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After getting kicked out of Meramec college and getting bored with Kirkwood high school, I followed an elite crew of rippers to the Target slanted manual pad. The ground there has seen better days, that's for sure. And since he was near by we got a visit from Troy. Although he was confused as to why we wanted to skate there and called it a non-spot. This, strangely, from someone who I always thought of as a greatly appreciated pioneer of non-spots. To each his own I guess. But I'm pretty sure Joe proved Troy wrong and made the best of things as he always does. -Worful