January 1988


Inside This Mag: The Raging Waters' Boomer Ramp Contest in San Jose, CA, the Olympic Velodrome NSA street and freestyle show in Carson, CA and a survey of skaters known for their lippy maneuvers

January 1988
Cover: Eric Dressen – Tail Tap. Photo: Katz

Also In This Issue: Skaters over 30 who are still on a roll Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, hot ams Mike Conroy, Mike Cresini, Dan Brown, Sergie Ventura, Rob Mertz, Dave Lemieux and Clint Deaton and the Hell Tour with John Lucero, Marty Jimenez, John Grigley, Steve Rocco, Joe Johnson, Mike Vallely and Johnee Kop

Music Articles:
Dee Dee Ramone and Uniform Choice


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Natas Kaupas Speed Wheels ad, Santa Cruz ad


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Micke Alba, Contents page


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Powell Peralta ad, Gullwing ad


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Gordon and Smith Skategear, Claus Grabke Santa Cruz ad


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Walker Nightmare ad, Gotcha ad


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Safari Burton Snowboards ad, Bullet wheels ad


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Alva Rector ad


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Smoothill Sports Distributors, Mail Drop, Beware Records ad


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Surf City, Mail Drop, Sergie Ventura Hosoi ad


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California Cheap Skates, Mike Vallely Venture ad


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Vision Streetwear ad, Z-Rollers ad


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Palo Alto Sport Shop, Magnusson Designs


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Go Skate ad, Subscribe page


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Free Flight, Sessions Snowboard Shop


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Armored Saint, Steadham Designs


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Thrasher Ramp Plans, Seaflex ad, Quik Caps, Skate Safely


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Madrid ad, Bill Danforth Alva Skates ad


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Stick-it Stix ad, Kryptonics ad


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Suicidal Clothing, Ask The Doctor with Dr. Rick Blackheart, Stickers


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Never Forget, Skater's Edge


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Skateboard Specialists, Skarfing Material


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Intensity Skates, Jimmy'z ad


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Skaters Are Revolting


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Elephant Brand, Willamette Sports Center, Chuck Treece Thunder ad


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30 and still rolliing, Tony Alva


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Cali4nia Skate Express, Ken Fillion G&S ad


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Contests, Take it or leave it


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Cal Skate & Sport, Jeff Kendall


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Raging Waters


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Mike Vallely


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The Oldest Trick in The Book


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Aaron Murray, Joe Lopes


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Steve Alba, Bill Danforth


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Billy Ruff Airwalk Shoes ad, Cut Loose


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AMS East Coast Contenders Covered


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Surf Style ad, Stussy ad


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Photograffiti


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Photograffiti


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California Skate Express, Skate Naked


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Hell Tour, Once you're on it you can never get off!


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Kreator


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Hell Tour


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Dee Dee Ramone


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Crumbsuckers', Uniform Choice


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Skate Rock, Igor's Record Collection, Steve Douglas


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Pus-Zone


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Gang Green, Notes, Super Cush


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Trash, On Board


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Hackin' Off, Big Ugly Rails


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Placebo Products, Dee Dee Ramone


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B'last!, Lake skateboards ad, Step by Step


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Skate Warehouse, Powell Peralta ad


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Skates on/off Haight ad


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Blockhead Skates, Product Patrol, Sticker Express


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Concrete Jungle ad, Thrasher Products


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Vision ad, Somethin' Else


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Tommy Guerrero Independent ad, Powell Peralta ad


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  • February 1989

    February 1989
    Cover: Vladimir Morozov – Tic-Tac Photo: Boyd Inside This Mag: Contests, demos and expositions and skate scene reports from Japan, the U.S.S.R., Israel and PeruAlso In This Issue: Pool skating, street plants from hell and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Devo, Sick Of It All and Igor's record collection 
  • January 1989

    January 1989
    Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse  
  • Winter 1988

    Winter 1988
    Cover: Tony AlvaPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside: Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.
  • December 1988

    December 1988
    Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses
  • November 1988

    November 1988
    Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion