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The Tony Hawk Foundation held its fourth-annual “Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground Stand Up For Skateparks” last October 7, 2007 at the Green Acres estate in Beverly Hills. The Stand Up event has been a tradition of the Foundation as a fund-raising activity for the benefit of their project.
Many exceptional items were also displayed for […]

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Here’s some fun stuff about our favorite pro skater for y’all.
According to a post in his official website, skater Tony Hawk only placed SECOND (gasp!) somewhere, somehow in his early years. This trophy reportedly proves it all:

Well, it only goes to show that even the best of the best also had bad days, you know? […]

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This is another reason why it’s really good to be good.
The Tony Hawk Foundation, led by - well, who else - the Big Man of skateboarding himself Tony Hawk - has now raised a total of $2 Million.
The money will be used for various skate parks in low-income communities across the U.S.
Who says that […]

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So by now you’ve probably heard about the latest installment in the number 1 bestselling action sports video game franchise of Activision.
Our man Tony Hawk’s “Proving Ground” really IS gaining ground, much the happiness and excitement of skaters and game aficionados all over the world.
Are you as excited as I am???
Nobody can blame […]

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Stepping up to challenge Activision’s monopoly on the skating game market (a one horse race, really) media giants Electronic Arts have just released the aptly named Skate on the Xbox 360 (21st Sept) and Skate on the Playstation 3 (25th Sept).
The developers at EA Black Box wanted to give skaters just what they’ve been desperately […]

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