I feel like Tony Hawk got so much hype that people just kind of believed that he was overhyped, and now that that's wearing off it's like "Oh yeah this is why he got so much hype."
Thomas Straight Rodney is kind of a bit shy compared to someone like tony while talking on camera so I think that largely has something to do with it. Rodney was the face of freestyle but skateboarding just changed to more street and vert where although he transitioned to street, it gave more focus to other skaters and tony was more marketable in ways. Ultimately though it is Rodney truly responsible for so much of what we know skateboarding as today
This is good, because the kids that he meets on his Secret Tour will actually be the kids ho hang at the skate parks everyday. He will get to touch the lives of those who really appreciate skating and not those who chase Celebrity. I mean we'd all love to meet Tony Hawk but I don't skate, it is unfair on announced visits that the real fans get caught in a melee trying to meet one of their hero's
Exactly what I was going to say. TH came to my town, and it was announced since our skate park was new and the mayor even built a concrete loop. They only spent about an hour outside and went back to the trailer. Didn't do any fan service. The temps that day were 95F not including humidity. So I don't blame them and I'm not complaining.
Love this. I love seeing kids getting out there and skateboarding and enjoying life. And for the fact that Tony Hawk and other pros show up and hang out with the kids, makes me appreciate this amazing athletes more
John Wick is good at what he does, but he still wears a kevlar vest. Someone at Tony's age might get a random heart attack while skateboarding and land on his head. Things happen.
If u still doubt it then rewatch it. its legit he did it, also you say he did it "easily" right? Well because he praticed to do it? Also do not call someone "GOAT." because if you doubt he did it real then? What? Huh? Complaining and saying he is a "GOAT."?. Maybe try to make a less offensive comment?
+Chris_htepO - It did. It did happen in Iowa lol. I was born and raised in Iowa. I'd say there are plenty of things to do there if you go looking for it.
I've just turned 40 and I'd still be completely starstruck if this lot turned up at my local park. I am old enough to remember the release of all the old films first time around in fact I remember a couple of mates going to London to see the premier of Ban This and I think Ray Barbee was there with a couple other big names at the time. This has made me smile a lot as there can't be many sports where the top names in the game care so much about the grass roots. Good work guys, keep shredding!!!
the positive vibe in skating makes up for the injuries, everyone at the skatepark is very supportive and they are all struggling to land whatever it is they want to do. I love skateboarding and tony hawk is amazing for doing this
All these kiddos shown are adults now and we all know that they will still talk about this day they met Tony Hawk in their local skate park and nobody gonna believe them :D
Me and my buddy went down to our local skatepark in Sundsvall, Sweden 2-3 years ago. All of a sudden two big vans roll by. It just so happens to be the Sweet team with none other than Wes Kremer! One of the best nights we've had that summer. Just awesome to watch those guys skate
One of the biggest reasons I like Tony more than most pros is because he's goofy footed like me. It gets hard to get invested when you can't even project yourself skating like some of those guys.
What I truly love about skateboarding is, that it is an underground sport. Made from the street for the street. And I love seeing the people who "made it" give back to the street.
Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill & the Alva boys did this in 1988 @ Prahran ramp in Melbourne. Me & my grade 6 mates were all there. I'll never forget it. 30 years ago.
I grew up skating in the 1980's toy early 2000's. I skated for 9 years, until I had a very bad wipeout. I remember the Bones Brigade coming to my hometown and they had this giant folding ramp. Tony Hawn and the rest of the Bones Brigade were also there. Tony came and skated street with us, along with several other skaters. I remember Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, and Tommy Guerrero skating also. Awesome. Then a years or so after that, Santa Monica Airlines (SMA) came to town on a tour, and Natas Kaupas skated with us. They were all real cool and never ragged on us because they were better skaters, They encouraged us. The fact that they actually came to WV was crazy, but them skating with us took the experience to a whole new level...
It means so much to the young groms. To actually see and talk to the pro's. They need to know you are real. Not just see videos. But to actually see how the tricks are done. In action. Its such a cool feeling of joy. It becomes pure. ✌😎
Watching this in 2019 realizing this was right before everyone had a smartphone... kids holding fkn camcorders, getting autographs on their shit. 2011 sure was a simpler time.
Feel ya man. Before I had the time but not the money. Now I got the money but not the time. When I got the time and the money I'll be too old to do it :(
Had a new skate park open in OKC a few months back and Tony and Mike V came for the ribbon cutting and skated with the locals on opening day. Great guys. Tony as expected was awesome, but next to him, Mike V is hands down coolest skater out there. He was taking time to sign stuff, teaching some tricks to the kids, taking selfies, all-around cool dude
Said the same thing when Alva came to Texas I was bummed Jay didnt come but got to skate a bit with Alva... getting old sucks but if you live hard and play hard you have memories which make you smile when your an old gnarly geezer..
The creators of the game SKATE need to watch this video and add in attributes. For Example: Your skater starts at lvl 1, who just finished "skate school" (or whatever you want to cal it) and only knows the basics.(basic grinding, olies, kickflips, etc) leveling up by gaining experience, and gaining experience by completing missions. With every level you gain, you also gain an attribute. (1 attribute per level) and you can upgrade your strengths for your skater. Like if you want to be good at hitting ramps and doing tricks off ramps, you can upgrade that attribute. Or maybe you want to be able to grind for a long period of time and do tricks while grinding, you can upgrade that attribute and etc.
"There aren't any other sports where you can say professionals show up at your local spot. It certainly doesn't happen in ball sports". Bruh imagine you're trying to play some pickup football and Aaron Donald shows up 😂
Takes me back 20 years when i had knees and elbows LMAO but i wouldn't take any of it back that was when we were really wild and free still love to watch the kids skate and bike
I think this is a totally cool idea, but if you're going to inspire the youth of tomorrow, you should all be wearing helmets. Yes, even the little 18 year old phenoms that are afraid to mess up their Taylor Hanson hairdo's.
that's why i fucking love tony! always wears a helmet end other protective gear, he doesn't give a shit about having the "cool" skater look, he cares about the skill
Yeah, I made that mistake back when i was 17, and due to injury, i cannot skate anymore. You wanna be cool, don't fuck yourself up and ruin your passion.
Truth is that you face brain injury with or without a helmet. You're going to die one day anyways, if we wanted to be safe we wouldn't be riding skateboards in the first place. If we're going to risk our bodies we're going to be comfortable doing it because the joy of feeling the wind blast through your hair is worth the extra stitches to match your concussion that a helmet wouldn't have prevented
"There aren't any other sports that you can say professionals show up at your local spot." Oh darling, come climbing. That said, these guys are going out of their way. That's fucking rad.
2:13 the only time i can think of thats like that is in basketball when they randomly show up to their hometown/childhood courts or they go to rucker park randomly. Thats about it
the one day you dont go to the skate park a bunch of random pros show up
my luck
SexJunkle what have you done with your life
+SexJunkle wtf are on about?
Did you actually? XD
SexJunkle ... You mad bro?
I got to ride with Tony Hawk and Lance Mountain for a street session in Perth W.A. along with other locals. Best day of my life.
WHAT!!! WHEN WAS THAT???
when? where?
enzudesign I bet you did
wtf in perth??
Wat fucking lies 😂
holy shit tony hawk is good at his signature
+Jordan Severns That's probably not the first time he has written it
(Professional skateboarder starts skating). "HOLY SHIT look at his manuscript!!!"
A bowl of Rice honestly though lol its on point
Jordan Severns
tru
Thought that same thing
I feel like Tony Hawk got so much hype that people just kind of believed that he was overhyped, and now that that's wearing off it's like "Oh yeah this is why he got so much hype."
Ricky Evans 📠📠📠
@@goalmaker88 📠📠📠
Honestly, I’m surprised Rodney Mullen wasn’t the one who became the face of skating.
Thomas Straight Rodney is kind of a bit shy compared to someone like tony while talking on camera so I think that largely has something to do with it. Rodney was the face of freestyle but skateboarding just changed to more street and vert where although he transitioned to street, it gave more focus to other skaters and tony was more marketable in ways. Ultimately though it is Rodney truly responsible for so much of what we know skateboarding as today
1:56 that kid in the middle, ouch.
gotta be quicker than that
You snooze you loze
This is good, because the kids that he meets on his Secret Tour will actually be the kids ho hang at the skate parks everyday. He will get to touch the lives of those who really appreciate skating and not those who chase Celebrity. I mean we'd all love to meet Tony Hawk but I don't skate, it is unfair on announced visits that the real fans get caught in a melee trying to meet one of their hero's
Exactly what I was going to say. TH came to my town, and it was announced since our skate park was new and the mayor even built a concrete loop. They only spent about an hour outside and went back to the trailer. Didn't do any fan service. The temps that day were 95F not including humidity. So I don't blame them and I'm not complaining.
"Never seen a pro skater before. Never. ... Dude is that Mike Vallely?" looool
xavier hunt XD ikr
He said Mike Valley.
Geezy BT he obviously seen one on tv
,
He meant not irl
Love this. I love seeing kids getting out there and skateboarding and enjoying life. And for the fact that Tony Hawk and other pros show up and hang out with the kids, makes me appreciate this amazing athletes more
What a great concept. Bring the 90's back in spirit. Ride for the ride.
i looked up to these guys in the late 1980's. its great to see them still getting out there and spreading their love of skating.
The fact that Tony Hawk is not "too cool" for a helmet is truly inspiring
yo, Tupac was on the biggest thugs I knew, and even he wore a seatbelt.
@@h1tek00 still very nice
@@JasminLeblanc yo fax
@@JasminLeblanc Tupac wasnt a thug at all he was kind of a pussy
John Wick is good at what he does, but he still wears a kevlar vest. Someone at Tony's age might get a random heart attack while skateboarding and land on his head. Things happen.
This is like Tony Hawks Underground IRL
Kinda
1:25 mic drop. Unreal how easy he makes that nearly impossible move look. GOAT.
If u still doubt it then rewatch it. its legit he did it, also you say he did it "easily" right? Well because he praticed to do it? Also do not call someone "GOAT." because if you doubt he did it real then? What? Huh? Complaining and saying he is a "GOAT."?.
Maybe try to make a less offensive comment?
@@hay0099 GOAT = Greatest Of All Time
@@hay0099 maybe try some reading comprehension
This video cheers me up. Reminds me of my childhood!
mt2oo8 did you have a Powell Peralta because that is what I have
mt2oo8 dude i’ve said it a million times but i’ve seen you on so so many random videos for like 4 years
"This is Montana. This doesn't happen in Montana!"
I live in Iowa, and I think the same exact thing "Nothing happens here!"
Lol try Texas
Yup Texas got real lucky with ebola
I live in Montana and never even knew about them coming
I think Slipknot happened in Iowa
+Chris_htepO - It did. It did happen in Iowa lol. I was born and raised in Iowa. I'd say there are plenty of things to do there if you go looking for it.
I've just turned 40 and I'd still be completely starstruck if this lot turned up at my local park. I am old enough to remember the release of all the old films first time around in fact I remember a couple of mates going to London to see the premier of Ban This and I think Ray Barbee was there with a couple other big names at the time.
This has made me smile a lot as there can't be many sports where the top names in the game care so much about the grass roots.
Good work guys, keep shredding!!!
Good people giving back and growing skateboarding. Right on, guys.
the positive vibe in skating makes up for the injuries, everyone at the skatepark is very supportive and they are all struggling to land whatever it is they want to do. I love skateboarding and tony hawk is amazing for doing this
who the fuck was the kid at the end? nailed that run!
I agree
Ryan Sheckler xD
Z
I was thinking exactly the same
Ryan sheckler
All these kiddos shown are adults now and we all know that they will still talk about this day they met Tony Hawk in their local skate park and nobody gonna believe them :D
So fucking rad. I remember seeing Ryan Sheckler and Chris Cole at local demos in Milwaukee when I was younger, was the coolest shit ever.
Me and my buddy went down to our local skatepark in Sundsvall, Sweden 2-3 years ago. All of a sudden two big vans roll by. It just so happens to be the Sweet team with none other than Wes Kremer! One of the best nights we've had that summer. Just awesome to watch those guys skate
1:38 - is that person in the background looking for WAL-MART ?
I'd say so
I checked.. LOL.. either that or she's a scooter mom going to defend her stupid kid.
look at the guy at 1:32 in green cap like dafuq XD
Hannah Kahrs stupid scooter moms
Tony said it all...a bunch of PRO's took the time to come hang out! This is what inspires us all to give back!
"certainly doesn't happen in ball sports" LOL sick burn Tony!! 😂
That happened to me in pa in my town black label Jim Mike and Tony showed up at more skate
One of the biggest reasons I like Tony more than most pros is because he's goofy footed like me. It gets hard to get invested when you can't even project yourself skating like some of those guys.
What I truly love about skateboarding is, that it is an underground sport. Made from the street for the street. And I love seeing the people who "made it" give back to the street.
One of the coolest things I've ever seen
Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill & the Alva boys did this in 1988 @ Prahran ramp in Melbourne. Me & my grade 6 mates were all there. I'll never forget it. 30 years ago.
Man...I hope Bam figures his life out. He was so cool
oh the nostalgia, this dvd is one of my earliest memories as a child
BAM MARGERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What i love about skateboarding is everyone is nice they always congratulate each other
fuck I wish Mike Vallely would show up at the local skatepark where I live. Hes an amazing skater and the vocalist of Black Flag.
Casper Howell He will never be as good as Henry Rollins tho.
xavier hunt
agreed
ripppking
go fuck yourself, hardcore punk is as real music as any other style of music
Casper Howell you spelt garbage wrong buddy, lmao
ripppking
lmao you probably listen to rap/ hiphop bullshit.
I remember watching this when I was 12. So cool to come back to it 7 years later
Nearly 10 years now bro!
I recently started skating and I just bought my first board😎
Yos
Are you still skating
Carter Andrews 𝕪𝕖𝕤! 𝕚𝕞 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕘𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕚𝕥!
I grew up skating in the 1980's toy early 2000's. I skated for 9 years, until I had a very bad wipeout. I remember the Bones Brigade coming to my hometown and they had this giant folding ramp. Tony Hawn and the rest of the Bones Brigade were also there. Tony came and skated street with us, along with several other skaters. I remember Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, and Tommy Guerrero skating also. Awesome. Then a years or so after that, Santa Monica Airlines (SMA) came to town on a tour, and Natas Kaupas skated with us. They were all real cool and never ragged on us because they were better skaters, They encouraged us. The fact that they actually came to WV was crazy, but them skating with us took the experience to a whole new level...
Wow tony is still quick for a guy of 48 and bam looks good for addict
This was a while ago
still
It means so much to the young groms. To actually see and talk to the pro's. They need to know you are real. Not just see videos. But to actually see how the tricks are done. In action. Its such a cool feeling of joy. It becomes pure. ✌😎
Watching this in 2019 realizing this was right before everyone had a smartphone... kids holding fkn camcorders, getting autographs on their shit. 2011 sure was a simpler time.
i think was the mid 2000's.
@@APAL880 jep - i think you´re right...the dvds are all from the mid 2000´s, i just looked at the upload date
Should have seen 1977.
BAM MARGERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh man, that last line was so sweet and clean!
I wish I actually learned out to skate, all I could do was go down some ramps and ollie (barely). I never really had the time or money to skate :/
Andrew Driscoll what were you too busy doing?
Moving constantly and juggling school
Even if you can't do any crazy tricks, just ride and cruise, just enjoy what you can do.
Get a board and make time to skate again. You won’t regret it.
Feel ya man. Before I had the time but not the money. Now I got the money but not the time. When I got the time and the money I'll be too old to do it :(
Teachers be like "No Johnny Tony Hawk and Mike valley didn't show up to the skate park, I said non fiction story"🤣
Had a new skate park open in OKC a few months back and Tony and Mike V came for the ribbon cutting and skated with the locals on opening day. Great guys. Tony as expected was awesome, but next to him, Mike V is hands down coolest skater out there. He was taking time to sign stuff, teaching some tricks to the kids, taking selfies, all-around cool dude
that line at 4:13 :O
who sees that?? I've been skating for 15 years and would never see that line, ever.
Ollie, ollie, ollie, kickflip to fs Boardslide, kickflip. what a line...
Is that Ryan Sheckler?
I think its Curren Caples as a kid :)
I love these dudes thanks for giving back
This is off 'Elementally' download it. It's sick ;)
11 years later and this is awesome!
i saw tony hawk at clairemont skatepark san diego for a cancer fund raiser
Omar Hassan turned up in Goulburn N.S.W once, I had a beer with him sitting on the block after he skated, was a good dude.
1:57 too late buddy
Said the same thing when Alva came to Texas I was bummed Jay didnt come but got to skate a bit with Alva...
getting old sucks but if you live hard and play hard you have memories which make you smile when your an old gnarly geezer..
Pro basketball players show up at random ball courts all the time. and play some black top
man I felt the freedom in my blood at 4:03 hearing the music and the awesome shoot
I was expecting a kid to say, "that was ligetness."
i just love playing on my Nintendo 64 on tony hawks pro skater that game still rules the most for me
The creators of the game SKATE need to watch this video and add in attributes. For Example: Your skater starts at lvl 1, who just finished "skate school" (or whatever you want to cal it) and only knows the basics.(basic grinding, olies, kickflips, etc) leveling up by gaining experience, and gaining experience by completing missions. With every level you gain, you also gain an attribute.
(1 attribute per level) and you can upgrade your strengths for your skater. Like if you want to be good at hitting ramps and doing tricks off ramps, you can upgrade that attribute. Or maybe you want to be able to grind for a long period of time and do tricks while grinding, you can upgrade that attribute and etc.
Alfonso Salemi that would suck
Alfonso Salemi u
Alfonso Salemi no that's stupid
I like it.
To the haters: NO U
like THPS2 haha
Tony signed my shirt in Anaheim B3 2002..
He's a cool guy and understands his fans☺☺☺
Tony Hawk is a standup guy
Tony Hawk is the real deal. Dude was a role model to an entire generation.
"There aren't any other sports where you can say professionals show up at your local spot. It certainly doesn't happen in ball sports".
Bruh imagine you're trying to play some pickup football and Aaron Donald shows up 😂
What's the song at the end?
threathawk - innaway
Tony Hawk Secret Skatepark tour! I still have this on DVD!
Who's here in 2016?
me lol
Me
Me
Me
Me Feb 20th
Tony hawk showed up at my skatepark I love that he does this around the world when he gets the chance
Ha we're in 2016 now
yes lmao
NO, U LIE, DIS IS 2015! >:C
Viggo Forsberg Yas
+kWeLeBo NOOO 2003
Hah it is almost 2017
What's the song called at the end of the video?
found it :), Innaway - Threathawk
thank you so much!!
DarkWizard82 sandstorm
These are the things that should happen with all sports to help express progression; top to bottom & to just express the fun the sport helps you feel.
1:11 “that was legitness”
And this gets recommended to me in 2022
1:55 high five fail!!
Takes me back 20 years when i had knees and elbows LMAO but i wouldn't take any of it back that was when we were really wild and free still love to watch the kids skate and bike
1:55 blonde kid in the red...
FaZe jew I understand your name but I don't think anybody else does lol gg
xavier hunt life is hard man :^( everyone thinks im a faze fanboy
o
+FaZe jew Jevvvvv
Can you no scope of a skateboard?
1:47 Tony does a McTwist, just listen to the steel coping ring as he NAILS it! So good!
music at the end?
Threathawk - Innaway
my child hood seeing tony and bam on tv :( attitude era was the best🤟
that guy rlly looks like john cena 1:15
This is the only sport where celebrities really care about the beginners and it’s awesome
I think this is a totally cool idea, but if you're going to inspire the youth of tomorrow, you should all be wearing helmets. Yes, even the little 18 year old phenoms that are afraid to mess up their Taylor Hanson hairdo's.
that's why i fucking love tony! always wears a helmet end other protective gear, he doesn't give a shit about having the "cool" skater look, he cares about the skill
Yeah, I made that mistake back when i was 17, and due to injury, i cannot skate anymore. You wanna be cool, don't fuck yourself up and ruin your passion.
+christian jensen Tony hawk has better style than the others imo
Truth is that you face brain injury with or without a helmet. You're going to die one day anyways, if we wanted to be safe we wouldn't be riding skateboards in the first place. If we're going to risk our bodies we're going to be comfortable doing it because the joy of feeling the wind blast through your hair is worth the extra stitches to match your concussion that a helmet wouldn't have prevented
jo ad you can’t actually think helmets don’t help 😂
Hawks such a class act. The perfect embassador for skating.
When you don't recognize anyones names but Tony Hawk lol
I'm not a skater, but the tricks they can do with their board is awesome.
thumbs up if your a montana skateboarder
*crickets
Who tf lives in montana
im the only one who lives here.
think Sierra Fellers is the only pro to come out of where im fromXD
What's a Montana
1:57 that kid in the middle just got robbed of a handshake...
wear helmets please!!!!!
No wtf theyre grown ass men they can do whatever he wants
Oliver Lorenz tony hawk wears a helmet
Like 10 years ago some of them came to NJ and i met Mike Vallely was really cool.
skateboarding was so much better in the US then it was for me in the UK but i will never forget the moments i had while skating
I only had about a year of my life where I tried to skate, but I admire the shit out of Tony Hawk's singular, lifetime dedication to his craft.
Wow I can’t believe how much Bam has changed since this video! Stay sober people!
This is awesome!!!!!!!!! I love to watch tony hawk!!!
I like how Tony wears a helmet, setting that good example for safety.
we need more of this.
The only reason why someone should dislike this is because it was too short. So cool for them to go out there and inspire.
When I think about these guys being cool when I was a kid, I remember that Tony Hawk is 50 and we are now all old.
"There aren't any other sports that you can say professionals show up at your local spot." Oh darling, come climbing.
That said, these guys are going out of their way. That's fucking rad.
2:13 the only time i can think of thats like that is in basketball when they randomly show up to their hometown/childhood courts or they go to rucker park randomly. Thats about it
Bam looked great and also happy
Am I the only one that had this on those little single episode handheld things? 90s babies lol
That last line was awesome
tony and bunch others like to just show up in winnipeg plaza forks.thats where i saw tony ,bam, others,we have a dope park!