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Dear THRASHER
Your mag ruipsit it's way better
than that other so-called "action"
mag Yours is all about skate-
boarding. No biking, BMX, MX or
surfing. When I first saw your mag
at my local skate shop I was blown
away. I saw the SIMS od on the
back (Jan. 81) and I immediately
bought it. The guy at the skateshop
had told us that nearly all of the
skate Co.'s were bankrupt. But in
THRASHER I saw Z-FLEX, SIMS, GULL-
WING, VARIFLEX MAD RATS MADRID
and others. I've enclosed a dollar
so please send me your rad sticker
and button, in closing the mag
fits, read it." And your mag fits my
needs-SKATEBOARDING
Thrashingly yours,
Robert Benzie
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PS. Tell Bowman and Folmer that
up here in Toronto we think they
rule!
LONDON CALLING
Dear THRASHER MAG
I am writing to you from the
other side of the Atlantic. At the
moment we are having a tough
time uncooperative authorities
and the like who pass skating off
as dead. I live 20 or so miles from
London where there are a few
parks. My nearest is the Rom at
Romford, about 12 miles. But more
BMX freaks use it and give you
one hell of a bad time,
getting gin
the way and everything. In London
itself are few smaller council facili
ties. But on the other side of London
about 40 miles from me, is Harrow
skatepark. The guys who run this
park are known as the H-Boyz
They can really turn the place on
with most of the current moves
consists of a half pipe
The parkrun
pool, snake run, slalom run into
mini-bowls, 15 foot performance
bowl (soon to be cut down), peanut
bowl, freestyle area and mogul
bowls. The scene in England is
getting better and we all hope it
will return to how big it once was
two or three years ago
THRASHER
Yours faithfully,
-R. Abel Grays
Essex, England
After all, I'm goin' to say to you
that your mag is great. It would be
better if you put articles about
new tricks of freestyle, bowlriding.
etc. Now we here in Puerto Rico
have i
a problem, in a lot of parts in
the island except the c
Capitol San
Juan. The problem is the making
of ramps. Down here we are into
ramps but we can't construct
them. Once you put the ramp up
and you ride it, older people call
the police saying something about
Then they bring the ramp down
US
I would like that you promote
skateboarding here i
here in PR or
teach us how to promote it.
would be cool of you to come
here and make a little article
about skateboarding in PR Keep
Kool Hasta la vista
Jeffrey "Pig Quimones and
The Hawk Skateboard Team
(promoters of skateboarding)
THRASHER
I'm writing you about your mag
It's really hot. I'm from Houston,
Toxas. I found out about your mag
when I was in the Texas Spring
Series of Skateboarding Jeff New-
ton, the man running the series
gave them out to all the skaters
Then as soon as I could I ordered
As they say around
where I skate, "ACTION later,
THRASHER now. T
THRASHER all the
way. And I'm also sending you
some pictures of some of the
skaters of Houston, Texas f you
could use them in your mag that
would be nice. And if you have
some more on John Gibson put it
in the mag because he is a good
old friend and I would like to know
what he is up to. Just wanted to
send you some pictures and i let
you know that your r mog is a big
hit in HOUSTON TEXASE If any of
you skaters are in Houston, come
by and ride my ramp. Just ask the
skate shops around town for Pete
Castro
From one of your readers
-Pete Castro
Houston, Texas
NAME DROPPER
THRASHER
I am a 19-year-old skater that
has been following skate magsas
long as they have been around.
think THRASHER is unreal I am not
into Punk or ACTION NOW, I like
heavy skate mags without bikes or
other stuft. Don't get me wrong-
own a hot mongoose, but skate-
board magazines are for skate-
boarders. Keep bilo
bikes in bike i
ke mags
I am over on the east coast of
Florida
la and recently had a heavy
session with Bowman and Folmer.
They are hot. I have been skating
for a long time and was a local at
Indian Harbor Beach Skatepark
with Mark Lake. I hope to see a lot
more of THRASHER in the future.
Stay hot
PS PUNK IS BUNK
-Mello Comello
If a mongoose has anything to do
with BMX, then I must let you know
that we here at THRASHER MAG foll
to recognize that BMX exists
THRASHER
Con-Ed
Ive only seen one of your issues
a friend had it and that's how I got
the address. Skateboarding rules
and I don't like to see some faggot
on a MX bike in my skating mag
That's the reason I want to sub-
scribe to your magazine. It's all
skating and I don't care if there's
no color in your pages. So if you
would please send me some kind
of information if any? That would
be Rod. Thanks a lot
-Sam Cunningham
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