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TPM Episode 69: Chris Edwards, Legendary Rollerblader

TPM Episode 69: Chris Edwards, Legendary Rollerblader

FromThe Powell Movement


TPM Episode 69: Chris Edwards, Legendary Rollerblader

FromThe Powell Movement

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Chris Edwards lived more by the age of 20 than most people do in a lifetime.  He was a pro athlete at age 14, dropped out of high school a year later and became the face of the fastest growing sport on the planet.  Chris was in the movies, on TV, was the first to go big on ramps, first to grind a rail, and, as far as I know, the first to have 6 biological children and 4 wives.  Chris and I talk the rise and fall on the podcast Chris Edwards Show Notes: 2:00:  Where is Chris now, evangelists, problems at home 8:00:  Getting his first pair of blades, riding ramps and getting on Team Rollerblade 14:00:  The Micky Mouse Club, dropping out, and Prayer of The Rollerboys 23:00:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) The 10 Barrel Brewery 25:00:  Money, the segments of Chris’s skating experience and the launch from Airborne 28:00:  Getting married at 18, youth pastor, and a rumor that I heard   34:00:  Trying to build a sport (with companies) on his back and bankrupting himself 37: 04:  Video parts he liked, pressure, life after the divorce and getting married again, divorced again 43:00:  Breaking both his arms, seeing skating progress and injuries 47:00:  Things end with Rollerblade, his thoughts on the future of blading 53:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Arlo Eisenberg
Released:
May 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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