment correctly. Respect his skills but, eff him as a person.

[@justinf401]

Carlos I guess tried fucking one of the teams girls

[@HondaMan310]

It's a weird feeling but you deserve it Nigel you provided hours of entertainment and inspiration for a whole generation bro. Skateboarding really came into the mainstream for a while partly thanks to you guys.

[@subzero308]

Sadly all my hobbies i had as a kid r mainstream now and they all suck now lol... Skateboarding aint even the same sadly.

[@brainrotplague]

Nigel, you the man! It's always super feel good when you're in a Braille vid. Sad to hear you waste so much time travelling, but man, respect! I will remember that the next time I see you on that channel. Hope your legs heal soon!

[@anthonydanilovich]

Man I really want to know the Carlos scenario. Dude seemed like such a chill person. Almost felt similar to how Nigel felt. He was getting destroyed daily and driving long distances just to film for Braille and I’m sure he wasn’t compensated very well either. I remember when Fetty got dropped and that super bummed me out, but that had a little more to it so that actually made sense. Same with the Lamont/Louis Mora situation definitely would like to hear more on that one day. Stoked to see you posting Lamont I’ve been watching since wayyyyy way back. You always were one of my favorite skaters out of the KZbin crowd. You, Shawn and Chris are all super talented. I know you don’t skate as much anymore but you deff gotta stay on the board. 🙏

[@INSYA]

Luis lamont stuff?

[@nolan5082]

carlos is a creepy dude i felt so uncomfortable when i met him at my local lol he was kissing up on this girl who barely turned 18 like this man was putting her on his lap and shit

[@chrisschneider850]

i saw that he was kinda made the jackass on their. and seemed unhappy. and last i saw he went someplace like arizona to deal with family stuff.

[@raw8814]

didnt fetty get dropped cause talking to minors is bad press

[@INSYA]

@@raw8814 he either was fishin for sum legal intention or catfish but i think it was the first

[@rickyglaser]

nigel the goat lets goo

[@LamontHoltTV]

We need you on the podcast 🤘🏽

[@sanctummusic639]

ricky! Shouts out!

[@rickyglaser]

@@LamontHoltTV im down if i can approve the title thumbnail 😂

[@nizzyytopbins1322]

I agree with Nigel about braille being repetitive and not letting certain people on to do videos..they have potential to grow more..but it’s more directed to beginners so I get it.but I’m on Nigel’s side with that one

[@rhythmiknoise]

You mean repetitive like his 360 flips and pop shuvs with the foot hanging? His whole bag of two tricks? Yeah, he not repetitive at alllll.

[@ayeyuh6920]

I haven't checked their channel in years until just now and I noticed they're uploading DAILY. It's just turned into a slop content machine.

[@imnotdazdavis]

All I can say is nigel giving his synopsis of the skating industry is fire. Need more of it.

[@ShawnxEdge]

This is Nigel Jones’s Katt Williams interview 😂

[@NigelJonesTv]

I’m just tryin to be honest and open about it all 😂 Katt’s one of my favorite humans ever and I strive to be just like him. Just honest

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

​@NigelJonesTv nigel your joking right? How did uzi feel.when you constantly bully him? How do the fans feel.when they ask you to be quite and.humble and you go harder and be worse. Nigel killed.braile qhen he comes back the channel will die.

[@mysteria_a]

@@putnamehereholdmadoodle you've got to be joking, Nigel killed Braille? So you're completely ignoring all the shit Aaron was mixed up in regarding Scientology, Fetty and Carlos' pedo allegations, Gabe bullying Uzi and so on? If you think that Nigel is single-handedly responsible for the downfall of Braille, you're a r3tard.

[@jumpboys1408]

​@@putnamehereholdmadoodlelmaoo wut the F are u smoking

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

@@jumpboys1408 explain? I can see the facts bro and ive read the comments?

[@James_Zilla]

Dude fucking major respect and hype for Nigel. He is such a real person. Really helped open my eyes. Thanks for everything and keep being you!

[@lucael20]

i love nigel ❤ i remember like 5 or 6 years ago i wished him a happy new year on snapchat, he instantly replied and it kinda made my day! He‘s such a humble and cool guy!

[@Alley-Mask]

Your day was made because someone who is on KZbin replied to you? Crazy how people get out on a pedestal just because they have a Internet presence

[@ashleybrown4754]

When I read Kyro was in that science fiction cult I knew most of that money was going to Xenu. Possibly the lamest fucking thing you could do not just as a skateboarder, but as a human being.

[@TheKcXiV]

unfortunately people fall for cults, i mean look at the maga folks lol it happens.

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

​@@TheKcXiV🎯🎯🎯

[@fr1daynights136]

Man I knew Nigel was real when he was out here late flipping in cookies gear

[@LamontHoltTV]

Facts lol

[@lafondawilliams]

Cookies is mids 😂

[@undergroundmgb1]

​@@lafondawilliamslmaoo hope you felt like you run shit sayin that

[@lafondawilliams]

@undergroundmgb1 i grow way better organic cannabis using jadam and knf farming principles, something you lazy simps cant comprehend bc you have consumed such mediocre products 🤪

[@glenncampbell1176]

Knowing Kyro gave away sooooo much $ ta Scientology but can't pay employees what their worth would be tough goin ta work everyday n being enthusiastic on camera. It's been showing on camera with da whole crew. It's a shame

[@popo0129]

Yeah I do want to maybe hear his side on that. It really isn't a good look after hearing what Nigel said. It could be money saved over time but who knows. It was a thing I did hate about my old workplace. I had a coworker in his 60s asking me if I had health benefits. He was worried because he was reaching the age of retirement and didn't have any. Man was working there since the company was small and here is the owner just not even bothering to take care of his people. Hell even my dad now after complaining about how stressful his job is as an IT manager there, and the guy tells him he will find solutions... Never does. I don't think Braille will be the same as that work place but it could end up if what I am hearing is true. People who originally give a shit and have a love for what they do just not finding meaning working at that company. When I left my old job, I realized I still love what I do, it's just doing it for that person was not meaningful at all when I was miserable there.

[@ivyduke5780]

@@popo0129well that aged well..

[@popo0129]

@@ivyduke5780 Lol honestly I seen this happen before but much slower. This seems like Aaron got afraid and shut it down to downsize or he just kept it going on for a while and just had to close without any choice in how to handle it. Fact the crew didn't know makes me think it was the second one. I'm very optimistic about the crew though. I do wonder how they were funded before that somehow now it is not possible to stay open.

[@toony1998]

This podcast is awesome glad you started this Lamont!

[@LamontHoltTV]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Yodakaycool]

I love Nigel!!! Please tell him to roll his ankles for dynamic range and injury prevention. Andy Anderson tip he was given and I bet he hasn't took upon.

[@SkateAndExplore817]

Wow. Need more of this!

[@LamontHoltTV]

More to come

[@alecdenby1316]

this is hilarious! Nigel is the goat of Braille, straight up. He's the realist one out of them all. Please do a part 2 episode with him.

[@sonsauvage]

idk man. Basically everyone but gabe is legit. But yeah imma have to say Nigel, Mo, Carlos and Chris are the realest braille "associates"

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

Mogley was the Dark Horse of Braille and was very humble not loud / clownish ect. People who act a clown are sus have some insecure things going on.

[@ColinHammond94]

​@@freder1c your correct none of them would ever make it as pro maybe ricky

[@NaClO]

Real braille Fans know the true goat of braille was always Lance. Without Lance the channel never felt the same

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@@NaClO for a noob maybe but he wasn't around when I started checking it out Mogley was the one I watched and still do he's with Powell now

[@GoxSilly]

He’s right. Skating is 90% politics. There’s some kid out there doing tricks on his goodwill skateboard sending it harder than pros that you see on the faces on mainstream brands

[@austinvaldez6880]

So many things that I was wondering about the skate industry/youtube/braille that were made clear in this podcast. Love it. Really hope for a pt 2! 🤘🏻

[@pakmahn2297]

its crazy growing up skating you see every skater at the park all together having fun. one thing about skateboarding is it brings people together and for people to wanna make it just one way is crazy

[@TherandomguyTV]

It can and it can also have bad times where friends get jealous

[@pakmahn2297]

i feel that. @@TherandomguyTV

[@TherandomguyTV]

@@pakmahn2297 it’s fcked up bc my skate friends I thought I had were like my family and motivation . Once I found out they didn’t love me like that and care , skating wasn’t the same

[@pakmahn2297]

@@TherandomguyTV yeah I’m glad I lived in a small town in north Utah so everyone there really just skated to skate. A lot of friends that could have went pro but they all just gave it up.

[@TherandomguyTV]

@@pakmahn2297 yeah man I know someone like that. They were sooo good and they didn’t even care about skating like that anymore and gave it up to be a rapper and they not doing so well now ..dude could easily Ollie down 13 stairs without trying. I would give anything just to get really good at skating , I’m decent tho but not that level

[@jeremyjanis6780]

Out of all of this, I just want you guys to know that I'm probably gonna pick up my skateboard today and start skating after maybe half a year to a year of not skating. Thank you guys for posting this. You've given me faith that skateboarding may still stay skateboarding and not false media c***

[@EggGrips]

This was wild! I’m sure others will want to know, but what was the deal with Carlos? Would be interested to hear about that in an episode 2

[@ethanswanson5215]

As a skater since 2001 I thought that none of y’all were that good crazy to find out y’all are amazing the channel really undermines y’all

[@ocelothayes9452]

him .. the Australian kick Flippin Wild Man .. and that young stunna with the grimace shoes carried the show for the most part... still respect the dedication to the amount of videos and content and laughs

[@7scrib]

Rick and JD?

[@aeondamn5137]

Great podcast with great guys! Mad respect for Nigel and now Lamont for just how down to earth you guys are!

[@David3oyd]

so Nigel was broke working for Braille, but Aaron Kyro can afford to donate $1,000,000 to the church of scientology? seems off to me

[@ashleybrown4754]

Scientology is involved so that makes perfect sense

[@PigeonLaughter01]

It's 1million over a decade or more. Do none of you donate to your church?

[@Roxus1]

So many dumbasses making assumptions Aka you @david3oyd

[@popo0129]

@@thatoneguybones8036 Yeah the guy who owns it works way more than he can actually relax and spend. There is a different form of payment when you are running a business especially a very huge successful one. You also have to make right decisions that won't impact your business and potentially lose jobs. I saw this quote in a book that is written by the founder of Nike (he didn't say this quote but he quotes it from someone else). It says how in the beginners mind, there are endless possibilities but in the experts mind, there are few.

[@popo0129]

Honestly after hearing this side, I am now leaning on the weirdness of it. I think honestly it might be how much Aaron takes out for himself as the business owner. We also don't know how much they really make. My work for instance, we did recently collaborate with a person who is pretty famous but we didn't make a ton out of it. Just maybe some money but not a lot. The value though wasn't in the money we get but more just being able to say we worked with that person. That could be also what the brand work was for Braille, not too many people getting into whatever they are promoting so the return isn't that much. Think Ricky said it best that it just doesn't look good when he is asking for money but it is public that Aaron donated 750,000 (swear that is the amount on that video?). Same time is it money saved over time? We also don't know this but the info from Nigel is not helping that argument so who knows for now.

[@slynkadink2416]

This video aged beautifully. I hope some of the braille team still does collabs. I love steaming them together.

[@viperocco]

Great interview. Nigel has always seemed to be an honest straight shooter. Good dude

[@y2kfamous]

more industry talk please! Skateboarding needs that topic to be documented and archived. Its time.

[@punkfiendofficial]

I remember seeing Mcnugg on the videos for a cool minute with nigel whatever happened to him. Also shoutout to nigel man great freaking guy haven't met you but i did a drawing of you and was super stoked you got it

[@3FacesofJemal]

I bought one of those boards as a vet and as a skater supporting vets that are skaters

[@LumenateTV]

I never expected to hear a Miyamoto Musashi quote from Nigel what a good dude.

[@Shay-dn7cz]

I truly love Nigel. He's such an awesome and humble guy. Also, thank you for your service. Those boards are super dope.

[@manuelmendoza6124]

Always liked Nigel. Dude has a chill ass vibe. Out of all the braille guy he’s hands down my favorite.

[@un.wanted_yt]

i met carlos lastra out in utah he was with his stepson i think and i asked him why he left brail at the local skatepark there was a compitation going on and he just looked at me and skated away yoo

[@Roxus1]

Is that surprising? you don't ask personal questions like that to someone you don't know at a comp

[@popo0129]

@@Roxus1 Yeah either way it's disrespectful.

[@johnmeehan7884]

​@@Roxus1or this is America and you can ask anyone anything you want. If they don't want to answer cause they're fragile, that's on them for being weak.

[@atariweston1217]

He was just in phoenix last week for a competition. He sucked

[@ghostchasewrestling]

@@johnmeehan7884no dafuq 😂 u ask me a private question ill whoop u. This is logic, its not my problem u have a fragile jaw.

[@tbeatz1117]

@NigelJonesTv needs to know he got big fans in Jamaica 🇯🇲 Respect Mi G

[@robertbarnhart7791]

Does he ever say why he HATES Carlos, thats a strong word. He seems/seemed like such a cool dude. I know Vinnie Banh wasnt really involved with braille but he was such a dope skater too. Miss seeing that dude, both of em really

[@TheSquareOnes]

Yeah, I'm so curious what it could be. We'll probably never know on this side of the screen since he probably doesn't want to stir up drama for no reason, but it's such a random callout that I wish he'd just air it out.

[@chriscross8077]

Yoo I forgot about vinnie banh, that dude was a character

[@pissingspeedrun]

He was sexually harassing girls in the braille house, it’s an open court case now

[@maxizac7]

finally it actually came out and it was that carlos was a child molestor and radical drunk. He would go to work with kids fully drunk and touched them improperly and send pictures to minors.

[@gravity683]

Thanks for the episode! Just “take the roof off” was a witty defense of warehouse skating and appreciate your take and contribution ❤

[@ryangunderson5064]

Would love some info on the carlos leaving braile drama. Ive never heard anything negatice about the seperation.

[@grassfed7852]

Nigel is a real one. I remember skating with him a few times like 12-13 years ago with the Livermore homies and he was always good vibes.

[@josiahamaze]

31:07 real ones know but why yall holding back!!! That's what the industry do

[@nightcat87]

Take care of yourself brother. You already know you can't depend on the system to look out for you. Much respect to you brother. Much Love.

[@steelokey]

Damn I didn’t even know Nigel left Braille. I knew that the braille sessions felt kinda stale lately 😞 that’s sad. The rest of the braille team is super dope; but it’s interesting how one piece of a puzzle can make the whole thing come together

[@MillennialYami]

He was just on the teaching Natalie video 2 days ago. This seems out of nowhere

[@LusciousFoo]

@@MillennialYami yeats ago he left but came back

[@user-zx8de8op9l]

I started skating back in the good old days 1986 age 11 almost 12. I found Braille in about 2016 do to the crazy objects they tried to skate. My favorite video were the drift trike ones. The favorite was when Nigel said" my toe" if you have every injured a foot or toe, you know how bad it hurts.

[@Its_angel727]

Speak about CARLOS I feel like we all have the right to know

[@JJN603]

the thing i love about nigel is he just seems like a good guy. got such a good energy. aaron did such a great job building his team.

[@wenmoonson]

Nigel keeping his comments vanilla, not tryna get abducted by Scientologists.

[@brenthickory4344]

I don't watch podcasts much, but this was awesome. Nigel and Lamont, you are very down to earth, real dudes and I loved watching your skating. I'm about a year younger than Nigel and I want to thank you for your service. That sucks the VA is doing that to you. It's awesome though that you can still create something beautiful with skateboarding and still be real with what's going on around you. I like metal and skateboarding, so I've always like Thrasher and their vids, but I had a feeling they were like the popular kids in high school; or gatekeepers that decide who to watch and who's cool. I hope to see more content from you both! Much love from Missouri!!

[@jesseblatchford3509]

We need to know more about Lastra and what happened because that seems serious lol 😅

[@asebrof99]

John Hill did a video on Carlos

[@las10plagas]

@@asebrof99 lol that's what he nigel said in this here video and it's apparently BS, but I don't know and don't care

[@danellis3376]

Its cool to hear Nigel talk uncensored i knew he was part of the tribe!

[@StephenIcyy]

I honestly want to know what happened with Carlos

[@YouMadBruh420]

Damn this was a great podcast and raw af. Much love from a fellow Cali skater

[@chilldew8216]

We gotta hear the drama with braille! That’s what the people need!

[@gossamerglenn6714]

Look into Scientology that’s all it is

[@gossamerglenn6714]

Look into Scientology that’s all it is

[@gossamerglenn6714]

Look into Scientology that’s all it is

[@gossamerglenn6714]

Look into Scientology that’s all it is

[@ohokok]

i wonder if we should look into scientology and if thats all it is...

[@kilrahbi]

def needa hear more ab carlos, nigel and him were the main dudes i looked up to growin up wtf

[@yeeyeebrother4870]

we need the carlos story fs‼️‼️ it’s gonna bother me not knowin 😭

[@JustinSoriaSkate]

Super sick seein ya on here Nigel. Miss kickin it with you, Fetty, Gabe, Kelly, & Troy. Mario & Lance too man such cool peoples. I was never brought in to the Scientology side of things, Again I was a minor at the time (15-17) but Braille was always good to me aside from a few things I saw as an insider like weird typa energy towards people not fully affiliated with the brand. Also skating for em, filming for em nonstop for 12+ hour days never seeing a single dollar was slight insanity now that I think about it as an adult. After 2 years straight GRINDING for free, pretty sure the weed thing Nigel and Lamont mentioned about Braille is why I got thrown to the side and left there with no explanation whilst throwing my entire highschool social life & potential job opportunities away to help them with 0 pluses on my side (albeit a little popularity) Which honestly hurt, they brought me back for a few videos a year or two later, then again just stopped hitting me up. Gabs was a HOMIE of mine before and outside all the Braille stuff and even reaching out to him no explanation was given. I wonder how many others have similar stories. Apologies and aside from the negatives , all the comments on my stuff saying how even I inspired them to start skating or learn tricks brought such joy and inspiration to my heart back then. People seeing me at my local mall asking for photos was so weird but surreal. pretty sure I filmed Nigel’s first video with the brand too (: good times being apart of Braille near its peak, bringing joy to kids and parent alike regardless of the rest

[@angelokahn]

What’s up man. Im one of your uncle dannys grandchildren. We used to hang at the reunion together as kids in Merced. Crazy to hear your side of the story and the behind the scenes of the braille situation. I remember watching your videos with them back then. Hope braille didn’t kill the skating bug for you. Glad to see your comment man. Hope the family is well.

[@reesesilver6819]

Damn from the old braille days to growing up with both of these dudes as KZbinrs I watched. Hearing the truth just resonates anymore. Keep up the real shit. Talk about Luis lol he got his off on the nine club let’s hear a rebuttal

[@BSKustomz]

Now that all the braille shit blew up I'm waiting for the follow-up podcast to this shit

[@116thProductions]

I wanna hear more about Carlos, give us some Fetty and Mcnugg gossip too 😉

[@nowxon967]

Fetty is a nonce

[@lilpradabagxz]

Ong Mcnugg owes rick money lmao

[@Kazperian]

Fetty well... had some issues with a minor and his mcnuggets

[@116thProductions]

ive heard rumours lol just wanna hear first hand from people around them @@lilpradabagxz

[@kiquegonzalez8858]

I respect Nigel for not saying shit about Carlos. He’s not keeping it on the DL for Carlos sake but it’s being respectful avoiding drama and just plain smart of him. Said a little too much but that’s his personal opinion that he is free to talk about. Keep out of other peoples business if they want to talk about it they will if not then they probably want to hash it out and work together again. Like he said we don’t know the behind the scenes and we sometimes we shouldn’t know. It’s just better that way

[@TypicalScrub]

These interviews are the move 🤘 Awesome to see things from a difrent prespective

[@LamontHoltTV]

More to come thanks for watching 🙏🏽

[@robertv2221]

Kinda surprised this showed up in my feed since I don't really watch skateboarding stuff, but went to school with Nigel at George kelly. Was definitely a funny guy and remembered him skating then too in 7th grade haha

[@LonelyArtistFanClub]

Should have asked about Aaron’s Scientology

[@K_spawn]

Wow this is a size of Nigel I didn't knew! Mad respect!

[@alstone5005]

This video is phenomenal and like a mini Katt Williams. I wrote a long opinion peace on Ricky Glaser’s channel before he deleted it and reposting. Nigel you are absolutely one of the two remaining sparkplugs of Braille RNS

[@JohnnyBonesaw]

much love for all skate youtube. been watching braille since 2015. ive always wondered if fetty would come up ever tho. i guess theres nothing to really say tbh.. kinda weird to even hear nigel say his name lol. cant believe the dumb data video said a bunch of irrelevant garbage, but left that out.. anyways great episode lamont, and keep making videos nigel! been enjoying them all! and drop those bombs nigel!!!!

[@josiahamaze]

Dumb data is legit dumb data lol

[@megaflux7144]

nigel is the fair play of skating. nothing but class is exuded from this guy.

[@ProdAGee]

its kinda sad, I love braille, at least I love what they have done for the skate industry. BUT they have such an opportunity to be EVEN BIGGER and do some REALLY awesome things and I really feel like they fr fumblin the bag rn. Nigel a real one, if he ran braille they could be bigger now than their 2015-2017 era

[@midskater69420]

sometimes i cant tell if braille hate their viewers

[@7scrib]

I have been enjoying braille more than ever recently... You try coming up with a new video EVERY single day. And that's only 1 of their channels.

[@ProdAGee]

@@7scrib that’s great, I’m glad you enjoy it. For those of us who have been watching for 10 years. It gets old. I think that’s their exact problem. They don’t need a video EVERY DAY. Make even like 2-3 a week, and spend more money and more time on the video ideas. It’s almost the same thing over and over now. It was great for a while but after basically repeating the same 5 video ideas everyday for years and years. It’s just old now. And you can tell the way the members have lost passion for it and are tired of it, and so are the viewers. Ever since they started uploading everyday, the viewership has drastically declined. They were at their PEAK when it was one or 2 videos a week. The numbers are right there to show them what works and they just ignore it.

[@7scrib]

@@ProdAGee I've been watching since the beginning...speak for yourself.

[@Taylor.Salway]

Nigel I’ve seen you from a far but hearing this interview made me more intrigued with your legacy. I’m going to have to check out your work now💪🏽

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

Bro Mogely is the only skater who ever made me cry man hahah I'm so with you with your list dude 👌 Mo & JD 4 life

[@atariweston1217]

Ricky is first

[@shalabazertheboltstruck8645]

@@atariweston1217 I see you. It is a tough one. I do watch Ricky the most and he probably is tecnically the best but man I love Mo's style so much. Now I refuse to choose 'cause I like em all hahah

[@thibeault1288]

Tell more about Carlos and the skate industry and what is Aron kyro is like???? Love this

[@Tears_Of_Bl00d]

I definitely wanna hear more about the Carlos shit. Carlos was my favorite skater at Braille. He was such an amazing skater and always doin crazy shit that looked like it should have been impossible to do. I’m really curious about why Nigel hates him

[@evgrin1507]

Probably dropped a hard R or somethin. Nigel’s a punk

[@NigelJonesTv]

@@evgrin1507a punk how?!? You’re coming up with a conclusion that’s not even close to what it is. I hate him for doing shit that would put him in jail not for any reason else. I don’t hate someone for zero reason. Calling me a name ain’t a reason to hate anyone. So I’m a punk for being honest about shit?!? Keep that energy up my guy 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@evgrin1507]

🤡

[@NigelJonesTv]

@@evgrin1507 can’t even get an actual response lol you ain’t shit bro. Hiding behind that keyboard

[@TheRealPapaChico]

He prob stole.

[@ericharmon7163]

FYI, the meniscus is the cartilage in your knee. It cushions your joint and holds it in place. A torn meniscus usually makes it so you can't straighten your leg out.

[@Alburrito_mx5]

Ever since he joined braille I knew he was a goat

[@LamontHoltTV]

Facts

[@socks2441]

1:05, the miniscus is not the ligament in the gack of the knee, it is 'C' shaped cartilage cushioning in the knee joint. it does often get torn along with knee injuries such as torn ligaments. he may be referring to an acl or pcl tear. i cant remember which one is in the back, or they both criss cross in the center of the knee holding it together i think. and the lcl and mcl or the ligmanents on the sides of the joint. they stand for posterior (i guess thats probably the one he meant), anterior, medial and lateral collateral ligaments. surprising he got his own injury wrong. then again, in the states healthcare is more expensive, so maybe he didnt get a diagnosis.

[@Treflips]

The flags origins aren’t racist but much like the swatzika it’s been used by radical groups and used by groups of hate. It’s a complex topic but the flag had beeen removed from many many places of work including a fire station BEFORE he got black balled because of how people of color were treated in regards to the flag being around or present. Idk Cody at alll to speak on his personal character so take this information as you like.

[@kateandryan3494]

Thats actually a great back drop for a podcast. Interesting seeing Nigel talking and not screaming inside a warehouse. Lol no hate. Hes a braille OG. You should have asked about that Fetty Potter drama that went down. Great podcast.

[@notgavin7039]

Gee I wonder where all of Braille's money is going if it's not going to employees... hmm I'm just racking my brain on this one.

[@adzrael]

Great podcast guys. Been following Nigel for a while now, saw him first on Braille. I'm saving up to get his new board from snake farm

[@bradfoster8146]

I usually can't watch something this long. You guys had me roped in the whole time. Great conversation. Id love to hear the story about Carlos Lastra though. Make it happen fellas

[@down6ibuprofens]

Nigel has good points but i dont agree that the warehouse is the same as the streets. the warehouse has perfect flooring with perfect obstacles compared to the streets where its rougher

[@neaituppi7306]

Braille kind of got me back into skateboarding. I never was a skater, but I went into Rollerblading, although I never got good at rollerblading. But now I am trying out my skateboards again, because I have two of them still. Right around the time people are trying to cancel Aaron for being in scientology and suggesting you are supporting scientology if you watch Braille. And Ricky doing a react video where he urges people t go and watch the original. It is like Marcus Aurelius said. And Nigel sort of said. "We are rarely given enough information to know what is truly going on." But people are manipulated by information too easily in western society. If someone does a video, and it seems to make sense or has a lot of information that is above their ability tro comprehend, they just believe it, instead of doing their own research. While still knowing they don't have enough information to come to an informed viewpoint.

[@kevincollins8620]

I still blade. Never got good at skateboarding

[@neaituppi7306]

@@kevincollins8620 Yeah, I still prefer blading. Just put on the boots and roll.

[@AndrewSzala]

I always wondered what happened to Cody and why he lost so much coverage over the years... So lame. I've done a bit of work in local skateboarding doing event organizing and whatnot and learned a lot of politics of skateboarding and it's pretty gross. A lot of two-faced people, will say one thing and do one thing, then hate on other people and blackball them for what they do. Just go skate. Just be involved. Promote skateboarding and keep it positive! Good stuff Nigel and Lamont! Definitely need more constructively critical discussions of the skate world nowadays.

[@LeSkateWA]

I wana hear more about the guys that left Braille. Carlos, Fetty or McNug. Noone talks about any of this, probably for good reason.

[@bovedli]

Fetty’s a pedophile, Carlos got burnt out, and I have no idea what happened to McNug

[@ashleybrown4754]

Fetty got Chris Hansened

[@harleyrobles560]

@@ashleybrown4754😂😂😂😂 true

[@benhaven7501]

​@@bovedli Sounds like there's a lot more than just burn out with carlos

[@robertbarnhart7791]

​@@ashleybrown4754 did he really?! Smh wow

[@EerieElements]

It sucks seeing what happened to braille. I was one of those high-school kids watching them on the chromebook instead of working lmao. But it's good to see that my favorite characters from the channel didn't lose their integrity

[@Norrin277]

Except for Aaron and Carlos. But they may not be your favorites in the first place lmao. But yeah….Aaaron really fucked up, didn’t he?

[@Deathfacechase]

You guys are funny as hell together 😂

[@ojhemmiez]

more episodes with nigel and lamont

[@YoungEek]

Anybody know the info on Carlos??? i can kinda take some guesses but anyone know why Nigel don’t like him?

[@DualShot]

I low key still wonder what happened to Chris McNugget 👁️👄👁️ Dude was super talented and had style in skating. But dude just disappeared out of nowhere.

[@pauliewalnuts5241]

Hopefully scientology didn't grab him up 😂

[@nikolaip4947]

To me he looked over it and didn’t have that enthusiasm for the content anymore. I’m guessing it’s along the same lines as Nigel

[@sporemaster97]

He's still listed on their website under their skaters, hopefully he's okay and he's just relaxing and finding the love again

[@AJStarch]

Chris is a pretty smart dude and has a degree in botany or biology and just took a job in his field of study.

[@GhettoWxzrd]

yoo i think i just fell in love with nigel's brand lmao. clean ass boards and merch, can't wait to cop some fr!