Richard Armijo
Skatingwise, Tony Hawk was
bom and bred in the contained
atmosphere of skateparks Viewed
in that environment he'll shattor
any and all of your preconcep-
tons. The magic of his craft is that
Howk will short your circuits in any
situation
Tony Hawk, now kit, of spot
Sve Olson, fyamay
I could have boon 1954. It
would have been better if it was
But it's actually 1984 and a national
mag called OUTSIDE is demanding
payment in full in this case the
desired toll is a color cover shot of
Bulky. Mass media always pays its
debts. They are standing in an
abandoned, demolition-bound
gas station deep i in LA The pho
tographer is trying to
is trying to explain
"Steve we want more of t
skatepark look Get the picture?
Actually we ended up in a sewer
and were far happier, except
maybe
the
for the outsider lensman
Never give them what they want.
Always give them what they need
In the remote background you
can hear a sponsor shrieking
Why is Olson kissing off his park
model sales? The bottom line is
that leaders lead and skaters
skate but sponsors only sponsor.
Art imitates life while business
imitates artifice,
Richard Armijo was kicked out
of Whittier again for the last time.
Maybe his hair was too short
maybe it was his attitude, maybe
he just doesn't care. Things are
different t this go around because
Richard and his friends say they're
powers
not going back Ever. The p
that be have w
even forbidden the
crew from skating in the parking
lot. When last soon t the marauders
were abusing a backyard half-
pipe created from scavenged
wood and other assorted found
materials. Once again the pay for
pleasure syndrome fails to with-
stand the skate warriors onslaught.