The Nine Club #372 · Show notes.
Paul Zitzer
About this episode
Paul Zitzer discusses how he got his parents to fund an indoor vert ramp in Florida, the birth of the Skatepark of Tampa, why vert should be in the Olympics, how he got into commentating, skateboarding needs to show up for one another, opening his skatepark "Sprak", the one Birdhouse graphic he hated and much more!
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The guest
Paul Zitzer
Paul Zitzer helped build Skatepark of Tampa’s story and later opened Sprak skatepark. His career also includes vert skating, Birdhouse and commentary.
Chapters
- Paul Zitzer
- Got his parents to fund an indoor vert ramp for him in Florida
- Cops accused him of murder
- The birth of the Skatepark of Tampa
- Vert skaters always got better job opportunities
- Vert should be in the Olympics
- Commentating
- Free public skate parks - good or bad?
- The Olympics didn't help - skateboarding has a lot of other problems
- Skating Tampa Pro? - all eyes on you
- Skateboarding needs to show up for one another - Nine Club event?
- Damn Am - Sprak
- Louisville Classic
- Few young kids are getting into skateboarding
- Less people showing up at events
- Yuto vs Sora at Tampa Pro
- Commentating for SLS
- What is paul's role at Skatepark of Tampa
- How he got involved in the far and high contest
- The people behind the scenes
- How much to skate at Sprak Skatepark
- Slap cover
- Skated for Airwalk
- Birdhouse
- Has never talked to Jeremy Klien in his life
Links
Contest results & rankings
Selected career highlights, not a complete contest history.
- 2ndTampa Pro Vert Best Trick2004Source
People mentioned
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