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Skateboarding legend grinds Wall Street, proving health is the ultimate flex

A $60 billion company’s stunt turned into a public health update.

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The story

Bam Margera was seen skateboarding in NYC with Tony Hawk, looking healthier than in years, as part of a promotional event for a financial software company called Ramp.

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Our reading

Bam Margera, who once seemed more likely to be found in a hospital bed than a skatepark, was recently seen grinning while grinding on Wall Street. It’s not every day you see a guy who once had a ventilator in his living room now shredding pipes in front of the bull statue. The financial software company Ramp, which has a $60 billion valuation, probably didn’t expect their promotional stunt to double as a public health update. But here we are: a man who once seemed to be on a slow-motion collision course with his own mortality is now doing kickflips in the shadow of capitalism’s most iconic symbol. If only the stock market could be this fun.

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