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

The answer was YES!
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

Early morning cruise in New Orleans.
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

Hotel de L’EauVine.
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

We made it to Houston, Texas.
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

The best trick contest was epic.
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

Beer.
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