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FEBRUARY 1987
Vol. 7 No. 2
EMERGENCY 191
ESERVE
ANATOMY OF A CONTEST
FLYER
Luckily, a flyer does not a contest
make. Here we take a look at some
of the best and worst...
GARAGE SAILING
Buckle up your belts and get out
your pocket books. This month
Potato Head is taking us on a tour
of the garage sale circuit
"TAKE ME TO YOUR
LEADER"
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ONE HIT
Whether you call them kickturn
ramps, V4-pipes, jump ramps, launch
ramps or altogether lame, you've
only got one shot so you'd better
try and make the most of it.
THRASH-A-THON
Once again, skaters-pro, am and
indifferent-give their all for the
annual 72 hour Thrash-a-thon on
the Cal Poly campus in San Luis
Obispo
MAIL DROP
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ASK THE DOCTOR
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SKARFING MATERIAL
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RAMP PAGE
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STEP BY STEP
PUSZONE.
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IGOR'S COLLECTION
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TRASH/ON BOARD
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PRODUCT PATROL.
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SOMETHIN' ELSE
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IN THE CROWD
Close encounters at the NSA/Bare
Cover Pro/Am ramp/street jam held
in Tempe, Arizona. Skatoid Brian.
Brannon tells the story
Meet Lance Benson, one incredible
skater
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1986: THE SOUND THAT
ROARED
PHOTOGRAFFITI
A typically wild and wacky display
of reader submissions..
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It was a pretty powerful year in
music. Pushead summarizes the
highlights in words and photos...81
COVER: Chris Doherty, power guitarist for
Gang Green, gets a rock air at the On Broad-
way in S.F. Photo by Mofo
CONTENTS: Thrusting into a tough wall sec-
tion, Joe Conti stays low to avoid another com-
mon street obstacle-the police cruiser.
Photo by Mofo
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BLENDER
KNEE PADS
Rector
AGGRESSOR