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CONTENTS
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CONCRETE
CRIMINALS
Jonny Ray reporting from
the "Colton Ghost Ranch."
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MYSTERY AT
LANCE'S
"Days of Infamy" at the
Mountain Manor Ramp.
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PHOTOGRAFFITI
Back again with our
readers on a roll. Ramps,
Street and Freeskating.
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SKATE VIEWS
Furthering our inquest for
the "Skate of the Art,"
THRASHER interviews
various movers and skaters
on the scene.
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COMPETITION
CASL Del Mar, M.E.S.S.
final, Atlanta action.
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MAIL DROP
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STEEP SLOPES
Garry Scott Davis
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ASK THE DOCTOR
Dr. Rick Blackhart
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THE SKATER'S EDGE
Bob Denike
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SKATE ROCK
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ON BOARD
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RODNEY'S CORNER
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SOMETHIN' ELSE
DECEMBER 1983
Vol.3 ISSUE NO. 12
COVER: Local Big Steve power grinds a
frontside across the "Death Box" in a backyard
L.A. pool. Pic. by Mofo.
STAFF
PUBLISHER
Edward Riggins
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Thatcher
PHOTO EDITOR AT LARGE
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Rick Blackhart
Bob Denike
Garry Scott Davis
Morizen Foche
'Lowboy'
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Glen E. Friedman
Jeff Newton
C. R. Stecyk Ill
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mike Folmer
Stacy Peralta
Paul Schmitt
Brian Schroeder
Brian Ware
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Wesley Восхе
Matt Etheridge
Craig Ramsay
Ron Schneider
CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Ken McGuire
Pushead
PRODUCTION
Andy Croft
Bryce Kanights
THRASHER Magazine
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Phone: (415) 822-3083
1983 by High Speed Productions, Inc.
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THRASHER Magazine, December 1983, Vol. 3, No. 12. Published monthly by High Speed Productions, Inc., P.O. Box 24592, San Francisco, CA 94124.
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