''Slap Magazine'' was an American

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created by Kevin Thatcher and Fausto one late night when they sparked an idea to create their own competition. At the time they ran Thrasher Skateboard Mag. The next day they put

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in charge of it (1992), while he worked for

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. Slap was distributed by High Speed Productions for 16 years. The Slap Magazine website still serves as a highly popular

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for skateboarding content and conversation.

Magazine history

Dawes worked at Thrasher as a

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technician, developing film and printing for the magazine. It was Thrasher's idea to start a new magazine, choosing Dawes to spearhead it because he was the youngest dude that worked at Thrasher, rode for Dogtown skateboards, and skated everyday, often skating at Embarcadero. The first issue, April 1992, featured Mike Carroll with a backside 50-50, photographed by Dawes. Slap magazine was for many years under the editorial stewardship of Mark Whiteley. Additional significant contributors to Slap magazine were: Joe Brook,

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, and a long list of staff and other contributors. The last ''Slap'' print issue was in December 2008. Despite discontinuing its publishing, ''Slap'' has continued to publish skate media with its website and

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, which is known as the go-to place for skateboarding rumors and news.

References

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