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What's Up Posts Made 9/2008
Fruit Company Music Player
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
30,
5:02 PM
Altamont threw in an iPod Shuffle for second place on the Altamont This or That Giveaway. Good luck with that, or this.
Hip Hop Has The Same Problems The Sketchy Skateboard Industry Has
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
30,
2:17 PM
Too Much Megalomania In Skateboarding These Days
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
30,
2:11 PM
I learned a new word today: megalomania. Maybe you can figure out what it means without looking it up. First read these quotes from an email discussion I've had recently with someone trying to get a spot in Damn Am: (1) I know I could hold my own against any AM. It's cool if you don't think so, I won't argue with you bro. (2) i'm a great guy with a good head on my shoulders, I have full confidence i'll make it in skating (3) a lot of people seem to like my skating. Otherwise, I wouldn't be getting paychecks (4) I'm a great business guy at only 23 and really down to earth (5) I did enter MASA,with billy marks, jeremy rogers, lutzka,etc,etc and got top 40's and there were over sixty riders.
Sounds amazing, huh? Now check out 30 seconds of his footage. Let me know if you think I should give him a spot.
You've Got Mail
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
30,
1:54 PM
Here's another industry-wide spamming I just invaded everyone's inbox with: DC and SPoTlight Productions Present King of LA. Unlike Tampa Am and Damn Am, this is a contest for shop sponsored riders only - no company sponsors. There is guaranteed to be a few "who dat?" unknown rippers being found at this one on October 18. It's at the Lockwood bump and Belmont High. Leave your heelflip indy at home.
Get Your Turtle On
Posted by Clem on
Tue,
Sep
30,
10:27 AM
At this past year's Tampa Pro Contest, local artist Chad Cardoza created his own version of Jeremy Fish's turtle trophy, but Cardoza's creation was made from a turtle that had a former life as a piece of playground equipment. The turtle was placed in the Pro Shop and was signed by most all of the pros who skated at the Contest. In light of recent events, we have decided to auction off this turtle with all the proceeds going to the family of Johnny Romano. Get yourself a piece of skateboarding history and help out those in need at the same time.
Win A New Kit
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
29,
10:30 AM
Altamont is hooking up one person with a t-shirt, hoodie, and pair of pants on this Altamont This or That Giveaway.
I Like Stick Figures
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
8:29 PM
A Wacom tablet is something graphic design professionals use. I am far from professional, but I still use one. Here's a Baby Chill Cam Dump From Ybor enhanced with the Wacom tablet.
SPoTlight vs Etnies
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
3:45 PM
Etnies' Goofy vs Regular is on October 2 - 5 this year with a show by Bad Religion. If you're 80 like me, you have visions of Converse sneakers, short noses, huge cargo shorts, chain wallets, H-Street videos, and Hell Concave in your head when you hear Bad Religion. The regulars
are getting serious. See you there and watch for full coverage and more feet photos like that right here.
We still can't figure out why they're so scared to hire SPoTlight Productions yet still pay all the bills for Clem and I to go out there.
Construction Worker Friday
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
3:09 PM
It's been a pretty unproductive Friday as far as work goes. As far as good times, however...we had
Pizza Friday, plenty of distractions from
the Red Bull Girl extreme Innetech makeover, a little
session in the Dungeon, and I
did some shopping. Shot a couple sequences, too. Check
Brandon Baker and
Frosty's crystal ball dome.
You Missed A Spot
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
11:01 AM
Wow, good thing girls don't know what we're thinking. Check out these
fantastic painting positions.
Schaefer Likes To Paint
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
10:46 AM
Schaefer has some kind of
obsession with painting. I hear he's doing that again at Damn Am at Volcom this year. I wonder what he's going to pull at this year's SPoT Ghetto Christmas Party. The date has just been set: Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Crowbar. Remember what a fun time last year was? See you there.
Very Casual Friday
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
26,
10:12 AM
 Red Bull Sarah has sent her crew of
Red Bull Girls to pull an extreme makeover stunt on
the Innetch offices. More on that later. I'm busy being distracted by them.
It's Starting To Sink In
Posted by Clem on
Thu,
Sep
25,
6:54 PM
The more I think about it, the more I realize that Johnny Romano is no longer with us. For the couple of years I knew who he was I would say to myself, "He's got to pull through it," because that's what I truly believed was going to happen. As it continues to sink in, there are many emails and posts going back and forth about him, but the one that hit me the hardest was finding out that the family's home was damaged in Hurricane Ike and they currently cannot live there. Could it get worse for Johnny's parents? I hope not. If you would like to contribute something to Johnny's family to help with the insane medical bills or rebuilding of their home, please click here.
Hate Thy Neighbor
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Sep
25,
4:03 PM
While sitting down to have a nice quiet dinner with a little music last night, I got another noise complaint at the paper walls building they put up downtown called Skypoint. When the security guard knocked on my door, we had a laugh about how retarded my neighbor is and how low the noise in my place was. He followed it up with, "Hey are you the guy from Skypoint Sucks.com?" Ha! Yep, that's me, buddy. Come to Skypoint on Saturday so you can laugh at my way cool neighbor while we destroy this place after
Chris Deacon's art show on Saturday. The building management is just as goonie as the dude living next to me. Should be a real interesting time. See you there.
I'll Be Wearing A Cup Tonight
Posted by Porpe on
Thu,
Sep
25,
3:43 PM
Tonight there's a
Gonzo Boccio show at Crowbar. Kick me in the balls and I'll buy you a drink. See you there.
Logging YouTube Hours
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Sep
25,
3:31 PM
I've watched a lot of random footage this week from people trying to get in to Damn Am at Volcom next month.
Loads of tribal tat rock, neon helmets, too much skate park footage, and even some dad cam action kinda bum you out after a while but
then there's some that really stand out like Dane Vaughn. Who dat?
I don't know, but he's killing it and we'll see him at Damn Am. Another one I let slide in was this longboarder.
Yes, a longboarder. He's in mostly for the entertainment value, but he's also got plenty of moves on that thing, although pretty sketchy,
but what isn't sketchy on a longboard? As far as the rest, it's tough saying no to so many kids trying so hard. Keep filming and when
you think you're ready, send your footage to me.
Back To Hollyweird On October 11
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
24,
1:06 PM
I just spammed the entire sketchy skateboard industry with this information and now I'm passing on to you: Vans Presents Downtown Showdown in Association with SPoTlight Productions. Can't wait to see the obstacles they come up with this year at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood. Hope
they're phallic. See you there on October 11 and if you can't make it, check the live webcast right here.
Teachers Should Know How To Spell
Posted by Clem on
Wed,
Sep
24,
11:13 AM
My friend Dan is a middle school teacher at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences as well as a skateboarder. He has been working on starting a skateboarding league, where different schools compete against one another, called Sk8skool. That's funny that he spelled it incorrectly considering he's a teacher...and hey, you might not think it's cool, but it sure beats sitting in American History class, doesn't it? If you want to get a team going, find three - six friends from your school that want to participate email email Dan for more info.
I Can't Believe I'm Doing Another One Of These Type Posts
Posted by Clem on
Wed,
Sep
24,
9:11 AM
I was sifting through our daily reports about an hour ago and noticed that for some reason Johnny Romano's rider profile was the highest clicked profile from yesterday. I figured there was a link out there somewhere sending the traffic to our site, because after all, the little dude is an inspiration and gets a ton of coverage. But just a minute ago I got an IM from Angel telling me that Johnny had passed. I don't really know how to react or what to say, but at least we needed to let you know.
Vox x SPoT Strubing 2 Party Team Shoe Drops Now!
Posted by Barak on
Wed,
Sep
24,
8:44 AM
The Skatepark of Tampa x Vox Party Team
Shoe is
now available online
and in the Shop!
This Van Keeps Rolling In Our Hearts
Posted by Clem on
Tue,
Sep
23,
4:59 PM
As you have probably heard, we lost another one of our own with the passing of Van Wastell a couple of weeks ago. His memorial service was last Saturday in Camarillo and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. If you would like to make a small contribution to the Van Wastell Memorial Fund, you can wire some money to Wells Fargo, account number 8352614187. Godspeed, Van.
Salivating Gadget Geek
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
23,
4:58 PM
If you're into photography, you probably already know about the mind-blowing Canon 5d Mark II. It's the first still cam digital SLR that films. Everything that you can do with your SLR and lenses with still shots - filmed in HD. Wow. I'm not a filmer, but if I were, I would drop everything I have to get it. Since I'm an impulse buyer and the most financially irresponsible person there is, you might see me holding this the day it comes out.
Party In Your Shoes 'Til You Puke!
Posted by Barak on
Tue,
Sep
23,
9:32 AM
The Skatepark of Tampa x Vox Party Team
Shoe is dropping
Wednesday at noon.
Skate in your party shoes and
party in your skate shoes.
Check out the
Coming Soon page
to get a look.
I Think He's On The Keyboard More Than Me
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
22,
10:31 PM
Former SPoT local and Shop employee Rajeev aka The Garbageman is on blast at the Berrics today. Be his friend and be my friend. I got none.
Art, Bars, and Seagulls Pigeons
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
22,
10:36 AM
If you were here for the Corporate Funk art show on Friday night, thanks for coming to our little shindig. Here are some photos from that and some other random nothingness from my camera: Art, Windmills, The Hub, Feet, and Dead Pigeons.
Wanna Buy A Watch?
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
19,
4:20 PM
Starting tonight at midnight, all our friends at Skatepark of Tampa will be wasted after Goodwine's art shindig. Oh, and all watches will also be 20% off. I took the time to geek out and make you a full list of all watches in stock sorted by largest discount. Don't ever miss 4:20 again with a new timepiece. See you tonight.
Hippies Don't Like Choppers
Posted by Clem on
Fri,
Sep
19,
12:36 PM
My friend Trent that owns Cowtown out in Phoenix and hosts PHX Am every year won a motorcycle at ASR a few shows ago from Vans. But the funny thing is that Trent is the hippie-type and definitely isn't into choppers, so he's trying to
sell it on eBay. If it doesn't sell I told him I'd give him $5,000 for it...and then I'd buy a one way ticket to Phoenix to drive that thing back to Florida. Sounds like a plan.
Booze Makes Art And Girls Look Way Better
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
19,
12:34 PM
Tonight in the bowl warehouse, there will be more
party pics and foot fetishes. See you there.
Plan Bristol
Posted by Rob on
Fri,
Sep
19,
10:33 AM
Dan from The Hub filmed some SPoT footage. I spy Buggica, Bristol, and DMFP.
Fun With Numbers
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
17,
10:59 PM
Here's another look at the Most Clicked on Skaters, Articles, and Photos
in the last 30 days on the site.
Ryan Sheckler's popularity seems to be on the slide a bit. Back in May, he was the
second most clicked on skater profile, then in June, he was 8th. Now he's 16th which is
a 77% drop in number of views since May. Maybe them teenie boppers are all grow'd up now? Who knows. But then again, our traffic is down, too.
Only 2.3 million page views and 239,909 unique visitors in the last 30 days? What? No one likes feet photos and pointless party pics?
Here are the
full details on our recent overall traffic.
Maybe Rothmeyer Should Shoot Photos At The Next Shindig
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
17,
8:54 PM
Element had a video and photography contest called Element AV Awards. SPoTlight Productions head judge in charge (HJIC) Jason Rothmeyer won the Best Photo Award. He makes we want to take an impulse trip to Alaska.
A Day On The Greens
Posted by Barak on
Wed,
Sep
17,
5:39 PM
I play golf whenever I get the chance. It’s a great sport that goes well with drinking. It goes pretty good with Red Bull, too. It goes even better with a few much needed free lessons from a professional.
I'm Not The Only One With A Chill Cam
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
17,
4:00 PM
There's been some changes to the What's Up column here. Now Clem and Barak have a chill cam so you'll start to see posts from them every now and then (Clem's first one is below). Barak fell in a pool one day after getting his so maybe it will be a while before we hear from him. Anyway, look at the "posted by" note to see who posted what.
The Rollerbladers Of The Water?
Posted by Clem on
Wed,
Sep
17,
3:49 PM
Go ahead and make fun of me. I was a "guest judge" at a wakeboard contest the other night on Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando called Red Bull Wake Lab.
You know what though? I had a pretty good time...
Let's Destroy Skypoint On Saturday, September 27
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
17,
1:03 PM
On Saturday, September 27, 2008, there's an art show with work from Chris Deacon, Jay Giroux, and more at the Skypoint building downtown.
I happen to live in that beautiful on the outside, busted on the inside building.
Be on the lookout for my goonie ass neighbor, Ian Markowitz.
He loves me. See you there. You too, Ian.
I Wonder If He's A Dagger
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
17,
12:37 PM
I just found out Alva Skateboards still exists from an email I received. Remember that? Nope? Ask your dad. Anyway, someone from over there asked for a spot in the Damn Am at Volcom for someone I never heard of. If I've never heard of you, I need to see video footage. Instead of video footage, Alva sent this photo:
Wow. Registration for that event is going on right now so have your Team Manager email Rob@DamnAm.com for a spot. Some people without a legit sponsor get in with video footage. Feel free to send yours if you're ripping. No stinkbugs please.
If It Has Surf In The Name, It Must Be Really Cool
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
15,
1:35 PM
Here's a story and some photos from this weekend in Orlando: Surf Expo & Volcom Mini-Ramp Jam September 2008.
Power Tripping Surf Jocks. Rad.
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Sep
13,
4:07 PM
David Loy won the Volcom Am Mini-Ramp Jam here at Surf Expo. Some of the people working at Surf Expo are some of the lamest and most incompetent people I've ever worked with. Sorry to everyone who couldn't get in (like Ben Raybourn) because of idiots power-tripping. Get the rest of the results on the Results Page. Coverage coming up later.
Religion Kills
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Sep
11,
8:46 AM
Here's a note from Clem:
I can't believe that it's been seven years to the day since those planes were flown into the World Trade Center buildings. I remember the morning it happened because Barak and I got a phone call about it and then we turned on the TV in the Shop...which is when we watched the second plane fly into the second tower. It didn't seem real. Fast forward to 2008 and I'm feeling a pretty strong sense of pride since I just visited NYC and then Philly last weekend...can't touch the Liberty Bell anymore, but you can get damn close. Regardless of your political viewpoints, conspiracy theory opinions, or sense of/lack of American pride, at least we can all come together today to remember all of the great Americans that were lost on 9/11/01.
My Coverage Is Never Going To Grow Up
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
09,
2:49 PM
When was the last time you heard someone under 60 use the term "sex appeal?" Porpe threw it out on the story he wrote for ASR and Battle of the Shops. Check it out along with my sub-standard photography and silly caption banter: ASR & Battle of the Shops – September 2008.
A bunch of other places did a much more professional job on the coverage. Maybe I could do it like that, but professional is not my goal here. Check it:
1: Skateboard.com. Click on it, go to lunch, maybe it will be done
loading when you get back. 2: Tacky World Mini-Ramp footage. Click on it,
watch Schaefer's egg plant go down. Also witness someone besides Andy Mac riding an Andy Mac board. Wow.
3: Tacky World BOTS footage.
Click on it, see how many tricks Tim Thomas did.
4: Boardistan.com. It's rare that I add a link to my "daily reading" folder. This is the first one in a long time. Wish I had time to report and discuss news like that.
He Wears Leather Uniforms
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
08,
1:44 PM
When Neal Hendrix recently told the tomato kid that he should be skating Tampa Pro, the red-headed stepchild didn't know what Tampa Pro was. Wow. Ever wonder if it's vert skaters that are killing vert skating? Anyway, The Onion did a short one on Shaun White.
Next Year Is Almost Here
Posted by Rob on
Mon,
Sep
08,
11:18 AM
Check out the
SPoTlight Productions 2009 Schedule. See you at all of those.
BOTS Results
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Sep
06,
7:25 PM
Schaefer, Vern, and I all got our boards stolen at ASR at different times yesterday. Wow, kids suck. I hope you get stuck with my ugly kickflips, punk. Full coverage from Battle of the Shops is coming up on Monday. For now, check out
the full results.
Open Bar Parties Make Your Products Cool
Posted by Rob on
Sat,
Sep
06,
4:58 PM
Here's more from the floor of ASR and the random nightlife in San Diego: Sauce Makes Skate Bid'niss Easier at ASR.
I'm Here To Take Photos And Talk $h!t On The Internet
Posted by Rob on
Thu,
Sep
04,
9:22 PM
ASR has been pretty fun so far. As usual, there's a little bit of skating, a little bit of bid'niss, a lot of sauce, and a ton of Barbie Cali girls walking around. I even did a shirtless bid'niss interview and made my own board today. Check out a few photos from this tornado of sketchy skateboard industry activity: Workin' and Lurkin' in San Diego.
SPoTlight Does Weddings, Too
Posted by Rob on
Wed,
Sep
03,
1:08 AM
Schaefer recently went to SF to check out the Paul Revere Bust or Bail Rail Jam and to use his shiny new ordained minister license to marry a friend. Yes, he's a legit minister. Check out some photos and a story he sent: Thrasher’s Paul Revere Bust or Bail Rail Jam in SF.
Bring Your Best Knuckle Pound To ASR
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
02,
6:28 PM
Since one of the most exciting events of the year was moved to an uneventful side show at that one billionare contest at the carnival, there is no Pro/Am Game of SKATE at ASR this year. Lame. However, SPoTlight will be running the Automatic Magazine's Battle of the Shops this weekend at ASR on September 6. It will be ripping skating of a different kind on four different types of obstacles with shop teams that send their best guys in. It's full for registration, but you're welcome to come watch or you can check out the coverage here after I sober up.
Check Out Some Skateboarding. Just Not Here.
Posted by Rob on
Tue,
Sep
02,
10:15 AM
The News Watcher Page has been cleaned up a little
with a new site added. They're called Bordistan and they post skateboard banter on the regular. I like them because they
throw in plenty of skate bid'niss news, too.
They called out Slap's claim of
most popular skateboard website. If this was a skateboard website instead of a random photos of nothing site, maybe
we
could make the popularity claim. This weekend at ASR in San Diego, maybe I'll shoot a skate photo or two, or none. See you there.
Knuckle pound. Bro hug. High five. Peace sign. Head nod. Shakka bra.
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