Danny Amir | The Grab Matters Podcast - Episode 73

mDanny Amir aka Dano The Mano has been the voice of wakeboarding for a better part of 2 decades. He has been to and announced ore competitions than just about anyone else. We sit down with Dano and go over his midwest waterski roots and how he found himself living in Florida and getting into the announcing game. Living with Australians, riding OWC late at night, wake restrictions, his dad not liking wakeboarding, Feet On Fire, Twin Lakes Cornfest, The Golden Mic Podcast, Lake Lovers Club, life jackets, shoe skiing, and Dano’s list of his favorite watersports. Hear all that and much in Episode 73 of the Grab Matters Podcast! Now streaming everywhere you listen to podcasts. Follow Dano: https://www.instagram.com/danotmano/Thank you to our sponsors:Liquid Force: https://www.liquidforce.com/Chapters:00:00 - 3:45 Intro4:30 Favorite Grab6:35 Wakepants8:50 Midwest roots18:20 Not allowed to wakeboard 28:00 Moving to Florida 37:00 Getting involved with the pro tour40:30 Wild Australians50:00 Early OWC days52:00 LF’n Wheel of Questions 1:00:00 Boat brands 1:01:40 Wake restrictions 1:12:00 Announcing1:19:00 Making a career in the watersports industry  1:31:00 Toe Jam Stories1:34:30 Feet on Fire1:48:00 Gifts from Dano1:57:00 Lake Lovers Club2:09:00 Guest Question: Oli Derome 2:20:30 Guest Question: Kyle Alberts2:33:00 Best moments announcing 2:37:00 Golden Mic Podcast 2:56:40 ROTY Board3:05:20 Setup3:08:50 Life Jackets3:19:00 Power Ranking Watersports3:22:00 Thank you’s Links:Golden Mic: https://noiseofthenorth.com/category/golden-mic-podcast/Feet On Fire: https://www.feetonfirebarefoot.com/Twin lakes corn fest: https://tlcornfest.com/Lake Lovers Club: https://www.lakeloversclub.com/Decline of the Waterski Monopoly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPvQjFfDQFk&t=1563sShoot us a text!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GrabMattersPodcastWebsite: https://www.grabmatters.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grabmatters/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grabmatters/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grabmatterspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/grabmatters