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by Tony Hawk


  Not to mention that the kids end up with a place to skate.

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  Lhotse Hawk

  Riley Hawk

  Spencer Hawk

  Keegan Hawk

  Kadence Hawk

  Frank Hawk

  Nancy Hawk

  Lenore Dale

  Pat Hawk

  Steve Hawk

  Alan Deremo

  Pamm Higgins

  Dick Dale

  Greg Dale

  John Dale

  Hagen Deremo

  Emily Deremo

  Will Hawk

  Cameron Hawk

  Ray Underhill

  Kerry, Keaton & Olivia

  The Mortimer family

  Greg Smith

  Catherine O

  Matt Goodman

  Barry Z

  Maximillion Cooper

  Julie Brangstrup

  Jackass crew

  Christian Jacobs

  Cindy Dunbar

  Trent Reznor

  Rob Sheridan

  Jaimie Muehlhausen

  Seth Venezia

  Jared Prindle

  Sandy Dusablon

  Shaun Anderson

  Steven Perelman

  Kevin Staab

  Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla

  Kim Novick

  Miki Vuckovich

  CC Flashman

  Kirsten Kuhn

  Irene Navarro

  Angela Rhodehamel

  Matt Haring

  Derek Richardson

  Steve Haring

  Ralph D’Amato

  Jesse Fritsch

  Kris Sale

  Jim Guerinot

  Larry Tull

  Lisa Kidd

  Sarah Hall

  Daniel Burch

  Lisa Shotland

  Lowell Taub

  Michael Yanover

  Lloyd Frischer

  Maggie Dumais

  Brian Dubin

  Andrew Muser

  Eric Zohn

  Peter Hess

  Richard Charnoff

  Marc Geiger

  June Horton

  Amy Flax

  Ron Opaleski

  David Schwab

  Krista Parkinson

  Bobby Kotick

  Will Kassoy

  Joanne Wong

  Antonio Ramos

  Ryh-Ming Poon

  Mike Fulkerson

  Kathy Vrabeck

  Ron Dornink

  Yale Miller

  Hjalmar Hedman

  Lisa Hudson

  Dave Pokress

  Jeff Kaltreider

  Scott Pease

  Joel Jewitt

  Josh Tsui

  Kehau Rodenhurst

  Dave Stohl

  Bob McKnight

  Danny Kwock

  Russell Nadel

  Greg Macias

  Greg Perlot

  Guy Channin

  Josh Katz

  Marty Samuels

  Mathieu Darrigrand

  Matt Ramirez

  Mike Matey

  Nicolas Foulet

  Steve Tully

  Bill Bussiere

  Alex Chalmers

  Andy Jones

  Andy Macdonald

  Bam Margera

  Bob Burnquist

  Brian Deegan

  Brian Sumner

  Bucky Lasek

  Carey Hart

  Chad Kagy

  Clifford Adoptante

  Colin McKay

  Daewon Song

  Dave Mirra

  David Loy

  Dennis McCoy

  Derek “Ghost” Burdette

  Derek Burlew

  Donny Barley

  Drake McElroy

  Dustin Miller

  Elliot Sloan

  Eric Koston

  Graham Gustin

  Greg Garrison

  Jamie Bestwick

  Jason Ellis

  Jean Postec

  Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg

  Jeremy Klein

  John Parker

  Kerry Getz

  Kevin Robinson

  Kris Markovich

  Lance Mountain

  Lincoln Ueda

  Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins

  Mat Hoffman

  Matt Ball

  Matt Beach

  Matt Buyten

  Micky Dymond

  Mike Cinqmars

  Mike Escamilla

  Mike Mason

  Mike McGill

  Mike Vallely

  Neal Hendrix

  Ocean Howell

  Paul Zitzer

  Randy Ploesser

  Rick Thorne

  Rodney Mullen

  Ronnie Faisst

  Rune Glifberg

  Ryan Scheckler

  Scott Taylor

  Sean Eaton

  Sean Nielson

  Sergie Ventura

  Shaun Gregoire

  Shaun Stulz

  Shaun White

  Shawn Hale

  Simon Tabron

  Stacy Peralta

  Steve Berra

  Steve Caballero

  Steve Nesser

  Todd Richards

  Tom Stober

  Willy Santos

  Alex Macleod

  Bill Silva

  Bruce Haynes

  Bruno Musso

  Carl Harris

  Craig Sneiderman

  Dave Seoane

  David “Gurn” Kaniski

  Ed O’Leary

  Ian Voterri

  Jill Berliner

  Jim Reeder

  Jody Morris

  Josh Smith

  Lowell McGregor

  Mike McGinley

  Mike Relm

  Nick Jeen

  Peter Harper

  Pierce Flynn

  Ray Woodbury

  Ryan Young

  Shelby Meade

  Sound Image

  Suzy Shortt

  Terry Hardy

  DJ Aero

  Devo

  CKY

  Social Distortion

  Rancid

  The Offspring

  blink 182

  Good Charlotte

  Anarchy Orchestra

  Pharrell

  Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s

  Pennywise

  Perry Ferrell

  Jon Goemann

  Bruce Haynes

  Jared Levine

  Jeff Endlich

  Alex Kohner

  Bill Finkelstein

  Bob Kahan

  Cindy Comito

  Corinne Farley

  Doug Freeman

  Gary Iskowitz

  Joe O’Hara

  John Sommer

  Steve Hassan

  Teri Palma

  Lisa Ferguson

  Sheri Thomas

  Ron Burkle

  Dana White

  Chuck Liddell

  Tom Greene

  David Spade

  Jon Favreau

  Jaimie Lee Curtis

  Lance Armstrong

  Chris “BIg black” Boykin

  Jack Black

  Jon Bon Jovi

  Andre Agassi

  Mia Hamm

  Verne Troyer

  Leeza Gibbons

  Michael Rappaport

  Benecio Del Toro

  Kathy Ireland

  Atiba Jefferson

  Chris Miller

  Dave Swift

  Don and Daniel Bostick

  Frank Barbara

  Gary Arnold

  Noah McMahon

  Jessica Barnes

  Grant Brittain

  Jay Novak

  Jeff Taylor

  Jeremy Fox

  Jeremy Klein

  John Schoenfeld

  Jose Gomez

  Kemp Curley

  Mark Dufilho

  Morgan Stone

  Per Welinder

  Tami Kubota

  Tom Lochtefeld

  Peggy Eskanasi

  Daw
n Matson

  Jessica Hearl

  Sarah Liebman

  Tait Towers

  Tony P

  Ron Semiao

  Jack Wienart

  Chris Steipock

  David Hill

  CJ Olivares

  Jake Munsey

  Shon Tomlin

  Casey Jenkins

  Mike Belcher

  Scott Floyd

  Bruce Mackenzie

  Rob Sumner

  Josh Wollock

  Bob Ruhland

  Walter Lockhart

  Jennifer Tabaczuk

  Ben Burden Smith

  John Lewicki

  Kent Voetberg

  Vince Thompson

  Michael La Kier

  Chris Amoroso

  Adam Unger

  Stacee Sobin

  Jeffery Franco

  Anthony Vittone

  Mitch Galbraith

  Dick Glover

  Roy Jones

  Dave Castrucci

  John Bisques

  Mark Kvamme

  Candi Whitsel

  Shannan Valette

  Dave Melendez

  Marc Joines

  Mark Heinken

  Joe Bowers

  Reggie Barnes

  Eric Krantz

  Ross Tannenbaum

  Terry Sarria

  Rey Acevedo

  Jerry Dikowitz

  Chad DiNenna

  Mike Fulkerson

  Scott Greenstein

  Will Pendarvis

  Steve Blatter

  Mike Antinoro

  Mark Shapiro

  Nikki Donofrio

  David McKillips

  Craig Sims

  Noah McKeirnan

  Steve James

  Craig Drobis

  Heather Kindseth

  Michael Dahl

  John Frame

  Matthew Holt

  Dan Ambrosio

  Sophie Matson

  Jadyn Rosario

  Frederic Libbrecht

  Britt Lyman

  Rose Meza

  Jim Reeder

  Robert Melville

  Curtis Ziak

  INDEX

  A

  Access Hollywood

  Activision

  900 Films advertising creation for

  Boom Boom HuckJam sponsorship by

  Tony Hawk video game designed/released by, (see Video games for detail)

  Secret Skatepark Tour support from

  skateboard controller designed by

  Tony Hawk Foundation contributions from

  Adio Tour

  Adoptante, Clifford

  Agassi, Andre

  Anderson, Pamela

  Antinoro, Mike

  Apatow, Judd

  Apple iPhone

  Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

  Armstrong, Lance

  Athens, Georgia

  Awards

  MTV Video Music Awards

  Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

  Spike Video Game Awards

  Tony Hawk Pro Skater receipt of

  X Games gold medal

  B

  Baker

  Barker, Travis

  Barnes, Reggie

  Beck

  Beckham, Victoria

  The Beginning

  Beijing, China

  Berra, Steve

  Best Buy

  Beverly Hills, California

  Big Brother

  Billabong

  Birdhouse Projects

  Blitz finances impacting

  early days of

  Hawk buy-out of

  video/film involvement by, (see also 900 Films)

  Black, Jack

  Black Pearl Skatepark grand opening

  Blink-182

  Blitz Distribution

  denim clothing investment by

  finances of

  Hawk Clothing involvement offer to

  Hawk relinquishing shares in

  legal issues for

  skate team/company support by

  video/film involvement of

  Blogs

  BMX

  Boom Boom HuckJam inclusion of

  charitable fundraisers including

  Froot Loops’ endorsement including

  product merchandising for bicycles

  shredordie.com inclusion of

  Tony Hawk’s Gigantic Skatepark Tour inclusion of

  Bones Brigade

  Bones Brigade Video Show

  Bon Jovi, Jon

  Boom Boom HuckJam

  animated movie based on

  cast of initial participants

  creation of

  finances for

  injuries during

  launch of

  Make-A-Wish Foundation inclusion in

  music industry involvement with

  name of

  production of

  product merchandising from

  promotion/marketing for

  refinement of/changes to

  skate ramp for

  technical challenges of

  travel schedule for 2005 tour

  trick choreography for

  video footage/movies of

  Boom Boom Sabotage

  Bootleg graphics/music

  Borden, Josh

  Brand management

  control of marketing and

  graphics standardization and

  “Tony Hawk Brand Summit” for

  Bravo Sports

  Bruno, Dylan

  Bryant, Kobe

  Buena Vista

  Buffett, Warren

  Burkle, Ron

  Burnquist, Bob

  autographs requested from

  Boom Boom HuckJam participation by

  Gigantic Skatepark Tour participation by

  “King of Skate” participation by

  Secret Skatepark Tour participation by

  Sirius Radio interviews with

  Burton, Jake

  Business enterprises. See specific businesses for details

  900 Films as

  Birdhouse Projects as

  Blitz Distribution as

  Boom Boom HuckJam as

  Hawk Clothing as

  Tony Hawk Inc. as

  C

  Caballero, Stevie

  California Amateur Skateboard League

  California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

  Caples, Curren

  Carolla, Adam

  Case Logic

  Cayman Islands

  CD case endorsement

  Cereal

  Chalmers, Alex

  Charity

  Andre Agassi’s Grand Slam for Children as

  Katrina fundraiser for

  Make-A-Wish Foundation support through HuckJam

  Mia Hamm Celebrity Soccer Challenge fundraiser for

  Right to Play program as

  Sport for Good Foundation as

  Stand Up for Skateparks Fundraiser for

  Tony Hawk Foundation

  Children

  charitable programs focused on

  civic involvement of, through skateparks

  clothing for

  as clothing models

  Tony Hawk’s, (see Hawk, Kadence; Hawk, Keegan; Hawk, Riley; Hawk, Spencer for details)

  Cinqmars, Mike

  CKY

  Clothing

  affordability of

  denim

  endorsement of Quiksilver

  launch of Hawk Clothing

  marketing approach for Hawk Clothing

  merger of Hawk Clothing with Quiksilver

  as product merchandising

  Cohen, Rob

  Combs, Sean “Diddy”

  Communication

  from fans (see Fan mail)

  negative (see Negative feedback)

  technology-based (see Technological innovation)

  Competitors

  admiring success of

  prize money for

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bsp; skateboarders’ lack of desire to be

  in skateboarding industry

  Concerts West

  Cornell, Chris

  Corporate logos

  Counterculture, skateboarding as

  Cruise, Tom

  Cuomo, Rivers

  Curtis, Jamie Lee

  Cyrus, Miley

  D

  D12

  Dale, Dick

  Dale, John

  Dale, Lenore

  Damon, Matt

  del Toro, Benicio

  Demolition Radio

  Denim clothing

  Deremo, Alan

  Deremo, Emily

  Deremo, Hagen

  Devo

  Dion, Celine

  Disney

  Disneyland

  Dissent TV

  Dorian, Shane

  Dubin, Brian

  Dunbar, Cindy

  Durst, Fred

  Dusablon, Sandy

  Dylan, Jakob

  Dymond, Micky

  Dynacraft

  E

  Eastern Skateboard Supply

  Easter-swag hunt

  Ellis, Jason

  The End

  Endorsements

  Case Logic CD case

  Froot Loops

  Hershey’s

  Jeep

  McDonald’s

  negative feedback on

  Powerade

  Quiksilver

  Six Flags’ roller coaster

  T-Mobile

  England

  Escamilla, Mike “Rooftop”

  ESPN

  action-sports programming for

  Boom Boom HuckJam coverage by

  Hawk autobiographic film involvement of

  Tony Hawk Foundation contributions from

  X Games Hawk commentator for

  X Games creation by

  Etnies shoes

  Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

  F

  Face to Face

  Fan mail

  negative

  positive

  questions in

  suggestions in

  technology-based

  value of listening to

  video editing requests in

  Farrell, Perry

  Favreau, Jon

  Ferrell, Will

  Films/videos. See also 900 Films

  The Beginning

  Birdhouse Projects involvement with

  Bones Brigade Video Show

  Boom Boom HuckJam video footage

  Boom Boom Sabotage

  cartoon series

  The End

  Frank Hawk video footage

  as giveaways

  Grind

  Hawk autobiographic feature film

  Internet airing of

  joint ventures on

  “King of Skate”

  legal issues with

  motion-capturing film in

  product merchandising based on

  Secret Skatepark Tour

  Skate Jam

  Tony Hawk’s Gigantic Skatepark Tour series

  Tony Hawk’s Trick Tips

  trick footage

  unmade movies

  Finances. See also Income

  900 Films finances

  Birdhouse Projects’ initial financing

 

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