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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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