Today’s guest is Mike V. Telling you that he is a musician and a legend of skateboarding doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of who is, for Mike V is bigger and weirder than any label we can attach to him.

Among the highlights of the day:  

• Don't offend Bulgarians
  
• Last call for pre-orders on The Drunken Taoist t-shirts http://www.danielebolelli.com/drunken-taoist-podcast-t-shirts-pre-order/
  
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• I speak fast 'cause I really have to pee 
• After searching long and hard, we have finally found someone who enjoys the word "fuckin'" more than I do
• How a Black Flag concert changed his life: "if I was flipping fuckin' burgers, I was going to do it the way Black Flag would do it"
• Skateboarding as the vehicle for a passion beyond words
  
• "I'd rather err on the side of passion" (but Daniele can't pronounce the word "err")
  
• About breaking bones
  
• Crabs in a pot: people love it when heroes fuck up 
  
• "Fuck yeah I'm over the hill, but at least I've climbed the motherfuckin' hill" 
  
• "I've been nailed to the cross so many fuckin' times. Don't fuck with me"
  
• Comparing the crucifixion scene in Conan (1982) and in Spartacus (1960)
  
• "Age is not a reason to fuckin' trade in everything that made you who you are"
  
• "When they fuckin' shovel the dirt on me, that's when I'll be done fuckin' skating" 
  
• "Try being a skateboarder in 1984… I became a living, breathing, moving target" 
  
• "My first interaction ever with a cop was him beating my ass—for no reason" 
  
• Tao and Zen: it's an attitude toward life, not a profession of belief
  
• About Zen masters who don't know they are zen masters
  
• The difference between paradox and contradiction
  
• Love and strength: why Mike picked the elephant as a logo. "…beautiful, majestic creature, very social and very loving, kindest, gentlest heart but it will fuckin' crush you. Don't fuck with it. It will crush you. Eat a fuckin' lion for lunch"
  
• "To me, that's life. Why would you want anything less than that?"
  
• "I didn't start skateboarding to fuckin' follow the rules"
  
• Why Mike has a pink sheep tattoo
  
• The trap of embracing an identity—any identity 
  
• People are terrified of freedom 
  
• Happy birthday to Emily Vallely 
  
• "I'm glad you are a nerd"  
  

Mike’s twitter: @mikevallely