COVER: In the shadow of the Bay
Bridge, Mike Carroll clears a void
and skids a long frontside tailslide.
CONTENTS: Make or broke? Jason
Carey dove into an uncertain fate
and nailed it, repeatedly.
Photos by Bryce Kanights.
FORTITUDE
March 1995
6 MAIL DROP "Religion is based only on fear"
18 UP FRONT 15-20 guys chain snaking their hearts out."
28 PAJAMAS Be a dick once in a while."
34 SCRABBLE liked being a junkman's son."
38 JASON JESSEE "An interview I never got."
46 DONGER -The uncanny ability to ollie."
52 SKATER OF THE YEAR "Mike Carroll."
58 LET IT SLIDE "Between control and disaster."
66 NEWBURGH A sense of dévà vu."
70 MORE GIRLS enjoy it too much to stop."
72 PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH "Conscious lyrics."
74 STEVE ALBINI "A common insult."
76 ZOUNDS-m
"I'm too banged up to skate."
92 NOTES 1just wanna fuck."
96 COLD SNAP "Sipping cocoa in the lunchroom."
102 PHOTO G Homespun and fun."
104 FRIEDMAN-Cherry Hill."
106 TRASH Yuletide revelry."
108 ON BOARD "We know you're all stupid."
110 SOMETHIN' ELSE "Trampoline to mini-ramp."