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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Tony Hawk was around back when I retired from skating the first time - back when skateboarding was an age-appropriate activity for me. He made a good deal of money during the late 80s/early 90s skate boom. Then he went bankrupt and lost everything during the bust. However, he kept skating, and it was kind of nice to see him cashing in when I started skating again a few years ago.
I've since retired from skating again, as my ankles seem especially prone to injury and slow to recover. I was never able to come up with a good explanation when people saw me limping around in air casts and asked me how I hurt myself. The truth provoked funny looks coupled with subtle admonishment. Lucky for Tony he didn't go to law school in his lean years.
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Ah, yes, I knew him from the 80s - wasn't Thrasher the mag then? I didn't know he went bankrupt - just know that I've been amazed to see him still kicking around (and still skating! and making money!) 15 years later.
Who was the big freestyle guy way back when? From Florida, maybe?
When you get really rich from doing all the law stuff, you can build a 20-foot-high concrete wall around the back of your palatial estate and skate in private to your heart's content, with no mocking eyes present.
