Slam Skateboarding

35 YEARS OF SLAM REFLECTING ON '90s

As day dawns on the new era, Slam is Australia's handbook for progress. At least in the skate world anyway.

Issue 8 arrives in January 1990 with Jason Lee and Mark Gonzales showcasing style and finesse to the Australian public on their trip down under. Blind becomes the freshest brand available and every street skater in the country wants to be Mark or Jason.

Paula Ferrao returns to pen “Girlskate – The Problems Defined” with Prue Torres. The article includes a table for dealing with tricky situations that girls might find themselves in while navigating a male-dominated skate world.

Our own Gonz, Dominic Gonzales, takes street skating to the

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