November 16, 2005
Sk8er Boi (NOT)
At the moment, I’m just wasting a bit of time waiting to attend a hospital appointment (I won’t go into details - you’re not really interested, and I seriously don’t like talking about hospitals!) To wile away the time (and take my mind off it a bit) I’ve been reading these email responses to ‘misinformed’ fans from the greatest living rapper, author, and raconteur (OK, maybe not the greatest, but he’s definitely up there with Ustinov, Diddy, and Tyson).
Tony Hawks is his name, and I think you might be able to guess the origin of the confusion in his mail - Tony Hawk is clearly the demon sk8border (sic), whereas Tony Hawks is simply a demon tennis evangelist and refrigerator assistant. Anyway, take a look at some of Tony’s delightful responses - they had me in stitches (obviously not literally - at least not yet anyway.)
And if you feel they’re a little bit harsh, take a long, careful look at his disclaimer. Would you buy a used skateboard from this man?
