85: Millionaire Marine to Addicted to Crystal Meth - Chris Thrall tells his story

Anything Goes with James English

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🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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James English, the Anything Goes show Ep85. Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to pursue a business venture in Hong Kong. The entrepreneur hoped to develop his marketing company that he set up while he was in the Forces. But while he had plans to become a multi millionaire, the veteran ended up addicted to crystal meth and was left homeless. This is the rise and fall of Chris Thrall. The link to Chris book Eating Smoke https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Thrall... My social media links ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 http://Facebook.com/Jamesenglish11

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0:00.0	And the Boom we're on and today's guest. We've got former Marine Chris for all. How
0:21.0	are you Chris? Good, mate.
0:23.0	Cost of all, thanks for coming on the show.
0:25.0	You're very welcome.
0:26.0	Yeah, I appreciate it.
0:27.0	You've got a very interesting story here.
0:29.0	Your book, Eating Smoke is all about your life basically in Marines, Hong Kong, you end up addicted to Crystal Meth.
0:36.1	Yeah. So, but we'll go right back to the Stacris, kind of where you grew up, how it all began.
0:46.4	Well I was born in Bromley in Kent or Southeast London as it probably is thought of now. Lived in the southwest most of my life when I haven't been traveling that is and
0:58.7	join the Marines at 18.
1:02.4	Why did you join the Marines? I was pretty directionless when I left school. I just
1:11.7	didn't know what I wanted to do basically.
1:14.0	Didn't feel, didn't really feel like I could do anything either.
1:20.0	I think schools kind of set up to fail you back then rather than to spur you on.
1:26.0	The mate and mind joining the Marines and basically bet me I couldn't, you know, couldn't follow suit, so, oh yes I can, and that was it.
1:35.7	I'll show him.
1:36.7	How long were you in the Marines for, Chris?
1:39.7	Hmm.
1:41.7	Excuse me. Seven years or no.
1:44.0	and all.
1:45.0	And where did you go? Where did you go? Where were you traveling from?
1:48.0	After training, you do eight months of training at Limston Commando, then you go to your Commander Unit.
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