Tony Hawk Brings Thousands Out for Missoula Skatepark Opening
By Kerry McMannis, 9-25-06
Thousands were already packed into the skate park by 11:00 a.m. in anticipation of Tony Hawk's arrival. Two hours later he arrived by police escort surrounded by cameras and reporters from Fuse TV, The New York Times and local outlets.
By the time the pros hit the cement the crowd had doubled to an estimated 8,000. Skating fans young and old were crushing the metal barricade around the bowls. Security couldn’t get them to move much. Teenage girls were in the front ranks screaming for “BAM.” Bam Margera, the bad boy of Hawk's troop was in attendance along with skating legend Mike Vallely and Hawk’s son Riley. The bowl demo was followed by the vert-ramp show. The Birdman, as 38-year-old Hawk is known, skated both shows.
New West exculsive video gallery, By Kerry McMannis (all as Quicktime movies):
Photo: Tony Hawk skates in Missoula, by Steve Saroff. For more photos, check out this photo gallery from Darren Guyaz.
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