BINGHAM
NEW
BLOCKHEAD
SKATE
SKATER MADE
BLOCKHEAD
NOT JUST ANOTHER
SKATEBOARD COMPANY
EPOXY
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8% x 30%
NEW ADDRESS!
104 LINCOLN
ROSEVILLE CA.95678
916-788-2108
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MAGAZINE
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Edward Riggins
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Thatcher
PHOTO EDITOR AT LARGE
MoFo
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Rick D. Noll
ADVERTISING/PRODUCT SALES
Matt Etheridge
TYPOGRAPHY
Kurt Carlson
DARKROOM TECH
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DESIGN/PRODUCTION
Enrico Chandoha
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MUSIC EDITOR
Brian Schroeder
EDITORIAL STAFF
Rick Blackhart, Bob Denike
Morizen Foche, Claus Grabke
"Lowboy." Don Redondo
PHOTOGRAPHERS
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Jeff Newton, David Omer
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Thomas Baracek, Chef-Boy-Am-I-Hungry,
Chauf Fer, Dewbag, Barry Evans,
Pleasant Gehman, Mike Gitter, Mike Matlock,
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Jonny Ray
Ken McGuire, Pushead
PRODUCTION
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Jose Federico Flores, Rick Rotsaert
CIRCULATION
Colleen Pisaneschi, Maria Martinez
Ricardo Cespedes
MANUFACTURING DISTRIBUTION
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THRASHER Magazine (ISSN 0742-4922), May
1986, Vol. 6, No. 5. Published monthly by High Speed
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