Valentine's Day Massacre 2008
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on Sunday, February 15, 2009
by Rob
Photos from the Valentine's Day Massacre All Age Contest at SPoT.
By Rob Meronek
 Get your girl to hang out all day at the Skatepark on Valentines Day by telling her you're taking her out for a meal, drinks, and a show. When you get here she'll find out the meal is Snack Bar pizza, the drinks are Xing Tea, and the show is the Valentines Day Massacre Contest. I don't think that'll get you more hickeys like Randy Tepper has here. Photos coming up Monday |
 Sebastian Vargas ended up in 5th in the Intermediate Division. That's a frontside nosegrind that took a few tries for the photo, but when it came time for his Jam, it's wasn't a problem |
 Bowl slashers over 40 and tykes under 10 are all about the wristguards. That's Haze Miller boardsliding his way to 10th in the Intermediate. His parents must have been in the drum circle behind the vert ramp when they named him |
 I wonder if this redhead is a stepchild. That's Patrick Fischbach - frontside 180 to 15th place in the Beginner Division |
 David Jordan had a good looking baby hardflip |
 The frontside feeble is a very popular move. I believe this is Evan Sykes, but I can't find him in the results anywhere |
 Evan Sykes - frontside flip |
 Who dat? Switch frontside 180 |
 I bet six dudes dropped lines on Randy Tepper's girl before he even rode away from this feeble grind |
 How many classic stories have you heard about brother A stealing brother B's girl? Chad Tepper should go for it right after this crooked grind |
 Tyler Hunger is only nine and won the Intermediate Division. It seems he bypassed that whole ugly grabbing phase. Most kiddie kickflips involve some kind of grabbing between the legs |
 Davin Wynkoop got 6th in Intermediate. He's only 12, but his kickflips are looking mature |
 Chad Tepper, do I need to put a toilet on this one? I don't recall him riding away from this hurricane he was trying |
 My 360 flips look kind gross like this, except this kid is 1/10th my age and has his whole life to outgrow it. I bet he has them looking good by the next Contest. It's amazing watching kids progress as each Contest goes by |
 As old as this trick is, I never learned a good tuck knee grab. I like watching kids do them right like this. Who dat? |
 Here's another really old one. The roast beef grab. I'm not sure if this kid is trying that grab or begging for change. Not many people are a fan of this stunt on a skateboard |
 It's weird seeing someone besides Ryan Clements doing a pivot to fakie. Jordan Hunter does them looking good. Tye dye is almost as popular as the frontside feeble |
 I bet Randy Tepper's girl was real impressed by Chad Tepper's no comply tailslide |
 Winners of the Beginner Division |
 Winners of the Intermediate Division |
 It was pretty odd not seeing any Mongolian madness all day. The stinkers were out though. Jake Blue - stink bug air |
 If you got the stinker, you may as well throw in the classic tyke move. There were plenty of blunt nosegrabs today. Jake Blue's hair bomb doesn't phase him |
 There's no excuse for the nosegrab when nine-year-old Tyler Hunger is doing blunt fakies without the crutch or the toddler delay of game |
 Jata and the Gows cast judgement on you all |
 Body, thanks for the mic entertainment |
 Tuck knee kid can take it to the rail |
 Damn, Chris Blake was killing it today. He nollied into this nosegrind |
 It's Valentine's Day and couples can't keep their hands off each other. I wonder if they got their hair done together today. Ms. Kentucky needs a Valentine |
 Of course Body steps up as Ms. Kentucky's involuntary Valentine |
 A small sample of who you're skating against. The only drink I see in this photo is a Gatorade. Hmm |
 Winners of the Advanced Division |
 Dan Mele seems to always be rolling with a crew of bangin' girls. Maybe it's that Master's he's working on at University of Tampa |
 So, when I saw this girl in the vicinity of Dan Mele, I assumed it was yet another he was dragging into the skate scene. Turns out they don't even know each other. I just needed a Valentine's photo |
 Body's doing some sort of hurricane-ish thing. Damn, that concrete must be strong |
 TJ Sparks' flick and catch on a kickflip over the pyramid |
 Ray Ray was rip ripping. He got 2nd in the Sponsored Qualifiers. This is a switch flip 50-50 |
 Anthony Verdi is going to backside 180 out of this switch frontside 5-0 |
 Timmy Knuth ended up winning the Sponsored Finals. This is a kickflip frontside nosegrind |
 Who dat? Heelflip frontside boardslide |
 Benji Godoy - smith grind |
 Benji's getting a little lazy on this crooked grind |
 Who dat? Frontside 5-0 lean back |
 Remember when Fabrizio Santos used to do those one foot crooked grinds? Lucky for Clint Bestwick, his is on accident. I don't think anyone should intentionally do that |
 Who dat? Smith grind |
 Chris Arreguin - frontside 5-0 with his all black Tampa Kit |
 CJ Dixon has been trying to get a spot in Damn Am Minneapolis in June. You're in CJ! This is a frontside big spin |
 Who dat? Kickflip hairbomb |
 Jereme Knibbs - back lip up |
 Davin Wynkoop has to look up mid-360 flip to avoid collision with someone who looks like a former Mongolian. Kid in the back has a pretty awkward looking set up for the manny pad. The Contest format was all jams today so you were always skating with at least four other people on the course |
 A nice leveled out ollie from Christian Baker |
 Has this kid been partying or what? Look at all those wristbands |
 David Jordan's in the frontside feeble club |
 Alex Pellegrino - frontside nosegrind pop out to 2nd place in the Sponsored Finals |
 Anthony Henderson lost the helmet and gained an iPod. Crooked grind on the strong concrete |
 Andrew Sixberry should grow up to be a cowboy with a name like that. Frontside noseblunt slide |
 Barret Clayton - crooked grind |
 Brandon Baker - frontside nosegrind |
 Yonis has a noseblunt slide up |
 Dylan Perry - frontside bluntslide |
 Chris Blake - nollie crooked grind pop-over. Chris, please come and skate some of the Damn Am's with us all year |
 Wow, Dylan Perry. Big old backside 360 over the pyramid. Must be the Tampa Kit |
 Chris Blake is closing in on a gap to frontside nosegrind. Check the sequence |
 Chris Blake - gap to frontside nosegrind |
 It's the end of the day and I guess Randy's girl is still Randy's girl. Nice try everyone |
 Anthony Henderson - frontside nosegrind |
 Who dat? Back smith |
 Porpe finished up the day by taking $20 from Ryan Clements for this kickflip frontside boardslide |
 Those are the Sponsored Division winners. Thanks to everyone who came to our Contest. Hope you had a good time and next time if you want a photo, just let me know |
