Copenhagen Pro 2008 Day One
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 by Rob
Words by Ryan Clements
Photos and Captions by Rob Meronek
Here’s what went down on Day 1:
After many hours of hanging out, gossiping, and watching some great skating, there was a less-than-serious Bowl Jam in the tiny bowl in the back of the Park. Eric Koston, Matt Beach, and a few locals that were compelled to drop in on 7’ of vert with 3’ of tranny kept us entertained as a punk-rock polka band played the tunes.
As the Bowl Jam fizzled out, the party got started out back. Beer started flowing more (it was already flowing all day), the roast pig was just about done, and everyone was getting loose. The scene in CPH is really fun…the locals are friendly and know how to party. Once again I got misled on how late it was because the sun caught me off guard and set at about 10:30pm. That’s when the Rush Energy Drink Girls started dancing on the table tops. Sarah, can we get the Red Bull Girls to do that back home in Tampa? I was entertained for a bit and then took a taxi back to the Fox. Good night.
Other random thinks I noticed about Copenhagen, Denmark:
Photos and Captions by Rob Meronek
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- 09:00 – Arrived at Copenhagen Airport after an eight-hour flight from Atlanta, GA
- 11:00 – Met up with Schaefer, Kenny Hughes, and Rothmeyer at the Fox Hotel
- 13:00 – Drove over the North Sea into Sweden, where there are no Customs or Immigration officials at the border
- 14:00 – Skated some little park that is still under construction in Malmo. Everything was really small, but there were tons of lines and nooks and crannies to explore
- 15:00 – Made the trek over to the Malmo skate park that they do the Bowlriders Series at. That place is huge and super-fun…no rules and tons of lines
- 17:00 – Chilled at the hotel back in Denmark and tried to feel somewhat normal, although the jet-lag was really setting in
- 18:00 – Took the bus to yet another skate park where there was a ripping session with tons of locals and a “ring of fire” (see Rob’s photo for the explanation on that one)
- 22:00 – Pushed a few miles on our skateboards back the hotel and the sun was finally setting
- 01:00 – After some schwarmas (food) and Tuborgs (beer) it was time to hit the sack. I didn’t realize that it was already the next day since the sun sets so damn late. Some of the other guys stayed up and said that the sun came back up at 04:00
After many hours of hanging out, gossiping, and watching some great skating, there was a less-than-serious Bowl Jam in the tiny bowl in the back of the Park. Eric Koston, Matt Beach, and a few locals that were compelled to drop in on 7’ of vert with 3’ of tranny kept us entertained as a punk-rock polka band played the tunes.
As the Bowl Jam fizzled out, the party got started out back. Beer started flowing more (it was already flowing all day), the roast pig was just about done, and everyone was getting loose. The scene in CPH is really fun…the locals are friendly and know how to party. Once again I got misled on how late it was because the sun caught me off guard and set at about 10:30pm. That’s when the Rush Energy Drink Girls started dancing on the table tops. Sarah, can we get the Red Bull Girls to do that back home in Tampa? I was entertained for a bit and then took a taxi back to the Fox. Good night.
Other random thinks I noticed about Copenhagen, Denmark:
- Getting into the country is very easy. Upon exiting the airport they take a quick look at your passport and that’s pretty much it
- The girls are big. Not in a bad way, but they’re just big girls…like tall, blonde Vikings that can out-drink you and your friends
- The cars are small. But they will be just as small in the good ol’ USA if gas prices stay at the current highs
- It’s a bit chilly and seems to rain pretty regularly, like daily for hours on end
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