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CONTENTS
APRIL 1988 VOLUME 8 NUMBER 4
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PROSE AND CONS
More verse and rhyme from
skate bards of our time, or
flights of fancy submitted by
the sublime.
AN ENGLISH SWINDLE
Ever get the feeling you've been
cheated? Salba and his cohorts
get taken for a ride on the other
side of the Atlantic.
54 We've tricked the world's
We've tricked the world's most
underrated skater, Joey McSqueeb,
into letting some of his secrets
out of the bag.
BALLS
625
As the years go by, the skate
tales get stretched, but the
photos still reveal true grit.
72
FIND YOUR OWN SPOT
Stop your whining and start
looking, because your skate scene
is only as good or as lame as you
make it.
AMATEURS
80:
96
More introductions to some of
the best amateur riders in the
skate world today, and a photo
finish of the final events of '87.
PIPE DREAMS
Put on your imagination cap and
start dreaming. Some extreme
skating structures from our
readers for you to ponder.
MOM'S MAKE-UP
A behind the scenes look at the
flashiest crap band in the L.A.
glam scene.
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL DROP
ASK THE DOCTOR
NOTES
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SKATER'S EDGE
37
SKARFING MATERIAL
39
PUSZONE
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III
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IGOR'S COLLECTION
TRASH / ON BOARD
PUZZLER
PRODUCT PATROL
STEP BY STEP
SOMETHIN' ELSE
COVER: Ten years after winning at Spring
Valley, Steve Alba is still powering pools.
Frontside tap-in, Dolphin Pool. Photo: Keenan
CONTENTS: Mini-shredder Collin calculates
a frontside wall transfer at Richmond Skate
Ranch in Vancouver, B.C. Photo: Kanights.
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