If you want to own a piece of sports history without putting in the work, just stop in and see Rick and the gang at the "Pawn Stars" store in Las Vegas.
Austin Russell, aka "Chumlee" from History Channel's Pawn Stars, was arrested yesterday on weapons and drug charges during a raid at his Las Vegas home.
Before Rick, the Old Man, Big Hoss and Chumley were household fixtures they were already running a pawn shop. As you can see from this clip circa 2003, it's the same shop, the same guys, maybe a little more hair and a clientele that is not nearly as interesting as the clientele you see on TV today.
Competition is usually a good thing. It can make us all more focused on winning. For the stars of History Channel's "Pawn Stars", it just makes them mad.
History Channel's "Pawn Stars" and TruTV's "Hard Core Pawn" have shown a whole new generation the ups and waaaay downs of the humble pawn shop. I have to admit, I've only been in a real pawn shop one time in my whole life, but I'm glued to "Pawn Stars" every Monday night.