Tampa Pro 2005
Tampa Pro 2005
By Rob Brink and Blair Alley
TransWorld Skateboarding July 2005
Only flawless run in the finals: Dennis Busenitz.
Least likely to 540 on the street course, but did anyway: Billy Rohan.
Screw practicing and Motley Crüe/Puke during your run: Tony Trujillo.
Shot out of the best-trick cannon: Jererme Rogers.
Quarterpipe 2005: Bank to wall.
Ender ender: Bastien Salabanzi's gap kickflip to front board.
Aggro and bleeding/One-man army: Mike Vallely.
Underrated: Kyle Berard.
Surprise surprise: Neal Hendrix-first-place vert.
Best one-footed one-foot: Jon Comer.
Fresh versus hesh snake-off tension: Terrell Robinson and Aquil Bathwaite versus Tony Trujillo.
Crossing the line, but funny anyway: Clyde Singleton bagging on the fat-legged videographer.
Bummed ankle: Fat-legged videographer after Jereme Rogers shot his board out into it.
Bad trend: Mustaches.
RV budgets: etnies and DVS.
Smile Like you mean it: Mike Peterson.
My hero: Og De Souza.
Barely legal: DuFFS girls.
Again?: Ryan Clements.
Clyde's “hottest wife” pick: Mrs. Clements.
Strangely addictive: Catching beads.
Still strange after all these years: Tampa.
Video premiere: Blind's What If?
Best kept secret: The Orpheum.
Skipped it this year: Eric Koston.
Ageless and shameless: Dave Duncan.
“Goodest” MC ever: Clyde Singleton.
Susan Lucci: Austin Seaholm.
Best on-mic conversation:
Clyde Singleton: “Bastien Salabanzi is my favorite skateboarder.”
Brian Schaefer: “I thought I was, Clyde.”
Clyde Singleton: “You were until you tried the loop.”
Signed the dotted Line: Busenitz with DVS just before the finals.
The boulevard of broken beads: St. Patrick's Day parade in Ybor City.
Trendiest trick: Kickflip wallride on the bank to wall.
Robbed: Greg Lutzka in ninth place.
Taxi Driver: Peter Ramondetta.
Hunchback of Floater Dame: Stefan Janoski.
Best dressed after missing the cut: Nate Jones.
Key to the city: SPoT wristband.
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