Thrasher Magazine July 1989 — Page 28
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            NOT THE
AMERICAN
TYPE
Check out three skaters
who shatter the mold of
the stereotypical skate rat.
VISION
INNOVATES
R
GATOR FIVE
MODEL
32" X 10"
S INCH
EXTENDED NOSE
MINI & NEON
ALSO AVAILABLE
Laura Pederson
At 23, Laura is one of the
youngest partners on Wall
Street, trading with the
specialist firm of Spear,
Leads and Kellog-Investors,
Inc. By day, Laura competes
on the floor of the American
Stock Exchange in New York
City. After work she
k she enjoys
a hectic skate from her
Greenwich Village apart-
ment to grab a slice of pizza,
avoiding taxis al
taxis along the way.
"The best way to fight
gridlock," she says. Laura
began trading at 20 and has
already experienced the big-
gest ever crash in stock
prices. She
She describes it,
like dropping in on a ramp
and having your bearings fall
out But Laura's always
ready for adventure; "I want
to learn to skate in 6" spike
heels." We'll be there.