Mission Statement Episode 02: Gino Iannucci

[@steeleflex]

Gino is one of my all time favorites and I was born in 95. My generation doesn’t appreciate this guy the way older skaters do. The style, the trick selection, and just his demeanor make him one of the greats. Awesome interview. I just found the channel and these are great.

[@mathieulb1672]

Gino seem like the most humble dude ever .

[@rorymcclure]

This was dope Lee, thank you. Gino's usually a pretty guarded interviewee but you managed to get some real shit from him, which as a fan is a real privilege to witness. Thanks again.

[@alexchechs]

Gino explains at the end exactly why we skated even when people hated on it. Proud of my man

[@vico805]

great episode good stuff LEE

[@That1Guy]

Passion and love

[@MT_Special]

Gino has the best style of all time. I said it.

[@petematic]

You just said what everyone's been saying the past near 25 years. Way to go sheep. Not that I'm disagreeing with the statement though.

[@creature0mine]

Julien Stranger on both

[@utubit22]

@@creature0mine haha nice comeback. I didn't actually find out about Julien until maybe 5 years ago or so and was surprised how similar his style is to Gino's. I've never heard anybody talk about this tho

[@creature0mine]

Julien is one of the 1st generation street skaters; skating with Natas and Gonz when they were pioneering street skating. Wish there was an in depth interview with him.

[@utubit22]

@@creature0mine shit I wish he'd never left the lime light. there just wasnt enough footy of him.

[@cristianmartin7795]

2 legends

[@marley1995]

Yo lee thanks for having Gino on, he seemed kinda reserved talking about Keenan and just the drug thing in general.. I know it affected all you guys. RIP HAROLD JUSTIN KEENAN, love all those dudes. Hope to see more episodes, lates

[@marooqi]

Justin who?

[@Djonpierrelecherre]

Well done... thumbs up for this channel... nice format and keep that in Focus... trust you guys...!!! Saludos out of Frankfurt/Germany

[@traddad9172]

Gino put the G in skateboarding. Etched in history

[@vico805]

so true

[@volcomco0417]

Thank you

[@laurikarhunen1091]

Great episode!

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

Really dope show. I just wish there were more questions about his current skate ventures. How'd he get into the FA camp? What's up with "poets"? Just what he's got going on currently in general. Still great content.

[@backsmithfakie]

Lee Smith looking like DJ Khaled. So stoked on this, thank you!!

[@nate2skate265]

Awesome content! Thanks Lee

[@versacesunscreen7241]

Keenan Forever.

[@lambo485]

Another great episode!....Lee do some yoga 🧘‍♂️🙏 that helped me with my anxiety.

[@adamgoodell5805]

“I kinda hate everything.” “Like all music?” “No, like everything”

[@franklinrichmond2013]

I wonder who they bleeped out, who told Lee, "I only skateboard for money." Stevie Williams? Rob Dyrdek?

[@andrethegrail]

Best gino interview to date. Thanks Lee

[@thomasmaninijr.8014]

Good job Lee. -Peace!

[@silva8245]

Yo, great interview. But, please put up some sound blankets or anything to get rid of that echo.

[@andynfb1]

Hopefully some menace influenced episodes soon. Cool shit. Lee's a G.

[@docroha]

Really liking this. Will this be available as audio only on Itunes also?

[@MissionStatementPodcast]

We are on SoundCloud here: soundcloud.com/user-784849561

[@elmolino]

My eyes 👀 are always on Lee’s sneakers lol 👌🏻

[@ee.es00]

Skate culture is reckless but it's good for it to change.

[@MFSHECKS]

JONY BADASS HAHAHAHA, gino should listen to action bronson and meyhem lauren

[@kylelee8947]

Tight show lee with Gino on it just came across this and u got one wit RB on it some east coast legends you need to do one with Ricky Oyola and Serge turdowski get some philly head on there yo

[@mattmolloy636]

1:00:27 someone drop the name.

[@masondixon6269]

What is this channel? Hopefully it’s dope. Would be nice to have fresh content from somewhere other than thrasher tws and nine club

[@MissionStatementPodcast]

Check skatenewswire.com

[@GoofyFootersRule]

51:30 Kenan could still be here......with more aware and alert humans around him. All humans around him at that time....top to bottom 👀 watched it

[@vico805]

everyone made their decisions/at a certain point you could only tell someone that you care about so many things/yes things and situations could have been different but they aren’t…..

[@RobertNazarov65]

Grew up thinking Keenan fell asleep in a jacuzzi RIP 🙏🏼

[@marooqi]

What happened to Keenan?

[@RobertNazarov65]

@@marooqi shoot sorry it’s been a min they say it in the video I think. I’ll check back asap

[@redrobbo1896]

@@marooqi he drowned in a pool during a July 4th party.

[@mattmolloy636]

@@marooqidude died 7/4/99 the way it was explained in this video. No one has actual fact, but we know he mixed blow and liquor after having organ removal/ failures, and he somehow wound up in the bottom of the pool dead. Maybe he was too blasted and tripped in while stumbling around and subsequently drowned due to the lack of control he had over his body? Perhaps he went in the pool of his own volition and the taxing rollercoaster of substances on his weak system combined with the strenuous exercise of swimming gave him something like a heart attack? I could keep going, and everything I’ve said here is all speculative and very morbid to think of, but I too grew up first starting skating in the early 2000’s after he died hearing the rumor dump backwards and the jacuzzi rumor was definitely in play back then. Remember too that he also could have had preexisting conditions or genetic predispositions where what a normal healthy average body could handle simply couldn’t be tolerated by his. But with that in mind he managed to skate on an amazingly high level when you look at him versus everyone else on Chocolate with him from 94-99, and listening to these podcasts it seems like the brand really died until they recruited Marc Johnson and Gino got his act together for Yeah Right, and Kenny Anderson should be included too (but🖕🏻Justin Eldridge, him being put on in the first place ((not to mention the bs conditions it happened under)) should have never went down, and that’s a hill I’m comfortable dying on)

[@douglaswares5614]

Lee Smith... I swear to god Jovantae was wearing Airwalk NTS Not enigmas.. skate nerds want facts.. mr Smith don’t be a t dog. Hehe 😉😀

[@marley1995]

Douglas Wares he was rocking both! But forsure those yellow nts in Love child with khaki slacks and that flannel

[@Hardbody94]

Fred gall would be sick

[@vico805]

woulda

[@owenquercia]

Gino if you’re reading this listen to Conway the machine and west side Gunn

[@Yung.Learner]

Terrible audio

[@MissionStatementPodcast]

We upgraded the audio recorder for Episode 03. It will be out soon.

[@Yung.Learner]

Wasn't moaning just pointing out a fact. Better audio is easily possible, and it looks like they realized the problem so props.

[@rodgoulart]

Lee has to improve as a host. Kinda lost... and Gino looks a little uncomfortable.

[@MT_Special]

Bro, I see you but relax. It's episode two and if you know anything about Gino, he's not a big talker. Lee will get better and his point of view of skateboarding is a breath of fresh air considering most skate stories come from LA crews. The Nine Club went through similar struggles and now look at them.

[@rodgoulart]

I'm relaxed :) I kown Gino doesnt like to talk to cameras and stuf. And, in fact, this is a puff of fresh air to skate. Cheers Lee!

[@sadhvacman7238]

Considering it’s only his second episode, I think he killed it. He can only get better. I would have been like... So... you’re kind of known for your push... Can you stand up and just kind of push in place for everyone watching?

[@douglaswares5614]

Haha at Gino being in the first chocolate video. I’ve been watching a lot of interviews about this era of skateboarding And most of you guys got your OWN time,ines all fucked up Yesterday was Chris Roberts talking about fit being around before girl N chocolate .. now this I don’t believe you Lee them hubba rocks Musta been pretty good

[@mosmith3026]

Don't be a kook

[@vealchop2490]

yeesh... this felt awkward.

[@ryanrowe1975]

2 legends