Relationship Between Cops and Skaters Growing Tighter

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I remember growing up one of my favorite skate t-shirts was the “I LOVE COPS” tee.  I believe the company Blockhead made it, but I’m not sure.  It was quite the hot seller back in the day because everyone but your friends took it seriously.  My teachers wouldn’t see the ...

Help Build A Skatepark In Watts

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Here’s a chance for you to make a difference in your community or the communities of others.  Below is a list of cities that have a chance to get one of Tony Hawk’s special skateparks through his Tony Hawk Foundation.  The Tony Hawk Foundation Board of Directors has announced the ...

Tony Hawk Foundation Brings Signature Benefit Event To Wynn Las Vegas

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Just like in Action Sports, there is a saying in Las Vegas that goes, “Go Hard or Go Home”, which runs prevalent on any day of the week.  All you have to do is open your eyes and no matter if you’re inside, outside, at the pool, in the lobby, ...

Tony Hawk Man X Lands A 900 For Charity

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Blink-182 is a band who have had their trials and tribulations throughout the years enduring everything from the SKANKING punk scene, to the EMO LACE punk scene.  They’ve broken up and now they’re back together.  Johnny Knoxville has shot straight to the top of Hollywood but then fell to the midrange level, ...

Support Public Skateparks With Tony Hawk

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

This task shouldn’t be that difficult. That difficult compared to the time when my friends and I tried to get a skatepark built for our humble, lovable, city of WALNUT. Back then, in the 90’s, it was nearly impossible for anyone to listen to us. Whenever we ...

Tony Hawk Opens The Compton Skate Park

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

For years, the city of Compton in California has gotten a bad rap based on the countless coverage of gang violence in the mid 1990’s.  Plus for many music lovers, Compton meant of the greatest rap anthems of all time, STRAIGHT OUT OF COMPTON by rap super group NWA.  But ...

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

  You probably aren’t.  A 5th grader’s brain has not yet been tainted by the evils of the outside world such as booze, marijuana, and DANCING WITH THE STARS.   A 5th grader can learn a language faster than you can because their brains are hardwired for it.  This is what Tony ...