Tony Hawks

Tony Hawks, a British author, comedian and model (not the pro skateboarder) gets fan mail from around the world asking him about his skateboard skill—Tony replies to their emails very graciously.

Great fun if you’ve got a minute to read (here’s a short example).

Dear tony
my name is justin verklas im 13 and i can do a lot of tricks i dont skate vert but i am realy good at street i can do a lot of tricks ill name them FLIP TRICKS i can kickflip heelflip 360flip fronsideflip backsideflip verialflip 180 frontside and backside. nollieflip nollie heelflip nollie shuvit . shuvit nollie verialheelflip nollie verialflip fakie fronside and backside flip fakie360flip GRINDS ican kickflip to 50 50 kickflip fronside and backside boardslide frontside boardslide nollie 50 50 kickflip backside lipslide fronside lipslide fronside nose grind fronside 5-0 backside 50 50 backside 5-0 bacside and fronside smith salad crooked grind k- grind bacside nosegrind tail and nose slide bakside feeble and i can boardslide handrails and get into and grind but not land yet k-grinds down hand rails the reason im writing you is beacause i want 2 be sponsored by birdhouse i always thought they sucked but when i got one its my all time favorite board please sponsor me tony and e-mail me back letting me know if you will and send me the address and ill send a tape of me skating thanks tony your number one fan justin verklas

Dear Justin,
Yes you can do all those things, but ask yourself – what are you like at punctuation?
Tony