Toront
98 THRASHER
Skateboarding 10
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Words by Jay Revel
Photos by Scott Pommi
TTENTION STUDENTS/BUNGHOL
Welcome to Thrasher's new cla
"Toronto Skateboarding 101." I
your teacher, Mr. Revelle, and I am a Canadia
It is here, young ones, that you will learn everyth
you need to know about the skate scene in Toro
Ontario, Canada-what it is, where it is, how it is, a
why it is. And for those who want to buil
strong scene full of good-as-shit amate
good-as-shit pros, and good-as-shit terrain
you will soon have the necessary skills
your success.
First of all, let's go over some basic inform
tion. For those students from places
Calcutta or Kansas or someplace like t
Toronto is situated alongside the Great Lake
North America, Lake Ontario to be ex
Toronto has one of the fastest growing pop
tions in the world, and it's the biggest city
Canada. It's very modern, liberal, and multi
tural. Modern architecture is everywh
there's plenty of art prominently displayed,
various ethnic areas such as Little Italy, L
Korea, and Chinatown dot the city. Accord
to Americans, most people here say words s
as "about, "house," and "out" in an odd wa
know this because my American friends
informed me of this fact on numerous o
sions. Toronto is also regarded as a really cle
safe city. Although we do have murder
rapists, necrophiliacs, and other weirdos, t
percentage is pretty low.
The skateboarding scene here is strong
there is one drawback: winter. About fou
five months of the year it is too cold to
Right: Corey Sheppard has incalculable bo
control. This switch backside 5-0 is easy mon
even on a rounded double-set ledge.