JUST A
LITTLE
OUT OF CONTROL
IN ST.LOUIS
PHOTOS M. FÖCHE
STORY JOHN LUCERO
The St. Louis VP Fair Independence Day celebration
provided a festive setting for the most amazing
demonstration of professional vertical skateboard-
Ing. Tony Magnussen (below) blasts high above
everyone's heads in the ominous presence of the
magnificent St. Louis Arch, Gateway to the West.
Opposite page: Fair-goers are relieved from the
sweltering heat courtesy of the St. Louis F.D., while
a stunt driver temporarily Intensifies his situation
atop a high platform. Lance Mountain (bottom left)
slashes a lip layback in scalp tight head gear.
Grosso, Roskopp and Lucero, blend with east amid
native squaws and even "demonstrate" their own
ceremonial dance.
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UNION
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