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What's Up Posts Made 3/2009
The Bro Bowl Has Different Colored Gangstas These Days
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
31,
5:00 PM
I was at the Bro Bowl yesterday with my camera gear. Check out a few photos: Random Slashing at the Bro Bowl.
If you're on Facebook, become a fan of Skatepark of Tampa. I post all the same stuff there as I do on the site, plus some extras like a preview of a huge, but sad, announcement we are making tomorrow. The chill cam dumps are a little larger there, too.
It's Not A Motorcycle, Baby. It's A Chopper.
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
30,
9:38 PM
Clements went to Bike Week recently and shot photos of femullets, beefy ass chicks, serious choppers, and gangs that were formed before hand symbols were cool: Bike Week 2009.
Negative Nancy
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
26,
10:13 AM
Guess which of my photo and video captions from this weekend had to be deleted and win nothing. These new ones are so polite, they really stroke the ego. Like enough to make you launch a career in...nevermind, I just put my hand over my mouth. Check out some
new videos from Colin Clark on the Videos Page. I have a mountain of "real" work now. It could be a while before you find new banter here. In the meantime, help me answer
this awesome email I got this morning.
King Of The Skateboard Grill Coming Thursday
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
25,
1:22 PM
I imagine the scene is going to be something like this tomorrow for the Vans RV Tour. Vans will be here doing giveaways all day and doing a waffle cookout.
Hint: One Of The Dudes In These Videos Has Mom As TM
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
25,
11:23 AM
Check the Videos Page for more Tampa Pro footage by Colin Clark. If you don't look at any of them, at least check Torey's footage. It's good.
Momma And Poppa Should Not Be Your TM
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
24,
7:01 PM
Ever since skateboarding really exploded, I've seen all kinds of nasty emails from crazy skate parents that over-react on various things: stuff said on the mic, things I say on the site, a joke they don't get, not understanding their kid can't get a Damn Am or Tampa Am spot because he still does blunt nosegrabs, etc. It's always been am parents. This weekend we got a long email complaint from two parents of someone in the Pro Contest. Wow. Wacky parents can derail a kid's skate career for sure. Think about the last person you know that "parted" with a high profile company and is still not picked up by another company and coverage has basically dried up. Thank the parents for that. Check out some skate photos from the weekend. As usual, if you have a birth defect that involves a missing funny bone, hold down the ALT key and press F4 (Apple + Q on a Mac).
Serving Pizza And Popcorn To Your Idols
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
24,
2:11 PM
It must be rough being stuck in the Snack Bar while the entire time, some of the world's most ripping skating is going down in the next building during Tampa Pro. Josh Brooks knows this and gave the Snack Bar it's recognition.
Tampa Pro Coverage
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
24,
8:56 AM
Check out highlights from The Skateboard Mag, Josh Stewart podcasts at Red Bull Skateboarding, a full rebroadcast of the whole thing at Fuel.tv, Blair's coverage at the Transworld site, Rob Brink's sequences, and Adam Salo's coverage at the four capital letters. Thank you all for coming to our crusty skateboard hut yet again.
Long Day, I'm Tired. Skate Photos Tomorrow.
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
23,
10:48 PM
Since you've already seen all the skating on the web, I put up the chill photos first: Tampa Pro Chill Time 2009. If you don't have a sense of humor, please don't even click. Don't do it, man. Just go away. Do something serious like your taxes.
Put In Your Two Cents
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
23,
7:41 PM
There's a good Antwuan Dixon discussion in the comments here. If you were here, I'm sure you've heard many different stories about what went down involving guns, police, removal from the property, and more.
They Put The Worst Dude In The Contest On TV
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
23,
7:17 PM
Here's what the news your grandma watches has to say about Tampa Pro.
Almost A Threepeat
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
22,
7:32 PM
Lutzka won it in 2006, 2008, and now 2009 (it was Koston in 2007). Here are Street Best Trick Results and Street Finals Results. Thanks to all the sites covering Tampa Pro. My coverage will be up tomorrow.
Semi-Finals Results
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
22,
3:43 PM
Top 10 from the Street Semi-Finals Results join P-Rod and Keegan in the Finals.
The Barn Is Burning And Dennis Busenitz Has The Gasoline
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
22,
11:09 AM
If you don't have tickets, watch the webcast. Do not come to the Skatepark! There are already plenty of people outside that can't get in. Sunday has been sold out for a while now. Only so many people can fit into our crusty skateboard hut. Dennis Busenitz is skating right now and has already put down at least three runs in practice that could win the Contest. The barn is going down.
Barn Burning Continues Tomorrow
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
8:56 PM
Wow, look at the skating that's going to go down Sunday for the Semi-Finals. If you're not here, check it all out live in HD starting Sunday at noon. If you are a Team Manager, Filmer, or Photographer and you need an organized printout of the full heats on one page, you can print this Excel spreadsheet.
This Contest Is Rated Arrrrrrrh
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
8:20 PM
Check out Josh Stewart's Red Bull Podcast of Day One at Tampa Pro. While everyone else was practicing at the Park, Joey Brezinski and crew were 30 miles out in the Gulf fishing. Sounds like a good time that I missed.
The Cut
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
7:19 PM
Top 30 make the cut to the Semi-Finals tomorrow and top two go straight to the Finals in the Street Qualifier Results. Seems like a lot of people were either hurt or just hung out instead of skated. At least they were here to hang out, high five, and lurk out with the homies. Real skateboarders don't need an invitation from two billionaires to come to a plain old fashioned skateboard shindig.
No One Could Get Illa
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
6:51 PM
Ed Selego Won Practice
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
6:14 PM
We're just about to start the last heat of the Street Contest. The skating has been amazing. Check out one of the hardest tricks of the day:
Ed Selego's alley oop fakie 5-0 up the escalator. Results coming up soon.
Vert Skaters Killed It, Not In A Good Way
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
1:09 PM
We allocated $25,000 for the prize purse on the U and we put double that into relayering the ramp. How much more can you do? What does it take to get the top vert skaters to come to a normal skateboard shindig? The only reason there were even 10 people in it was because some were locals. Meanwhile, nearly 90 street pros show up from around the world to have a good time and skate with their friends, many of them paying all their own expenses. They have nothing that the vert skaters seem to need to get them to come to a contest: TV, candy bar sponsors, soda pop tours, pogo sticks, etc. When the forensic scientists sit down to try to determine what officially killed vert, they will find out it was not a homocide, it was a suicide. Vert skaters killed vert. How sad. Here are the the Vert Finals Results.
Motorboating In Ybor
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
10:49 AM
Wow, Wieger sure had a good time on the streets of Ybor last night. Check out a bunch of other Tampa Pro 2009 Chill/Party Photos.
The Face Tat Trend Continues
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
21,
8:54 AM
Our friend Adam Salo works for the four capital letters and is already posting some great Tampa Pro coverage. Maybe I should try doing that, too.
Tampa Pro Heat Sheets
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
6:23 PM
I did my best to filter out them weird types that start a company out of their garage and/or then turn themselves pro somehow, but unfortunately there will always be a few. Anyway, ignore those and check out this amazing list of people that showed up for Tampa Pro this year. When we made up the format, it was based on us expecting the usual 50 or so people. Since about 40 people showed up out of nowhere today without signing up ahead of time, we had to go back to the old format of two traditional runs. Top 30 are making the cut to the Semi-Finals to join the past Tampa Pro winners. Top two get the Golden Ticket to the Finals. Apparently the live webcast is on the front page of MySpace videos now. Wow, hope it doesn't crash from all that teenie bopper traffic. This is shaping up to be one of the best Tampa Pro's in recent memory.
Everyone Does 540's. No One Does Lip Tricks
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
5:59 PM
The Vert Am Finals Results were so close we made them all play a traditional game of SKATE on the flat to settle it. I kid! We just wrapped it up. Here are the Vert Am Qualifier Results. Street Heat Sheets are coming up in a few.
Octomom Signed Up Her Kids
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
4:06 PM
Brazilian Gub'ment Problems
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
3:28 PM
Luan Oliveira apparently just missed the cut for having to do Brazilian Army duty. He still has to stay behind to do some kind of paperwork or something. So, he can't get here until Monday. No Luan in this year's Tampa Pro. Damn.
I Need A Clone
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
3:12 PM
Things were super hectic during registration in the Shop all day so I wasn't able to take a break to skate the Team Manager and Industry VIP Contest. I couldn't take any photos either, so all I have is the results. From the looks of the rippers in that list, I probably would have been in DFL anyway. I'm putting the Street Heat Sheets together right now while the Am Vert Contest is going on, so don't hold your breath for photos from that either.
Start The Barn Burning
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
20,
10:26 AM
Colin Clark is filming Tampa Pro all weekend. He has already sent over some clips. Check out the Videos Page for some Justin Strubing, Danny Falla, Milton Martinez, and Sierra Fellers shredding. The barn has begun burning. Welcome to Tampa Pro.
There Are Lies, Damn Lies, And Statistics
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Mar
19,
10:32 AM
According to one measure, we are number four in "skate traffic." Those results look like they had vert skaters and early 90's street skaters that quit paying attention to modern skating doing the judging in a big money street contest put on by billionaires. We're not number four, but if some company says so, I'll take it and cash the check. Wait, there is no check. Maybe we should have legit ads on the site? Nah. The few ads we do have are free if we stock your company's stuff in our Shop. You're welcome.
Finally
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
18,
11:16 AM
Check out the photo slideshow from the etnies Recession Session. I didn't get too many good ones that day. Sorry about that. You can also view them as a regular article/thumbnail list.
Twopeat?
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
16,
7:50 PM
Our friend Carleton interviewed last year's Tampa Pro winner, Greg Lutzka, about this year's Tampa Pro. As far as the webcast, Fox News is also live webcasting Tampa Pro on Sunday. They know it's going to be a barnburner.
Joey Corey: Worst Gear Award
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
16,
7:45 PM
Red Bull invited Dylan Perry, The Body, Alex Bowers, and Jorge Angel to skate in a couple demos at the Harvest of Hope Music Festival last weekend. Jorge took some pictures, check them out...
Photos from the etnies day are super late. Sorry about that. Coming soon.
Skateboard Stimulus
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
13,
9:29 PM
Saturday, March 14th, all etnies products are 20% off both online and in the Shop. Come skate with the biggest chin in skateboarding, Mikey Taylor, along with Jose Rojo, Sean Malto, and Tyler Bledsoe from noon to 5pm, too. etnies is paying for the first 200 sessions so you'll probably be skating for free. There's also free food and drinks. See you here.
Tampa Pro Week
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
13,
2:15 PM
On Monday, March 16, at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time), Vern and Clem will be on the Daily Habit on Fuel to kick off Tampa Pro week on Fuel TV. As far as buying tickets, you have until Sunday to do that online. After that, you have to come into the Shop. Fuel is also having a live HD webcast of Tampa Pro if you can't make it here.
From the Fuel TV Press Release:
The most anticipated skate contest of the year is this weekend and to get you stoked; we’ve declared it Tampa Pro Week on The Daily Habit. We’re starting things off right with Skatepark of Tampa’s Ryan Clements to walk us through the wild stories of Tampa Pro’s past. Plus, Ryan brings along razor-witted Tampa Pro announcer Vern Laird. Ryan also shows us the insane talent of the Volcom Damn Am. And, correspondent Andrew Cannon takes a look at the 2008 Tampa Am riders clawing their way to the top of the heap.
History Made: Three Vert Posts In A Row
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
13,
10:33 AM
Furlong was recently at the Rio Vert Jam where he got third. He sent over these photos: Rio Vert Jam 2009.
Backside Air And Stinky Pinkys
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
11,
12:33 PM
After carving around way below coping on the U, I was fearing for my life. My only hope was that a huge game of SKATE would break out on the flat and that would be my excuse to bow out. Nope. Instead, I ducked and hid behind my camera like a frightened turtle.
At least I have some pictures to show for it. We should do this every week. Check out Tuesdays at the U. If you prefer, you can also view the images in slide show format with a next/previous button. Right/left arrow keyboard buttons work in some browsers, too.
It Looks So Little In Pictures
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
10,
1:57 PM
I joined in on the, "Yeah let's pad up and skate the vert ramp" talk yesterday thinking I could at least fakie rock and maybe frontside grind. Then I went and shot
this photo just now. Yikes. I don't know about all that.
Public Service Announcement
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
09,
2:14 PM
When you ride your skateboard, no matter how hot it is, please put a shirt on. Especially if you're filming and especially if you're going to send the footage to a stranger to decide if you can be in some skateboard contest. Thanks.
Mexicans (74.69%) Vs. Spaniards (25.31%). Mexicans Win!
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
09,
9:15 AM
This time around, quite a few people correctly predicted all the most popular picks in the Foundation Giveaway that just ended. That's not so easy with these sketchy questions. Would you guess that 444 people out of 648 would rather have a skateboard job than a porno job? Given the choice of getting paid with no hating versus hating all day and being broke as a joke, nearly 90% (574 people) of you picked getting paid and not hating. I would have guessed the other way around on that. Hating is fun. The questions with a homosexual undertone are always hard to call. 429 of you would rather have a free deck than learn a new trick, but only 258 (40%) would give yourself a Dirty Sanchez to win the giveaway. Hmm, if I was a broke ass razor tail rider, I'd probably opt for the Sanchez. Maybe do the ol' stinky pinky so it's less painful? Get the full details and all 648 entertaining comments here: Foundation Deck Giveaway Results. Winners have been emailed. Thanks for the laughs. New giveaway coming as soon as another company steps up with a box.
Girl, Krooked, And Chocolate Are Growing. Everyone Else Needs To Step It Up...
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
08,
4:16 PM
I'm getting all nerdy on you again. This time, it's a report spanning six years worth of board sales data from the Shop. I broke each board company down by year and calculated the percentage change in their sales based on the prior year. If you're a skateboard bid'niss man, a numbers geek, or plain old skate nerd, you might find it interesting: Captain Corporate's Deck Sales Analysis. One thing you can see from all this information is that if you own a skateboard company, flowing product to the people that work in our Shop will have an amazing impact on the sales of your brand here.
A Nice Weekend In Tampa
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
07,
6:55 PM
It's been a while since the last chill cam dump. Here's a small one: Randoms From Around Tampa.
At Least I Got Rocker Hair
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Mar
07,
6:12 PM
I wish I had what it takes to be a musician, but unfortunately, I got stuck with a math nerd brain. Dean Guitars contributed a few guitars as Tampa Pro prizes this year. When Clem and I went to go pick them up at the factory here in Tampa, we got a full tour. Check out some photos: A Tour of the Dean Guitars Factory.
We've Been Resurfacing For 16 Years Now
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
06,
1:16 PM
Fuel TV is doing a live webcast of Tampa Pro in HD on Sunday, March 22 at noon Eastern Time. You can check out the show they did for Tampa Am 2008 in HD also. They also have a four minute piece on the history of SPoT.
Thanks To All 5 Of You For The Support
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
06,
11:42 AM
It's the same story with everyone and now it's happening to us. We have to start some economic cutbacks.
Let's see, what should be the first to get cut? How about a gargantuan U-shaped structure that maybe 5 people a week
actually give us $6 to ride their skateboard on? Makes total bid'niss sense, huh? Nevermind,
we are resurfacing the whole thing. It's real cheap.
Skatepark of Tampa: You guessed it, we hate skateboarding. Tampa Pro
is coming very soon. There's a Pro and Am Vert Contest. See you here if you hate skateboarding, too.
Aren't All Bowls Toilets?
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Mar
06,
11:10 AM
If you're on two wheels instead of four, you can now sign up for the BMX Toilet Bowl Jam online.
WTF Does WTF Stand For?
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
04,
1:22 PM
If you've ever been in the Shop, you know Wizard Smoke. He's starting a weekly feature where he casts a spell on some random product and suddenly it's at appropriate recession prices. This week it's a $40 hat for under $10. It's at that price until Monday when Wizard casts his new spell and another item is up for Wizard's Weekly WTF Deal. Barak made this graphic:
That's Why They're A Hundo
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
04,
1:20 PM
Kris Markovich hand painted 10 Given boards for us. Yes, there are just 10 of them available. Check them out here:
Nicknames Stick Like Good Branding
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
04,
9:25 AM
Stalker Steve pointed the lens: Three Snaps From Stalker Steve.
All That's Missing Is Some Math
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Mar
04,
12:07 AM
Today I skated the bowl a bit. I also engaged in some classic oriental stereotypes: eating rice and taking pictures. Here's the outcome: Put Some Rice in That Bowl.
Tim Is Going To Make Fun Of You
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
03,
2:23 PM
Just got word that Pat Duffy, Elissa Steamer, Omar Salazar, Shuriken Shannon, Tim O'Connor, and Kris Markovich are coming to Tampa Pro. Colin Clark also made this 30 second Tampa Pro trailer. See you here. Fuel TV is doing the live webcast if you can't make it. Another thing they're doing right now is taking questions for Rowley, Appleyard, and Lance Mountain who will be on the Daily Habit this Thursday. Send your questions and if it's good, they'll read your name and question on the show for the Flip dudes.
Damn Am Minneapolis Dates Changed
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Mar
03,
12:36 PM
The dates for Damn Am Minneapolis have been changed to May 29 - 31. Check out the full details here. Team Managers, hit me up for registration.
I Flew 5,000 Miles To Watch A Game Of SKATE
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
02,
5:06 PM
I need a shirt that says, "Clements and Schaefer aren't with me right now." It's the first thing everyone asks when they see me out of town. I went to the Berrics this weekend to watch the last games of SKATE in the DVS Battle at the Berrics. In the short 40 hours I was there, I made time to get lost all over LA and its outskirts, including checking out Rob Dyrdek's new Safe Spot Park in LA. I can't tell you who won or what happened yet. Check the Berrics site for that when they finally post it, but I can show you my sketchy photos. Check it out:
The Final Game of SKATE at The Berrics.
Beautiful Ollies
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
02,
1:03 PM
Last Friday afternoon, we all skipped out on work and ollied the entire City of Palmetto, Florida. I pointed my camera at everyone. Check out some snaps: Lotti Dotti We Like To Ollie
Beautiful Flatground
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Mar
02,
12:23 PM
I missed the last trick in this game between Benny Fairfax and PJ Ladd because I was mass texting a play by play report to some friends who couldn't make it, so I had to ask around on what trick it was. Mike Sinclair, Dan Murphy, Nick Matlin, and Ryan Dewitt all said something different. It was a nollie hardflip revert, basically the same as a nollie backside bigflip. Uh, right? I think? Looks like they'll have the last game between Mike Mo and Benny up tomorrow.
Rick Howard!
Posted by Rob on
Sun,
Mar
01,
2:00 AM
Even at midnight, LA traffic is so bad I can update the site while driving. A Rick flip ended it at The Berrics today. Check out their site for full results. My photos will be up after they post the results.
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