Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam

Story and Photos By Rob Meronek

Kevin Marks from Overboard Enterprises and Mike Burnett from Thrasher Magazine put together the Old Man Bowl Jam each year during Tampa Am. Scotty Conley entertains the old fat dudes with the bullhorn and announces the whole thing. This giant snake session goes down on Sunday morning a little after 9am. Check out some photos below.

Results are:

1. Jeff Velena
2. Jamey Stone
3. Kevin Koss aka the Bowl Troll
4. Mikey Rogers
5. Mike "Snacks" Sinclair
6. Mike Burnett
7. Thomas Taylor
8. Tullie
9. Greg Poissonnier

Other Notes:

• Aaron Astorga - too damn good
• Lance Conklin - best trick on the twinkie curb - BS Boneless
• Greg Poissonnier - best trick over the hip - BS tailslide
• Tullie - best trick on the wall - flyout to FS tug in
• Mike "Snacks" Sinclair - best snack necklace
• Jeff Velena - best board of the comp - Pitchfork
• Combined total weight of 5088lbs, over 2.5 tons of bowl action
• Combined years of experince = 835
• SPECIAL THANKS - SPoT Staff, Ryan Clements, Brian Schaefer, Barry's Boca Burger Shack,
• SPECIAL THANKS - Rob "the Ragin Asian" Menorek for all the IT assistance, Mike Burnett and Mike Sinclair, Justin@Generator Distr for the 3 trophies
• SPECIAL THANKS - Buddy@Tracker for the copers/lappers, Rick@Thrasher for the Skate Rock, Scotty Conley for announcing
• SPECIAL THANKS - Michael Sieben for the wonderful illustration. JT, I'm Sorry.

Rob

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Mike Sinclair - backside disaster on what he thinks is a Twinkie that goes with his snack necklace

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Poissonier - high speed backside tail slide over the hip

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Lance Conklin - frontside 5-0

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Mike Burnett - frontside ollie tail grab over the hip

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Kevin Marks - frontside ollie

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Aaron Astorga - giant frontside ollie over the hip

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Bangz - frontside air over the hip

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam The trophies

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Mike Sinclair - frontside Smith with full snack necklace for easy access

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Rob Washburn - frontside 5-0

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Mike Burnett - frontside ollie

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Jeff Velena and Kevin Marks

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Kevin Taylor - hairy 5-0 to fakie

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Jeff Velena - frontside 5-0

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Jeff Velena won the 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Frontside ollie

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Invert

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Frontside 5-0 you wish you could still do when you're this age

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Kevin Coss - frontside ollie

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Kevin Coss - frontside 5-0

Tampa Am 2004 2nd Annual Old Man Bowl Jam Aaron Astorga closing in on the coping