Contents
MAY 1985
Vol. 5 No.5
MAIL DROP
4
SKARFING MATERIAL
10
ASK THE DOCTOR
12
SKATER'S EDGE
14
FROM THE UNDERGROUND. 47
PUSZONE
50
STEP BY STEP
52
PRODUCT PATROL
55
ON BOARD/TRASH
56
SOMETHIN ELSE
63
THRASHER
Mag
Our summer contest
calendar is so massive this
month that we can't even fit
everything in. In addition,
the NSA 85 Series started
off with a bang down in Del
Mar's keyholen in
April 6
Tony Hawk ripped off first
place pool before an
over-capacity crowd and
Rodney Mullen, fell but
still managed a 1st place
freestyle showing Tony's
interview starts on page 32.
Contents: Craig Johnson
hurls his large frame
around the Del Mar kidney,
grind. Photo: Mofo
Cover: High plains dritter,
John Gibson tests the
altitudes in a giant Texas
pipe at dawn. Photo: Kevin
J. Thatcher.
POOLS RULE
A basic primer for the uninitiated. 18
TEXAS PIPE ADVENTURE
The search for the big one in the big
state pays off
... 24
HAWK TALK
Blo radster vertical master, Tony
Hawk, comes down to earth
long enough to discuss
his skating, etc.
C.A.S.L. KICKOFF
..... 32
A premier amateur showcase, the
CASL series gets a solid start in 1985
at Upland ........
METALLICA
42
Speedrock is storming and stomping
on the current underground music
scene
... 49
so madrid
Thrashe
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