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Jan 9, 2021

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Swank Zine #19

The first Swank product that landed in my mailbox in the summer of 1987 was Swank Zine #19, the All Phred issue. According to the…

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bernie in skatezines

Mar 21, 2021

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Beef Street

Beef Street, by Ray Stevens II, was one of the first skate zines from outside my local scene that I landed my grubby hands on. In the…

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bernie in skatezines

Jan 5, 2021

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Skate Fate # 26

And now for something completely different.

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bernie in skatezines

Feb 2, 2021

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Naughty Nomads #12

John Dettman’s Naughty Nomads landed in my mailbox in the fall of 1987, chronicling the adventures of one wheelchair-bound…

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bernie in skatezines

Jan 12, 2021

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7 Zine #1

The pen”, Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote, “is mightier than the sword.”

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bernie in skatezines

Apr 24, 2021

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Dicks Book

The scanner has been quiet, but the archives are still deep my friends. Thanks for your patience.

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Jan 3, 2021

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Power House #6

Powerhouse was created by Roger Bridges, who started the zine in Boston, then briefly in Miami, and finally in San Diego. I’m…

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bernie in skatezines

Feb 26, 2021

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All Fours #7

There is a lot to love about All Fours #7 beyond the ghostly silhouette of Lee Ralph blasting:

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bernie in skatezines

Jan 22, 2021

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Bend #5

“Mel Bend?” I asked Kevin, as I thumbed through a copy of Bend Zine #4 which had landed in his mailbox recently. “Is that his real name?” Kevin…

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bernie in skatezines

Jan 10, 2021

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Contort #7

I’m guessing it was six months or so after Swank’s all-Phred issue that Dan Estabrook stapled together his lament of a skateboarder stuck…

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