We’re doing 10 stops of @theboardr Series in 2026. One of our initiatives has been “skate with The Boardr Crew and special guest(s)” at 5pm on the Friday before the contest. Yes, it’s okay to schedule your skate sessions with your friends. And yeah, we have to teach these new kids now to do this. Also, it forces me to show up and put in the effort. @sk8charleston ended up being so fun with the #BoardrBoys and @daltondern that I had to post my clips. Come skate with us at the next one at @sprakskateboarding on May 8-9.
📹 @boblems@meronek
Been meaning to post day 3 and 4 of my annual road trip with @sloane.clements12 since November, but you don’t need to hear my excuses…
1. Yep, I made her get up to watch the sunrise.
2. White trash on South Beach.
3. I could do this every morning.
4. Then we had an epic breakfast.
5. @theoriginalrichieeffs is Dad of Every Year.
6. I couldn’t get Sloane to go into @lot11skatepark with me, so there were no witnesses to see me beat the hell out of @keenone at SKATE on the qp.
7. We went and did some real FL shit next.
8. Even a FL Man is impressed.
9. I was really anticipating this.
10. I enjoyed it more than Sloane.
11. Good thing we didn’t drain the Everglades, huh?
12. I’ve seen these guys my whole life and it never gets old.
13. Right through the damn sawgrass!
14. Survivor.
15. Then we headed back south through Florida City.
16. Last dinner of the trip back in Marathon.
17. Headed north with trailer in tow. Until the next road trip with Sloane…
I actually doubt that Sloane will even read this far down, but it blows my mind that she still even wants to hang out with me at her age. 😁❤️
@jennaclements
I’ve skated this park a few times over the years, but can’t recall if I’ve ever done this nose manny before. Took a few tries, hence the hard post. But another reason for the hard post is because as we get older, these precious sessions with our closest friends become more and more infrequent. I wanted to make sure I did something personally worthwhile of a clip, so I can look back and know I gave a full effort out there today with my boys.
@vernlaird with the commentary…😂
📹 @meronek 😁
I started heavily traveling for work around 2005. You know, a skateboarder’s dream. After a few years of epic trips, I thought…there is no way this will continue. So I began saving hotel room keys as momentos. I took my collecting very seriously, and now…as I’ve done with so many other keepsakes I’ve saved for absolutely no reason…I’m parting with my hotel room key collection. The first slide shows the last key I saved, which was from NYC in December. The last slide is my lifetime miles flown on Delta. I know I haven’t been everywhere, but gotta go…I hear the road calling.
Been to @zumiez 100K about 15x and I’m already looking forward to 2027…
1. Behold the @theboardr portable mini-ramp!
2. 32’ wide.
3. 5’ tall.
4. 7.5’ radius.
5. Great for branding!
6. @porpe and I on the lift.
7. @noravexplora shot this one!
8. See, I can kinda snowboard.
9. @digimil not so much.
10. I’m only going to a party if I’m VIP.
11. @jeffbkendall 🫡 @meronek 👊🏻
12. Oh yeah, we had to tear it down, too.
13. Anyone know a good modeling agent for me? @meronek always making me look my best.
Quick trip to Tampa, big memories. Met amazing people, shot some killer skating, and explored some special spots. These are from the legendary Dream Driveway with new and longtime friends. Massive thanks to Ryan Clements for the hospitality—and to Pete Kelly and Ricki Bedenbaugh for riding shotgun all weekend.
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#skatelife #skatephotographer #tampaskateboarding #roadtrip #skatecommunity
Still been doing ice cream, just not documenting it well. This one happened to be on Friday, as well as my last one for a few months, so here ya go!
1. Seems to have a little more of a Halloween theme than Christmas.
2. Too many goodies.
3. Mostly presents from @jennaclements and my girls. They know me well.
4. I chose the cinnamon coffee cake for the base.
5. The whole damn tub of Breyers Smart Carb. Vanilla so all of the other flavors pop.
6. In all its glory. *The brownie was decadent.
7. Started slowing down…
8. And then came to a complete stop. Just gonna have to wait a few months before I try again.
Day 1 and 2 of my 4th Annual Road Trip with Sloane.
1. “THAT is going with us?” Yup.
2. Sloane is always prepared.
3. You need a lot of sleep when you’re 12.
4. @wafflehouseofficial for life.
5. Made it to Marathon and forced Sloane to film me on the World’s Greatest Pump Track. Got lost at the end there.
6. This is gonna be fun!
7. Sloane was super-excited for Day 2.
8. Heading up to Miami. Glorious.
9. Sloane strongly resisted my choice of local restaurants in Homestead, but was pleased with the food.
10. @clydesingleton and @mazzuted great to see you!
11. @frankyvillani always comes through.
12. @iberostar Waves Berkeley Shores with the welcome gift.
13. Room was niiiccceee…and a sneak peak at what @caseywaynetattoos created for this year’s holiday gifts.
14. I don’t think that Sloane approved the posting of this photo.
15. We walked around Lincoln, which Sloane actually thought was cool.
16. @joespizzanyc in South Beach to close out Day 2!
Finally posting Day 2 of Ford’s first trip to NYC back in October…
1. Started early at the Brooklyn Banks.
2. Ford clipped up!
3. Skated over to Ground Zero.
4. I explained that we can’t smile for this photo.
5. Went down to view the Statue of Liberty from a distance.
6. Rolled back up to Wall St.
7. Paid our respects to Alexander Hamilton.
8. Fancy and expensive breakfast.
9. @museumoficecream was next on the list!
10. Ford was good with it.
11. My favorite room!
12. You know I was stoked.
13. I really like how I shot this photo.
14. Made it to Supreme!
15. Back to the Banks. @internetfamous has to listen to me talk biz for 20 mins. 📷 @mike_sinclair_
16. Pit stop at the hotel. Thanks @porpe for booking a great room for us!
17. Another fancy meal at a place I can’t remember.
18. Old man, old trick.
19. Ford learned it though!
20. And she finally got this one, too. 😂
Ford keeps telling me she wants to go back. Maybe Fall 2026…😁
I don’t remember meeting Kevin Wilkins. I just always knew him. Back during my days at SPoT, he cared about what we did in the contest space. The Skateboard Mag would kindly support Damn Am. One month he asked me to be the Guest Ed of TSM…I was so humbled. Gave me a full page photo, too. When I got the boot from SPoT, Kevin came over to the first Tampa Bro on the Dream Driveway. That’s where this photo was taken…in my backyard (2013). Kevin and I share the same birthday, August 7th, so we always talked at least once a year, despite him living back in Nebraska. He’s one of those guys that I looked up to before I ever met him, as his writing always intrigued me. Now he’s gone and we live on to skate for him, which is what I did today. Godspeed friend. So stoked @meronek took this photo.
Ford’s first trip to NYC! Here’s Day 1…
1. Skate trip? Kinda…
2. Always hittin Tha Club.
3. First City train ride!
4. Worn out before we even got to Manhattan.
5. First view of the City!
6. Instant local.
7. Did all of the tourist stuff.
8. Ford was tripping on the rotary phone. “You can spin it!”
9. Introduction to King Kong.
10. Outside the Empire State.
11. 102nd floor!
12. Central Park was next.
13. You know…that famous bridge.
14. I got to see my friends, too! @barak_wiser
15. Ford swore this was the building from the show “Jessie.” 🙄
16. @serendipity3nyc pizza burger!
17. And dessert. 😁
18. Ended Day 1 at @frauncestavern with a steak and a history lesson.
