Zaturdays: Tampa Pro 1995

I wasn’t just at the first Tampa Pro, I skated in it. But it’s funny, considering how much significance the contest has taken on over the years I have only a handful of clear memories from it: Mike V skating in the Powell hockey jersey and finishing his run with a kickflip backside 50-50 on the box for the win. And then over on the vert ramp Tas Pappas getting his foot stuck in the rafters on a kickflip mute. And finally, Danny Way showing up after recovering from his broken neck to win vert and just barely missing out on the street win too. That’s the extent of it. 21 years later and that’s all I’ve got, time will do that to you. Read more