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skaters in the world. The link
goes something like Jethro
Bodine to J. J. Rogers to the
masses Cuffs are out and
hightops are for queers. Skip
the laces and cut off your
sixty-dollar shoes so your
mom will kill you.
SELF HELP
Chicken (above) rides a di-
nosaur board in his own
backyard. Since it's his house.
he makes the rules-if you
ride the old stuff, you
don't need copers. The
Burnside project is a poor
man's dream spot with no
rules, no fees and not
pads, built by skaters for
skaters. John Cardiel
(below) flaps a front-
side rock in Burnside's
oldest bowl. The lesson
here is do it yourself. Why ask
when the answer is no? Take
responsibility for your own des-
tiny, then you can only blame
yourself for the consequences.
RISING AND FALLING STARS
Omar Hassan (right) is the
man of the moment. He beat
Hawk in San Jo and blasted off
in S.F. The moves of the year
were nose bonks, tail grabs and
late shove-its. No place was safe
from madmen like Chad Vogt,
who blew minds with
Caballerial shuffles-to-fakie and
BC
SE
TOWN
PAPE
nose grind tail grabs
off the extension to
one-footed reentry
(left) at 43. The lines
between vert, street
and freestyle dissolve
in front of our eyes.
Sometimes all a guy
can do is watch, espe-
cially if he's laid up
with an injury like
Caballero or Kaupas
(right). So what's a
little pain? If you
couldn't get hurt.
would it any fun?
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