Edited by Matt Coplon.
Song: Rocinante by Floor
“In January of 2020, I brought part of our crew back down to Tampa for the third Profile Neighborhood Crawl. Over the past year, my hometown has seen a DIY renaissance with a cache of freshly built backyard set-ups and do-it-yourself street spots, all within the backdrop of our communities having stepped up to advocate for a plethora of new public skateparks. This muli-media feature is a celebration of where Tampa Bay has come from, it’s roots in both punk and bmx, and to what it has become.” -Matt Coplon -------------------------------- Thanks from Matt to Profile Racing, Brian Schaefer and Edwin Velez (Skatepark of Tampa), Alan and Beth Shirley, Alex and Shannon Lepak, Jona Jachan, Zach Ozment, James Covington, and Will Smyth/Dig Bmx. And special thanks to these folks for archival information on the Tampa DIY Punk Scene: Henry Wilson, Jeff Howe, Dan Shook, Jimmy Reese and Keith Ulrey.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.