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CONTENTS
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NO STRANGERS TO DANGER
Five fearless friends meet at the newest secret structure to clash styles and breach
all rules of ramp etiquette. Fiction by Brian Brannon.
ROBERT WILLIAMS
A candid talk with the most outrageous painter/illustrator to come out of the
original underground comics generation. Interview by Lynn Coleman.
SKATETOWNS: DENVER
AUGUST 1988
Jim Hall works at Sessions Snowboards during the winter, skates whenever he
can and tells the story of the Mile High skate scene.
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MINI-SHREDDERS
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Here come the tiny tots. A look at some of the youngest skateboarders we've 58
ever seen. Photograffiti submitted by our readers.
ERIC DRESSEN
Speaking of mini-shredders, here's a guy who started skating at age four, was
sponsored at ten and is leading the pack at twenty. Interview by Kevin Thatcher.
CURBS
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They're not too hard to find, but riding one in a full-speed, layback, lock-on grind
takes some practice in the view of curb enthusiast Gavin O'Brien.
CONTEST COLLAGE
Contest reports from around the country tell of hot young lads skating down.
NSA ams in St. Pete & Redding, Skate for Fun in TX, fake bank in AZ....
BERT LAMAR
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Longtime skateboarder Bert Lamar started snowboarding two years ago and
now flies at the top of the pro snow heap. Interview by Keith Stephenson.
DUNCAN KENNEDY
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You win some, you luge some. This U.S. Olympic team luger has slid his way
into a world class ranking, but is skating his true love? Interview by Kurt Carlson.
TOMMY STUPID
We're not sure if you could call this British clown dumb, but this Stupid interview
by Pushead will no doubt leave your head numb.
GAYE BYKERS ON ACID.
Call them cultural terrorists or just call them twisted rock and rollers. This band
of merry men make the Sex Pistols look like Girl Scouts. By Mike Gitter.
DEPARTMENTS
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MAIL DROP
ZINE THING
ASK THE DOCTOR
SKATER'S EDGE
SKARFING MATERIAL
PUSZONE
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IGOR'S
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ON BOARD/TRASH
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PRODUCT PATROL
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STEP BY STEP
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SOMETHIN' ELSE
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COVER: Detail, from Robert Williams' piece entitled, "Make your obsession palatable, you might have to eat
it." See page 46 for more artwork and troubled thoughts.
CONTENTS: Steve Caballero carves around a relaxed S.F. citizen at the China Banks. Photo by Bryce Kanights.