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Preparation S #4

Preparation S #4, cover

Zine: Preparation S #4
From the collection of Sonny Robertson

Date: Summer 1987
From: Palestine, Texas
Format: Letter sized, folded in half, stapled. White paper.
Type: Some handwritten, some typed
Pages: 28

By: Aaaron Penland, Scott Gotcher, Sonny Robertson, Peyton Love, Neal French, Gregg Baller, Eric P., Garret Chow, Mike Rot, Dan Moody, Geoff Louis, Carlton, No-Named Tim, Chris Davis, Ale, Chao Palmer, Peter Furnee, Dain Johnson, Dave Mumma, Rob Herrick
Art: Aaaron Penland
Photos: Aaaron Penland, Sonny Robertson, Lois from Dentown Skates, Greg from Freezine, Alex from ransome Note, Chad from Grinding Times, Peter Furnee of Aggro Mag, Fletch from Assumed Control, Goeff from Choke on Chowder , Dain from Mind Blown, Steve Reece

Featuring: Jeff Kendall, Mike McGill, Sonny Robertson, Mark Rhodes, Randy ‘Biscuit’ Turner, Rob from Tight Transitions, Todd Prince, Dave and Matty of the Mean Guys, Jim Murphy, Steve Caballero, Mike at Pad Rot, Tim from No Name/Extinct/Geek Attack, Dan Heyman, John Gibson, Sam Irby, Scott A. DAn Wilkes, Danny Webster, Jeff Phillips, Tommy Koesel, Peyton Love, Whitney, Craig Johnson, Mickey, Gene Hare, David Herbert, Brian Pennington

Spots: Clown Ramp (aka Blue ramp) in Dallas, Gillespie pool, YMCA raquetball court vert ramp, Phil’s ramp, Cedar Crest, Slug ramp in Allentown PA, Borscht Ramp in Pearl River NY, Pepco ditch, Mississauga Ontario ramp, Mt Taco ramp, Flux ramp, Chiquita ramp, The Kahuna ramp

Honorable Mentions: tons of photos form other zine makers.

Extras: Preparation S #4 is a big jump from #3, which was already quite good. The main difference is that instead of packing mostly photos of his local crew, Aaaron published a bunch of submissions from people across the country who he was trading zines with. Close enough proximity to the Clown Ramp doesn’t hurt either. Preparation S#4 features a bunch of the same photos Sonny Robertson provided us of the Flux ramp – see That Time, That Place, parts one and two. Prepartion S #4 also comes from the collection of Sonny Robertson, and features pictures of the same looking like little cherub faced boy…

Preparation S #4, cover

Preparation S #4, pages 2-3

Preparation S #4, pages 4-5

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Preparation S #4, pages 8-9

Preparation S #4, pages 10-11

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Preparation S #4, pages 24-25

Preparation S #4, pages 26-27

Preparation S #4, back cover

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