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THRASHER
I just found your mag the other.
day at the local skateshop. It has
to be the best skateboard mag
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test was cool, but the entries were
a joke, so I've sent mine, do you
think I'd have a chance at your
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just got your mag today-it's
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action around here, but we still
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THRASHER and thrashers
I'm sick. Not sick sick, but plain
sick, sick, sick about bull builfeed
and muck (add your favorites)
from people saying skating is
dying Thrashing is healthier, espe
cially since the lame fod of skating
wilsoned. Alva came here for the
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You guys are totally blowin' it
At this moment fm sitting here in
the shallow end of the MT pool
with a gnarly green pup. This place
shreds on anything you dids
have ever conceived. You guys
don't cover enough secret pool
aggression Oh yeah, I'm wise to
these pseudo names like Dudley
Counts and Mofo. The latter prob
ably does what his name implies
yeah? Hey, don't react negatively
to this communication as I think
your monthly is way Bod. It's just
that Midtown ain't goffin no
coverage, dig? Also, this "back to
the street BS is
We cant is lamer
We got
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&
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MT) and many secret banks &
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those who seek One more. How
come Terry Nails (seen him wank
at Signal Hill never reviews D-13 &
the Midtonians? He needs to
reevaluate his musical beliefs. I
think in closing. I think your maga
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one, just show more real things (no
parks)
Later KT
Del 13" Mayor of Midtown
Del at this very moment our under-
cover skate dogs are sniffing out
those secret places you have
mentioned and are relaying their
findings back to us. As a hardcore
skater you must be aware of the
difficulties involved in forcing long
time underground skaters to reveal
their spots. Sometimes these places
have to be inherited passed on
from generation to generation
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We have some thrashing skaters
at Derby Park and local pools
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Jonathan Bastian
Santa Cruz, California
Of all the skateboard magazines
Ike THRASHER the best. I consider
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My favorite skateboarder is
Duane Peters A few weekends
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at SKATE CITY, located in Whittier,
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