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48 HOURS OVER TOKYO
Our well-travelled correspondent,
Billy Runaway, takes a free ride
through the high fashion circuit in
Tokyo but has to pay to skate
THRASHED ON THE
TRASH
Burns, busts, bummers and rip-offs
may have over-shadowed some fine
skating as NSA returns to VA Beach
for No. 3
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A tale of brash adventure where the
conquest of rugged terrain is the law
which separates the warriors from the
weak
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DEMO GODS
A lot of pro skaters have discovered
SATEL
AUGUST 1986
Vol. 6 No. 8
THRASHER
MAGAZINE
a lucrative lifestyle on the demo circuit
METALLICA
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In between speed riffing metal
power, touring the coliseums with
Ozzy and dealing with all the hype,
Pushead discovers that James
Hetfield and Kirk Hammet find time to
relax by pushing around their skates
MAIL DROP
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Cover: Where skaters gather. Throughout thes
ASK THE DOCTOR
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SKATER'S EDGE
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recent Pro/Am at VA Beach, skaters from a
points East mixed it up in the parking lot of
SKARFING MATERIAL
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STEP BY STEP
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Trashmore ramp, the only place they can legally
skate. Here Mike Valleyly hand walks a sad
plant in front of an equally able crew Photo
by Mofo. Inset: James Hetfield, Metallica.
IGOR'S COLLECTION
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Contents: Scott Oster (left) and Aaron Murray
IN THE CROWD
Profiles on John Malvino, BLAST!
and Aussie skater, musician and zine
editor David Ross
RANT 'N REEL.
ON BOARD/TRASH
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clicking out at a total bust public pool in Los
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Angeles near LAX Photo by Chuck Katz
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