Spring Roll 2013 and a Bradenton Session Presented by Lakai
Posted on Monday, April 29, 2013 by Rob
By Rob Meronek
This weekend with the Lakai team being in town for the Spring Roll Contest, we did a lot more than just the Contest on Saturday. We've got a SPoT Life episode from that coming up soon, but for now, here are my photos from the Contest and the following day in Bradenton, including HiDefJoe's video recap.
This weekend with the Lakai team being in town for the Spring Roll Contest, we did a lot more than just the Contest on Saturday. We've got a SPoT Life episode from that coming up soon, but for now, here are my photos from the Contest and the following day in Bradenton, including HiDefJoe's video recap.
Video Recap
Kai Brookins is just 5 years old and going for it out there in the 8 and Under Division. He's the youngest one skating today. Twenty two years away is Robbie Kirkland, the oldest one in the Contest, but definitely not the oldest one skating today. It's amazing how skateboarding has no age walls.
Jo Jo Calo was a standout in the 9 to 12 Division. Thanks for coming down from Atlanta for your first SPoT Contest.
Justin battled grease fires all day on the grill while giving out free hot dogs in exchange for your Boards for Bros donations. Thanks for helping out with our Charity.
Thanks to Steve Miller from Zumies for taking the detour and bringing Michael Davis and Shawn Turner to Tampa.
I spent some time on the Kiddie Course and found a big session down the baby rail and four. Aaron Kirkland's got a feeble grind on it.
After you say Rezza's name, how you can you not say, "The GZA, Old Dirty Bastard and Inspectah Deck, Raekwon the Check, UGod, Ghostface Killah, annnnddd..." you know the rest. That's a back lip.
This is Mykel Garcia's first SPoT Contest. Thanks to all you newcomers for entering. That's a frotnside 5-0.
The SPoT Staff is always ripping out there. Jared Pettway's been entering SPoT Contests for years now and recently started working here. That's a back smith on the a-frame.
Alex Bibiloni, I hope we still see you jumping down this on the regular even after you move to Orlando.
Rob from Black Diamond hooked up a cooler of 40's where we immediately proceeded with the Big Brother Edward 40 Hands stunt.
Later that night, it's off to The Bricks for wind down and chill out. The Black Diamond crew is witnessing the sketchy acts of Ybor right now as you can see Landon Brown distracted by it here.
The next day, we're right back at The Bricks for coffee, lunch, and planning the day's skate mission.
With Schaefer as our tour guide, we ended up on the water in Bradenton. Guy's hurt and can't skate today.
You'll have to find out what the story is behind this wacky photo of Guy on a makeshift bullhorn and a kid licking his nipple on the next episode of SPoT Life.
I met Michael Lewis today after he introduced himself and asked to play a game of SKATE. After I did my fakie 360 flip, he was up and surprised himself by almost making it. He's never done one. So, I forced him to get a sequence of his first one. Congrats on your first fakie 360 flip Michael. Doesn't it feel damn good to learn new tricks?
It's been a few years since I've been to this abandoned go cart track now turned DIY spot. Chris out there put in a seriously pro quarterpipe. That's Schaefer on a grown man rock and roll.
This sure beats my 90's curb spot in Tampa. Thanks for bringing us here, Chris.
SPoT Life Episode With the Lakai Team
30 Seconds from Sunday
Yep, I'm still hooked on that Vine app. Here's a few of them from Sunday strung together for a preview of what's coming in SPoT Life plus me putting myself on blast with my 360 flip. I'm glad I can still do them at 42.Comments
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