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FEATURE
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WHO KILLED VERT? Backyard
ramps that once peppered the countryside
are gone from the horizon. Dick Dirtball looks for
clues on a trail that is far from cold.
COAST TO COAST Two contests
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happening the same weekend on opposite
sides of the country make for low entries and a light
purse but loads of gnar skating. Details from East
LA and Jax, Florida.
HUSTLERS With fast flair and street
smarts, today's skate pirates are working it
for all it is worth.
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THE SKATERS Into the fire of the pro 45
circuit, four men have stepped up the ante.
John Cardiel, Barker Barrett, Brian Ferdinand and
Jesse Neuhaus are here to burn.
BODY COUNT Ice-T and Body Count
blend street life and heavy metal to forge
music that stabs like an ice pick to the eye.
ZOUNDS Trippy rappers Mod Squad,
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New York bruisers The Unsane and feminine
sludge trio Babes in Toyland grace our space.
DEPARTMENTS
TALKING ED Park It....
MAIL DROP Letter Bomb
UP FRONT Bowl Bust....
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NOTES Rock Hard...
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STEP BY STEP Tech Tip....
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TRASH Gutter Ball....
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ON BOARD Boyled Alive
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SOMETHIN' ELSE Wild Card.
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COVER: Original gangster loe-T has his eye on you while Ramy Stratton
releases a monster tail grab to fekie freefall at another extinct vert ramp
Ice-T photo by Jon Wiederhom, Stratton photo by Chris Oriz
CONTENTS: The word street can mean many things to different people.
For Joonas Tumer, it means skating, but for the guy asleep on the
sidewalk, it is a way of le. Photo by Bryce Kanights.
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