Rodney Mullen and Tony Hawk Discuss Their Process of Trick Innovation

In Tony’s words “Rodney Mullen and I will be in NYC on 4/4 and Austin on 4/7 for first collaborative speaking gigs. We call our project “Darkslides and Secret Tapes” because we’ll be discussing our process of innovation (for tricks like Rodney’s revolutionary Darkslide) and our constant search for improving techniques in life and skating (or how we found our own metaphorical Secret Tapes). This idea was sparked nearly five years ago after we found ourselves doing similar speaking events, but rarely in the same place and never on our own terms. If you are interested in seeing how this experiment comes together, follow the links in my bio for ticket info.

Fun fact about this photo from a few years ago: my face and hands are blurry because I was struggling to hold a no-handed 50/50 just long enough for the pic. Rodney was poised as always; we are yin and yang personified”