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The 6th Annual Pat Wachter Bowl Contest
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Practice, awards and general tomfoolery...
   Out to the park early to help set up, take a few runs myself, and hangout. As usual, I pulled up to find the park already filling up and more people coming along. This is always the best time to walk around, catch up with old friends, get folks hyped about the contest, meet new folks and skaters coming from out of town, etc. It is truly the "calm before the storm". The best part was finding my way to the Barbecutioners tent and grabbing some lunch before the contest got underway. The Barbecutioners opened up for lunch around 11:15pm-ish with a line already waiting. By noon, they were already sold out!!! WOW! With Bagby's Sauce topping it off, the food they make really is like crack, so it was not a big surprise. After lunch and a cold beverage, it was time to settle in and watch the contest begin. This year started out with some awards first as the groms practiced. Pat and Tim gave out the Spinosi award which went to Alabama longtime skater and legend, Mark "Shreddings" Eddings, and a special "thank you" award to Bacon skateboard's Tim Johnson for coming up from Florida to be the guest judge this year. After the awards, the contest was underway...

early morning practice crowd
early morning practice crowd
checking out what the Barbecutioners got cooking
checking out what the Barbecutioners got cooking
practice
practice
nice air over the hip
nice air over the hip
Jacob Wooten floats a slo-mo ollie in the deep
Jacob Wooten floats a slo-mo ollie in the deep
Atlanta's Will Boatwright works out his airs
Atlanta's Will Boatwright works out his airs
the back gate...where the cool kids hang out
the back gate...where the cool kids hang out
Barbecutioners shredding the chicken
Barbecutioners shredding the chicken
Tim johnson and Jeff Dalton hanging out at the judges table
Tim johnson and Jeff Dalton hanging out at the judges table
Austin Gordon over the hip
Austin Gordon over the hip
Will Boatwright backside air
Will Boatwright backside air
Austin Gordon gets to spinning early
Austin Gordon gets to spinning early
Austin Gordon wows the crowd with a clean McTwist
Austin Gordon wows the crowd with a clean McTwist
Line to the Barbecutioners tent as they open for business
Line to the Barbecutioners tent as they open for business
Got my two BBQ chicken sandwiches with 2 kinds of Bagby's Sauce...mmmmmm
Got my two BBQ chicken sandwiches with 2 kinds of Bagby's Sauce...mmmmmm
crowd escapes the heat
crowd escapes the heat
Eli Reams from Ohio
Eli Reams from Ohio
nice frontside stale by a little guy
nice frontside stale by a little guy
Pat Wachter and Tim Spinosi kick off the big show
Pat Wachter and Tim Spinosi kick off the big show
Tim Spinosi working the mic
Tim Spinosi working the mic
Tim Johnson receives an award
Tim Johnson receives an award
Pat Wachter, Tim Johnson and Tim Spinosi
Pat Wachter, Tim Johnson and Tim Spinosi
Tim shows off his Big Johnson award
Tim shows off his Big Johnson award
Mark Eddings makes his way over to his award
Mark Eddings makes his way over to his award
Mark Eddings receives the 2012 Spinosi Award
Mark Eddings receives the 2012 Spinosi Award
Pat Wachter congratulates Mark Eddings
Pat Wachter congratulates Mark Eddings
Mark Eddings shows off his awards
Mark Eddings shows off his awards
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