Neil Blender is one of the true originals in skating. He invented the gay twist, Donner Party, and numerous others, and was always speaking in circles. Check this video and interview and find out why skaters are crazy folk. 400 bucks? Think about it...
Cover: Eric Koston – Frontside Noseblunt Slide
Photo: Ogden
Inside This Mag: Thrasher's 1996 Skater of the Year Eric Koston and a twenty year retrospective of Thrasher's SOTYs
Also In This Issue: Crazy Chicago skating and a trip to Ecuador
Music Articles: Sick of it All, Reel Big Fish, Brutal and Blue Tip
Cover: Coco Santiago – Frontside Thruster
Photo: Kanights
Inside This Mag: Skatepark of Tampa Contest, an interview with Israel Forbes and skating in Minnesota
Also In This Issue: Sick ams Eddie Nemeth and Huy Lee
Music Articles: Fun Lovin' Criminals, Motorhead and Snuff
Cover: Quim Cardona – Frontside Air
Photo: Morf
Inside This Mag: Skating in New York, Virginia Beach and Europe
Also In This Issue: Neil Blender
Music Articles: Guttermouth, Hole, The Queers, Vision and JT the Bigga Figga
Cover: Chad Muska – 5-0
Photo: Dalgart
Inside This Mag: ESPN Extreme Games, Foundation/Toy Machine Tour, Tony Alva and the CSSU Zuma Beach Bash
Also In This Issue: Awesome ams Donny Barley, Andy Bohna and Mike Pragnell and the life and times of Todd Swank
Music Articles: Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jello Biafra, Truly and the Twinz
Cover: Eric Britton – Nosegrind
Photo: Block
Inside This Mag: The history of street style and the Long Beach junkyard rumble
Also In This Issue: Step by step tricks and contest at the Skatepark of Houston
Music Articles: Meat Puppets, Helmet, Nitzer Ebb and Didjits
Cover: Billy Ruff and Neil Blender – No-Comply, Roll By
Photo: Mofo
Inside This Mag: Sequences and skating in LA's "Badlands"
Also In This Issue: Boys' Club Ramp Contest
Music Articles: Henry Rollins
Cover: Neil Blender and a Friend
Photo: Mofo
Inside This Mag: Letters from Virginia Beach and an interview with Neil Blender
Also In This Issue: Street ramps and street skaters' survival guide
Music Articles: Agression
Cover: Bob Denike – Push
Photo: Fluitt
Cover Insert: Neil Blender – Eggplant
Photo: Mofo
Inside This Mag: Bails, flails and other off-board trails, Embarcadero streetstyle and Gary Fluitt, Paul Dunn, Jack Smith and Bob Denike trek across the country to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society and skate
Also In This Issue: Eagle Rock skate event, Booney Ramp contest, the 540 McTwist, Crystal Palace "Fun Day" in England and the Interstate Tour Nite Jam at Cecil's Ant Ramp
Music Articles: The Mentors

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