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