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PIPELINE R.I.P.
Screamin' Lord Salba and other Bad-
landers mourn the loss of a curved
classic from days gone by......28
SKATE HOCKEY
No ice, no net and no penalty bax, hell,
there aren't even any rules. A new wild
sport report by Dick Wagon....35
FÊTE IN PHOENIX
Roving, raving sun devil Brian Bran-
non documents the Superbowl of pro
freestyle and streetstyle......38
SKATETOWN: PORTLAND
It's been two decades and skaters in the
City of Roses still reign in the rain.
Bill Donahue spouts.
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CROP TOPS
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Meet more of those clean-cut lads before
they sink into the depraved world of
professional skateboarding... .48
BRECKENRIDGE
Pro snowboarders launched the World Cup
series in Colorado and Bryce Kanights
was there to record it.
LUST FOR LIFE
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A portrait of man's desire to relish the
gift of existence and stretch the boun-
daries of rationality. ......58
PENN & TELLER
What do you get when you cross a punk
Abbot and Costello with David Copper-
field and Run DMC?
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CIRCUS OF POWER
Step right up and see the hottest
quartet from the biggest freak show on
earth. Ringmaster Gitter barks. 74
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IGOR'S COLLECTION
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PRODUCT PATROL
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COVER: Brian Brannon on edge under a
blazing Arizona sunset at Thrasherland.
Photo by Kevin J. Thatcher.
CONTENTS: Rock 'em, sock 'em Bill Dan-
forth dashes a layback across the Sacto
mini-ramp. Photo by Chuck Kata.