CONTENTS
16
PHOTOGRAFFITI
Photo/article of the month.
Readers rolling around the
globe.
20
THE GREAT DESERT
RAMP BATTLE
From the land of giant
ramps THRASHER brings
you the biggest backyard
event to date on the biggest
ramp with the biggest
skate stars.
30
WILD IN THE STREET
New street scenarios are
being played out everyday
in the urban, asphalt
jungles of the world.
38
BUILD A RAMP
Part II of our ramp raising
saga.
4
MAIL DROP
10
ASK THE DOCTOR
Dr. Rick Blackhart
14
SHRED 'N' BETTY
Burly tales from
Skateropolis.
34
NOTES FROM THE
UNDERGROUND
A whole sheetload of new
music to skate by.
40
ON BOARD
16
SOMETHIN' ELSE
APRIL 1983
Vol.3 Issue No. 4
COVER: Micke Alba shoves himself into a
handplant way up on the 12' high extension
of the massive Palmdale ramp. A hardy
crew of skaters, spectactors, judges and
HBO people braved the rainy and windy
conditions to attend the first Pro backyard
event of its kind. Photo by Glen E. Fried-
man.
STAFF
PUBLISHER
Edward Riggins
ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER
Rick D. Noll
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Thatcher
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Lamar St. John
PHOTO EDITOR AT LARGE
MoFo
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rick Blackhart
Joey Headbone
Lowboy
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Glen E. Friedman
Jeff Newton
C. R. Stecyk III
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Stacy Peralta
Brian Schroeder
Brian Ware
Erika Whiteway
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sylvia Amezcua Bryce Kanights
Wesley Bocxe
Mike Folmer
Jeff Hartsell
George Powell
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Ken McGuire
PRODUCTION
Andy Croft
Bob Buehner
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