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Story and Photos
by Kevin J. Thatcher
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Oh...Hello and welcome to the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii,
where the top skaters in the world have gathered once again for a
streetstyle shootout. Last year it was a rage on the mini-ramp won by Steve
Caballero. This year the boys hit the boards on this beautiful Steve-o-
designed streetstyle course. We'll be right back after this.
THRASH TV EDITORIAL:
Yes this is paradise folks, but let's take a moment to get down to the nitty-gritty.
As far as the forty pro skaters who had been judged worthy of continuing the
much maligned NSA pro tour's foray onto the Isle of Oahu were concerned, this
month's event may as well have taken place in Louisville, Kentucky, or Boise,
Idaho. No slag on the bluegrass or the spuds, but, another arena, another
streetstyle course, another semi-dodgy spectator turnout. Know what I'm
First place finisher Eric D fandles his tail. Photo: John Dettman