How Did I Get Here
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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
&n
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