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GOOD
HOT
SHOES
Here's another up-close look at some young blood currently
pumping up the pro ranks-Danny Sargent is barely old enough
to buy beer, Ray Barbee was pro before he could vote and Colby
Carter can't even get a driver's license yet. Watch them innovate
and dominate on any surface, however, and you'll realize that
age means nothing to these scrappy saplings. They're a source
of inspiration for youthful rollers everywhere and a source of
insomnia for other more well-known types. Call them Hot Shoes,
call them Upstarts, call them anything you want...just make sure
you call them when you find a killer new spot.
RAY-You had
a pretty success-
ful rookie year as a
you do as well as
pro in '89. Did yo
you wanted to?
Yeah. I didn't even think I'd do
as well as I did. I placed fifty
something in my first pro contest-
the Hawaii mini-ramp.
How did that make you feel?
I thought it would be hard after
that. I got third in Munster and I was
DANNY-How old are you?
By the time that this comes out
I'll be twenty-one.
Why do you skate?
For freedom, transportation, ag-
gression, fun..
What got you into skating?
Reading Skateboarder Maga-
Izine in the library. In
about 1977 or 1978.
How old were you?
About ten.
COLBY-Tell me a little bit
about yourself.
I was born in Miami Beach,
Florida. I lived there for
six months, then It
moved here to Phoenix
Where did you start
skating?
My neighbor across the street.
had a little banana board. I was
over at his house one day and
started riding it up and down the (