TPM Episode 69: Chris Edwards, Legendary Rollerblader
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2018
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
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)
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
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Mmm, baby, it's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement. |
| 0:11.5 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. I'm your host, Mike Powell, and this week I talked to a legendary athlete who was the face of rollerblading in the 1990s |
| 0:21.6 | and the most important skater of all time. |
| 0:24.6 | I'm talking about the airman, Chris Edwards. |
| 0:27.6 | And while it's easy to forget that rollerblading was once bigger than scootering, skateboarding, |
| 0:31.6 | and BMX combined, that was the case in the mid-90s. |
| 0:35.6 | And the crown jewel of the sport was Chris. |
| 0:38.3 | While he was crushing it in his professional life, his personal life was a mix of religion, |
| 0:43.3 | vice, divorce, children, and then more children. |
| 0:46.6 | Chris has lived and still lives in absolutely crazy life. |
| 0:50.7 | While you can't tell from how the podcast was edited, this recording was a total shit show, but it came out awesome. |
| 0:57.1 | Before we talk to the airman, I need to ask you to please follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement, share my post on Facebook, and review me on whatever platform you listen to me on. |
| 1:06.9 | If you want to connect with me, my email is Mike at the Powell movement.com. |
| 1:11.0 | I will get back to you. |
| 1:12.7 | And I also need to thank my sponsors who make this show happen. |
| 1:15.6 | They are Evo, Rescue Water, the 10-barrel brewery, and unofficial networks. |
| 1:20.2 | Now, let's talk to Chris Edwards. |
| 1:23.9 | We're a dairy queen, bro. |
| 1:24.9 | It's like one of the first nice warm days of the year here. |
| 1:28.6 | And it is packed. |
| 1:30.1 | So you have the whole crew with you? |
| 1:32.4 | We got the crew that we travel deep constantly with. |
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