BEN SCHROEDER
1ST Place Raging Waters
DOGTOWN SKATES
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SNOWBOARD SHOPS
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PO BOX 5512 VENICE, CA 9029 (213) 677-2900
TORONTO SHOW
A turbulent tale of skate terrorism
in the Great White North. Dick
Steele recounts blurred details from the
professional street and ramp event.
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GO DIRECTLY TO JAIL
The story of Dedders the skate
pirate, the first victim of skate
harassment. He was sentenced for a crime
that he did not commit.
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PHOENIX FOLLIES
Screaming hot skate action in the
Valley of the Sun. Tales of Phoeni
cian skate heroes and the terrain they have
conquered narrated by Brian Brannon.
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FRAMES OF MIND
A bevy of shots culled from our
photo files, isolated instances of
intense individual efforts from everyday
skate existence, intended to inspire action.
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CONTEST COVERAGE
Amateur ramp riders in Indiana
and San Diego, plus professional
lip trickery and world record attempts at
the Raging Waters ramp.
PLAN YOUR DAY
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"A stitch in time saves nine." "Look
before you leap." Potatohead
advises on the advantages of mapping out
your days for maximum skate mileage.
ZODIAC MINDWARP
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Mike Gitter talks with Mark Man-
ning, the overlord of a warped gang
of garish grebo rockers and guru of
psychedelic storm trooper philosophy.
HENRY ROLLINS
The former lead singer of Black
Flag is still waving his own banner
high. Read more about him in an interview/
spoken word performance emceed by MCM.
BOOK'EM
A search through our library un-
covered these dusty relics of
skate literature. We've reviewed them for
our ravenous readers to digest.
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL DROP
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SKATER'S EDGE
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SKARFING MATERIAL
RAMPAGE
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PUSZONE
NOTES
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IGOR'S COLLECTION
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TRASH ON BOARD
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PRODUCT PATROL
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STEP BY STEP
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SOMETHIN' ELSE
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COVER: Longtime Phoenix wildcat Sam
Esmoer holds a floater over the Moon Bowl
in Phoenix, AZ. Photo by M.Fo.
CONTENTS: Torn, tattered and ready for
more. Photo by Bryce Kanights.