More of Hagop's glimpses into another time...
		John Lucero hoists a boneless one on a nice looking bank.
				Lance Mountain skating his backyard ramp, 1983 or '84. Backside air above, Andrecht below.
						Another view of a backside air at Lance's. This was the first ramp, featured in The Bones Brigade Video Show, which was pretty much the first skate video. It featured Lance skating everything, including the first roof gaps, board slides, pole-swings, as well as pools, ditches, parks, and backyard ramps. This ramp had eight foot trannies with a couple feet of vert and was considered state of the art when it was built. Hagop can be seen in the video doing what many of the Skate City locals did best, dorking around.
			One of the strongest memories I have of skateboarding when I was a kid was reading Corey O'Brien's interview in Skate Scene or one of the zines that I lived by. Corey said he liked Mike Smith 'cuz he had the best style. This photo shows that style--as soon as I saw Mike Smith skate I understood. Early release backside air at Lance's.
			A portrait of the artist (photography is the art in this case) as a young man. A perfect photo of Hagop.
		Thanks, Hagop!
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