EPISODE 346: BEN WEIS TRIBUTE

Ben Weis was one of the most exciting, high-risk skaters of his time, and his life outside of skating was just as death-defying…until it wasn’t. Ben recently passed away in a motorcycle accident, right when he was getting his crazy life back on track. On the podcast, I connect with Ben’s closest friends, pro skaters, and his wife. I also added some audio clips from the podcast I did with Ben years ago and we put together a final retrospective of the one they called “The Ben Weis Show”.

Ben Weis Show Notes:

4:00:  Words from Ben’s brother Jordan, Eric Schrijn talks about Ben’s energy, and Derek French talks about the early contest days

8:00:  One more try and John Murakami talks about his first impression of Ben, words from another Jon, and words from Ben’s right-hand man Shorty Adam K, talking about the party that the Crack House was

18:30:  Rollerblade: They invented inline skating and make the best skates on the planet.

Outdoor Research:  The best outerwear in the world comes from OR and is built in the PNW

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

21:30:  The Ben Weis Show (words from Ben and others), real jobs, the life of the party, Jake Eley talks Ben’s England trip, and more from Eric Schrijn

31:00:  Convincing people to do things, Murakami tells a couple of wild stories and a road trip to Iowa

38:00: Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code winteriscoming

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

Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories and sugar.

41:00:  Iowa part 2, fighting and facing the music

52:00:  How much fun people had around Ben, words from Ben’s wife Taylir, and a final story from Derek French