#372 - Paul Zitzer

The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

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!

Timestamps

00:00:00 Paul Zitzer

00:03:56 Got his parents to fund an indoor vert ramp for him in Florida

00:06:24 Cops accused him of murder

00:10:24 The birth of the Skatepark of Tampa

00:18:33 Vert skaters always got better job opportunities

00:19:53 Vert should be in the Olympics

00:27:39 Commentating

00:35:03 Free public skate parks - good or bad?

00:37:39 The Olympics didn't help - skateboarding has a lot of other problems

00:44:16 Skating Tampa Pro? - all eyes on you

00:45:52 Skateboarding needs to show up for one another - Nine Club event?

00:50:16 Damn Am - Sprak

01:05:35 Louisville Classic

01:08:42 Few young kids are getting into skateboarding

01:12:22 Less people showing up at events

01:16:16 Yuto vs Sora at Tampa Pro

01:23:57 Commentating for SLS

01:37:00 What is paul's role at Skatepark of Tampa

01:41:32 How he got involved in the far and high contest

01:44:07 The people behind the scenes

01:47:40 How much to skate at Sprak Skatepark

01:51:12 Slap cover

01:52:21 Skated for Airwalk

01:53:14 Birdhouse

01:59:12 Has never talked to Jeremy Klien in his life

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