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" Tony Hawk pro skater before you can drive winner of nine X game gold battles over. Best to win record and gross gaming and star when in the most renowned successful video game series of all time. Kevin -- founder of Digg.com recently sat down with Tony and -- in the top -- That's submitted and voted upon by the forty million -- the."

" She's done. -- cameras here founder of Digg.com in his -- honored to be here for attempting dialogue here. At Tony Hawk ink. We are sitting with all these ramps and I'm here with the none other than the skateboarding legend the man himself. Mr. Tony -- are I think to be -- on the show they -- me. So we have I mean there's forty million people in the big community. And that we post this on line and you know just tons of tons of questions coming in in the big audience goes in and votes of their favorite questions. So I've got like the top ten. From the big community okay kind of random we'll know we're able to get a good stuff for it that's great -- game gotten sounds it's as we were fluent -- ST this okay. So starting off with the first question with 449. Gigs by Daniel RH. Nine. He's so when you pulled off the 900 around a decade ago it was mind blowing. But three others keyboards have done -- cents what do you think the next seemingly impossible trick will be -- who do you think we'll pull off."

" On cash you know -- is so diverse it's hard to define. The one next big trick united there's so many different styles and different ways to do it that. You know as a hard -- skater doesn't care about the spending thing and ran if if someone's gonna do attended you're not that's just radar. On the then there's all these really technical street maneuvers that are groundbreaking in so it to say that one next big -- if you're gonna go on the scale of spinning right isn't -- right I mean that's just without question how means that some a year like. Actively trying to now I've got I went through and of views on 905 and and and there are still hard for me and and I just a wanna cup weeks ago and it still takes everything I have just to get. There to even get close to him on the only guy that's ever spontaneity additional light. And largely because he's already done a snowboard he knows what feels like right none of us is pro skateboarders have that luxury. That we we never respond three times around on anything right and session on his his comes from this this -- experience and he's got really close to. Hasn't made it yet but but. I mean the guy you know -- still on fire still he still learning stuff into -- What's the what's the preparation for something like that means something where you know you're always been eating as the Senate pads -- like how you. I cannot really. Now it is they have they have some training facilities where they have the foam hit next to a -- you can just. Launch yourself and the phone didn't flail and do whatever that's my need absolutely when we were learning this stuff we did have them lectures all -- Sean I don't think would use that approach but those types of terrain -- those kind of training facilities have helped some people learned some pretty difficult tricks. But there's nothing like destroying the real thing it and you -- no I'm I'm gonna get abused her willingness in the end you when you're spending that blindly. And and hoping everything turns out okay you know like a broken rib I threw my back I've."

" Mr. my ego many times -- it was my next question -- a not exact width 367 digs. Do you play yourself when you play Tony Hawk branded gifts."

" I've let's just say at play as my character yes and okay I can sift through it myself that -- yeah I do you actually I mean."

" My character my game."

" Is it has all the special tricks that I actually do in real -- a little more about him what what what he's doing so when you sit down with by the game developers you're like okay this is like a poll this and I can't do you get -- accustomed to it for who you actually yup -- and Andy that's why we have other -- pros in the games you have a little bit more. Diversity and flared to for spouses to. Its shape from that. On generally I'll play the game. With my character and finish it completely eaten so that I know all the tricks and all the techniques."

" And then all start exploring other characters in and so they have to offer and generally. In the previous can't be done."

" On my kids just like to take my character in just me appear ridiculous cost."

" So like I was I prison clown shoes and things like I was gonna ask you about that's like how hands on are you would like the design of your character like when you see yourself in video game form. Which say yeah you like whoa that's weird I don't actually look like that I want this changed."

" In the first couple incarnations yeah album because the technology wasn't laid there edit. To do you full face scans and Reynolds and are you doing now as people yeah I mean everything we're doing now is so technical and so on point in and high resolution that. It it's pretty much guaranteed if they do a laser skin and -- it's gonna look like you you know mapping and stuff I mean I don't think I've ever really change much except like. I think it -- on the new game I thought my -- not long like that anymore okay a little bit more brown -- so let's keep that the reality."

" I. Next question so by Scottie don't know with 340 digs. You caused controversy -- many people this year when you skate board in the White House. I if you -- anywhere else in the world. -- would be considered forbidden or inappropriate where would it be."

" Wow. Well firstly I IA didn't give the White House because I thought it would be forbidden in I mean it was it wasn't like I was trying to."

" Making the statement there are telling the president right it was just like I was there with my skateboard I was in the hallway and I was like this is a possible. Who's steeped in the hallway and I literally hands and walking by my camera is that we issued this -- this she's a certain."

" And we snapped this photo and then. And then I treated it out like while I was still on the White House property and I had no idea like I had no idea -- was gonna blow up -- controversy prior day."

" And I just thought it was amazing and to be fairly."

" I was invited there because those professionals keyboard parent of two things yeah and end and so to have that opportunity."

" I meant no disrespect if anything I was celebrating what I didn't -- five com."

" Did you have had some stairs -- rail backs. I did I just added BI got to escape in front of the White House right right between the belong in the White House today and did some like all --"

" Kick flips and those really isn't so like that because. Because."

" The Secret Service sitting there watching these shows because they're at the White House have -- it wouldn't be that it's killer -- so. -- Does not like my my goal of the goats you've always forbidden places and skating and threw it in the face -- other places like in the world these -- and the tonight says there's very it would be pretty cool this is something like. Let's get the -- Right because as well I would Kyra just ago look at him."

" Pyramids and."

" Now of the freeze dried animal that's."

" I yeah I don't know that it's must guard in the White House."

" it's -- here the next question for you that's when you submitted by Daniel Murray's mines and again. I would 299 people digging its. Do you think of the do you think the pricing of the upcoming Tony Hawk ride -- little much for 120 dollars you can buy decent keyboard actually learned. To -- for real."

" While on. Well I would never discourage someone from learning to skate for real right com you know the price tag of our game includes years and years of development. So you have to factor all that into it on but really you know I'm trying to offer people a chance to. Fueled the exhilaration and the control of skating without having to go out. And get hurt and and practice that for years and years just to learn basic tricks you know and again I. But if you wanna run their Gasquet were good do it I mean I would love you too it's just that what I'm offering is is a chance to you feel that excitement. The first yeah and you know in in your right you you can go by real skip orbit but some people don't want it. Put themselves through so much. Abuse or after -- or what have you had to get to a level of basic you know not basic but but -- professional."

" Absolutely I mean you were younger you just break yourself it's easier breakers of -- at least that's in my case it was for -- like we had that we had a whole group here called the mommy bloggers. And -- is limited -- in the mother's."

" On the money bloggers jumped on the board and started doing kick flips you -- fifties. I don't write off the bat I don't think that if they went out of box keyboards today the they would be doing to put that fifties."

" On the first day ride might take him couple weeks but yeah maybe yeah. With the with the coming out. About November 14 Austin house means that if that I'm very excited and I'm just I'm so proud because it was the whole thing was my idea. And I brought taxes -- years ago. On decision I really think we need to explore something like this because the technologies here people like peripherals that you know Guitar Hero is is successful again. On the not afraid to buy -- and it's not just a joystick game and that. And they got excited about it but this team rebel -- in Chicago on the case and they made it."

" Ten times better than ever imagined that it could be I can't wait to hear that Thompson says drive. OK this question."

" Submitted by -- the one -- after defying physics did you apologize -- If no because I would you I disturb a body so much trying to. You know push the boundaries of physics that. It got me back with food outlets here rundown injuries that you can recall like -- where some of them are doing -- well I've had."

" About 1520 concussions so I don't recall those as well as the other one's own."

" But and knocked on our front teeth. Like 45 times than I've had. To these are these these mean for now though here get a cup posters and and I mean I just got -- so desperately needs to look like after you're. Him. And then. You know really it's it's all about your boarding actions on that's that's -- That I really have to apologize yeah probably enough gravity for that gravity on the back. Next question question number six by a Allison won back -- 39 digs. I see your link to you and to Digg stories in your Twitter account or you hardcore Digg user in what other web sites are you into."

" On another harper Digg user can and I'm afraid people will find me."

" And and then there's another sort of avenue for an effort trying to field messages and and it would be really tricky for me right. On but I get really stoked when someone does recognize. A video that we put up on a website like -- die and and and some digs it and I will. You know I will actually. Like tweet that link yeah so that we can chided. Give more views you know that like having a website that's what the buzz is absolutely there is one I -- of -- actually that was from your sons are -- yeah. That's -- three -- like that yeah I got so we do we do that series on the west nickel for lunch where we take. Either a prominent like skater a celebrity and violence now some random questions and and obviously doing my son because usually coming in -- has no idea -- was it was yeah -- it is it is. Frightening yeah pressure. And so you wanna hear his side you know in what he's doing and on in."

" And it got died in some -- a lot of obvious soccer dad."

" That's awesome here we go -- that -- dig it -- Sunday. And -- the other web sites to you ought to -- says. You know a lot of a lot of like the skate web sites. And alone. I like I humorous. I'm a big fan of the union and in the union is is my home page -- far from me and a safari as a Mac user yes. Yeah. Fully and has since day one really yeah. Yes I find it's -- but in the dressing up."

" Honest this is what we do you know in our world of skating in in in video and it's the stand it -- using it in you know if you check and it was something else is. Treated for that. Export than."

" It was max I get a nationally designers were like on Macs in the design new decks and things like that yeah yeah and but that will we do a lot of it is so video oriented. Along that that that's that's what it's all about yeah absolutely. Next question number seven by Daniel HR nine mature in thirty digs do you think -- skateboarding lover become an Olympic sport. I think it."

" Has all the makings of and export and and yes I think I think that's very likely I feel like. In the state of the Olympics and when you look at the excitement of -- X games -- the due to her stuff like that. They'd be crazy not for -- Olympics you know it's it's it's. It's vastly more popular with the use than most Olympic sports then. Om and it has cool factor they just don't really get that they don't have already in the Olympics right on and some of the skate industry has been mobilizing lately too. Being a position that they're ready if it does happen because they there's there's always hoops and things -- to jump through to be recognized by the IOC. Com and be recognized as a as a governing organization. And deeds in history is really proactive in establishing an organization that will do that when the time comes. -- and so I could see I don't know how cinema happened I -- London but maybe next."

" If it doesn't -- that competing --"

" That's the London comes around. Now -- but that means that means less time doing that skating and might be in the Olympics I'll be close to fifty problem you can judge them."

" Sure I don't nominate judges that they get they get tortured enough. It is they do they get it ripped apart I'll be happy to be in the stands and cheated on my friend by your -- inning yeah yeah yeah awesome. I had to next question by am and doctor -- 0226. -- have you played -- and if so would you think of it."

" I played a little bit I thought it was a unique approach to use game in and I thought it was cool that someone took the initiative to actually make a new control scheme because."

" You know we we had our control scheme since 1999. And a lot of people tried to copy it."

" But knowing cannabis of the original and found a can of something original and it was you know as cool as I think it's just amazing that that skating."

" As it is a genre of video games absolutely you know I'm really scared I was the -- when his playing Alia the arcade I bought I bought a commodore 64 decisively skater as host. So do you see I mean obviously taken to the next level with you next you know actual physical unit that was stand on right I think that was evolving thing going -- there yeah I I think that what we've created now with with ride in with the board peripheral."

" You know that it it's got so much technology package it's not it's not going to be passing any time soon."

" And I feel like that's the flagship for more -- gains and and possibly other types of snowboarding surfing you name -- anything it's that the board sport or."

" Even any type of Wii Fit -- the thing yes we can do with that."

" It's it's way more advanced than say the Wii balance board in so there's there's Sunni. Other uses for and I feel like you know that can be flagship for for a lot of other."

" Types of games and and and in keeping people active yeah I think like we used it I guess that one."

" Complains that people had in the past with with making Steve unions you're encouraging -- to -- right. And that is analog case with our series yeah or specially if you think about that question we had earlier than -- to actually go by escape orbit. It actually might work the other way around -- and you watch like typically Guitar Hero right now actually don't think of radars are playing the guitar right -- player game and actually go get -- that I wanna learn how to do I just did I hope so I mean I would love that that would inspire people to the real thing in -- I'm no way -- trying to take away from -- from people physically going -- skating. I'm just trying to offer them something that is. The gives a sense that exhilaration and that you're really in there again when you when you do play this game."

" You feel like you're skating especially with the you know with HDTV written for and you have one in the demeans here."

" Can I borrow it yeah. That would be awesome. -- let's see you the next question we have number nine by a -- today go to an eleven digs. Tony had you never picked up -- port as a child Woody's would you see yourself today."

" On. That question I I was always into. Technology and in. And priced computers and things like that in the I think I would probably doing some things. In I would created today actually yeah they'll that. I'll probably do something that's more behind the scenes like like doing video projects than you know -- I would I would I think to be active regardless I actually give up violence. To search skating. And so maybe I would be playing music there I did try to figure out recently."

" And I realize that you can't just jump back into violent after twenty years that doesn't work -- plan and I can high schoolers and I was playing in actually in elementary school owners though yeah it's it's been a long time now."

" My music teacher was very disappointed that has to quit -- mr. skating because. Skating just didn't it it there was no. Career or future and at the time yeah but I loved it too much that actually leads right attorneys question."

" About the profession submitted by default met with a 183 digs. Did you make more money from professional skateboarding -- from the video game industry."

" On the against -- And can you can you make a good decent amount of money is pro skater mean is that like a profession now."

" Yeah -- it is for sure it's it's it's a viable fashion mean. If you're willing to work at it and it really gets -- about third and either you know there's a few different that the great thing about skiing is it's a diverse now that there are few different ways you can make your credit you can be a full. Competition skater and just follow that series. And the prize -- is decent but it's it's a lifestyle onto itself no problem you gotta be traveling 910 months out of the year and in trying to keep your rankings."

" Or you could be more of sort of."

" What I would call video skater -- this focuses on making really good video parts and gets coverage in magazines shooting photos. On -- as long as you're out there working in and and your stuff is. Innovative you'll be recognized for it and."

" It's absolutely it's pretty gripping about."

" Skating is occurs there are lots there are many careers in the ski industry as well for people who didn't love skating that may be. Are gonna pursue professionally right do you could be of -- day can be a team managers and art directors. In the it's it's just great that we've come that far yeah that's an industry I was."

" Here's -- that when you know when I used to watch escape media's you know growing -- it was like. They would clearly not have the rights for the music that the idea you know I really -- is total -- together yeah yeah now. So that's changed quite a bad -- is it because. To just more people buying them now as it means something it's -- industry and where they can actually make money as pro skater by being in this video. I guys like you get a portion of dvd sales that it would now works as."

" All I know -- the idea of -- the idea of making team he has especially now with with you know the proliferation. Of Internet and YouTube. It's like if you're gonna try to make it if you can -- make it a skate company dvd you do you think you're gonna make money on forget it on -- strictly promotion. Yeah and and you wanna get your team and your name your company out there in the public if there really is cutting edge."

" They're gonna buy a product because I enjoy it right on so the idea of making giving us money."

" Doesn't exist anymore it didn't it never was a big money making. Aspect you ain't even like the days of of of how that isn't search for emotion it was more about promoting the writers in the product and definitely. We benefited from the because. You know all of -- to the root for the guys that video. And that that that same holds true now with. With. Guys getting in probably the videos having cutting edge. Steve footage."

" Kids love it news they've won -- stuff with the prime with the name right -- they would work of the brand managers from the sponsors skater and -- upper hand in hand that's how they did that's that's basically I mean that it's."

" It's about. On endorsements. With companies it's about product royalties. And you know immediately commercial opportunities and things like yeah if if you wanna make a living yeah."

" Cool well that is all the questions I have for today I think so much beyond Leo -- really appreciate we are all big fans of yours. He's here. He's he's he's. Yes --"

" Impossible really."

" War."

" Tony Hawk pro skater before you can drive winner of nine X game gold battles over. Best to win record and gross gaming and star when in the most renowned successful video game series of all time. Kevin -- founder of Digg.com recently sat down with Tony and -- in the top -- That's submitted and voted upon by the forty million -- the."

" She's done. -- cameras here founder of Digg.com in his -- honored to be here for attempting dialogue here. At Tony Hawk ink. We are sitting with all these ramps and I'm here with the none other than the skateboarding legend the man himself. Mr. Tony -- are I think to be -- on the show they -- me. So we have I mean there's forty million people in the big community. And that we post this on line and you know just tons of tons of questions coming in in the big audience goes in and votes of their favorite questions. So I've got like the top ten. From the big community okay kind of random we'll know we're able to get a good stuff for it that's great -- game gotten sounds it's as we were fluent -- ST this okay. So starting off with the first question with 449. Gigs by Daniel RH. Nine. He's so when you pulled off the 900 around a decade ago it was mind blowing. But three others keyboards have done -- cents what do you think the next seemingly impossible trick will be -- who do you think we'll pull off."

" On cash you know -- is so diverse it's hard to define. The one next big trick united there's so many different styles and different ways to do it that. You know as a hard -- skater doesn't care about the spending thing and ran if if someone's gonna do attended you're not that's just radar. On the then there's all these really technical street maneuvers that are groundbreaking in so it to say that one next big -- if you're gonna go on the scale of spinning right isn't -- right I mean that's just without question how means that some a year like. Actively trying to now I've got I went through and of views on 905 and and and there are still hard for me and and I just a wanna cup weeks ago and it still takes everything I have just to get. There to even get close to him on the only guy that's ever spontaneity additional light. And largely because he's already done a snowboard he knows what feels like right none of us is pro skateboarders have that luxury. That we we never respond three times around on anything right and session on his his comes from this this -- experience and he's got really close to. Hasn't made it yet but but. I mean the guy you know -- still on fire still he still learning stuff into -- What's the what's the preparation for something like that means something where you know you're always been eating as the Senate pads -- like how you. I cannot really. Now it is they have they have some training facilities where they have the foam hit next to a -- you can just. Launch yourself and the phone didn't flail and do whatever that's my need absolutely when we were learning this stuff we did have them lectures all -- Sean I don't think would use that approach but those types of terrain -- those kind of training facilities have helped some people learned some pretty difficult tricks. But there's nothing like destroying the real thing it and you -- no I'm I'm gonna get abused her willingness in the end you when you're spending that blindly. And and hoping everything turns out okay you know like a broken rib I threw my back I've."

" Mr. my ego many times -- it was my next question -- a not exact width 367 digs. Do you play yourself when you play Tony Hawk branded gifts."

" I've let's just say at play as my character yes and okay I can sift through it myself that -- yeah I do you actually I mean."

" My character my game."

" Is it has all the special tricks that I actually do in real -- a little more about him what what what he's doing so when you sit down with by the game developers you're like okay this is like a poll this and I can't do you get -- accustomed to it for who you actually yup -- and Andy that's why we have other -- pros in the games you have a little bit more. Diversity and flared to for spouses to. Its shape from that. On generally I'll play the game. With my character and finish it completely eaten so that I know all the tricks and all the techniques."

" And then all start exploring other characters in and so they have to offer and generally. In the previous can't be done."

" On my kids just like to take my character in just me appear ridiculous cost."

" So like I was I prison clown shoes and things like I was gonna ask you about that's like how hands on are you would like the design of your character like when you see yourself in video game form. Which say yeah you like whoa that's weird I don't actually look like that I want this changed."

" In the first couple incarnations yeah album because the technology wasn't laid there edit. To do you full face scans and Reynolds and are you doing now as people yeah I mean everything we're doing now is so technical and so on point in and high resolution that. It it's pretty much guaranteed if they do a laser skin and -- it's gonna look like you you know mapping and stuff I mean I don't think I've ever really change much except like. I think it -- on the new game I thought my -- not long like that anymore okay a little bit more brown -- so let's keep that the reality."

" I. Next question so by Scottie don't know with 340 digs. You caused controversy -- many people this year when you skate board in the White House. I if you -- anywhere else in the world. -- would be considered forbidden or inappropriate where would it be."

" Wow. Well firstly I IA didn't give the White House because I thought it would be forbidden in I mean it was it wasn't like I was trying to."

" Making the statement there are telling the president right it was just like I was there with my skateboard I was in the hallway and I was like this is a possible. Who's steeped in the hallway and I literally hands and walking by my camera is that we issued this -- this she's a certain."

" And we snapped this photo and then. And then I treated it out like while I was still on the White House property and I had no idea like I had no idea -- was gonna blow up -- controversy prior day."

" And I just thought it was amazing and to be fairly."

" I was invited there because those professionals keyboard parent of two things yeah and end and so to have that opportunity."

" I meant no disrespect if anything I was celebrating what I didn't -- five com."

" Did you have had some stairs -- rail backs. I did I just added BI got to escape in front of the White House right right between the belong in the White House today and did some like all --"

" Kick flips and those really isn't so like that because. Because."

" The Secret Service sitting there watching these shows because they're at the White House have -- it wouldn't be that it's killer -- so. -- Does not like my my goal of the goats you've always forbidden places and skating and threw it in the face -- other places like in the world these -- and the tonight says there's very it would be pretty cool this is something like. Let's get the -- Right because as well I would Kyra just ago look at him."

" Pyramids and."

" Now of the freeze dried animal that's."

" I yeah I don't know that it's must guard in the White House."

" it's -- here the next question for you that's when you submitted by Daniel Murray's mines and again. I would 299 people digging its. Do you think of the do you think the pricing of the upcoming Tony Hawk ride -- little much for 120 dollars you can buy decent keyboard actually learned. To -- for real."

" While on. Well I would never discourage someone from learning to skate for real right com you know the price tag of our game includes years and years of development. So you have to factor all that into it on but really you know I'm trying to offer people a chance to. Fueled the exhilaration and the control of skating without having to go out. And get hurt and and practice that for years and years just to learn basic tricks you know and again I. But if you wanna run their Gasquet were good do it I mean I would love you too it's just that what I'm offering is is a chance to you feel that excitement. The first yeah and you know in in your right you you can go by real skip orbit but some people don't want it. Put themselves through so much. Abuse or after -- or what have you had to get to a level of basic you know not basic but but -- professional."

" Absolutely I mean you were younger you just break yourself it's easier breakers of -- at least that's in my case it was for -- like we had that we had a whole group here called the mommy bloggers. And -- is limited -- in the mother's."

" On the money bloggers jumped on the board and started doing kick flips you -- fifties. I don't write off the bat I don't think that if they went out of box keyboards today the they would be doing to put that fifties."

" On the first day ride might take him couple weeks but yeah maybe yeah. With the with the coming out. About November 14 Austin house means that if that I'm very excited and I'm just I'm so proud because it was the whole thing was my idea. And I brought taxes -- years ago. On decision I really think we need to explore something like this because the technologies here people like peripherals that you know Guitar Hero is is successful again. On the not afraid to buy -- and it's not just a joystick game and that. And they got excited about it but this team rebel -- in Chicago on the case and they made it."

" Ten times better than ever imagined that it could be I can't wait to hear that Thompson says drive. OK this question."

" Submitted by -- the one -- after defying physics did you apologize -- If no because I would you I disturb a body so much trying to. You know push the boundaries of physics that. It got me back with food outlets here rundown injuries that you can recall like -- where some of them are doing -- well I've had."

" About 1520 concussions so I don't recall those as well as the other one's own."

" But and knocked on our front teeth. Like 45 times than I've had. To these are these these mean for now though here get a cup posters and and I mean I just got -- so desperately needs to look like after you're. Him. And then. You know really it's it's all about your boarding actions on that's that's -- That I really have to apologize yeah probably enough gravity for that gravity on the back. Next question question number six by a Allison won back -- 39 digs. I see your link to you and to Digg stories in your Twitter account or you hardcore Digg user in what other web sites are you into."

" On another harper Digg user can and I'm afraid people will find me."

" And and then there's another sort of avenue for an effort trying to field messages and and it would be really tricky for me right. On but I get really stoked when someone does recognize. A video that we put up on a website like -- die and and and some digs it and I will. You know I will actually. Like tweet that link yeah so that we can chided. Give more views you know that like having a website that's what the buzz is absolutely there is one I -- of -- actually that was from your sons are -- yeah. That's -- three -- like that yeah I got so we do we do that series on the west nickel for lunch where we take. Either a prominent like skater a celebrity and violence now some random questions and and obviously doing my son because usually coming in -- has no idea -- was it was yeah -- it is it is. Frightening yeah pressure. And so you wanna hear his side you know in what he's doing and on in."

" And it got died in some -- a lot of obvious soccer dad."

" That's awesome here we go -- that -- dig it -- Sunday. And -- the other web sites to you ought to -- says. You know a lot of a lot of like the skate web sites. And alone. I like I humorous. I'm a big fan of the union and in the union is is my home page -- far from me and a safari as a Mac user yes. Yeah. Fully and has since day one really yeah. Yes I find it's -- but in the dressing up."

" Honest this is what we do you know in our world of skating in in in video and it's the stand it -- using it in you know if you check and it was something else is. Treated for that. Export than."

" It was max I get a nationally designers were like on Macs in the design new decks and things like that yeah yeah and but that will we do a lot of it is so video oriented. Along that that that's that's what it's all about yeah absolutely. Next question number seven by Daniel HR nine mature in thirty digs do you think -- skateboarding lover become an Olympic sport. I think it."

" Has all the makings of and export and and yes I think I think that's very likely I feel like. In the state of the Olympics and when you look at the excitement of -- X games -- the due to her stuff like that. They'd be crazy not for -- Olympics you know it's it's it's. It's vastly more popular with the use than most Olympic sports then. Om and it has cool factor they just don't really get that they don't have already in the Olympics right on and some of the skate industry has been mobilizing lately too. Being a position that they're ready if it does happen because they there's there's always hoops and things -- to jump through to be recognized by the IOC. Com and be recognized as a as a governing organization. And deeds in history is really proactive in establishing an organization that will do that when the time comes. -- and so I could see I don't know how cinema happened I -- London but maybe next."

" If it doesn't -- that competing --"

" That's the London comes around. Now -- but that means that means less time doing that skating and might be in the Olympics I'll be close to fifty problem you can judge them."

" Sure I don't nominate judges that they get they get tortured enough. It is they do they get it ripped apart I'll be happy to be in the stands and cheated on my friend by your -- inning yeah yeah yeah awesome. I had to next question by am and doctor -- 0226. -- have you played -- and if so would you think of it."

" I played a little bit I thought it was a unique approach to use game in and I thought it was cool that someone took the initiative to actually make a new control scheme because."

" You know we we had our control scheme since 1999. And a lot of people tried to copy it."

" But knowing cannabis of the original and found a can of something original and it was you know as cool as I think it's just amazing that that skating."

" As it is a genre of video games absolutely you know I'm really scared I was the -- when his playing Alia the arcade I bought I bought a commodore 64 decisively skater as host. So do you see I mean obviously taken to the next level with you next you know actual physical unit that was stand on right I think that was evolving thing going -- there yeah I I think that what we've created now with with ride in with the board peripheral."

" You know that it it's got so much technology package it's not it's not going to be passing any time soon."

" And I feel like that's the flagship for more -- gains and and possibly other types of snowboarding surfing you name -- anything it's that the board sport or."

" Even any type of Wii Fit -- the thing yes we can do with that."

" It's it's way more advanced than say the Wii balance board in so there's there's Sunni. Other uses for and I feel like you know that can be flagship for for a lot of other."

" Types of games and and and in keeping people active yeah I think like we used it I guess that one."

" Complains that people had in the past with with making Steve unions you're encouraging -- to -- right. And that is analog case with our series yeah or specially if you think about that question we had earlier than -- to actually go by escape orbit. It actually might work the other way around -- and you watch like typically Guitar Hero right now actually don't think of radars are playing the guitar right -- player game and actually go get -- that I wanna learn how to do I just did I hope so I mean I would love that that would inspire people to the real thing in -- I'm no way -- trying to take away from -- from people physically going -- skating. I'm just trying to offer them something that is. The gives a sense that exhilaration and that you're really in there again when you when you do play this game."

" You feel like you're skating especially with the you know with HDTV written for and you have one in the demeans here."

" Can I borrow it yeah. That would be awesome. -- let's see you the next question we have number nine by a -- today go to an eleven digs. Tony had you never picked up -- port as a child Woody's would you see yourself today."

" On. That question I I was always into. Technology and in. And priced computers and things like that in the I think I would probably doing some things. In I would created today actually yeah they'll that. I'll probably do something that's more behind the scenes like like doing video projects than you know -- I would I would I think to be active regardless I actually give up violence. To search skating. And so maybe I would be playing music there I did try to figure out recently."

" And I realize that you can't just jump back into violent after twenty years that doesn't work -- plan and I can high schoolers and I was playing in actually in elementary school owners though yeah it's it's been a long time now."

" My music teacher was very disappointed that has to quit -- mr. skating because. Skating just didn't it it there was no. Career or future and at the time yeah but I loved it too much that actually leads right attorneys question."

" About the profession submitted by default met with a 183 digs. Did you make more money from professional skateboarding -- from the video game industry."

" On the against -- And can you can you make a good decent amount of money is pro skater mean is that like a profession now."

" Yeah -- it is for sure it's it's it's a viable fashion mean. If you're willing to work at it and it really gets -- about third and either you know there's a few different that the great thing about skiing is it's a diverse now that there are few different ways you can make your credit you can be a full. Competition skater and just follow that series. And the prize -- is decent but it's it's a lifestyle onto itself no problem you gotta be traveling 910 months out of the year and in trying to keep your rankings."

" Or you could be more of sort of."

" What I would call video skater -- this focuses on making really good video parts and gets coverage in magazines shooting photos. On -- as long as you're out there working in and and your stuff is. Innovative you'll be recognized for it and."

" It's absolutely it's pretty gripping about."

" Skating is occurs there are lots there are many careers in the ski industry as well for people who didn't love skating that may be. Are gonna pursue professionally right do you could be of -- day can be a team managers and art directors. In the it's it's just great that we've come that far yeah that's an industry I was."

" Here's -- that when you know when I used to watch escape media's you know growing -- it was like. They would clearly not have the rights for the music that the idea you know I really -- is total -- together yeah yeah now. So that's changed quite a bad -- is it because. To just more people buying them now as it means something it's -- industry and where they can actually make money as pro skater by being in this video. I guys like you get a portion of dvd sales that it would now works as."

" All I know -- the idea of -- the idea of making team he has especially now with with you know the proliferation. Of Internet and YouTube. It's like if you're gonna try to make it if you can -- make it a skate company dvd you do you think you're gonna make money on forget it on -- strictly promotion. Yeah and and you wanna get your team and your name your company out there in the public if there really is cutting edge."

" They're gonna buy a product because I enjoy it right on so the idea of making giving us money."

" Doesn't exist anymore it didn't it never was a big money making. Aspect you ain't even like the days of of of how that isn't search for emotion it was more about promoting the writers in the product and definitely. We benefited from the because. You know all of -- to the root for the guys that video. And that that that same holds true now with. With. Guys getting in probably the videos having cutting edge. Steve footage."

" Kids love it news they've won -- stuff with the prime with the name right -- they would work of the brand managers from the sponsors skater and -- upper hand in hand that's how they did that's that's basically I mean that it's."

" It's about. On endorsements. With companies it's about product royalties. And you know immediately commercial opportunities and things like yeah if if you wanna make a living yeah."

" Cool well that is all the questions I have for today I think so much beyond Leo -- really appreciate we are all big fans of yours. He's here. He's he's he's. Yes --"

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