Is Tony Hawk a little too old to be skateboarding and does he really identify with kids today?”
If you’ve ever stepped on a skateboard, you no doubt know Tony Hawk – and know he is huge. If you haven’t and don’t, you’re missing a wildly popular piece of Americana. Skateboarding was born as the outlaw sport. Morphed over the years into “extreme sport”. Spawned a whole sub-culture – attitude, outlook, flying kids, fashion. And Tony Hawk – skater, daredevil, hero, empire-builder – has been right at the heart of it. From spinning “900s” – i.e., 900 degrees, rolling in the sky – to spinning fortunes, dreams. The Michael Jordan of skateboarding. This Hour, On Point: Tony Hawk. You can join the conversation. Tell us what you think — here on this page, on Twitter, and on Facebook.
Who wouldn’t want to go gallivanting around the globe, bustin’ silly skateboarding tricks with icon Tony Hawk? Well, you’ll never get to, but you can have the next best thing: Tony Hawk on your Xbox Live friends list. He hit the Twitters last night, trying to drum up some friends to play Tony Hawk Ride with on the Xbox 360. You know, that game with the crazy board Tony would like to see used with more games in the future? Yeah, that one. There’s no telling if it worked or not — you can’t check out Tony’s friends list unless you’re a friend with him. Still, it’s interesting to see Tony take such an active role in trying to market the game.
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