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What's Up Posts Made 3/2008
A Weekend at Home
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
31,
2:51 PM
There's actually some skateboarding in this chill cam dump of random stuff from a very mellow weekend in Tampa: Chill Cam Dump: A Typical Tampa Weekend.
Street View
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
28,
12:01 PM
Which one of you out there made it onto the SPoT Google Street View? You would have seen a VW with a funny looking 360 degree camera sticking out from the top.
205th Place!
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
28,
11:45 AM
If you're wondering who's winning one version of the skateboard high school popularity contest, here's a list of the 500 most clicked on skaters in the last 90 days.
Bring Back The Front Porch
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
28,
10:53 AM
Before the State of California pioneered the movement of America being paranoid, uptight, and over-regulated, people used to have front porches and actually mingle in their neighborhoods. These days most houses now have eight foot high back yard fences for maximum privacy. Historic Ybor City still has style, though. Mike D sent over this
Jeff Lenoce porch hop.
Wieger Got Robbed From DFL
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
28,
9:45 AM
Our friends at Nike SB posted some photos from the weekend.
Shred or Be Dead
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
28,
9:28 AM
How Come I Like Everyone Else's Coverage More Than My Own?
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
3:39 PM
Check out Adam Sullivan's Tampa Pro coverage. Thanks for the laughs Adam.
Black Santa Beats Purple Santa 2 to 1
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
3:37 PM
Check your email to see if you won a Ghetto deck. Full results are here.
More Photos Of Tampa Pro
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
2:35 PM
Check out some photos from people in the audience at Tampa Pro: Lance Robson and Christa Sherker. At least somebody took some good ones.
I Monitor Your Index Finger Like a Pulse
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
2:19 PM
Here's a report of the top 50 most clicked on images on the site yesterday. Crazy how the top images are consistently party photos and skin. A vert skating photo doesn't even make it into the top 25 and a street skating photo doesn't even make it into the top 10. Maybe I should take better skate photos? Or, take better party photos. Yep, more party photos on the way...
Another Bitchin' SPoTlight Shinding
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
1:49 PM
Bitchin'. What a cool word. I should use that one more. See you at this one in a couple weeks:
Before that, however, Clem and I will be taking DMFP to Phoenix Am on April 5th and my birthday, April 6th. Shamless plug. Send gifts to the Skatepark.
Clever Nicknames
Posted by Schaefer on
Thu,
Mar
27,
11:53 AM
Moving Pictures
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
27,
9:53 AM
You give up some video quality, but at least you don't need anything from that one fruit company to watch Filmer Sara's Tampa Pro 2008 Footage. They play nice with all computers and software.
DFL Award For Timely Tampa Pro Coverage
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
26,
7:25 PM
I am still cold sweating bullets and coughing up lungs from this crazy illness. I have no energy for wisecracks. All these skate photos are horrible and the lurk photos aren't much better. Filmer Sara video coming up tomorrow.
Red Flu
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
25,
8:27 PM
I lost a few pounds by being confined to bed for the last 48 hours with some crazy
flu/fever thing. The rest of the Tampa Pro coverage is coming up soon. In the meantime, check the Red Bull Podcast filmed by Josh Stewart and crew. There is also a full rebroadcast at 411vm.com of the entire thing on Sunday.
Tampa Pro Final Results
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
23,
8:08 PM
Here are Best Trick Reslts and Street Finals Results. I have the worst fever in the world right now. Might be a couple days for the rest of the coverage. Thanks for checking the site and the webcast.
Semi-Finals Results
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
23,
5:16 PM
Top ten from the Street Semi-Finals Results go to the Finals.
Gonz Is Amazing
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
23,
3:34 PM
Felonies
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
23,
2:07 PM
We Had Some Massive Nights
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
23,
11:00 AM
Good morning! The webcast is now at 1pm instead of noon. We're running the Pro Vert Contest in Ybor City at the Cuban Club right now. They left us two kegs of beer and plenty of cups if you want to have a Sunday morning bucket of sauce. If I smell beer right now I think I'll puke.
Sad Statistic: People Look at Party Photos More Than Vert Photos
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
7:03 PM
It's been a wild two days so far since Tampa Pro started. Check out the sketchy chicks and nightlife: Tampa Pro 200 Chill Time.
VERT AT 11AM SUNDAY!
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
4:19 PM
Due to rain, the Vert Contest is at 11am tomorrow morning at the Cuban Club. Practice starts at 10am. It's free to get in! The Band of Horses show IS STILL ON AS SCHEDULED. See you there.
Tracker Trucks Is Still In Business - Wow
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
4:18 PM
Semi-Finals Line-up
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
4:15 PM
Street Qualifier Results
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
4:11 PM
Top two in the Street Qualifier Results get a Golden Ticket to The Finals on Sunday. The next 30 people make the cut to the Semi-Finals. The Band of Horses show tonight is on no matter what, but we're still trying to figure out the Vert Contest.
Last Year It Rained Money, This Year It's Raining Rain
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
3:15 PM
Subscribe to the Red Bull Podcast to see vidoes put together by Josh Stewart from Tampa Pro. Street is just about to finish up. It's looking real bad with the weather right now. Check back in a few for an update on the Vert Contest and the Band of Horses show.
Flatspotted Liver
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
22,
9:34 AM
Former winners of Tampa Pro go straight to the Semi-Finals on Sunday. They don't appear on the Street Qualifier Heat Sheets. Things get going today at noon. See you here.
Hard Flip Frontside Airs on Vert - Wow
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
8:00 PM
Here are the Tampa Am Vert Final Results. Now it's time to party.
I Saw Leopard Print Pads in Real Life Today
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
7:12 PM
After registering a few kids that were born in 1999 for the Tampa Am Vert, I thought we would be watching a giant kickturn contest this afternoon at the Cuban Club. Turns out the Vert Contest is pretty good. This kid has amazing style. Photos of everything today are coming up soon. For now, check out Tampa Am Vert Qualifier Results. Top ten make it to the Finals that are starting up right now.
Street Heats
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
3:21 PM
We Don't Just Party Together, We Skate Against Each Other, Too
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
2:26 PM
Wow, people with jobs in the sketchy skateboard industry are ripping. Here are the results from the Team Manager and Industry VIP Contest. I got first place out of all the people that were
at The Castle past 2am last night. What an achievement.
Flame Papers
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
9:28 AM
Here are the Tampa Am 2008 VERT Heat Sheets. Contest starts at 5pm today at the Cuban Club.
Woke Up Hammered
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
21,
9:11 AM
Get Your Shook Nighties On
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
20,
4:01 PM
This weekend, bring a Sharpie and get your white t-shirts signed by your favorite pros. From Friday through Sunday any t-Shirt with "white" in the color is 30% off. DO NOT use your Sharpie to tag up the Park or
we will kill you.
Giveaway Results
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
20,
3:36 PM
Check out the results from the Foundation Deck Giveaway. Top five got a Foundation Fiberlam Deck. If you won, you have an email from me. You still have time to win a Ghetto deck and win a Toy Machine deck if you haven't entered already. Don't enter twice or you're cancelled.
Scalper Meeting
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
20,
1:03 PM
Wheelin' and dealin' for sold out tickets this weekend is going down in the comments here.
He's Gonna Switch Back Lip Something
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
19,
5:35 PM
Bam just entered the Pro Contest. Gonz is skating the Vert Contest. Two small things among many others that's going to make this weekend a barn burner for damn sure. Hope you got your tickets before they sold out. Don't ask me for any, ask Clements. There could potentially be three MTV shows in the building this weekend. Teenie boppers are going to pay top ducket for scalped tickets.
Sales Pitch Alert
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
19,
3:57 PM
Seen the New Shoes Page recently? There are some interesting ones popping up.
Slash Under Water
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
19,
9:49 AM
Back in November when we skated Henry's pool, it was because it was being remodeled. Clements sent over an update: Henry's Pool Revisited.
Sometimes I Skate, But Not Right Now
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
17,
3:12 PM
These are not party photos. They’re carefully planned and thought out works of art that inspire you in ways you never thought possible. Yeah, if you think of it that way, they’re not as boring. Chill Cam Dump: Friends, Bums, Booze, and The Hub.
In actual skateboard related banter, Lance Conklin wants you to know that Black Label has some footage on The Berrics site.
He Definitely Doesn't Read the Site
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
17,
11:44 AM
Skateboarding is full of all kinds of crazy characters. Here's another email I just got:
Rob,
I am interested in the am street contest in Tampa next week.
I am 56 years old and never competed in any contest. I am very interested in obtaining information regarding this competition.
How To Become a Mastermind
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
17,
11:16 AM
Fuel TV did an interview with Schaefer and Clements about Tampa Pro and all these other skateboard shindigs that SPoTlight Productions does.
It's Tampa Pro Week
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
17,
9:03 AM
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday Street are sold out, but you can still get tickets to the Vert Contest and Band of Horses on Saturday night at the Cuban Club. The reception for the Heritage Art Show is on Friday night from 8pm to 12pm at the Cuban Club. The gallery for Heritage will also be open from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday.
Hope You're Not Homophobic
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
14,
10:50 AM
Would you rather get a foot massage from Ed Templeton or put a gerbil up your butt? Choose wisely and you could win one of five decks in this Toy Machine This/That Giveaway. You have until March 31 for this one. Top five get a Toy Machine Fiberlam deck. If we carry your products, send a box of five hardgoods products (decks, trucks, wheels, or bearings) and I'll hook up a giveaway for you. If you want to include extra product for me like Toy Machine and Ghetto did, that would be splendid. Between 500 and 2,000 people participate, depending on the popularity of your company.
They Got Hessians Riding For Them
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
13,
9:53 AM
I spent a few years in the Phillipino ghetto growing up - chickens and ducks chilling in the house, getting robbed at slingshot point, pumping well water to take a shower, etc. Not quite the same as the good old American ghetto. You can pick from classic American ghetto stereotypes in this latest This/That Ghetto Skateboards Giveaway. Top five get a Ghetto Skateboards deck. You have until March 24 on this one.
Vichos of Mites???
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
12,
8:53 PM
So I asked Gangsta Braulio what he meant by him being an STD child and he replied with this:
The question of sexual transmission is that when a man and woman make love without protection there is a 99% that contajien AIDS, syphilis and vichos of mites. And apart. Thanks! Braulio sagas!
Not sure what he's trying to say.
I Wanna Grab Beaucoup Air
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
12,
4:03 PM
Another Fun Day in the Sketchy Skateboard Industry
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
12,
3:26 PM
Several times now I've been busted publishing private emails people send me that are too entertaining to keep to myself. Here's another one I can't resist sharing with all my friends: Help me translate this registration email.
Status: In Jail
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
12,
2:30 PM
You won't be seeing former local Jason Durbin here at the Park anymore. Another thief has been weeded out of here. Durbin tried to pawn an iPod that went missing here at the Park and now he's eating jailhouse ham and cheese and getting his oil checked by his cell mate.
Here's your regular reminder to check the Jail Birds Page to see if your friends, enemies, family, teacher, governor, and/or boyfriend/girlfriend has been eating jailhouse ham and cheese.
Every Occasion I'll Be Ready For the Funeral
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
12,
1:15 PM
Here's an update on
the funeral.
Am I Getting Punked?
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
11,
4:33 PM
Does the whole world read this website? Damn. Some kid I made a joke about, who I never thought would see it, saw it and I felt bad. This post has been deleted. Here's his website: PA Skateboarding.com. You can join his fan club.
1% Bowling
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
11,
3:59 PM
Mark from Plan B sent over an interivew and some sequences with Paul Rodriquez. See you at Tampa Pro, P-Rod.
Dearly Beloved...
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
11,
1:53 PM
Angel sent over more photos of
the vert funeral.
Kill Thy Neighbor
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
11,
10:28 AM
High five to whoever pulled
this stunt downtown.
1% Skateboarding
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
11,
9:39 AM
Here's another small sample of images logged in my camera gear: Chill Cam Dump: Feet, Mullets, and a Little Skateboarding.
Better Than a Volcano
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
07,
3:29 PM
Two Pickets To Tittsburg
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
07,
12:44 PM
Sunday, March 16, is the last day you will be able to buy Tampa Pro tickets online. Starting Monday, March 17, you have to come into the Shop to get them. If you don't have tickets for Sunday already, you're going to have to join the heavy metal parking lot party. It's sold out.
Smoke Lots of Cigarettes So You Don't Get Old
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
07,
12:11 PM
Getting old sucks. Your wheels leave the ground less, it’s a lot easier to get you pissed, and you can’t take a joke as well as you used to in your heyday. Either that or you just don’t get it anymore. Right now everyone your dad’s age and up is pissed. Enjoy the comedy in the comments – they’re some of the best we’ve had in a while.
We are so focused on money and profit here that we’re spending thousands in time, materials, and employee salaries to tear down and reconstruct something that rarely gets skated. Yeah, you’re welcome. Here’s an update on the progress of the
vert ramp destruction.
I'm Going To Get a Complaint Email About This Post
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
04,
11:24 AM
It is with solemn regret that I report the official death of vertical skateboarding here in Tampa on March 4, 2008, 11:24 am. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 22nd at 6pm at the Cuban Club in Ybor City. We request that you bring all your leopard print pads to throw in the casket to be buried along with vert.
RIP Vert Skateboarding.
Abdias Is Blown' Up
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
04,
11:11 AM
Here's a new "this or that" giveaway: Win a Free Foundation Fiberlam Deck.
If we carry your company's decks in our Shop, you're welcome to do one of these giveaways. Send a box of five decks here:
Skatepark of Tampa
ATTN: Rob Meronek
4215 East Columbus Drive
Tampa, Florida 33605-3202 Feel free to include an extra one for me.
Lord of the Tube
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
03,
6:57 PM
Colin Kennedy put together a great 10 minute video from the Matix Lord of the Lines Contest last month.
Slaughter of the Liver and Lungs
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
03,
4:04 PM
We finally got back to the US and A at about 1am last night. Check out Clem's full story and some of my skate photos: Slaughter at the Opera 2008.
As usual, we punished our livers after skating in the day. Check out some Slaughter at the Opera 2008 Chill Time.
Lutzka Slaughtered
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
01,
12:49 AM
Lutzka got $25,000 for first at the Slaughter at the Opera. Here are the final results. Full coverage coming up after our long, long travel adventure home.
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