(left) Robert Schlaefli (Fly) cruising after sessioning a
backwoods pool Photo: Del #13
(above) Robert Hamrick laps over in extended layback
position on the Doctor's Office ramp in Cincinnati.
(below) Dressing loose and getting loose,
Mark "Gator Rogowski gets layed back and looks to
drop in at "Sanoland" in North County
Photo: Grant Brittain
Section 2: Safety
Equipment
Wear elbow pads under any conditions.
On steep banks, throw on your knee pads,
and for vertical or inverted surfaces, keep
your helmet on. (Wear it all the time if you
want.) Let pads air out after every
session, wash 'em once in a while, too.
Section 3: Field Gear
For field missions to far-away and/or
seldom or occasionally ridden spots, the
following equipment is a great thing to
-have: All skate tools (skate wrench,
Phillips and regular screwdrivers, and
appropriate sockets) are mandatory, a
camera to visually record occurrences, a
tape recorder to log data, a notebook also
to record data, draw maps, charts, and
relief sketches of contours of spots, a
backpack for effortlessly carrying tools,
pads, etc., a book of matches (in case
you suddenly get zapped onto an ice
planet somewhere in an alternate
universe), spot maintenance items (see
ARTICLE 2, Section 1, Part B), an
adequate supply of H,O, and excessive
food rations (avoid costly restaurants), a
SKATEBOARDER mag, romanticize,
reminisce about those past issues of
SKATEBOARD WORLD. Hold a contest
to see who can match the most captions
to the correct photos.
ARTICLE 5:
ALTERNATIVES
tape player (for non-bust situations). Also Section 1: Grass Skating
take along extra skate parts, back-up
skates, push broom, and don't forget the
spray and bucket paint!
ARTICLE 4:
SKATE DATA
Section 1: Record Your
Own Skate Data
Compile stories and accounts of past
adventures. Record present ones on tape,
film, and paper, and be well prepared for
future ones! Start your own newsletter,
make your own magazine. Be creative.
Draw your own comics. Write bizarre and
descriptive skate fiction.
Section 2: Other
Publications
Check into other publications..
Subscribing to THRASHER is a cardinal
rule. Flip through the pages of the old
Find an extremely grassy hill free of
protruding dirt clods, lumps, mole hills,
etc. Book down and push 180-180 slides,
carves, layback 180's, terrorize ant
farms, push knee slides. (Recommended:
a 35-40° hill.)
Section 2: Couch Skating
Sit down on the floor about 2% feet.
from the front edge of the couch (facing
directly toward it) and position your axles
on the edge where your knees would be if
you were sitting on the couch, start
grinding, rock-n-rollin', get ollied out, let-
your fantasies run rampant, figure out
new maneuvers, using the front edge in
this way, you can invent new and bizotic
tricks.
Section 3: Snowboarding
Snowboards cost a fortune, but they
are a true blast, they also fight the levels.
of stagnancy which prevail in the winter.
months.
ARTICLE 6: HABITS
Section 1: Diet
Eat anything you want. I recommend
french fries, pizza, hamburgers, tater
chips, peanut butter and crackers, etc.
Beverages: Kool-Aid, malts, shakes, H₂O,
etc.
Section 2: Attire
Wear anything you want, make sure it's
loose fitting and light. Deck shoes are the
lightest, most sensitive.
Section 3: Rest
Make sure you get at least two hours of
sleep every night!
ARTICLE 7:
SKATE PLEDGE
Hold your skate high above your head
with your right hand and hold an issue of
Thrasher in your left hand and repeat.
the following oath each morning as you
wake up.....
I, being a severe thrasher
of sound mind and body.
do hereby promise
to destroy all skating situations.
each day that I am
physically and mentally able.
I will skate to live,
live to skate, have no fear
and I will wreck havoc and terror
upon the paved surfaces of this planet
until I die.
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