ON BOARD
COMIC CONTEST
Jose Marin, Miami, Florida
THE LOCALS
SKATED
IT 24
HOURS A
DAY...
Alan C. Collon, Baytown Texas
Marshall Wolfe Miami, Florida
17
WINNERS
LATELY IT HAS BEN THE SITE-
THE WAY GNARLIEST FRONTSIDE
CORNER NAS AND THE ONLY-
way a wwsORNIL HANDPLANT
ARS
TEARING THE
POOL TO SHREDS
WITH THEIR
ALL NIGHT
SUICIDE SESSIONS...
IT WRITEN IN THE
AMAGE EMPTY
KNOWN TO BUT A LUCKY FO
TILL ONE DAY THE POOL
DECIDED THEY HAD
HAD ENOUGH.
Here are the winners of our first
comic contest. You readers con
judge for yourselves which one is
the best. The three finalists will
receive a THRASHER T-shirt and a
subscription for their offorts When
Brad Bowman said "artist on
boards he knew what he was
talking about
BOT THE LOCALS HAVE
A NEW PROBEREL
AFTER
YEARS GUARDING THIS
SCKET SPOT, A DEVELOPER
HAS THREANED TO BUILD
A HEALTH RETREAT THERE
THE POOL.
AND SE-Fi
WHAT WILL THEY DU? FIND OUT
NEXT MONTH
IN
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GLOSSARY OF SKATE TERMS
barrels a full pipe, normally part
of a drainage system, but really
meant to be a skateboarding
area.
bunk-not good-it may be a
pool or a skateboard as in, that
pool is bunk
crow-a group of skaters, three or
more, who usually hang out skate
party and clash with each other. A
set gang of skaters
geok-a highly repulsive person
a pest as in you're a geek man
why don't you spit
lacerate-to iterally tear apart a
skate spot
mad-of the highest degree
obtainable or allowed A term
used in the UK to describe the
ultimate: as in, THRASHER is a max
mag
preppie-someone bound by a
rigid code dedicated to immacu
late orderliness in dress and
behavior, for example, Debbie
Boone in argyles
scam-to receive products
coverage or favors without really
being deserving of them. A popular
activity amongst the professional
ranks
shred-the art of utilizing a skate-
board to temorize concrete
environs as in, he shredded those
barel
sketch-to momentarily space
out a mental or sphysical blunder,
either while skating or otherwise
For example, mounting your trucks
backwards
wilson-a fall of major conse
quence, usually resulting in severo
damage to one's body
COMING EVENTS000000000000000000000
TEXAS SPRING SERIES OF SKATEBOARDING
3 contests in 3 cities
Amateur Ramp Riding and Freestyle
#1 Galveston, TX, March 14, 1981
#2 Austin, TX March 28, 1981
#3 Dallas, TX April 18, 1981
For information in your area call
Galveston/Houston-Sunrise Surf Shop 713-762-7873
Austin-Easy Rollers 512-476-2144
Dallas-The Skate Shop 214-661-3699
The Ranch Variflex Pro/Am-April 17 and 18, 1981
Gold Cup Sanctioned Event
Guaranteed Purse $2,400.00 - Bowl Riding
$600.00 Tight Slalom
Entry Fee-Pro: $40.00-Amateur: $20.00
SKATELINE
Scottish Skateboard Association MAGAZINE
Scotland
TEXAS
SPRING SERIES
of SKATEBOARDING
AUSTIN
ночетом
1981
We want all you THRASHER
readers to know about the Scoffish
Skateboarding Association mago-
zine, Skafeline its been a part of
the United Kingdom skate scene
for a while now, primarily covering
the action on the big island of
Great Britain Skofeline also fea-
tures correspondence from other
countries, as exemplified by a
recent issue which featured letters
from Spain, Ireland, and New Zea
land, as well as all over the United
Kingdom Each message
expressed a lot of skate energy
and an awareness of what's
happening
Although UK skaters are heavily
influenced by their American
counterparts, the energy is def
nitely all their own. Groups of
skaters regularly travel long dis
fances by bus and froin in order to
skate favorite parks. A new facility
called Rock 'n' Roll hos just been
completed Located in Livingston,
about 30 miles from Glasgow
Scotland, is a free pork, and it
boasts some of the most advanced
design and construction to date in
the United Kingdom
Skateline covers park action in
depth, not to mention downhill
and slalom events which are very
popular over there. Reports also
depict a great deal of inforest in
half-pipe ramps, or "Timber-ramps
as they are known Apparently.
many hard-core skaters living in
outlying areas are taking matters
in their own hands and building
their own
As with many European coun
tries skateboarding in the UK is
appreciated and supported by
the government in the form of
grants which help out with com-
petitions and pork construction
Unfortunately, there sooms to be a
lock of cooperation between
some of the sponsoring organiza
tions, namely the English Skate
board Association and the Scottish
Skateboarding Association, regard-
ing the scheduling of some events
Hopefully, this waste of effort will
be resolved so that the UK can
enjoy a contest circuit similar to
ASPO and Gold Cup.
If the enthusiasm and ability
level described in Stateline are
any indication, skateboarding will
thrive in the UK, for a long time to
come. Write to Skateline in care of
Dee and lain Urquhart at 16 Scone
Gardens, Edinburgh EH8 7DQ, Scot
land, United Kingdom, with your
questions and comments con-
coming the State of the Art of
skateboarding
-KT.