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Lester Kasai (facing page) pushes the limits an
inch too far and recovers enough to slide it out.
Steve Caballero (top) gained just a bit too much
altitute above the Eagle Rock ramp.
LIFE ON THE LINE
THE ART OF BAILING? A REASON
FROM LIVING
In the ferocious world of skateboarding
there are two basic harsh realities. You
either make it, or you don't. Making it, is
good. The essence and actual time
frame of the strived for "rush." Another
"rush," one that is unintended, but whose
potential and presence is just beyond the
fringe, is that which is attained when you
"don't make it!" A miscalculaion, or push-
ing the limit just a little too far sends one
to the dark world of freefalling, some-
times fifteen or more feet above ground
zero. Only the refined "auto-pilot-savvy"
can bring you out alive. Here are some
frozen moments depicting the unseen
milliseconds of potential bodily harm.
In most of these graphic situations the
rider has come out unscathed. Others,
well...
SKATE RAN
Bails can sometimes be more dangerous to the
by-stander than to the actual rider. Here Jeff
Phillips runs off the coping while (a split second
before impact) his board zeroes in on the
photographer's head. Randy Katen demonstrates
the classic "hello Mr. Wilson" pose.