Harry welcomes legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk to the studio for Episode 17 of Flow State Podcast. Harry and Tony talk about when it’s ok to skateboard through an international airport, going pro at age 14, and choosing between skateboarding and music. Harry geeks out about playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 on N64 as a kid and Tony talks about how The 900 made it into the game with moments to spare. After reflecting on a life and legacy in the evolving sport of skateboarding, Harry recaps the episode in freestyle with a few of Tony’s suggestions thrown in…

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SHOW NOTES

Airport Skating
https://x.com/tonyhawk

Glossary of Skateboarding Terms
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-skate-lingo

Hawk Interview - Thrasher Magazine, May 1985
https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/magazine/may-1985/

Dogtown and Z-Boys
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275309/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtown_and_Z-Boys

Original Zypher Team
Photo: Glen E. Friedman

Tony Hawk goes pro at 14 | Handplant
https://www.tonyhawk.com/media

Eddie Elguera
https://www.elguera.com/

Eddie Elguera | Elguerial - Del Mar Hester Series 1979
Photo: William Sharp

Birdhouse Skateboards "The End"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOsGMM2H1WA

Tony Hawk | The Loop
Photo: Atiba Jefferson

Gang of Four
Photo: Adrian Boot

First 900 | X Games 1999
https://youtu.be/4YYTNkAdDD8?si=m5N7TgECC8uPc6tL

First 720 | Eurocana Skate Camp - Hagernas, Sweden 1985
http://facebook.com/TonyHawk

Andy Anderson | Dream Trick
https://www.youtube.com/@berrics

“Do A Kickflip!” | The Berrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob0dI05Xz8s

Burnside Skatepark
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Skatepark

Rodney Mullen | Ollie Impossible - Oceanside 1986
https://www.youtube.com/@80sFreestyle

The Skatepark Project
https://skatepark.org/

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:25 Skateboarding Around Town and In Airports
00:05:33 Back to the Beginning
00:07:58 Tony Defines His Own Style
00:09:37 Competitions and Going Pro at 14
00:19:08 Skating Hero Did One of Tony’s Tricks
00:22:00 The Loop
00:24:05 Getting in the Flow State
00:26:09 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skate
00:27:43 Improvisation vs Planning
00:31:06 Pre-Skating Routines
00:33:35 Landing the 900
00:38:43 Skate Combos in Real Life
00:43:10 Choosing Skating Over the Violin
00:46:25 A New Era of Skating
00:50:35 Fatherhood
00:52:12 The Skatepark Project
00:53:52 Do What You Love
00:56:27 Closing Freestyle