Damn Am Atlanta 2013 Presented by DVS
What a weekend at Damn Am Atlanta. From the road trip to the skating to the new friends and old ones, I hope you had as much fun as I did. Thanks to DVS, Red Bull, and all the other sponsors that contributed to making yet another Damn Am event that leaves us wanting more. I like to re-live the weekend through my photos...
What a weekend at Damn Am Atlanta. From the road trip to the skating to the new friends and old ones, I hope you had as much fun as I did. Thanks to DVS, Red Bull, and all the other sponsors that contributed to making yet another Damn Am event that leaves us wanting more. I like to re-live the weekend through my photos...
Rob's Cell Phone Edit: Damn Am Atlanta Weekend
SPoT Life: Damn Am Sunday Finals
Josh Stewart
Paul Zitzer, Paul Shier, and Pat Stiener with a Static trilogy lineup.
Date:
April 13, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Zack Wallin
Zack Wallin with a front feeble on the bump to spine. That's a pretty interesting combo of new and old skateboard props.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jona Owings
Jona is the chief at Hazard County Skatepark. Thanks for letting us take over your building for the weekend.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Dalton Dern
I like how Paul Zitzer kept calling this the rollerblader jump. They love stuff like this. It's good for tranny blasters and grabbers, too. Dalton Dern hucked it all weekend over this thing.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jereme Knibbs
Jereme Knibbs makes everything look good, even the fruit boot catapult. That's a half cab over it.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Chris Coffman
Chris Coffman - stale fish over the hip.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Bud Howard
Of course, there's mad meron grabbing going down over that thing. Bud Howard's arm looks like it should have a pirate hook on the end of it with that full sleeve fresh bandage.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Tyson Peterson
Tyson Peterson needs a shoe hook up.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Brian Schaefer
Schaefer directs the judges, Bob, Pat, and Casey, before things get going.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Ryan Clark aka Zeke
The Qualifiers could not have ended any better with Zeke and the entire building chanting his name on that ollie into the quarter.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
There was a decent amount of girls hanging out. Thanks for coming!
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jona and the Hazard Crew fed us all day with roadkill patties.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Marcos Montoya
I didn't see his Jam, but I was surprised when Marcos Montoya didn't make the cut. I wonder what happened there. Next time, Marcos! His sister is documenting him like a pro right now.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jereme Knibbs
Jereme Knibbs - fakie crook, pop out on the bank to wall.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Anthony Williams
Anthony Williams is an ATL local. Good seeing you again, Anthony. Thanks for hanging out and skating.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Dylan Perry
Dylan Perry - tailslide right here from the quarter pipe back there.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
The Red Bull Best Trick was one of the most hectic I've seen in a long time. Yoshi threaded traffic to get this big flip over the rail. Look how much clearance that is!
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Schaefer got the wrath of the old "don't judge a book/hippie by its cover" when he got on the mic and offered this guy $50 for a kickflip, thinking he likely couldn't even push. Turns out he has not just a kickflip, but a kickflip late shuv.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Here's to all the little filmer and photo kids documenting everything in skateboarding and one day growing up to be the ones that share everything that goes on from the streets to the parks. Ya'll remind me of myself as a kid embarrassing my friends by filming everything on my VHS cam, making rap vidoes, fake commercials, and of course skate videos. I'm glad the internet didn't exist back then. Keep killing it, baby nerds.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Andre Colbert
Red Bull Best Trick winners. Andre did a frontside tailslide frontside 270 out on the hubba to shut it down.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Eli Williams
There were some ripping mini-ramp sessions out back.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Kanaan Dern
Kanaan Dern with a big jump over the flat bar.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Who Dat?
It wouldn't be a set of my photos without a Who Dat - frontside hurricane.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper - kickflip frontside 50-50.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Tyler Hunger
Tyler Hunger and his hardflips are growing up fast.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Cris Lesh
Cris Lesh made the cut in his first Damn Am this weekend. That's a switch heel.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Christian Dufrene
Christian Dufrene - bigspin front board.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Ty Peterson
Ty Peterson is part of the ripping Canadian crew that was down here. He's got frontside nosegrind 180 out every time.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jayden Ty Bono
Jayden is one of my new favorite Canadians. Thanks for coming to another one. That's a frontside 180 switch crook.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jayden Ty Bono
Jayden - kickflip boardslide.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Eli Williams
Eli Williams - backside noseblunt.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Reggie Kelly
Reggie Kelly was a standout for sure this weekend.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Dylan Perry
Dylan Perry - frontside nosegrind across.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jake Sykes
Jake Sykes, thanks for thinning out the heavy sausage density with a few females to mix on.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Mike Berdis
Magic Mike with his crazy kit and lap dance pants ripped and entertained us all weekend long from dance moves in the crowd to hardflip backside lipslides on the rail.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jayden Ty Bono
Maybe we won't give out Skatepark of Tampa lighters to kids next time.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jereme Knibbs
Jereme Knibbs - backside ollie for the masses.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Markus Jalaber
I hope your squad had as much fun as our squad did this weekend. Thanks again to everyone that got crewed up and came here.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
Yoshi pulled the rare move of getting 1st in the Qualifiers and then getting 1st in the Finals.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
It's amazing how Yoshi has the laser flip on lock.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Kevin Braun
We haven't seen Kevin Braun since we met at King of Chicago back in 2009. He came to Damn Am this weekend for the first time and killed it, ending up in 3rd in the Finals. That's a switch frontside flip. Kevin, see you at Tampa Am!
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
We didn't have enough time to shoot a better one with no hands down, but when the combo is this nuts, you can't complain. A backside tailslide to backside flip 360 out on transition is insane.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
Pause for a Yoshi autograph while we shoot this sequence.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Casey Wayne
Casey is our Skatepark of Tampa Marketing Department, Van Commander, Team Manager, and more. Thanks for getting us all out here for Damn Am Atlanta.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Brian Schaefer
Thanks Brian for the beers, microphone entertainment, and the dedication, drive, and vision to create events like Damn Am.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Dan Plunkett
Dan Plunkett and Stratosphere got a Thanks for Nothing Award.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Bob's homie broke a leg this weekend. That's good enough for a Thanks for Nothing Award.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Paul Shier
Thanks Paul Shier and the DVS crew for everything this weekend.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Jona Owings
Jona, we are having the party next year in the Yoga Room. Get a disco ball.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
John Hill
John Hill got the Zumiez Destroyer Award.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Thank you all again for being a part of what we're doing with Damn Am and Skatepark of Tampa.
Date:
April 16, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek
Yoshi Tanenbaum
Congrats Yoshi for winning Damn Am Atlanta Presented by DVS. Check out a few clips of how he won it here.
Date:
April 14, 2013
Photographer: Rob Meronek