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Last month you were introduced to some hot amateur skaters from California.
We continue along the same line this month, traveling east of the Rockies to catch
up with five more radical ams at the Midwest skate camp in St. Louis.
Age: 23
Josh Marlowe
Hometown: Ocean City, MD
Years Skating: 15
Favorite Spol: CCCC/Ocean Bow!
Favorite Trick:
Future: The
Indy Airs
Travel more, go to Texes, head
west, I'm still having fun. There's no
need to turn pro
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Age: 23
Brian Mank
Hometown: Maumee, OH
Years Skating: 12
Favorite Spot:
Anywhere
Favorite Trick: Frontside handplant,
Madonna
Future: Skate anywhere and anytime
I can, go out to California again.
Comment: "Loosen your trucks and
bend your knees."
Age: 18.
Bill Tocco
Hometown: Detroit, MI
Years Skating: 10
Favorite Spot: Endless Summer
Skatepark, Mobile Alabama Ramp
Favorite Trick: Saran Wrap, Talking
during inverts
Future: I'm young so I'm
m going to
enter contests, I don't want to rush
anything 'til I'm ready.
Age: 23
Lenny Byrd
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Years Skating: 13
Favorite Spot: The
The Ramp Ranch in all
its different locations, Blue Room Pool
Favorite Trick: Not a Boneless (that's
how I broke my arm), Frontside Grind
in a pool
Future: Gonna cruise the East Coast,
then up to O.C. Hang out and skate
Island
Sports
Age: 20
Jimmy O'Brien
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Years Skating: 5
Favorite Spot: Ramp Ranch III
Favorite Thick: Eggplants, Layback
Rollouts, Photographed here, Smith
Grind at
SKB Camp
Future: Skate and travel as much as
possible.
Comment: "Good luck and a good
buzz"