Steve Berra #2.

Debaser.

The kids know him these days as a skatepark operator and Alien Workshop pro, but back then Mr. Berra could throw down some mean tricks on the giant wooden U. He was also doing the latest tricks in the streets, too.

The pictures are by Chris Ortiz.

Thrasher - October 1992 Volume 12 Number 10

Darin "Cookiehead" Jenkins.

Darin was an H - Street vert am who also did the carcass toss down some big gaps and rails. He is wearing the Henry Sanchez t - shirt with the two girls on it. I think that's an underrated graphic from back then.

He possibly rides for Pocket Pistol Skates these days.

The photo is by Daniel H. Sturt.

Transworld - June 1992 Volume 10 Number 6

Kien "Donger" Lieu.

Not everybody went with small wheels and low impact tech tricks in 1992. Lieu kept things rolling with massive ollies in the streets.

He rode for H-Street, Life, Planet Earth, Maple and Dynasty.

Transworld - December 1992 Volume 10 Number 12

Jaya Bonderov.

Jaya rode for Santa Cruz and Adrenalin. He also got into taking photos that were pretty good.

The photo is by Noah Martineau.

Transworld - December 1992 Volume 10 Number 12

Omar Hassan.

Omar put on a show in the Independent Trucks tour video from the other summer. He turned pro at sixteen for Blockhead and shuffled over to Acme when Jim Gray started that company. He rode for Acme co-brand Formula One for a portion of the mid 1990s and then settled in at Black Label.

I cruised around the skatepark last night. My old man legs actually worked and it was fun until the wind froze my hands. I knew I should have brought gloves.

Transworld - March 1992 Volume 10 Number 3

John Montesi.

This guy had some dope skating in all the New Deal videos. I think he has a shop now and he pops up from time to time on the SPoT website.

Thrasher - May 1992 Volume 12 Number 5

John Deago & Rob "Sluggo" Boyce.

Sluggo was one of the first pros for Real after Tommy Guerrero and Jim Thiebaud. He was primarily a vert guy, but skated street, too. John was on H-Street and Real before turning pro for Stereo.

I've got about ten scans left from 1992. I'm going post all those and then move onto something new. One logical step might be 1993 or I might skip ahead a few years. I don't know yet. I'll also hit number 500 in the middle of April.

Thrasher - May 1992 Volume 12 Number 5