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BMX SUCKS??
BMX sucks! I'd laugh at someone
saying that like I'd laugh at someone
wearing a Pac-Man T-shirt. It seems
to be the latest trend with skaters to
hate BMXers with a passion. I guess
it feels macho to hate BMX but the
funny thing is that most rad skaters
understand that it's not the idea of
riding a bike or a skateboard that
matters, it's getting rad that matters.
Most of the time it's the little pin-
heads that are trying to be cool skat-
ers that get real into hating BMX.
Some smart opportunist out there
could make a fortune selling buttons
and shirts stating that BMX sucks to
all the geeks with shoe-size IQs.
Whoever makes this stuff should
write it in very large letters so the
real skaters can have an easy time
spotting all the pinners.
Tom Guerrero, Drobble
SF, CA
SKATE RESEARCH
I got some suggestions for arti-
cles. For one, you oughta do an arti-
cle on skating abandoned parks. It's
one of the raddest experiences, this
underground-dog has gone thru. It's
just a total rushff I feed on the dan-
gers. Also, an article on drainage
ditches and how to find them would
rule. (I mean telling the most likely
places to fine one, etc.) I wuz flipping
thru the paper, and there was a big.
skateable ditch just sitting there in
one of the photos, begging to be rid-
den. We've been examining the de-
tails of the pic (type of houses on the
background, color of the street, type
of median, even types of telephone
poles) and we think we know where
it is, tell the skaters out there to just
keep your eyes open, and you'll find
something, to skate, and you'll prob-
ably find it in the most unlikely cir-
cumstances.
Kill,
Mr. Zog
Tennessee
P.S. Who bombed Whittier? What a
damn waste!!
You've got the right idea Zog baby,
meanwhile take a look at the choice
spots in this month's Spot Checkar-
ticle for some more hints. T-ed.
ADVISOR
am writing to give some advice
and to let you know your mag is
great... The advice is this: We skate
punks are our own kind of people.
just like BMX'Rs or parted-on-the-
side, surfers. I think there are too
many letters coming in that cut down
these others. What do you think? Let
them be what they want and we will
be what we want. Besides, we know
who's the best-Skate Punks.
R. Munsey
Phoenix, AZ
CRAVING VERT
I just wanted to write to say that
over here athere's only about three
serious skaters (that I know of any-
way). Problem is, we're in the middle
of nowhere, or so it seems. Me and
my friend are crazy about trying a
pool, or ramp, or something, as long
as it's vertical. Till we find some-
thing we have to keep jumping off
loading docks, and street stylin' to
keep us from getting bored.
P.S. Does anybody out there
know any rippable places within 25
miles of Denver?
Jim Orihuela
Denver, Colorado
HARASSMENT
SOLUTION
Dear Thrasher,
We have found a solution to the in-
curable epidemic of skate harass-
ment while skating inside the local
mall. This is a multiple choice solu-
tion.
A. Find out how fast your local
mall security officer can run.
B. Find out how long it takes the
pursuing security officer to tire out.
In the event that you do get
caught, use the options below.
A Give fake names, addresses,
and phone numbers (you should
know them front wards and back-
wards because you can and will be
made to repeat them).
B. For more elaborate escapism.
use the following method: When
asked for I.D. or anything of that na-
ture, fake an epileptic seizure. When
the local yokal goes to call an ambu-
lance, make your escape.
Keep rippin' the malls
Chris & Dave
TALKIN' 'BOUT
I am writing from San Jose, where
the skate scene is really rippin', My
friends and I haven't finished our
halfpipe, so we skate wherever we
can find vert. There is one thing I do
hate about the skate scene, and that
is the "All show, no go" skaters. I am
talking about the ones that carry
skates to be cool, but when it comes
to riding ramps, pools, or pipes, they
don't even try it. We all know that it's
because they don't want to get hurt
and have to cry to mama, but to
learn you have to take your lumps
(I've had my share). Please print this
to give courage to those who would
like to earn the title, "Thrasher."
Thrasher, Adam Ant, and Gulliwings
rule!
Mark Bowen
San Jose, CA
DESPERATE
Hey, all you boys at Thrasher,
We are writing to resolve a great
inner conflict, which first hit us when
we saw an ad for G&S Featuring
Mark "Gator" Rogowski. Whoa, how
militant. He's standing there, ring in
ear and arms around board. Talk
about jealousy!! That boy!! Anyway.
here's the dilemma. The mag was
lost and here we are without a hint of
what issue it was in. Do you know?
Can you send us each a copy of that
photo? Can you send us Mark (we'll
pay postage). We are quite the des-
perate ones. Anyway, we really like
your mag-especially Shred & Betty.
Later,
Joni Spigler
Sara Fowler
P.S. Sting, don't cry for your wife be-
cause we are waiting for you.
You may have to write the folks at
G&S for the photocopies but the
issue was back in Sept. 82 (Vol
2#8) T-ed.
TEXAS BLUES
I am 16 years old and have been
skating off and on for 4 years. When
my local skatepark (Free Flight) was
destroyed I was left with no place to
skate and just the trends to follow.
For two years I wasn't skating ver-
tical, just the streets to get around.
Recently (August '82) I was ar
rested outside my high school for
being under the influence of mari-
juana. I got off easy; two other as-
sociates with me were busted for
possession.
I was sent to this reassignment
school where I met this hard core
dude. He had a mohawk and always
read these "Thrashers." It was a new
mag to me. Well, anyway, he told me
about the blue ramp (located on
Donel Distributor's parking lot), so
HTH
PAR AVION
thanks to him I'm fully into and pro-
gressing with hot skating.
Blue ramp shredders start with
Dan Wilkes, long time skater known
to me from Free Flight. Recently two
new skater twins moved here. Steve
& Art, they both rip. Jeff Phillips, very
amazing skater, does almost every
trick. Should be Pro. He really
We are planning a road trip to
compete at Kona, along with some
Longview locals. Be ready because
we all mean to place good.
Skate for the moment, always im
prove. Don't ever quit till you've
proved what you can do!!
Kevin Cameron "Cameron
Carrollton, TX
There's gotta be a moral to that story
somewhere. Ted
THANKFUL
First of all we want to tell you your
mag is the greatest. Thank God
somebody's still trying to keep our
sport alive. We here in Stuart and
The Jensen Beach area on the East
Coast of Florida are now getting
back in the skate scene (finally) we
have about four ramps in the area
now. All of those are "J" pipes except
for the Island Water Sports half pipe
which is 8 ft high and 16 ft across
with about 14 ft of flat and about 1 ft.
and a half of vert and that ramp is to-
tally hot! We're really thankful for
IWS. for building us that ramp, also
a big thanks to Mark Buncey & Ron-
nie Lowe, two very hot locals here in
Stuart. They went through a lot of
trouble to get the ramp built and
moved to the IWS. focation; of
course they are requiring all safety
equipment and a maintenance fee.
So we just wanted you to know we
exist here in South Florida, keeping
our sport alive.
Keep on skatin
Rich Schad and Friends
US. MAIL
Stuart, Florida
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