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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72 Comments
  • Altienaalmost 14 years
    cool
    • Jasonalmost 14 years
      I love it because I'm a big Toney Hawk.
      • Kaylee almost 14 years
        I didn't read but I like Tony Hawk
        • Jasonalmost 14 years
          This article is awesome mostly becaus Toney Hawk is a pro skateborder and i'm a big fan of Toney Hawk.
          • Baileyalmost 14 years
            that's cool
            • nicholas wvufanalmost 14 years
              i like it
              • nickalmost 14 years
                now can i have 1 of those pics sent 2 my moms phone
                • briar crazyalmost 14 years
                  that's awesom
                  • briar crazyalmost 14 years
                    this article rocks and i think it's crazy that he got to skate in the white house
                    • baileyalmost 14 years
                      that's so cool i would liike to do something like that!

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