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O.K. Rick, here's a few dingy questions
that can't go unanswered. How do you pro-
nounce lien air? Is it pronounced like spleen
or spline? And what gives when that other
mag spells it lean half the time and lien the
other? Should I ignore this? Also, what's a
no-handed lipslide (on a ramp) as opposed
to with-hands? Where does it go? And what
the hell is a nose blunt? Example: a wooly
mammoth is a fakie invert nose blunt. Say
what?? Also, don't you think 8 foot wide
ramps are a waste? Please reply.
Troy White
Abilene, TX
Lien air/len, lean/aer/ 1 n. Skateboard
maneuver. Procedure involving expert
physical movement, spelled lien because
it's Neil, the inventor of the trick, spelled
backwards. That's the way it's spelled
and that's the way it's pronounced. Next,
no-handed lipslide sounds like a regular
lip slide. I don't think a lip slide with hands
is a certified move. Maybe you just in-
vented one, but first you have to do it.
Blunt air is where you go straight up
above the lip and stall on your back truck
then yank it and fakie back down. In this
respect a nose blunt would be a very
heavy move that goes as follows: Fakie
backwards up the wall, going above the
lip and stalling on the front truck, then
yank it and go straight back down. Wooly
Mammoth? Neil again, and it's done
much like you described it, fakie invert to
front truck stall. As far as eight foot wide
ramps go, any ramp is better than none.
A waste? Not exactly.
MIG RIG
I am a technical production student at the
North Carolina School of the Arts, and I
recently discovered a way to put 'new life' in-
to old trucks.
My trucks were ground down almost
through to the axle and I took my board to the
metal shop at school and layed a MIG bead
on the ground-down section. Now, the MIG
machine must be set up for aluminum and
the amperage low enough so that it doesn't
burn through to the steel axle. This seriously
helped revamp my trucks and I would very
definitely recommend it to anyone who has
access to a MIG machine.
Paul Harris
Greensboro, NC
Jump on the bandwagon, dude. You're
in the same boat as everyone and their
brother from here to Buffalo. As far as
parks go, they cost about a million bucks
and if the population of your town isn't at
least ten-percent skaters then forget it.
Parks are a bummer anyway. Along with
every park comes rules and regs and they
suck. So just keep on searching for more
pools or you could build a ramp. Buy the
plans from the mag to find out how. Later.
with Rick Blackhart ALIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT
Hey, great idea. I'm sure the other per-
son who has access to a MIG welding
machine will benefit tremendously from
your input. What other person? You
know, the one in a million who has access
to a MIG and just happens to skate too.
No, seriously, this is a good idea and it
works too. Anyone out there wishing to
do this might find themselves a little hard-
pressed to get ahold of a MIG welder, but
definitely a great truck revamper. Thanks
for the input.
HICKS AND STICKS
I'm a 15 year old in high school. Everyday
I go to school, mind my own business, come
home and skate no problem, right. But there
are these buttheads in almost all my classes
that give me the business. First they say
skating sucks, then they say my clothes look
stupid and I belong in a circus. Then they'll
push me around just because I'll tell them
that's their opinion. And I'll say what do you
do for excitement, go out and hunt deer and
ride motorcycles and listen to AC/DC and all
that other crap. I tell them I just skate, and all
they want to do is fight me like a bunch of
crazy hicks. What I want to know is how to
get away from all this, anything I say just
seems to make things worse.
Steve Wilson
Roseville, CA
Well, I definitely have to sympathize
with you. I just got back from Roseville
and it did indeed suck. Especially the guy
at the 7-11 near the speedway. One thing
to remember; I've found that most people
who don't like skating, can't skate and
couldn't if they tried and this fact pisses
them off. Try just to ignore these idiots,
and if you still really want to "get away
from it all," do just that, move.
POOL HOPPER
I'm from Chicago and I've only been
skating for a little while, but I'm good enough
to try a skatepark and so is everyone else in
this city. And there is not one single decent
hill here. So we have to go pool hopping, but
now we've been kicked out of every one, or
else they're filled with water. I don't know
what to do, go talk to the park district or
what?
KLJ
Chicago, IL
When I go skating nowadays, my trucks
seem to tilt to the right. I just noticed it about
a month ago and my trucks are about a year
old. It seems this never happened before. I
took the trucks apart and cleaned them nice
and good and then I put them back on my
skate and they still turned the board to the
right. I don't think it's my style (I'm goofy-
footed) because I rolled my board down the
block with no one on it and it still turned to the
right. What can I do to make my skate go
straight?
M.M.
San Francisco, CA
Basically what you have here is a
simple process of elimination. Start off by
making sure your trucks are parallel to
each other then replace your bushing.
Most likely this will solve your problem. If
not, then check to see if your axle is bent.
If so, buy some new trucks. After a year
it's about time.
PAY TO PLAY
I am tired of hearing people bitch about us
skaters! They are trying to outlaw it in Los
Gatos, Capitola and probably in many other
areas. I was skating in Los Gatos and an old
lady came outside of her house. She said, "I
don't want you around here again!" Solkin-
da accidently rammed my board into her car.
She wants to sue me. She wanted my name
and number. I gave it to her. I put down John
Doe, 555-5555 and told her B.S. I skated off
and when I went around the corner here
comes the same car I "accidently" bashed.
A guy comes out, in his mid-40's, and told
me to get my ass over there! I swiftly skated
into a mall. Next thing I know my friends said
that mall security was looking for me. I guess
those idiots gave them my description. What
should I, or can I do?
Jimmy "Jeopardy" Watkins
San Jose, CA
You blew it dude. If you're going to pull
stunts like that you'll have to learn to pay
for it. I'd stay away from L.G. if I were you.
This kind of thing is what bums people on
skating. Think about it.
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