Gainesville, FL is known for football and college parties. A little-known secret is that it has some of the nicest skate spots in Florida. Having spent my whole childhood in Gainesville, I knew the potential, but to be honest I was really surprised when I came back. The girls seemed to have gotten better-looking, the parties seemed to have gotten wilder, the rails seemed to have gotten more-perfect, and the scenery couldn’t be better. So when Jon Fromm told me he and a bunch of my good buddies from down south were coming up, I couldn’t wait to show them a good time. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to take them to any of the good spots, but at least they got to see the town a little bit, as well as the skatepark. Another thing that Gainesville is known for is its lack of bladers, so when some good ones came into town the skateboarders were nothing less than appalled. — Dustin Spengler