Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/27/tony-hawk-52-landed-his-first-720-in-years-and-he-is-stoked.html
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Undeniably one of the coolest people alive.
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Good Human Alert!
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Ann Arbor’s skatepark never would’ve been constructed if it weren’t for Tony Hawk.
He’s a very good egg.
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The punk rock is strong in this one.
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He’s such a cool human being. I’m amazed at how active he’s stayed and all of the work he continues to put into the sport, community and individual skaters.
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I just caught this recent Werner Herzog interview with a skateboarding magazine. There’s a great bit where he talks about how skateboarders have an incredible tolerance for failure… beating their bodies against the pavement again and again in the ongoing quest to land a trick.
So now I want to see Werner Herzog do a documentary on Tony Hawk.
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And Tony Hawk’s coolness includes and transcends typically-uncool traits like being self-deprecating, civic-minded, and nice.
I can’t put more than one foot on a skateboard without hurting myself, but I am a huge Tony Hawk fan.
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I love the reaction at the end. Such genuine joy at a personal achievement. Such a great dude.
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But did people recognize him?
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yeah, whatever, tell me when he lands a 52 at age 720, then i’ll be impressed.
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Tony Hawk (52): Lands a 720
Me (53): Turned 360 degrees looking for my shoe this morning and fell down.
I rest my case. I’m Tony Hawk.
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I’ll be impressed if I can land a 52 when I’m 52.
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I’ve been playing the remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 on PC. A lot of these remasters are lackluster, but these kick, especially if you enjoyed the originals.
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But they’ve taken the punji pits out of the remakes!
This is a good thing in case you need to ask.
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