rollerblading

One year ago, Louis Chaix rollerbladed across the U.S.A. in 45 days, setting a world record. He did it to raise money and awareness about the rare disease that almost killed him. In this episode, Louis shares his exciting and incredible journey from California to New York.

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Topics:
2:00 – Louis describes the disease that almost killed him.
5:00 – Louis shares the moment he knew he’d live.
7:30 – Years later, he struggled with “survivor’s guilt.”
11:00 – Why Louis keeps taking “one more step” and pushing through adversity.
13:30 – How Louis got the idea to rollerblade across the U.S.A.
18:00 – Louis’s training regimen was intense!
22:30 – Reframing “sacrifice” as an “investment in your future.”
25:00 – The craziest moments in his cross-country journey.
31:20 – The #1 thing Louis is most grateful for in life.

In this episode, Web talks to members of the D’Amore family about the newest member of their family, Maggie, a Griffon.  She joined their family after their 14-year-old lab, Toby, died and left them grieving. Through research, they found that the Griffon breed seemed a good match for their family and their lifestyle.

Learn more: https://freerangedogs.com/ep-9-maggie-the-griffon-and-her-family-the-damores/

It’s part 2 with me, your host Mike Powell. I’m going to end the year catching you up on my life and times and a lot of industry talk with the founder of the High Fives Foundation, Roy Tuscany. Topics include Tanner Hall, Gus Kenworthy, best podcasts, worst podcasts, what’s happening in snow media, who’s doing it best, and so much more. It’s a fun holiday and birthday episode with a great friend.

Mike Powell Show Notes:

3:30:  Episode 100, 200, 300, podcasts Powell listens to, and word association on other similar podcasts  

12:00:  Numbers, best/worst guests, differentiation, and thoughts on print media    

21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear ever built just got better get 25% off all OR

24:00:  The Outerverse, Powder, NFTs, and life takes a turn for the worse recently

31:00:  Live events, Peloton, and X Games   

40:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:45:  More X, K2, Liquid Death, Favorites, and 2 Dudes, 1 Mike   

51:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Roy

Louie Zamora came from nothing to become one of his most influential inline skaters. He was a street skater whose video parts still hold up, a contest skater who podiumed at X and Gravity, an entrepreneur who was responsible for important brands, and a victim of the opioid crisis that's turning his life around. This podcast was a fun and heavy way to catch up with an old friend and relive his past. Eric Schrijn asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Louie Zamora Show Notes

3:30:  Revenge of the Nerds, LA life, being small, video games, and moving to San Diego

14:00:  Beach culture, inline skates, it's so natural, culture, proving himself to the Esco Zoo

15:30:  Product testing with Rollerblade, hammers, and injuries

21:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone

23:00:  Getting flowed Rollerblade skates, Randy Spizer, getting a contract from Rollerblade, and Senate

32:00:  His HS life, going to K2, and contests

40:00:  Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

42:00:  Being too cool for things, Gravity Games, X-Games, and a tour bus ending an era at K2

51:00:  Creating a skate brand on an airplane, not seeing eye to eye with Powerslide, and leaving skating for the first time

58:00:  Coming back to K2, creating a program together, our falling out and Orien Live

64:00:  Getting hit by a car, addiction and isolation, living on the streets, and getting life back together

60:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Eric Schrijn

What would Hollie do in the 90's? Let the roller blades, swimming, and rule breaking ensue! Growing up in a town quickly turning city had it's perks.

Consider the rules you were compelled to follow and the rules you compel others to follow. Do they matter?

Let me know on instagram @hollie.warnick or facebook.

Broadcasting out of Laredo, TX, Your Show is a show about personal stories of achieving goals and overcoming adversity. Created by Eric Alvarez and Victor Serna, a guest is invited every week to sit down with Eric and share their success stories in any aspect of their life! The stories range from weight loss to career goals to financial success and more!

Episode 41 features Eric Kuhns as he sits down with Eric Alvarez and shares his journey in skateboarding, how and why he got started, how he created a YouTube channel and shares skate spots, old and new, on his channel! Eric also talks about his journey in acting and creating videos!

An Eye for Adventure with Aaron Joiner

As a skater early on we develop an eye for finding street spots that would be ideal for showing off our latest tricks and grinds.  In the early days, there were no parks or ready-made ramps available.  You had to find your spots.  Over time that eye for finding the best spots becomes automatic.  To this day I still mentally note ideal locations that I probably can’t even ride anymore.  But that eye for adventure will always be with me. 

Aaron Joiner also developed that eye for skating and a passion for the sport.  But that eye also served him in other aspects of life.  Taking off the blinders of a limiting mindset, Aaron found happiness and purpose the right way, completed his family in the process. Aaron has reaped the rewards of falling down and getting back up from his better half to his healthy hobbies.  From creating the 9 Five Adventures Podcast to his line of coffee, Aaron has developed an eye for both opportunity and adventure.  He started his podcast to share how you can live a lifestyle you create.  Tricks and tips like how to leverage business opportunities to take family trips to Hawaii or leveraging his background in wholesale food distribution to launch his own product line, Aaron continues to develop that eye.  And the answers he has found along the way, demonstrate so many of the principles behind 8 Keys 2 great.  Now branching off into a brand-new fitness business, it’s obvious Aaron’s eye is right on the money.  Listen to how developing that eye for adventure is the key to an extraordinary life in my conversation with Aaron Joiner. 

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This episode features Colby Yee, adventurer-photographer-videographer-outdoor athlete extraordinaire. Colby shares a journey he embarked upon from Burlington, Vermont, to Montreal, Québec via rollerblades. Link to Colby's documentation here: https://vimeo.com/300169551

It's DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) Time! Dylan and Nick each picked from a list of Holly's favorite DCOMs and we watched their choices. Katherine Heigl before she was super famous did a DCOM with a super stylish wardrobe in Wish Upon A Star and Soul Skating is where your heart is in Brink! Roller blades are cool brah! Enjoy our soul pod! We all get a little nostalgic as well.

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

Brian Aragon’s life sounded like a dream until he realized it wasn’t.  He was a world champion pro skater and his video parts were as legendary as his park skills.  He’s traveled the world many times over, had 6 Pro Model skates, and a skatepark named after him all before the age of 30…. And then he rolled away from it all to become the Inside Account Manager over at Arrow Electronics.  Find out why on the podcast

 

Brian Aragon Show Notes:

2:03:   What is a typical Monday for Brian and what does he do?

3:56:  Retiring in his prime

5:39:  Growing up in Brighton Colorado

7:50:  Skateboarding and Rollerblading in 1998ish

9:00:  Skating takes over in Colorado and progression

11:30:  The impact of the ASA and the pros he’s looking up to at the time

14:12:   Evo (listen for special offer) and Patrol USA Use TPM10 at checkout on the site and get 10% off 

15:30:  Getting sponsored by the Skatebarn, traveling to contests

18:12:  Trying to get Brian on K2

20:14:  Qualifying for the ASA Pro Tour and focusing on skating All-The-Time

23:00:  Rookie of the Year and living on ASA checks

24:45:   Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) and RESQWATER

26:00:  When does he start getting paid to skate?  The Hoedown

29:49:  The biggest contests he skated and his contest mentality and pressure

34:20:  Park skating and street skating at the highest level

35:00:  Video Parts, travel, and the video part he’s most proud of:  Game Theory

36:55:  Skating for Razors Skates

39:40:  Fan moments on the road

40:52:  Brian and the conversation around his style and judging

44:20:  Looking back on being a young kid traveling with delinquents 

45:20:  Moving to California, pro skates and school

49:01:  His thoughts on Razors getting into scooters

52:42:  Thoughts on the future of skaters still in the game

53:43:  Anything blading related in Brian’s future? 

55:18:  Brian Aragon Skatepark

56:45:  Walking away on top and starting at the bottom 

59:51:  When was the last time he skated?

Welcome to the 13th episode of CinemAbysmal: The Podcast, where the three writers of cinemabysmal.com talk about what society would consider some of the worst of the worst media out there. In this episode we kick it back to the 90s. Vanilla Ice stars in Cool As Ice (1991) and in Airborne (1993) we travel from SoCal to Cincinnati, Ohio with the coolest sixteen/seventeen year old around: Mitchell Goosen.

Arlo Eisenberg was once dubbed the face and voice of his generation and his story sounds like the best 90’s movie that was never made.  Arlo, the punk rock kid from Texas drops out of the University of Texas and moves to California to become a star in a sport that isn’t really a sport yet.  He arrives on Venice Beach, gets “found” and blows up to be a global sensation who lives a life that is every 13 year old’s fantasy.  Along the way he stirs up a national controversy, hosts the X-Games and rides off into a world of graphic design.

 Arlo Eisenberg Show Notes

1:49:  Arlo the CrossFit and the similarities between CrossFit and Rollerblading

6:20:  The early days for Arlo and the history of his family

9:43:  Arlo talks about the dynamics of Texas

14:25:  Testing into public art school in Texas and being bussed to school

18:00:  Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) 

19:46:  How did Arlo first see Rollerblades and Ice Skating in Texas

22:14:  Skateboarding in Texas

23:55:  Was Arlo good at any other sports?

25:35:  University of Texas and the 90’s movie that Arlo lived

31:00:  Breaking his ankle and moving to California to create his new life

35:00:  What is the look and style of Arlo at this point

36:27:  Jumping barrels on Venice, getting a place and meeting Brook Howard-Smith

39:50:  Making it shortly after getting to Venice, turning down a contract from Rollerblade and then turning it down based on principle

43:50:  Going on his first Europe trip and quitting his job in LA

46:28:  Starting Senate to cater to their product needs and ground zero for Aggressive Inline.

52:00:  did they realize how the market would develop?  What was the money like at this point.

54:28:  Spohn Ranch as a hub for skating and culture

57:00:  Not being a jock but had the talent and ability to where he expected to win contests and the pressure to win contents.

59:00:  The Frontside and Arlo’s groin issues and how that impacted him at the first X-Games.

61:00:  What did X-Games gold mean to Arlo?

63:00:  His graphic design and marketing work at Senate and the Destroy All Girls and the exposure it generated.

109:00:  How much did he make with Senate?  What did he spend his money on?  Did he invest?  How did the park come about?

114:54:  From USD to the commentating for ESPN and how was it working with ESPN?

117:46:  The ESPN meeting gone wrong for Arlo

128:18:  Is he aware of what people think of him?

129:36:  His MTV Sports story

133:00: Arlo’s Art and how unique and shocking it can be Skeptic Tattoo Blog

135:00:  Being a skeptic in life

136:07:  Joining the family business Eisenberg And Associates

 

Alex Broskow’s life is full of juxtapositions.  From dropping out of high school and moving into the dorms of the University of Kansas to being an athlete who is looked at as one of the best to ever participate in his sport…but couldn’t afford groceries.   This rare interview dives deep into the world of skating, travel and all that comes with being a pro athlete (minus money).

 

Alex Broskow Show Notes

:57:  how did Alex end up back in Kansas

2:30: Alex works full time at a warehouse.  Crazy for one of the best skaters in the world

3:52:  Born and raised in Kansas City and growing up playing hockey and getting into inline

8:17:  Realizing he was good at inline and being on the Gatorbladers.

9:15:  Midwest skating and being taken under the wing of the older crew, not getting caught up in the wrong thing and going on road trips to Eisenbergs

11:29:  Alex’s influences in skating

12:40:  Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS 15) 

14:19:  Moving to Florida and what that was like for him

17:40:  Moving back to Kansas (to Brenton Wheeler’s house) and eventually the dorms at the University of Kansas with Adam Johnson and did he finish high school.

21:00:  Shooting for the KFC videos

24:00:  How does he do in contests and how much is he making?

26:43:  Setting trends and is that something that is crazy to him?

28:25:  How does he deal with the shit talking that happens to rollerbladers?

31:00:  Starting Vibralux and Dead Wheels

33:10:  When did he realize skating wouldn’t pay the bills and who had a career that was cut short by alcohol or drugs.  And thoughts Aaron Feinberg

36:45:  KCMO and what Kelso said on The Mushroom Blading podcast

40:00:  Can he still do the hammers that he used to and the Champagne movie in DVD format

42:51:  Top skaters of all time

44:20:  Does he regret not playing hockey longer?

45:23:  Gap to rail with Ben Weis back in the day.

On paper, Joe Ciaglia's life sounds like a mob movie where the mobster, Joe, is bagging groceries at a store conveniently located across from the track.   He meets a couple older gentlemen who introduce him to the inside world of the track.  While learning the underbelly of the horse game, Joey starts winning city contracts for skate parks.   It’s an interesting rag to riches story that includes professional skateboarders (Rob Dyrdek), race horses, accusations of collusion and no mob ties that I know of.

Joe Ciaglia Show Notes

1:45:  What does Joe do?

3:00:  How the attitudes of perception around skateboarding have changed. 

4:00:  Does Joe skate

5:45:  Grew in California and then he jumps ahead in the story and I reel him back to childhood, gymnastics and graduating at 16

9:17:  Evo (listen for special offer) and Diecutstickers.com (Listen for 10% off your first order with DCS) 

Spy (25% off site wide, listen for code) and Sierra at Tahoe spots

10:33:  What does he do after high school?  Working at Ralphs and the Santa Anita racetrack

12:33:  Getting into the horse game and Enumclaw Washington

13:37:  Getting into the carpet cleaning hustle and then selling the company and how he gets into landscaping

15:00:  Getting into skateboarding through putting in a bid in for a skatepark and then that business exploded for him

17:46:  Was he skating at that point or did he start skateboarding once he started building parks

19:10:  The companies that Joe has under his umbrella and developing the Mega for Danny Way and the Great Wall

20:43:  Maloof Money cup and the building of a concrete park in 5 days.  They showcased their skills and that’s where he met Rob Dyrdek

22:28:  Fantasy Factory that he built in a week, Street League

23:01:  World’s Largest Skateboard

24:00:  Collusion accusations and legal issues

25:30:  Horse Racing and his history in the sport

26:55:  Rob racing a horse and Rob’s involvement in horses

28:40:  How many horses is he in on?  How much money has he made off horses?

31:39:  What are the Jockeys like?

32:20:  The Olympics and skateboarding.  Joe’s thoughts

In our second episode, Sean Smith joins us to discuss Konjure Brand, his backyard skatepark and his recently acquired mint condition Razor Shima 1's.

Chris Haffey is part athlete, part stuntman, part survivor.  He’s a professional rollerblader who started getting recognition for his skating when the industry was at its peak and became one of the top skaters in the world  as the bottom was dropping out.  While his peers were leaving the sport to find other ways to support themselves, Chris landed on the Nitro Circus, touring arenas across the globe with a motley crew of bad-asses.

 

Chris Haffey Show Notes:

1:45:     In Japan on tour with the Nitro Circus

4:45:    Growing up all over the country and getting into skating

7:45:    Daily Bread Magazine days

9:19:    Getting published and shooting as much as he could

10:05:  Evo ad and discount code

10:45:  Diecutstickers.com  

11:30:  Was skating something that consumed everything he did?  Was he on be-mag

12:09:  Meeting Chris Farmer in a chatroom

13:45:  Who did he skate with when he was coming up, Brian Bell and Esco Zoo

14:50:  What was High School like for him?

17:30:  What did his parents think about him getting his GED?

19:30:  Did he party when he was traveling to contests?

22:02:  Spy Optics ad and discount code

22:42:  Sierra At Tahoe ad

23:24:  Being a street skater and then transitioning to contests and the differences

26:44:  www.remz.com and making money in skating

28:40:  Dealing with people flipping you shit when you skate

31:16:  Park Etiquette  

32:16:  Finding inspiration in skiing and which skiers influence him and Is he familiar with Slvsh

34:37:  What does he think of people looking to him to “save” rollerblading?

37:10:  Fun on the road with the Nitro family

39:07:  How is his body at this point?

41:04:  Will we see another street section from Chris Haffey?