We spent most of the day at the 2009 Pro-Tec Pool Party at The Vans Skatepark at The Block in The City of Orange, California and when we think back there was so much mind blowing skateboarding that it all became a bit of a blur that went a little like this (click here for some photos):
Grind, snake, grind, mumble, mumble, Tony Alva, yeah, Tony Alva, Chris Miller, Bucky Lasek, near-miss, near-miss, Captain and Casey dressed a pool boys, Red in a mirror-shaded speedo, loud, loud, loud, Steve Van Doren flipping burgers, Steve Alba stretching, huge air, Dave Duncan on the mic and we can’t understand a word, Steve Luther staring Conversations, a girl skating in a skirt, winks from Rob Brink, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins all grown up, Doug Paladini shaking hands, T-Mag, Bryce Kanights, Joel Gomez, Daily Habit Director Jen Goodman, Chris Overholser on the move, Geoff Rowley lurking, Jamey Stone on a cane, Christian Hosoi and his over 30 fans, that Pedro Barros kid wrecks this place, Dave Carnie’s weird beard, Ashton Maxfield sans glasses, consultant Mike Chantry, proud dad Dennis Jenson, Mark Waters and Bob Schmeltzer, the evasively ethereal Vans_66, Bob Burnquist and his roller bag, a Hi-Def backstage tour, Carleton Curtis, Dan Maiman, and John Stouffer, Danny Kass wandering the mall in bright colors, Desiree Astorga on a curb, Rockstar on ice, kids running the park, and reports of Mos Def.
We do know a couple things: one, no one skates the combi with more power and style than Chris Miller, and two, with the way Bucky Lasek rolls this place he will keep winning The Pool Party until he doesn’t want to win it anymore.
Click here for the photos, here for all the HD video from Fuel TV or follow the jump for the results.
Final Results via FUEL TV
Pro Mens
1st place – Bucky Lasek $25,000
2nd place – Omar Hassan $15,000
3rd place – Rune Glifberg $7,500
4th place – Pedro Barras $3,000
5th place – Bob Burnquist $ 2,000
Master’s Men:
1st place – Chris Miller $10,000
2nd place – Christian Hosoi $6,000
3rd place – Nicky Guerrero $3,000
4th place – Steve Caballero $1,000
5th place – Steve Alba $500
Women’s Pro
Julie Kindstrand $4,000
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins $2,500
Megan Brown $1,000
For all the Pool Party #Protec Tweets click here.
Special thanks to @Skateboardmag, @RobertBrink, @FuelTV, @Vans_66 for all the Twitter love.
