Tony Hawk Skateboards Through White House Foyers
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Tony Hawk would have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would ever be allowed to skateboard inside the White House - But anything is possible with a sports fan like President Obama, residing there.
The professional skateboarder was one of the celebrity dads invited to the White House for a Fathers Day Forum. The gathering, which included a number of ordinary dads too, was held to discuss the important influence fathers have on families and society as a whole.
While there were other sports celebrity dads like Miami Heat guard, Dwayne Wade and his teammate Alan Mourning, Tony Hawk seems to have had all the fun.
With the permission of White House officials he not only skateboarded in the Grand Foyer of the White House and the nearby Old Executive Office Building, but also shared pictures with the world and 'tweet' about his experiences, which included eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes, on micro blogging site,Twitter.
After the fun, the skateboarder went on to do more serious things like talking to young boys about the importance of family and visiting charities. He and the other celebrity dads all described their day with the President as 'unbelievable' and a 'dream come true'.
A very Happy Father's Day to dads all over the world. You guys rock!
sources: nydailynews.com, sun-sentinel.com
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- jose22almost 15 yearsthats is cool
- jessealmost 15 yearskoooool
- fat guyabout 15 yearsi have tony hawk shred
- Zacharyabout 15 yearsSo awesome I wish I could do that :).
- Zacharyabout 15 yearsSo awesome I wish I could do that :).
- AP KINGabout 15 yearsi skateboard too thats pretty coooooooool
- sk8terboiiabout 15 yearsdude i skate and thats really cool
- halo player about 15 yearsI love to skateboard and I <3 u Tony.
- molly coolabout 15 yearsTony Hawk is an awesome athlete!
- FAILabout 15 yearsummm JASON if u were a big fan of *TONY* y did u spell it like Toney
