PHOTOGRAFFITL
Most kids your age are slugs who live vicariously through televised wrestling and such. But you're out
there killing it every day in the real world where the blood that flows ain't no stage prop. Send your best
unscripted clips to Photograffiti c/o Thrasher, PO Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
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1. The "dirt gap" in Mesquite, NV, was fun and all that, but Chris Ray decided to make
an old spot new again by including the whole sidewalk when he did this heelflip. Photo:
Johnny Rivera. 2. The wack transitions on this Gloucester, MA, quarterpipe leave
Justin Davidson hanging out to dry over the coping. He learned the hard way that
he'd better bring it back in. Photo: Rob Woods. 3. Board leveled off, heavy front foot,
back foot gettin' toe-y; that's how they're done, son. Steve Romaniuk frontside
noseslides in Surrey, Canada. Photo: Kevin Romaniuk. 4. Alan Petersen himself
wasn't snagging early release backside grabs in pools at the age of nine. Note to
Corona, CA's Chris Graham: You're on the right track, kid. Photo: Rob Graham.
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5. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. The snake
sessions at Burnside can get pretty ugly, so this kid
figured his only chance to ride was with the help of a
local. Photo: Annie Mercedes. 6. There's always that one
neighborhood kid who can pop 'em a little higher than
the rest. Jason Rodriguez of Santa Barbara, CA, is the
only one of the bunch who doesn't have
to replace the cone every try. 7. Bring
the kids, pack for a picnic, and prepare
to burn. Sean Melody sent in this photo
of the questionably named state park
where the 151 team holds their
company outings. 8. Blunts are easy to
pose, but Patrick Hood of Palm Desert,
CA, swears he took this one back fakie.
9. If Kellan Smith really trusted his bro's
skills he would have laid down on the
last step. Derek Tichenor clears eight
and a pair of horns. Photo: Mike Sohns.
10. This staircase snap into a rough
landing goes out to Kay Mari Yetz.
11/26/65-11/9/99 R.I.P.
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