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alecozawa@gmail.com
Since the first issue of Depressed Midwest, I have been dreading the frustrating, bitter, and overall completely miserable season of winter. I’m sorry but as a skateboarder, there is nothing more I despise than winter and seasonal climate in general. Especially having been born and raised in Illinois, I have been subject to the drastic changes of weather from the terribly humid and boiling hot summers to the dry and unrelenting “snowpocolypse” of 2011. Seriously, being a skateboarder from the Midwest can really start to suck when the first snowfall hits. We’ve all been through it. The frustrations of being stuck indoors, watching the same skate videos until your eyes bleed, paying ridiculous rates to skate indoor parks, and waiting for the day when you can finally step outdoors and ride your skateboard.
Winter seriously sucks. However, we somehow lucked out this year due to unusually warm weather and have been able to skate outdoors during months that were formerly off limits for skateboarding. But we yet again find ourselves confronted with the freezing temperatures of February and retreat back indoors to wait out the cold. Looks like Midwest skateboarders will be forced to sit indoors, watch the same skate videos over and over, and continue complaining about how this place sucks. I had some help putting together this zine from my friend, Kevin Penczak, so I would like to extend a huge thank you to Kevin for volunteering his time, effort, talent, and not to mention truly great photography for this issue of Depressed Midwest.
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Smith Tail Grab
Greg Harbour
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Chris Barth
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Andrew
Norris 8
Switch Crooks Photo: KP
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ZacDugo
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Noseblunt
Kyle 12 Jakubowicz
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14 Backside Flip
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Penczak
KEvin
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Steffen
Watts
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Wallride Nollie Wallride Nollie
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Grant Hindsley
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Front Board
Kirk Vondra
FrontBoard Photo: KP
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Kyle
Jakubowicz
Back Smith
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Tom Zachwieja
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Ollie Photo: KP
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Kyle Kingsmill
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Chris D’agostino
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Tailslide
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Watts
Steffen 35
Mike Melone 36
Beanplant Photo: KP
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Pete Grannis
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Alexander
Radovanovitch
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Chan
Gabe
Boneless Photo: KP
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Greg Harbour 49
Alex Monro
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52 Ollie over both rails
Chris Dagostino
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50-50 Photo: KP
Steffen WATTS
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Jon Schmoldt
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Fakie Front Heelflip Photo: KP
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Taylor Caruso
Backtail
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Backtail
60 Ollie
Greg Harbour
Frontside 5-0
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Nick Corrigan
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Zac Dugo
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Taylor Caruso
Bluntslide Photo: KP
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