RASIED
Kelly Belmar's pool (right) is
very similar to a clamshell, and
after you fly off the facewall, the cor
ner awaits. Frontside to hell. Around the
corner from his house, Omar (opposite top)
heelfips Gilligan's Island. An overturned bench
(opposite bottom) and a frontside 5-0-sweet.
Omar Hassan
Trendoids from outer
space may think they
rule the sport of
skateboarding, but
they know not the
explosive force of
Omar Hassan. In a
pool, on a ramp or in
the streets, Omar is a
true powerhouse that
knows no bounds.
How old are you now?
Twenty
Who introduced you to skating?
Actually it was Mad Rat Shorts
and Luanne, which is the owner of
Vision's sister. She had a bunch of
kids that were just little hoodlums
that skated, and she would take
aver, like she even took me over
to Upland for my first time and
signed as my mom.
How old were you then?
About eleven. It was pretty
cool because I've always had peo-
ple that were fully into it, every-
one skated and it was cool.
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS BY BRYCE KANIGHTS.