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Deconstructing America: how grindline skatepark construction is making things right one pit at a time.


AMERICA IS A DISPOSABLE COUNTRY.

We always want the new, hot, trendy things. Skateparks may be trendy, but they're certainly not disposable. To build something that will last long after you and the hottest trends are gone is a calling higher than Heaven. Mark Hubbard is one such believer. Not some mini-ramp with PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
 coping; we're talking Stonehenges of stoke, skateparks to scare and inspire skateboarders for the next 1,000 years. Bow down Verb 1. bow down - get into a prostrate position, as in submission
prostrate

lie down, lie - assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

2.
 and praise the new Michelangelos and da Vincis as they reshape the world we live in. I support Grindline as a skater who's ridden one too many bunk parks. Instead of shitty shit·ty  
adj. shit·ti·er, shit·ti·est Vulgar Slang
1. Of very poor quality; highly inferior.

2. Contemptible; despicable.

3. Unfortunate; unpleasant.

4.
 architects building eye candy Images and animated graphics added to Web sites and interactive software that makes the information exciting. In other words, glitz, sizzle and pizzazz. See cornea gumbo. , let's hire architects to make the world that much more burly. The power is on!
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Author:Phelps, Jake
Publication:Thrasher
Date:Oct 1, 2003
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