The Round Six Podcast
BS-ing With World-Famous Custom Painter BillyB
TALKING HOT BOATS, PAINT AND INNER TUBE SPEED RECORDS
The Round Six Gearheads sat down with world-famous custom painter Billy B for an evening of good-natured, wet fun. This was a fast-paced, fun look at the world of high-powered, super-trick custom boats, racing and laughs.
That and creating a water sport so extreme that even the Australians may not go for it.
THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
- When Billy met Brad
- Brian's filthy mouth
- A terribly inappropriate intro
– A flurry of brutal pop culture references - Making the move from Graphic Design to Custom Paint
– The mysterious connection of Dentistry and art - Rediscovering Billy's first custom paint job
- World-record water skiing
– BAREFOOT, no less!
– "Dead arm"
– Worst secret handshake ever - The Australian Dam-to-Dam race (Google this. Holy moly.)
- Long Beach to Catalina race
- Humble beginnings
- Brad's leaky truck
– and his Captain Hazelwood shirt - The sound of Crocs at 130MPH on water
- The Red Bull Extreme Inner Tube Challenge
– The many realms of Formula D
– The dirtiest acronym ever - A thing we can't mention because someone made us edit it out
- Genesis of Billy B's Hot Boat Show
– In memory of Officer Marvin Carter
– Giving back to the community - The hopeful return of river racing
- How things have changed over the years
– Re-branding ideas - The Pirate Cove show
– Local interference - The Liquid Fly-By
- Eric plays Chamber of Commerce rep
- The boat storage business
- Personal projects
– Being a Ford guy with a Chevy powerplant - The joy of working without a timeline
- Brad takes a few more lumps
- Clients gone wild
- The many nicknames of Brad