Tony Hawk: Skateboarder and Cultural Icon

This article, reprinted from the Boston Globe *, gives a brief overview of Tony's skateboard career. Tony's career has taken him from 12-year-old Bones Brigade * rookie to 14-year old pro, through the skateboard industry doldrums to the mega-limelight of today's Warped Tours, X-Games *, and skateboard video games. Even through this all, Tony Hawk * is clearly one of skateboarding's most positive and lasting role models, and we all owe him for that. Now if we could just stop the ads... (Full Article) Search *
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Vans Triple Crown 2003 Skateboard Series Info

Encompassing 18 events across the United States *, the 2003 * Triple Crown * Series will present a selection of skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, wakeboarding, BMX and freestyle * motocross athletes as they vie for the title of Vans Triple Crown * Champion in each sport. (extract: ...Snowboard Camp, majority ownership of the Vans Warped Tour“ and the continued sponsorship Vans World...) (Full Article) Search *
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Vans Second Quarter Sales and Earnings

"This marks our third consecutive quarter of strong comp store gains which continues to validate the product, merchandising and operational changes that we have implemented over the past year." The Company expects that only three of its remaining eight parks will be open beyond the next 6 to 18 months. (extract: ...VANS Triple Crown *(TM) Series, the VANS * Warped Tour,(R) the VANS World Amateur Skateboarding Championships...) (Full Article) Search *
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Powell Team Update, July 2003

Mentions of Jon Comer *, Steve Caballero *, Pat Channita *, Rodney Jones *, Tyler Hansen *, Silas Baxter-Neal *, Oliver Buchanan *, Jordan Hoffart *, Erik Olsen, Chris Senn *, Chad Bartie *, Fabian Gosin, Angel Ramirez, Ben Schroeder, and info about Bones Wheels *. (extract: ...Jon Comer continues on the VANS * Warp tour this summer. Jon, Steve Caballero *, and Powell *...with Erik Olsen rode in the notorious tour bus. Steve Caballero has a full schedule...in Butte, Montana * August 3rd- 10th: Vans Warped tour ( east coast) August 14th-23rd: Vans East coast tour August 24- 30th:Woodward skate camp *...) (Full Article) Search *
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Powell Team Update, June 2003

Powell Team * update mentioning Jon Comer *, Steve Caballero *, Pat Channita *, Rodney Jones *, Danny Wainwright *, Tyler Hansen *, Silas Baxter-Neal *, Oliver Buchanan *, and Jordan Hoffart *. (extract: ...Texas. He is on the VANS * Warp tour right now. Steve Caballero has a full...Diego @ the SOMA July 4th-16th...Vans Warped tour ( west coast) July 20th-28th...Monster masterships...in Butte, Montana * August 3rd- 10th...Vans Warped tour ( east coast) August 14th-23rd...Vans...) (Full Article) Search *
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Lyn-Z Adams/Hawkins Interview: Skateboarding's Next Generation

Our interview with Lyn-Z Adams */Hawkins, covering topics including her skateboard history, travel, zoology, skateboard videos, Cara-Beth Burnside *, and layback airs. (extract: ...2nd womens street July 12, 2002 *...Vans Warped Tour vert contest Los Angeles *--top 10 mens...June 23, 2001 *...Finals of NEXT CUP Tour,Mission Valley CA-- boys...11th out of...pro women June 9, 2001...NEXT CUP Tour, Escondido, CAboys...10th out of 24 May 28, 2001...Best of the West Tour, San Diego *, CA -- girls...1st place,...) (Full Article) Search *
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Allstar Invitational Skateboard Contest, May 23 2003

Information about the SmartBomb Allstar Invitational, to take place at the Northridge Skatepark * in Los Angeles *, at 5pm on May 23rd, 2003 *. Skaters expected to attend include Chris Gentry *, Kareem Campbell *, Mike Crum *, Tas Pappas *, Mike Taylor *, Omar Hassan *, and Paul Rodriguez *. (extract: ...the XGames, Gravity Games *, SLAM CITY JAM *, Warped Tour, Cochella, Smoke Out, and SBE's Butler...) (Full Article) Search *
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Tony's Boom Boom Huck Jam Rocks

"After Hawk, the real star of the show is the set, a $1.5 million latticework of ramps and platforms that Hawk says he dreamed up 'and drew on some napkin a few years ago.' At the center is a huge halfpipe * (its big enough to park an RV on) that creates a curved canyon for Hawk and his fellow dream team of skateboard stars, which includes Andy Macdonald * and Bucky Lasek *." (extract: ...to town with the most novel arena tour of the season, the curiously named Boom...guiding his sport to bigger audiences. This tour is a testament to Hawk as a...of concerts, such as the annual Vans * Warped Tour. The innovation of HuckJam, though, is its...never been anything like this before on tour. And that band playing, the live...) (Full Article) Search *
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