Every day is go skateboarding day

By n/a, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Go Skateboarding Day is Thursday, June 21, 2012. Don't be that unoriginal goonie with the obvious "every day is go skateboarding day" joke. Yeah, everyone knows that, but every year on June 21, we do something extra. This year it's a free day of skating, food, and drink with any hardgoods donation to Boards for Bros, Skatepark of Tampa's charity.

Luke's new to the Shop and new to tailsides

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Luke's new to the Shop and new to frontside tailslides. He's got it this time, no pooper.

Gib, if the Poo Poo Bandit quits striking now

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Gib, if the Poo Poo Bandit quits striking now, you are officially a suspect. See you in California!

Josh has this balancing act first try

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

We had some FSEC in on the session, too. Josh has this balancing act first try.

Street Schaefer will forever have the front board

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Street Schaefer will forever have the frontside boardslide.

Is Aaron the Poo Poo Bandit?

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Is Aaron the Poo Poo Bandit? Nah, he just had a fierce battle with a backside noseblunt slide that didn't end in roll away, so for now, it's a Take a Poop.

You can find Zach in the Shop

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

You can find Zach in the Shop helping me track down the Poo Poo Bandit. Hopefully there isn't another urinal discovery after this session. I guess that would narrow down to being an inside job?

Ryan's quarterpipe in his driveway

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Ryan's quarterpipe in his driveway has him on some new moves like this hurricane.

Porpe has some new moves of his own like feeble

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Porpe has some new moves of his own like feeble grinds.

Alex Bibiloni - pop shuv into the bricks

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Alex is getting multiple marriage proposals on Facebook right now from this pop-shuv sequence. I hope people don't creep it out in the Shop like that where she works.

Gib's new home is the west coast

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Gib's new home is the west coast, but it's a small world and we'll be pushing tailslides together again before you know it. In the meantime, you make new friends so fast when you skate. That's what saved me when I was moving every few years while growing up.

You can find Tom working both Shops

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

You can find Tom working both Shops, Ybor and the main store here at the Park. After work you can find him dropping 360 flips into the bricks.

Justin works back here in Innetech with me

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Justin works back here in Innetech with me. Innetech is Skatepark of Tampa's back offices where mad bid'niss is going down. As I type this, Justin is right next to me fending off sales pitches from a local shoe rep trying to get us to stock the whole line. Just another case of the Mondays for us here. If you thought Justin's hair didn't move, check this no comply sequence for evidence to the contrary.

The Free Flow Tour is at Skatepark of Tampa

By n/a, Posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Free Flow Tour is at Skatepark of Tampa on Saturday, June 30, 2012. Register at skateparkoftampa.com/contest.

Tampa Police and Skateboarding Downtown

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012

If you didn't see on the social networks regarding this post about some kids in downtown Tampa I saw yesterday getting stopped by police, here's the story:

Pretty amazing story these kids have. It's not what you expect. They're just getting stopped by police because they matched a description of some sketchy graffiti vandals. They're not getting skateboard tickets. Even better, they got stopped by police earlier when only two out of the three of them had skateboards. The cop pulled two boards out of his trunk and let the kid without a board have one. Wow. It's nice to run into some good ones every now and then. Thanks TPD.

First Blood: The Return of the Camo Cargo

By Your Mom, Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012

Back here in Innetech, we've had our laughs over the re-rise of cargo pants and even crazier, camo. Browse through the New Arrivals Page and you'll find enough gear for war with a head to toe camo kit consisting of pants, hoodies, shorts that nearly sold out the day we got them in, boards, and even headphones. I have had my rants on the camo cargos in the past, too. What seals the deal for camo cargo popularity now for me is the photo you've seen making the rounds in the news. Check this kid here who can probably kickflip and might have the word MILF in his vocabulary on the cover of Time Magazine with a boob in his mouth. Wow. I wonder if he got those pants at skateparkoftampa.com? Thanks for shopping. See you in the jungle. Now, what's the camo cargo Mayor going to do?

Skateboarding: The Fountain of Youth

By Your Mom, Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012

Saw this on PetaPixel. So this mom takes a photo of her kid on the first day of school every day for 12 years. Can you tell when the kid started "skating"? That being in quotes because you can't really tell who skates by the feets anymore these days. Looks like a pair of Half Cabs came in at year seven and by year 10 he must have been pretty confused with wearing Fallens and being a bowl troll as evidenced by those rabbit ear laces dragging the ground like caveman knuckles. Anyway, this kid not only needs some pants, but if you look at the end, you can use the feets to make the fair judgement call that he quit skating by that time. Or started longboarding. Same difference. It's a sad pattern that I'm afraid too many kids go through. Oh well, in 10 years he'll be telling glory days stories about how he used to skate then going modern day mid-life crisis. Don't ever stop, kids. Skateboarding is the fountain of youth physically and mentally. This kid in 12th grade is already older than your dad.

School's Out Jam Presented by Krew 2012

By n/a, Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2012

Register for the School's Out Jam Presented by Krew at skateparkoftampa.com/contest.

Pat Stiener's Who Wore it Best Feature

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Pat Stiener's Who Wore it Best Feature applies here.

Good night Ybor

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Good night Ybor.

Pause for another foot fetish with Elgin

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Pause for another foot fetish with Elgin and his Sunday country kickers.

Here's your standard pool table shot with T4PREZ

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Oh yeah, we're at Reservoir now. Here's your standard pool table shot with T4PREZ.

Pause for a foot fetish with Devine

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Pause for a foot fetish with Devine running the floors with those loud towers.

Bum love

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Bum love.

Porpe's extended family runs deep

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Porpe's extended family runs deep.

You can't roll in the Falcon without your flashy

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

You can't roll in the Falcon without your flashy galaxy gear.

May the photo grain be with you

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

May the photo grain be with you.

The crouching tiger is a nice alternative

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

The crouching tiger is a nice alternative to the hand gesture photo stance. Brittany is sticking with the thumbs.

Epic light saber battle at the bar

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Epic light saber battle at the bar.

Double pits to Millenium Falcon chestie

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Double pits to Millenium Falcon chestie.

Bid'niss Trooper

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Bid'niss Trooper.

Junior Executive Vader pushing papers

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Junior Executive Vader pushing papers around the galaxy.

Thanks to everyone that dressed up

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Thanks to everyone that dressed up.

There is no way to hold a light saber

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

There is no way to hold a light saber without it looking like a big old ding a ling.

Legit Slave Leia

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Legit Slave Leia.

Texts from Darth: Death Star gone. WTF Toopers?

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Texts from Darth: "Death Star gone. WTF Toopers? SMH"

Pause for a foot fetish with E and Wife-E

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Pause for a foot fetish with E and Wife-E.

So many Slave Leias

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

So many Slave Leias.

DJ 90's Guy and Darth Face Painter

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

DJ 90's Guy and Darth Face Painter.

No, he does not have Juicy J or Kreayshawn

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

No, he does not have Juicy J or Kreayshawn, Lanna. He's DJ 90's Guy. It's damn good 90's hip hop, though.

There could be an entire art show of this

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

There could be an entire art show with just photos over the years of when Brian has painted his face black.

Chewey was running the dance floor like the galaxy

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Chewey was running the dance floor like the galaxy.

Serious Princess Leia imposter

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Serious Princess Leia imposter.

Porpe is building his little empire

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

The bid'niss folk call this "personal branding." Porpe is building his little empire one fin at a time.

Miles has a cast that gives me bad memories

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Miles has a cast that gives me bad memories of when I had the exact same one trying to write code with one hand and a thumb.

These are not the droids you're looking for

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

These are not the droids you're looking for. Somehow, I went the whole night without seeing C3PO.

Ewok Andrea and Leah Brittany

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Saturday, May 05, 2012

Ewok Andrea and Leah Brittany.

This bar so far is the longest lasting thing

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2012

This bar so far is the longest lasting thing I've seen at this place. The city seems to have a serious mission to clean up anything that gets done here, even graffiti. Sam's got a feeble to fakie on it and we're all sitting back at work now.

Wow, Sam. Backside disaster revert on the log?

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2012

Wow, Sam. Backside disaster revert on the log? I didn't even realize this could be done on that thing.

HiDefJoe - backside 180

By Rob Meronek, Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2012

If Schaefer was here with us he would have made HiDefJoe film his own backside 180 over the cone.