florider with Tony Hawk today...

[mapleleaf]

I know it's not boat or wakeboarding related, but I rode a FloRider surf machine today in Toronto with Tony Hawk, my idol when I was a kid!
One of my family member's runs a fair here in Toronto and Today they brought in the birdman!
I only have video of it, but what an awesome time, sharing turns surfing with a true skateboarding legend, and watching our kids play together while he signed a private autograph session.... I don't get starstruck often, but today is one for the record books!
FloRider was awesome, kinda like wakeskating with a lot more water pressure, gonna try it again tomorrow, goodtimes!!

[techsledder]

Wow! That is cool as hell! I can still remember his Tony Hawk Skate board I bought and skated over the years... brings back some memories. thanks for sharing!

[tg0824SSVGG]

Umm - I had on Tony Hawk board shorts at the lake tonight ... no where near
as cool tho.....

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[mapleleaf]

So it made the Toronto Sun on saturday....the guy in black shorts sheepishly still holding the rope is me!!!!! Going back for more surfing this week, hope I don't bankrupt my family trying to learn this!!! $20 a half hour!!!!

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Also got to sit front row to listen to Bill Clinton talk yesterday.....another very cool deal.....

[87SunSportMikeyD]

DUDEEEEEEEE that is freaking SWEEEEEEEEET!! Bet you wished you woulda been surfin the 'Brio all summer, huh???! Clinton too wow! Thanks for sharing

[mapleleaf]

ya, all I wanna do is surf......