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A Swimming Pool, as long as it's empty, will do for 19-year-old Californian skateboarding professional Mike Weed to show off his skills as he does fli(...)
A Swimming Pool, as long as it's empty, will do for 19-year-old Californian skateboarding professional Mike Weed to show off his skills as he does fli(...)

A Swimming Pool, as long as it's empty, will do for 19-year-old Californian skateboarding professional Mike Weed to show off his skills as he does fli(...)

Date8/31/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Swimming Pool; as long as it's empty; will do for 19-year-old Californian skateboarding professional Mike Weed to show off his skills as he does flip-turn. Skater is in Toronto to promote skate boards and safety equipment for Collegiate Sports stores; which carry Hobie Corp. products. Sales in Canada this year are expected to increase to about 200;000. The sport's future lies in skate parks.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097307F
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