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Filmer: 0, Security Guy: 1

Posted By Rob Sunday, February 21, 2010 4:32 PM
While I was sitting around at Curtis Hixon Park today, Jimmy Lannon and crew rolled through. When they were getting kicked out by the security guard, the filmer that was with them said, "You're just a fake ass cop." The security guard said, "You're just a fake ass skateboarder." That was the best comeback I ever heard from security. High five, fat guy. Thanks for the laugh.

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Click here for the archives. The What's Up Column at SPoT chronicles everything that goes on here at SPoT and the other events we do around the world through SPoTlight Productions, our skateboarding events company. It's also littered with opinions on random things in skateboarding and other adventures from our travels like nightlife and plain old tourist sightseeing. Occasionally, there's even some skate business talk and industry banter and news. It's primarily written by Rob Meronek, skating for 20+ years and working at the Park full time since 2001.

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What's Up at SPoT: Random Posts From Over the Years

I've been posting random ramblings to this What's Up blog on the SPoT site since 1999. Here's a random list of some of my favorite posts over the years...Rob.
Mayor Pam Iorio: Everyone is Welcome Except Diarrhea and Skateboarders (Jan 2010)
Posted by Rob on Mon, Jan 25, 2010
Imagine breaking down a huge wall with a caveman tool. The first few times you hit, it's a small chip or maybe even just a scratch. Keep hitting and eventually the chips get bigger and chunks of the wall start to come down. At the Curtis Hixon Park Grand Opening yesterday, I'd like to think we put a few large chips in the wall. We showed up with skateboards, got the usual harassment from police, and made our little statement. During all this, Mayor Pam Iorio mentioned in her speech that the Park is for everyone except skateboarders. The news your dad reads also added one extra word to the title of the story about the grand opening, "Tampa's Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park opens to mostly rave reviews." The Mayor's words and that word "mostly" in the title of the news story is the dent we put in the wall. And, we had a damn good time doing it as you can see in a few minutes of footage. Warning: there are bad words in it. Sure, there are more mature ways of bringing to the City's attention the fact that places to skate are needed, but they're boring, time consuming, and likely won't result in anything worthwile. Oh well, Tampa is going to be the last city on earth to figure out their youth.
Spring Break Yo'Self Story (Apr 2007)
Posted by Rob on Mon, Apr 09, 2007
I took skate photos this weekend, I swear. No one’s going to see them because you can now add me to the long list of photo dudes that have had their gear ripped off. When I got home and unpacked my bag, I found only the key items of photography missing like a fellow photographer took a shopping spree through my dirty laundry and went straight to the good stuff. A few days earlier on the site, I had mentioned that I had to put all my gear into my checked bag because I’m unable to carry a backpack due to a crazy rib injury last week. So is a thief at the airport reading the site or do they have sketchy employees there despite the background checks they claim they do on their security staff? Who knows. So, here's Ryan's story with no photos. I can't even post photos from the chill cam, which I still have because I carried that along with me in my pocket, because all the cords were stolen out of my bag also. In total, about five grand worth of gear is gone. I went ahead and drew one of the photos I took so you could see my master drawing skills and still see what went down on the skateboard cliff jump. Filmer Sara is working on video clips which will be up soon.
A Few More Days in Prague (Jul 2006)
Posted by Rob on Sat, Jul 15, 2006
I have spent a record number of days away from the keyboard. It's very easy to do in my new all time favorite city on the planet: Prague. We were supposed to leave on Tuesday but extended our stay until Friday. Check out a few more photos of girls, skate spots, and other random stuff in Prague. I'm in Berlin now for a few days and then off to Amsterdam for the Damn Am there next week.
Where There's a Bowl, There's a Frontside Grind (Mar 2010)
Posted by Rob on Mon, Mar 01, 2010
Frontside Grind Magazine was reporting for duty this weekend at the Art Show and Tattoo Convention, but not before a stop by The Bricks to see how construction has been going: The Munny Art Show and Cigar City Tattoo Convention.
When The Math Geek Tries To Get Artsy (Apr 2008)
Posted by Rob on Fri, Apr 18, 2008
Before the standard trip to The Hub last night, Dodge and I shot some skate photos: Sometimes I Use All This Camera Crap I Have

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