Skate of the Union; Skateboarding and the Recession
Posted on January 29, 2010 with Comments Off
Last night, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union and spent a good deal of speech addressing the concerns of his fellow Americans in the wake of one of the worst economic crisis in our lifetime. The recession has touched virtually every part of our lives, even skateboarding. With 10% unemployment across the board and a long, slow road to recovery ahead, the skate industry (the pros, bros, skate shops and company owners) is battening the hatches. We talked with Chris Cole, Tony Hawk,…
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