Ride on.
Coco is from either New Jersey near Manhattan, New York City, or San Francisco. There really isn't a ton of info about him. He rode for Shut, the famous East Coast powerhouse squad that dominated all the contests in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Real would turn him pro and he would later ride for Black Label. His favorite bands included Mercyful Fate, Motörhead, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, and Slayer. He was part of the original Hellride crew with Jake Phelps and company. Coco was a gnarly all terrain skater for much of the 1990s before disappearing.
I hate when people crop scans. I try to avoid doing it whenever possible and mention when I do. It takes away from the context of the original. Sure there can be a lot of dead space you don't need and many a rad photo has been wrecked by being a subscription or shop ad, but it omits part of the story. I thought this picture of Coco was cool. I also wanted to include the full advertisement it ran in for reference purposes. Whatsport was a shop in SF that carried Real, Black Label, Think, and Alien Workshop goods.
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