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PIPES
A well-rounded Billy Runaway tale
takes a look at workmen's worries in
America's heartland.
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SHALLOW END
Tight hips and quick lips are the stuff
that some skater's dreams are made of.
Story by Brian Brannon. .38
FRAMES OF MIND
Peel back your eyelids and comb back
your hair-here's another dose of visual
vignettes and written wisdom...44
CONTESTS, DEMOS
...and exhibitions-keeping you up to
date on the marketing and hierarchy
of skateboarding..
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FEBRUARY 1989
UNITED WE SKATE
If the skaters are united they can never
be divided. A push through the US.S.R.,
Japan, Peru and Israel.
HELL PLANTS
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Is your arm getting tired yet? Is blood
rushing into the cavity between your
ears? Welcome to hell!......70
COLD SWEAT '89
If winter white is giving you the blues
then take advantage of the season and
head for the hills.
DEVO
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Q: Are we not making a comeback
after four years? A: We are Devo MCM
grills Mark Mothersbaugh. .80
SICK OF IT ALL
Are you sick of all the so-called hard-
core bands? These NYC rockers tell
Mike Gitter why they are. .85
MAIL DROP
ASK THE DOCTOR
SKARFING MATERIAL
SKATER'S EDGE
IGOR'S COLLECTION
RANT 'N REEL
STEP BY STEP
PRODUCT PATROL
NOTES
TRASH / ON BOARD
SOMETHIN' ELSE
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COVER: 19-year-old Vladimir Morozov tic-
tacs through Lenin Plaza while the man looks
the other way. Photo: Torin Boyd.
CONTENTS: Brad Boardman throws down
an RB slide to fakie in a certain Santa Bar-
barian's warehouse. Sequence: Luke Ogden.
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