ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
FIRST SCANDINAVIAN OPEN
In cooperation with the Swedish
Skateboard Association, the Danish
Skateboard Association is arranging
the first official Scandinavian
Championships.
When?...April 19-20-21 and 22,
1984.
Where?....At Herley Skateboard
Copenhagen, Denmark.
What? Ramp, Freestyle and tight
Slalom.
For further information contact:
Danish Skateboard Association
c/o
Frank Messmann
Vejlesoparken 1-502
2840 Holte
Denmark
March 3-4
NATIONAL SNOWBOARD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Snow Valley Ski Area
Winhall, Vermont
March 31 April 1
WORLD SNOWBOARDING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Soda Springs, Tahoe, CA
SNOW JAM (snowboard gig) sponsored
by THRASHER.
Place and date TBA.
Snow skate action at Boreal Ridge.
TRASH
Q: What one word best describes dishon-
esty, senseless killing, starvation, fascism,
hatred, lies, corruption, religion-business-
politics, gluttony, oppression, racism,
starvation, nuclear weapons, war, terror-
ism, etc., etc., etc....
A: Look at the heading of this column.
SKATING IN SEX MAGS?
Boy, Oh, boy! (or girl, oh, girl! for the
feminists out there). This piece of garbage
will really turn your, ummm....heads. It
seems that a featured nude model in one
of the latest issues of Penthouse, a men's
entertainment trend-zine, confesses to, at
one time, working at a skateboard park in
Texas. At this moment, we have Newtron
busily researching this accusation and
hopefully, by next issue, we'll know. Some
people will do anything to be associated
with skateboarding (the girl that is). But
that's not all, Playboy, another flesh-zine
for men has their February Playmate of the
month, on a skateboard in two frames of
their layout. But the two disappointing
things about it are: 1) She has clothes on
in the pictures with the board, and 2) We've
sent Playboy each and every issue of
Thrasher Magazine upon its publication,
and after all of that exposure to quality
skateboarding, they still use a piece of shit,
toy store model, skateboard in their
feature. We hope they read this.
Here's an interesting piece of Trash we
found in San Francisco Mayor Diane
Filenstein's trash can:
"At the December FNV (Friends of Noe
Valley) meeting, David Neely and six local
skateboard riders presented their case for
the creation of a safe place to ride in Noe
Valley. At the initiative of Supervisor
Richard Hongisto, the San Francisco
Board of Supes has asked the S.F. Rec
and Park Dept. to look into the possibility of
creating a skateboard area and ramp in
Douglass Playground, 27th and Douglass
Sts. Captain Macia (SFPD Mission
Station) also offered Police Department
support for this effort. There still might be
some hope for this city.
.
RANDOM BLAB
Bonnie the Cat Woman.
Bonnie the Cat Woman, from South
Carolina, skinned a found Bobcat
carcass in her motel room at St. Pete.
Are Rodney Mullen and Steve Cabal-
lero really going to Japan?
What if every nuclear weapon in the
world was a dud?
Big bust reported at the pool featured on
the cover of our Dec. 83 issue.
Underground contest at Kenter?
Will Ft. Collins, Colorado be the sight of
the next ramp extravaganza?
Does Tony Alva still hold the World
Record (according to the Guiness book)
in barrel jumping?
MERRY CHRISTMAS
On the day after Christmas at Tampa's
'Bro' Bowl, one of the locals walked up
behind a skater, hit him and took his
necklace, wallet and of all things, his
board. A passerby noticed all of this
happening and came up to help. He
opened up his jacket wherein a 44. was
located and obtained the skater's property
back for him. Whether or not the guy said,
"Make my day," as he showed his piece
was not revealed.
When Sherman Brittingham went into
the Navy, he left behind, in his hometown
Butler, Missouri, his giant halfpipe. When
he returned after his initial training, he
discovered his ramp was gone. He was
informed that it was destroyed by some
local crazies. You see, Sherm was the only
one in his town with enough balls to be an
individual. Apparently, the 'gutless-face-
less' ones who tore down his ramp
disagreed with his love affair with skate-
boarding. Now, Sherman is on his way to
Hawaii, and who knows where from there?
D-DAYS
Dogtown sessions are brewing as
always-the latest locale being the Playa
Del Rey halfpipe. Ramp locals include:1
Alva, Olson, Hosol, Jay Boy, Mondo,
Bella Horvath and his little bro Tommy,
Monk and Amory Smith, drummer of
Suicidal.
TRENDS, ETC.
"Yo, I'm gonna break your face."
"No man! Just git down and break yo
body."
The latest block busting trend, Break
Dancing, has been around for several
years now. Thrasher staffers have been
witness to the early beginnings, catching
glimpses of such notables as the Rock
Steady Crew (NYC), who in fact do harbor
a few ex-skaters, and still blow away any
and all other breakerboys.
Related media sighting: Former
Lakewood local Kevin Foster can be seen
breaking in a promo (MTV) video for the
latest Clint Eastwood thriller, Sudden
Impact. Reliable sources report that the
K-man is pulling multiple head spins and
break maneuvers on board and on coping!
Keep an eye out for a future exposé once.
Kevin gets a 'break' from his Hollywood
hoedowning-the kid is in demand.
Aaron Lasnover breaks down at Bob Schmelzer's S.F. Freestyle event held in Golden Gate Park.
ON BOARD
SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING
Steve Olson has been spotted terroriz-
ing the downhill runs in Southern California
with Dave Hackett. Some reports claim he
was seen locking-up on a driveway
transition at speed, flying through the air,
only to be tackled by the cement.
QUOTES FROM THE GUT
"I just don't think that very many people
eat fish!"-A serious Kevin Thatcher.
"Rain SUCKS!"-Jonny Ray (Harsh
words for someone from beautiful, sunny
Southern California. -T-Ed)
STICKER IN THE WEIRDEST PLACE
Here's an entry that really sent a chill up
our spines. It's an anonymous entry, but
the note attached to it said that they
stumbled across this gravesite while
partying one night in a graveyard and the
sticker was already there. The note went
on to say that not only were they blown
away to discover such a find, but after
reading the name on the tombstone, they
had to take a picture. It's apparently the
grave of Marilyn Monroe. Too bad no
address was included.
THRASHER
Mystery Tomb
MATT ETHERIDGE