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WELCOME TO MERTZWORLD! Well, it's been a lot of years since the beginning of Mertzworld and the site has grown
a lot. There has been tons of email with "Where's the (insert skatespot here) page? The answer is - keep checking back and
you'll see what you're lookin for one of these days...keep skating!!!!!Mertzworld
Robs' abbreviated skate history:
1965-Born-Nazareth Pennsylvania
1972-Started skating
1976-1980-The Source Skate Team (Rob was dubbed Radical Rat)
1980-1985-MFC Skate Crew/Sponsored by Brand X/Indy
1985-1988-Lived in the van touring up and down the east coast. Sponsored by Santa Cruz/Indy/OJ's/SkateRags/Airwalk...
1988-1992-Pro for Zorlac/Indy/OJ's SkateRags/Airwalk...
1992-Destroyed back & neck on a 540 in Daytona.
1994-Skating in FLA.
1996-Moved to Cali to skate.
1996-present. Started Syndrome Dist./skating all the time, (in between injuries).
NEVER QUIT SKATING-NEVER WILL!
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| f/s crail DC ramp 8/08 |
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| b/s crail dc |
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| Mertz-boneless into the channel at the Burnquist facility. |
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| D.P. invert revert Clairmont |
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| Chris Miller-The Charleston Hanger '91 |
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| Mertz backside air into the deep end at the Charleston hanger 1990 |
Photos of all the boys in the...
Friends Section
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| Mertz-Landsdowne '88 |
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| Mertz at the Pala pipes. |
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| Robs' first band MFC, at the West Catty Playground in 1983. Skaterock! |
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| Grosso chillin' at Vans in Orange. |
The ESPN Action Sports Awards show was held
at the Universal Ampitheatre on April 14 2002. I went up their with Mike McGill to check it ou. They got together the original
Bones Brigade crew together to present the skater of the year award to Eric Koston. It was an epic event. I met SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!
From L to R, Cab, Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain and Tommy Guerrero.
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| Mertz-Stalefish at Skate Street Ventura '97 |
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| Eric Grisham-rock and roll at the first OSSJ. |
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| Mertz-tucknee invert Encinitas YMCA 2000 |
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| Mertz-Reef Ramp.Heavy sessioning went down there with Adil and listening to Shaq. |
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| Mertz-Slob air at Mission Valley YMCA 2000. |
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