locked at Lance's." Rodney Mullen
came out from Florida to watch:
and freestyle on a perfect gravel
surfaced patio. Owen Neider was
there to pose with his new "Music
oriented look. Jay Adams took a
seat in the ivy and kicked back with
some cokes
2:30 p.m.
Most had finished eating and the
gnarly crowded afternoon session
was well under way. Steve Keenan,
John Lucero and Hogo were
encouraging the cheerleading at
ramp side as Caballero soared into
one of the highest mute airs ever
performed, afterward we heard
him say "I'll never get used to your
ramp Local boy Erik Castro
reached out and grabbed coping
on invert channels but didn't reach
far enough to grab a lock at Lance's
T-shirt
Jeff Grosso went head high on
backside airs and lein airs, high
enough to change to a new board
so he wouldn't have to ride the
same old uned one on any two
runs. Gregor Rankine came all the
way back to the U.S. from New
Zealand. "Does kind of a lot of
tricks but I'd rather have style,"
said Spidey just before Rankine
completes 20 trick runs, including
a fully contorted backside method.
no style mind you), causing Spidey
to look up. Neil Blender was
getting the crowd totally out of
control by putting together some
incredible runs, here's a simple
sample: Stalled out Gold Cup
center fold Andrechts, monster
Whittier airs, ramp length PVC
sliders to Fakie into Lezz Twists on
the Upland wall, Jolly Mamba's
and impossible frontside manuals,
"You little beauty Blender!!" Now
we come to Lance Mountain, who
was falling around the ramp on his
board. At one point he swung into
an utterly subhumanly stalled
channel plant where he rested on
parts of people who were standing
close to the coping, then, when the
time seemed right, he made his
way back into the ramp which
chain re-acted into some more
falling around. Now all he has to a
do is quit posing McTwists, face it
Lance you'll never make them with
Steve Olson, oily air.
pink shoes on! Christian Hosol
produced humorous, throat-rip-
ping, thoroughly kicked out one
footed back side airs along with a
bail offense, producing a smashed
strob, dented lens and bent head,
for photo man Grant Brittain. Molo
found this quite humorous until a
board catapulted with brawling
quickness up the channel entrance
resulting in a scarred lens for him..
Rides were in high demand as
Chris May hesitated in the channel.
"Go Chris, go now, go, go,
Skipper and Tony V.
shouted someone. Meanwhile on
the opposite side Gator needed no
encouragement and was already
on his way down the transition.
End result Gator and Chris now
spectating. Things calmed down
but not for long, as the old timers
invaded the masonited structure.
"Boff Reategui, who decided he
wasn't getting in enough rides
caused a ferocious, extremely
chaotic head-on collision snapping
David Hackett's truck completely
off, forcing him to ride the same
board he had used at the last
Mystery one year ago, but who
cares. The oldest of old timers,
T.A., took some rides, also George
Wilson who just finished experi
menting the revolutionary Z-roller
was now back riding the functional
Indy truck. Mike Smith posing as
an old timer without pads took an
unexpected Levi slide and went
back to 2nd generation putting his
Rectors on. He ripped some front
and backside whiplash grinds.
Olson who was skating by far the
raddest met up with a very preppie
looking Mondo, during one of the
old timer's triple attempts
5:00 p.m.:
The crowds began thinning out
as the sun light was getting scarce,
Fausto and Lance began the
clean-up. April Hoffman took
photos, Christian wore feminine
neon womanly attire from Jimmy'z
people gathered in groups talking
and hanging out. Jeff Grosso and
Michelle Sanderson had a woman
to woman talk about new found
love Tony Hawk. Jerry Mauda
practiced pine needles slides until
be found it safe to fully go for one.
Too bad he didn't have practice
attempts before backing his car
into the ivy covered guard rail.
John Lucero rushed off to San Jose
to skate?!? All we know is he
received a strange phone call from
"Lisa" the day before. Ty Page and
Rodney Jesse turned up but due to
ramp rules clay wheels were not
allowed. As the final cars pulled
out, along with them went the
good vibes that made the day a
success
Kevin Staab, high
Jeff Philips, olie-alley-oop
Next day: (Phone call)
"Hello Lance."
"Yeh."
"Umm, is there going to be a
contest at your house sometime
soon," asked Mark Gonzales
"No, it was yesterday."
"Yeh, who won!"
"Steve Douglas! And he hasn't
stopped skating yet."