Bren again

When I was at the Death Cab show last night, I was reminded of the last time I was at the Bren Events Center. It was for the Vision Pro Skate Escape, an '80s vert contest that began with a 3-D movie and ended with a showdown between Tony Hawk and Christian Hosoi. I think the Chili Peppers played, too. It was awesome.


Hosoi won, but it turned out to be a crossroads, with the Birdman's career taking off and Holmes going in the other direction. These days, you can see Hawk on late-night TV shows promoting his latest (and still great) video game. Meanwhile, there's a documentary on Hosoi. I missed it at HIFF, but it is probably doing the rounds...