During the '90s, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk gave us a real look behind the scenes of touring with 'Birdhouse Skateboarding Tours.' The tension between him and fellow skateboarder Steve Berra was a big part of the story.
In the Hawk Vs. Wolf podcast, they discussed about the skate demos and the riders that are not skating due to an attitude.
Their guest, skate icon Heath Kirchart, asked who the skater was that was causing the drama and not participating in demos.
Hawk tried to veer away from naming the skateboarder but ended up saying it was Berra, since Heath said it was 30 years ago and nobody would care.
According to the Birdman, one of the focal points of the backstage drama was the divide between the front and back of the touring van.
Pro skater Jeremy Klein, situated in the front, assumed the dual role of driver and DJ. Meanwhile, in the back of the van, Berra found himself at the center of the brewing tension.
Berra's emotions played a crucial role in the tension. The clash of personalities and the emotional rollercoaster fueled the divide within the Birdhouse team.
Co-host Jason Ellis echoed Hawk's sentiments, describing Berra as an emotional guy who, unwittingly perhaps, became the reason for the tensions that characterized the '90s Birdhouse Tours.