Contents
JUNE 1985
Vel 5 No.6
THRASHER
Mag
LONE
RANGER
Cover: Bursting off of our
cover this month, Steve
Caballero is locked into a
much dreaded (and braided
and Sed) frontside hand-
plant. The pool, Jew-drop
in San Jose, was bulldozed
as we went to press, but we
all know, skating can't
sustain if the terrain re-
mains the same.
For more upside down and
twisted action check page
23.
Contents: Gregg Smith, a
new face in the Amateur
freestyle win column these
days, shows 1st place form
at Del Mar. Chaos' begins
on page 32
SPOT CHECK
Men create artificial terrain and
leave it to the elements. Skaters
discover this terrain and leave it to
aggression
UPSIDE DOWN AND
TWISTED
Handplants/Inverts, who first
grabbed on to the idea...
18
23
CHAOS AT DEL MAR NSA
1985 No. 1
Amidst craziness and innovation,
Tony Hawk soars high above the pack
to snag a victory. Plus-a view-
strong opinions about skating and
"professionalism"
32
STREET TALK
We've come a long way since
Jan & Dean.
42
MAIL DROP
4
SKARFING MATERIAL
10
SKATER'S EDGE
12
ASK THE DOCTOR
14
FROM THE UNDERGROUND... 47
METAL EDGE
51
IGOR'S COLLECTION.
52
STEP BY STEP
55
ON BOARD/TRASH........
SOMETHIN' ELSE
56
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Thrasher Magazine (1SSN 0742-4922), June 1985, Vol. 5, No. 6. Published monthly by High Speed Productions, Inc., P.O. Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570. Cover
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