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TORN & TATER'D
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A street rat's guide to thrift store
shopping by the King of Cool,
Potato Head.
THE INCOMPLETE
ROSKOPP
From Ohio to Santa Cruz, Rob.
Roskopp has skated a long way and
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he's not through yet..
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CONTEST CONTRAST
Contests in different parts of the
country on different terrain point out
the variety of skating going on...60
BONELESS ONES
Not just a trick anymore, this Bay
Area band is into skating and playing
for the fun of it.
IN THE CROWD
BOARD SPORTS
Skimming, skurfing and snowboar-
ding top this month's list of side
stance skate-related sports that
begin with S.
MAIL DROP
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ASK THE DOCTOR
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SKATER'S EDGE.
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SKARFING MATERIAL
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RAMP PAGE
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ROBBING BANKS
Skaters have been tapping the
dormant energy out of banks since
Artist Chet 'XnO' Darmstaedter,
skate-covering author Mark Mardon
and Chuck Treece..
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PUSZONE
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TRASH/ON BOARD
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skate day one.
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STEP BY STEP
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PRODUCT PATROL.
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MEDIA DARLINGS
SOMETHIN' ELSE
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An over-the-shoulder, sneak peek
at a full-tilt session in a dreamlike
reservoir setting...
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VANCOUVER: OVEREXPO'D
An international field of skaters,
pro and am, turned out for the World
Championships in Vancouver, B.C.,
the rest is history.
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DECEMBER 1986 VOL. 6 NO. 11
THRASHER
MAGAZINE
COVER: Amid tight security and a hectic
schedule of events at the World Champion-
ships in Vancouver, Canada, most skaters
found time to skate and have fun. Chris Miller
drives a frontside air out of the snake run at
Vancouver Skate Park. Photo by Moto
CONTENTS: Little Erik Cordova, barely bigger
than his board, wheels a backside kicktum at
a demo in Hanford, CA near Fresno.
Photo by Bryce Kanights.