The Triple Crown Affair
Nice Guys Finish First
Words and Photos
by Michael Burnett
W
ITH THE INFLUX OF
loot flooding the
professional contest
circuit, it's getting difficult
for even the dopest of skaters
to be too cool for school.
Granted, contests still pretty
much suck. Ranking skating
is a lot like ranking television.
Happy Days or Laverne and
Shirley? Nobody cares.
ard Rock
VAI:
Wighe
inpersArld
Vans
Left: When the announcer called his name,
Tony TNT Trujillo was up in the VIP area stuffing his
pockets with the free Butterfingers. "Ah man, fuck it!"
Above: Matt Beach frontside flicks his way into first
and $15,000. That's a whole mess of Bibles!
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