PHILADELPHIA
LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
EARLY IN THE MORNING of Saturday, September 24, 1994,
the first truckload of obstacles was on its way to a pro/am
contest sponsored by Sub Zero. The moment the last of the
ramps was unloaded, the skateboarders were approached by
park and recreation officials. All of the positive feedback they
had received before the event rapidly deteriorated. The
skaters tried to explain the situation to the man but he would
not hear it. The clock was ticking and the skaters needed to
relocate. Fortunately the early arrivals helped reload the
ramps. The alternate spot was just down the block under
Interstate 95 where there were not as many houses. The move
resulted in less complaints and more skating.
The sessioning took its course as tons of skaters congregat-
ed in the area. Luckily, the new location did not confuse those
who really wanted to get down and catch a few bruises on the
street course. They managed to skate until six pm before the
fuzz came along and told them to shut it down. The pigs said
the contest had to be on "state property as opposed to the
"recreation area" where they were skating. Contest number
two got the boot from its designated spot. The second shut-
down of the day-our people needed to know where the
actual contest was going to be held. Working together with
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Sometimes it seems like the only way to have a contest is to
have it anarchy style. On the contest weather map. Philly
looks like the hot spot. Caught in the sights of many a bail
gun, Jahmel Williams (opposite top) kickflips the gap. Hard
charging Rick Oyola (opposite bottom) bounds a foolish vid
jock who happened to stray onto the course. The City of
Brotherly Love is known for its great landmarks. With William
Penn standing sentry on top, City Hall (left) is one of the more
photogenic. The long arm of the law (top) paid a friendly visit
to the site to make sure no one was doing pressure flips and
to kick them out of the second location. Up from the nation's
capitol, Andy Stone is caught in mid 360 flip above some
wack ass plywood hoopties before the migration. Fuckin' pigs.