Tampa Am January 2008 Chill Time

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by Rob

Lizard King is a little out of his mind right at this moment. That's Ewan Bowman, the Flip team manager

I spy Nick Dompierre. He's here with his brother Jordan who is skating in the Contest

Manny Santiago's cheerleader support for Justin Brock during his runs didn't help him make the cut

James from Atomic is inking up Jimmy Astleford. Atomic Tattoos did free ink all weekend long

For Tampa Pro 2009, Reese Forbes is going to have another high ollie challenge in Ybor City. Maybe we'll see a new world record

John Motta met some fire spitter chick over the weekend. He brought her to the Park and she blew during his run

I like the legs just as much as the shoes in this foot fetish

The Nuge, Sammy Baca, and Justin Regan from Sole Tech - thanks for hanging out at our skateboard shindig

Dodge works for Nike SB now. Look at those Blazer Lows you've never seen before

Ben Raybourn likes his shoes broken in

Apollo Cutts is getting both hands inked up

The old people news showed up to cover the event. Look at the Bryan Gumble clone they got

Ink on the hands was a popular choice for the weekend. That's Bill Weiss, pioneer of the butt naked 540

Seriously girls, don't be wearing stuff like this in public

Had a run-in with The Bird this weekend. He said hello and we did a bob and weave

Derwenko and I randomly met Brandon Dunlap on the way to the Art After Dark show on Friday night. Brandon had some work on display at the show

We had some really weird food before heading over to the Tampa Museum of Art. I have an imaginary food bouncer that sits on my shoulder. He doesn't let anything like this get near my mouth

A mystery woman admiring some of the art at the show

I bet DJ Blenda gets a lot more sleep than DJ Wade

The Tampa Museum of Art downtown was packed for the Art After Dark show. Too bad there was no beer after dark because they ran out. I don't feel comfortable in normal people crowds like this. We should go to The Hub

Jay Giroux had some work on display at Art After Dark. Jay, was the jock cut part of your art piece?

Chris Deacon would rather be at The Hub right now than tending to his work on the wall at Art After Dark

Kelly, Joanne, Eric, and Scooter, I'm sorry about the crew of underage clientelle that followed me to The Hub. Filmer Sara should not even be allowed into this place for at least another six years

Now we're at the Jeremy Fish "Out of Print" show at RedLetter1 in Ybor. This dude here is calling all his friends to tell them how sick Jeremy Fish is

You've seen the peace sign, the thumbs up, the devil horns, and of course the middle finger. This girl has a new photo hand gesture - the thumbs sideways. She gets the Most Attractive Girl of the Weekend award from me. I din't talk to her because I'm shy like that, plus this mystery dude might be her boyfriend

It sure is hard to be gangsta when a cop has a flashlight in your window

I think there must have been about six John Mottas. I saw him everywhere I went

Another one of Schaefer's lady fans made a t-shirt about him

Holy crap. Yes, that's real. An NWA tramp stamp and muffin top

I'm on my way to our 15-Year Anniversary Party at Czar right now, but before that, I made a stop to see Ropongie's Ace, a damn good local band that plays at New World a lot. You should check it out

That's Chris from the Beauvilles, another crew of dudes producing entertainment for the ears

You know that one Bouncing Souls song, "I like your mom?" Yeah, I got that stuck in my head right now. That's Lisa Harrison, mom of well known baby trouble maker Ashley Harrison

Oliver from Nike SB needs to put in his application for the Skatepark of Tampa Party Team. He's almost there

Whether you call it a brumsky or a motorboat, it's always a pleasure watch and/or participate in one. That's Ryan Dodge doing the deed on Sarakye

The Hold Steady was one of the best shows I've been to in a while. Check out Reax Mag's coverage of the show

Know your businessmen in the sketchy skateboard industry. That's Greg Chapman, manufacturer of many wooden planks

Another fine set of legs leading all the way up to heaven

Porpe, thanks for joining me in the wacky suit department. Mine belonged to my grandfather. It's probably 40 or 50 years old

Jake from Volcom and Lupfer from DFL

Kevin from Nike SB - thanks for supporting and improving these skateboard shindigs we throw. That's Zoo York filmer RB Umali with him

That's a foot fetish with Jimmy Marchand, the guy who skated with the crutches this weekend

That's Wayne, Brian Schaefer's brother. His hair is always shiny and wet like cat eyes

Mike Goodwine did that shirt. I'm guessing he probably did this chick, too

G-Unit is corrupting David Gonzales

The wizard sleeves were showing in this floor shot with Ewan Bowman so I had to move the logo to make it PG-13

I love the time of the night where everyone gets loose enough to start getting down. Willy Akers joined the dance party

Sierra, David Clark, Alanna, Bristol - very illegal, legal, legal, part illegal

There's John Motta again at the end of a long night of punishing the liver with Matt Cantor from MIA Skatepark

The TV outside that showed what was going on inside was quite a hit. We are going to try to really improve this next year

That's a phone fetish with Ricky Martin. His phone didn't make it through the night. Nice wrist tat

DJ Wade loves Columbia

In the Baker ad where they said Antwuan Dixon doesn't give a f*&^k, they were not kidding. Check the new neck tat he got from the Atomic tent this weekend

If you were in this crowd, thanks for coming to our dusty little warehouse for a nice skateboard shindig

More skateboard moms that are keeping that Bouncing Souls song stuck in my head

Here are two more businessmen you should know in the sketchy skateboard industry. Rob Brink from RobBrink.com and Tony Evjenth from Matix. One of the comments sent in during the live webcast was, "Plaid is the new tight pants." These guys are all about it

Active Erica, I don't really approve of the barnyard animal print, but you're still looking good. I think Filmer Sara is laughing at you, though

That's Vincent Alvarez, one of my new favorites after seeing all the skating go down this weekend

Oliver from Nike SB laid down for this foot fetish. The rest of the body attached to those toes is the hottest 4th grade teacher I've ever met. Those kiddies are hyped to go to school