Aaron Suski bites his upper lip and gets his
butt below a big stalefish in Tuscon, AZ.
When Steve Hennings isn't going off
on his fingerboard super-ramp, he's
going to fakie in his backyard bowl.
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90 THRASHER
addressed a group of white caps as "desert
people." He went on to tell them that they
also lived in dirt. Keep in mind, this came out
of the mouth of someone who grew up in
Southern Georgia.
Desert people or not, anyone who lives in
the Southwest has it made. They have the
best parks, ditches, and ramps, and the street
skating is good as well. A prime example of
this is the new concrete park in Albuquerque,
which was not open when we were there.
Twenty-four-hour security guards halted our
attempt at a late-night session. Take my
advice and go to Albuquerque as soon as
possible, just to skate the park. The desert
people we encountered were always hos-
pitable and took us in, gave us a floor to sleep.
on, and in a few instances fed us. Dan
Garcia's mouthwatering beans/rice/home-
made tortilla concoction was by far the best
sample of Southwest cuisine.
If you want to know what the life of desert
people is like, just picture this: a starry 60°
night, an Animal Chin-like backyard mini-
ramp, Aaron Suski blasting a stalefish while
his friend Gabe jams on an acoustic guitar,
and four dogs running around. It doesn't get
much better than that. Our time in the desert
ran out too fast. People had planes to catch in
Los Angeles, so we had to be on our way.
Three weeks have gone by, and the
Celebrity and I are still in California.
Everyone has returned home and all the
seats are vacant. I just got the oil changed
yesterday, so I guess that means it's good
for another 10,000 miles. Anyone want to
go on a trip?
The flapping of his fabrics shows
the speed at which Chris Head is
noseblunt sliding this picturesque
painted ledge in Santa Fe, NM.