CONTENTS OCTOBER 1984
Vol. 4 No.10
WHEELS
&
BOARDS
TRA
SKATE RATS
DEMAND
NO REBATE
Bails, flails, and other
off-board trails. When you
step off at full tilt you don't
always get a second
chance..
20
JAMTIME
Booney/Eagle Rock
When the hottest skaters
touch down on blazing
ramps, the resulting sparks
are sure to ignite a fire. 24
NSA #5
EMBARCADERO
STREET/FREE
What if they threw a contest
and nobody showed up to
watch. You'd still call it
skateboarding...... 29
SKATERS WITH
A CAUSE
Cover: Bob Denike lopes along on his skate
through the heartland of America. Sunset
photo by travel-mate Gary Fluitt.
Inset: Neil Blender rages at the NSA Finals at
Del Mar, coverage next issue, meanwhile
check McGill's "McTwist" debut on page 32.
Contents: We don't know who this girl lap-
ping a grind at the Ant ramp near Dallas is,
but we're going to find out
SUMMER
SLASHBACKS
The Summer of '84 will be
the world is still in one
remembered for two things;
piece, and: There were
more skaters on boards
than ever before. England
swings, Texas turmoil and
more.
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL DROP
44
4
ASK THE DOCTOR
10
SKARFING MATERIAL
12
THE SKATER'S EDGE.. 14
NOTES FROM THE
UNDERGROUND
50
IGOR'S RECORD
COLLECTION
52
PUSZONE
54
PRODUCT PATROL
58
ON BOARD
60
36
SOMETHIN' ELSE
63
Where four gallant young
men set out on a leap
frogging cross country
skate for Multiple Sclerosis.
Bob Denike reports from
the road....
Thrasher Magazine (1SSN 0742-4944), October 1984, Vol. 4, No. 10. Published monthly by High Speed
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