FEATURES
36...COLD SNAP
T
Operating at sub-freezing temps without a skate to warm you up can be deadly.
Polar bear terrorizing on the streets of New York City.
41...HUGH IS BOD BOYLE?
Hugh has been placing consistently in the top four at the last umpteen pro vert
events and shows no sign of letting up, even when he slams himself silly at
the pro finals. Interview by KT.
48...PAY YOUR DUES
Shades of the seventies park scene or hope for the street-illegal nineties?
Skateparks public and private, wood and cement, are covering the land again.
56...SANTA BARBARIANS
This quiet mission town has housed more than one corporate roller giant, but
it's also known for its deep underground ranks and tasty terrain.
Dettperson reports.
62...ASPHALT ET CETERA
Hard lines in the world of real street pushers, who stop at nothing to get
their fix from the curbs, walls, bumps and banks of the city.
71...HOT SHOES
Colby Carter, Ray Barbee and Danny Sargent have rolled into the pro
ranks and earned respect in the street arena, but it hasn't altered
their daily skate schedules.
76...THE LAST INVERT
Jake could only stand dreaming about the old days and watching
the grandkids tear it up for so long before he dragged his old
bones to the halfpipe one last time. Fiction by Vaj Potenza.
78...A KRS-ONE WORLD
Kris Parker, admiral of Boogie Down Productions, is at no loss
for words about societal problems in this interview
by Steve Martin.
DEPARTMENTS
4...TALKING ED Park Parallel
6...MAIL DROP Letter Rip
23. ASK THE DOCTOR Blackhart Attack
27.
PRODUCT PATROL Pro Tester
30...SKARFING MATERIAL Diet Riot
32...STEP BY STEP Lipsliding Away
83...IGOR'S Off the Record
84...NOTES Rumors with a View
86...THRASHER READERS POLL Vote.
118...ON BOARD/TRASH Trade Show Off
127...SOMETHIN' ELSE Same Old Thing?
2
MAY
1990
COVER: Hell-bent to
obliterate any surface, fast furious
Frankie Hill beats another bannister into submission.
Conte
Contents
Road scholar Justin Yates redirects an ollie grab on a
lonely Santa Barbara backstreet. Turn to page
56 for the rest of the story on Santa
Barbara. Cover and contents
photos by M.Fo