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HEY, DON'T DO THIS
Sequential slapstick skating or is this just
another laugh at Lance's?
FACIALS OF THE FEW
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Expressions between the sessions from our
stock photo file.
TALL TALES
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Gather 'round lil' chillin's, ol' pappy is gonna
tell you some skate lore from the glory days.
SNOWBOMINABLE
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A search for the hairy one and a few frozen
frames from Mt. Baker.
IN THE CROWD
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Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, and two shop
owners who skate.
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FEAR OF FLYING PART II
When was the last time you tucked it in at over
40 mph and lived to tell about it?.
CRO-MAGS
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Tighten up your boot laces, cinch up your
belts and pop in your earplugs.
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CALL FOR
DEMOS
POISON IDEA
Portland, Oregon's kings of punk display their
beefy brand of rock 'n roll.
MAIL DROP
12
ASK THE DOCTOR
34
SKARFING MATERIAL
37
RAMP PAGE.
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PUSZONE.
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POSTCARD.
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IGOR'S COLLECTION
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PUZZLER
95
TRASH / ON BOARD
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STEP BY STEP
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PRODUCT PATROL.
SOMETHIN' ELSE
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APRIL 1987 VOLUME 7 NUMBER 4
MED
COVER: In the vast wasteland between the Sier-
ra Madre range and the Rocky Mountains les
the smooth desert belly of mother nature. Even
here, suburban sprawl grows unchecked across
the fragile environment; fueled by water projects
that spare nothing in their path. Like parasites
on a fresh kill, a sturdy breed of skaters venture
into these badlands to feed on the carcasses of
man's excess. One structure, described as the
"Stonehenge" of skateable architecture was
built as a backdrop for a car commercial shoot.
Desert skater, Brian Brannon, clings like a lizard
on a hot rock below the unattainable edge of the
man-made monolith. Photo by Bryce Kanights.
CONTENTS: Couch skating sessions are get-
ting wild these days as serious cabin fever sets
in. Yes, even in California skaters are antsy to
get back out on rain-slicked street and ramp sur-
faces. Rob Roskopp, Keith Meek and Steve
Caballero fight off board-dom during an intense
story-telling session. For some tall skate tales,
turn to page 54. Photo by Moto.