Johnny Romano Make-A-Wish Skate Jam Road Trip
The crew from left to right: Alejandro, Aaron, James, Robby, Manny, Jata, Dylan, Yonis, Marcus, Uncle Sam, Alex (Frank and HiDefJoe not pictured)
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Timmy Knuth
First stop was Tallahassee Skatepark. Timmy Knuth met up for a sesh.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Aaron Austin
I shot a photo and filmed a line at the same damn time. Look out for Aaron’s photos next week when our SPoTLife road trip edit is live.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Garrett Miller
"Hey, do you guys want to skate a DIY spot down the road?" Garret Miller asks.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Alejandro Burnell
Alejandro leaving his mark at the pancake spot in New Orleans.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Uncle Sam Bellipanni
Uncle Sam was calling 200 likes on this photo. Check out the trip on instagram with hashtag #SPoTxTexasTurnUp.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Alejandro Burnell
Alejandro jumped onto this fs wallride in a line.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Chris Jata
Jata brought the entertainment all trip!
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
We stopped by Baton Rouge skate park on the way to Houston. I meet up with good homie Jeremy Diagle who I haven’t seen since the last time I was in Louisiana ten years ago.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Yonis Molina
Gas station stop. Yonis was hyped to stretch his legs.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Charging batteries on the road while Red Bull kept our batteries charged.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Joe Pelham aka HiDefJoe
Uncle Sam and Joe working hard as usual. New SpoTLife should be up next week.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Who knows of a spot in Tampa we can make one of these?
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Uncle Sam Bellipanni
Saturday we were at South Side Skatepark for the Johnny Romano Make-A-Wish Skate Jam.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
The footage of the dizzy kick flip is hilarious. Check it out here.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
James Hardy
James Hardy egging his boss Jim Thiebaud for a good cause.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Steve Nesser
Steve Nesser's Company Send Help was holding it down all day.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
These two girls are troopers, and both have amazing stories of how they beat cancer.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Ryan Thompson
That's Ryan Thompson walking down the stairs. He killed it all day and is one of my new favorites. We'll be seeing him next month at Tampa Am.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Alex Bibiloni
After the contest, it was back to Tampa. Aaron, Alex, and Alejandro followed the van in Alex's jeep the entire trip.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
A bubble in our tire won't stop us from making it back to Tampa.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Uncle Sam Bellipanni
Uncle Sam organizing the boards. Fitting twelve skaters in a van is not the easiest task.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Robby Kirkland
I sent this photo to Robby, and he posted on insta with the appropriate hashtag #webelonghere #extragravy.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Joe Pelham aka HiDefJoe
HiDefJoe working hard on the road. I would get motion sickness.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
James Cobb
James Cobb with the mandatory tunnel insta.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca
Markus Jalaber
Markus say that's a wrap. See you guys back in Florida.
Date:
November 22, 2013
Photographer: Frank Branca