ON BOARD
TRASH
ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
CASL 1984 CONTEST SCHEDULE
July 14
Venice Beach
Freestyle
August 4. Embarcadero, San Diego
Freestyle
September 15. Paramount, Paramount
Halfpipe Bowl
Tight Slalom
Skate Ranch, Del Mar
Key Hole
Cross Country
October 13
October 27. Pipeline, Upland
Combi Pool
Banked Slalom
The Mid-Eastern Skateboard Series
M.E.S.S. 1984
June 23
July 21
August 18
Johnson City, TN
Elizabethtown, KY
Indianapolis, IN
For more information contact
Britt Parrott 314 W. Hutchinson
Smyma, TN 37167 (615) 459-7048
SKATEBOARD OLYMPIC SERIES '84
June 16,17
Upland
July 15
Los Angeles
Aug. 5
San Diego
Combi-Pool
Jam;
Freestyle
Freestyle
Aug. 24,25,26 Del Mar
Freestyle;
Halfpipe:
Pool
June 9
Swamp Ramp Jam
"Swamp Ramp" Ocean Springs, Miss.
Contact: Lindsay Kuhn, 601-875-9512
July 14
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2nd Annual Arbution Ditch Contest
Baltimore/D.C. area
Contact: Chris Stover, 301-730-6711, or
Matt Brown, 703-435-3655
July 16-August 4
Swedish Skateboard Association
Summer Camp 1984
This year's Swedish Summer Camp
promises to be the best ever. Top American
pros Mike McGill, Rodney Mullen, Lance
Mountain and one of Europe's best
vertmen, Claus Grabke (Germany), will be
on hand to teach and assist skaters during
rigorous on-board training sessions. All
interested skaters should contact: Summer
Camp, Gastrikegatan 9 ltr og, S-113, 34
Stockholm, Sweden.
September 1, 1984
CAPITOLA STREETSTYLE CLASSIC
This year the annual Capitola Classic,
which has traditionally been a downhill
event, will be run as a streetstyle event
featuring jumps, ramps, slides and curbs.
For more info write to N.H.S., 825 41st
Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062.
WHERE ARE YOUR ROOTS?
It was D.M., of Sacramento who said it.
He bailed a pool for four days and took out
about 800 gallons. There was about that
much left when it was destroyed. Soon
thereafter, another pool met the same fate.
"For a lack of a few friends (motivated
enough to help), these pools went unrid-
den, which in my book is a cardinal sin,"
D.M. said. "Where are your roots? Most of
you kids haven't paid your dues yet. Sure
it's nice and safe to skate your friend's
ramp, but there's nothing like a "good ole"
underground guerrilla type skate session.
Some of you older guys may remember
getting up at dawn to bail a pool only to get
an hour's worth of skating in before it got
busted. But we were never disappointed,
NEVER! Most of us old-time surf skaters
(25 and older) have been arrested, beaten
up, chased with garden tools, rakes,
weed-eaters and chainsaws (that's right,
chainsaws!). When was the last time
something meant that much to you? Go
back to where it all began-public pools, if
you haven't yet. Skate hard, skate fast, but
skate."
This is a sad, but true reality in many,
many areas of the world. Skaters ham-
pered by convenience, thus losing out on
natural terrain. This is TRASH!!
ALREADY A BUST
The desert pipes featured this month are
already a bust. Some jerk took some
reporters there, got featured in a major
newspaper article (with photos) which was
seen by some of the bigwigs who run the
pipe project. So now it's a bust. Some
things just ain't worth it. The hammer
comes down.
FROM 'DA' LAND OF GATORS
As usual for events at Kona, the Kings
Inn Motel becomes the hub of all non-park
related happenings. This year it held true
to form, as more than 100 skate types took
over the premises and proceeded to add
life to an otherwise dead spot.
Christ and Malba, as usual, were a
dynamic duo. They commandeered a local
vehicle (with Pat Clarke at the wheel), and
made an astute purchase of white pearls in
downtown St. Augustine. Later, they were
spotted trying to sell a set of hubcaps to
further corner the pearl market. The Texas
boys, namely Newtron, Gibson, C.
Johnson (sick, but definitely alive) were
consuming five cases of brewskies daily.
Another brand of Texan, Jeff Phillips, was
doing extra heavy ripping on the ramp.
Nightly he was seen shoveling down
massive amounts of chow.
As usual, the disco scene was extra
lively, and was operating on two fronts.
Namely Confettis and Thunderbird. Tim
Scroggs, always luring to be a star
attraction, was sticking lit matches be-
tween his teeth (with the flame inside his
mouth) and Jack-o-Lanterning all the
women. And, as usual, Fausto, rented his
usual race-o-matic, and shoved some
mean grinds and off road attacks.
RAGING IN SACTO
The Sacto Boys were a bit surprised by
the sudden appearance of three carloads
of S.F. skaters at a new Roseville ramp
recently. Word has it that a full-on session
was soon in order with the likes of Katen,
Ophmo, Windsor, Roy, Spock, Tommy
Guerrero, Fish, Dorsey, Camden, B.K.,
Ken and too many others to mention.
Windsor took a few harsh falls minus knee
pads. Tuttle was blowing minds with
frontside alleyoop canyon airs and Katen
was shredding like a madman as usual.
After a full day of skating, it was decided to
pay a visit to Carl's Jr. and sample some of
their pre-fab grub. The salad bar was
attacked to no end. And someone thought
it would be amusing to throw various
garnishes. Tommy was notable for this.
Soon there was a full-on food fling raging
in that section of the restaurant and they
were ordered to leave.
Ricky Windsor at Roseville.
FETIS
DEL MAR AND DEBACLE
Strange old goings-on during the Del
Mar contest. Eddie Elguera, Mofo and
Nebraska transplant Eggs torched out at
the Winner Circle exotica hotel in the
jacuzzi till three-thirty in the morning.
Casualties: one case of Moosehead and
six radically pruned-out feet. Also a rental
unit containing V., Olson, Mofo and
Johnny Ray sped south of the border to a
devilish lobster dinner at a Rosarita Beach
cantina. After what seemed like a million
Coronas in roughly two hours, the rental
unit sped back to the U.S., only to be
detained by customs because of all of the
suspicious looking black leather jackets,
especially one with white rabbit's fur on the
back, and all the stupid looking grins of
satisfaction and defiance. And that's not
all. After getting through that, they were
pulled over by the C.H.P. for being a threat
to other drivers on the road. Geez, some
guys just know how to have too much fun.
STREET STYLE CHAOS
The Freestyle/Streetstyle contest in
Golden Gate Park held Sunday, May 13,
Eddie Elguera back on board at Del Mar.
was a smashing success. The weekend
was dotted with ramp sessions, expression
sessions, gigs, a customized rental car
from San Diego, and tens of carloads of
out-of-towners to spectate and participate,
the ultimate crowd pleasing event ever.
Check the bizarre details in next month's
blazing issue.
RELOCATION OF THE MONTH
of
Mr. Bulky (Steve) Olson has trans-
planted himself from the down-under
California to the up-above northernness
the S.F. Bay Area. Reason being, a new
job. Only thing is that he still hasn't found a
place to stay. Any offers? Also officially
located in S.F. is Mr. Duane Peters. He's
been spreading his usual mayhem and
destruction and is now working with a new
band that is reportedly going somewhere.
QUOTES FROM THE GUT
"Get away from that trash, rabbit man!"
-Don Pendleton to a guy with a rabbit on
his back.
"If you can walk, you can ride. If you can't
ride, you're lame."-a Y.A.A. girl.
"It's all mud."-Jeff Newton, summing
up Dana Buck's description of the Gulf
Coast beaches in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi.
Q: What do you call a skinhead punker
who lives on the North Pole?
A: A "Polar-Oi-d"! By Paul Casteel
THESE DAYS
On Monday, May 14, 1984, the day
started out like any other day. But the
headlines had something unnerving to
say: T.V. Sports-in Stereo (big deal!);
U.S. Fears Big Offensive-Cuba Plans for
El Salvador (Cuba's roughly doubling the
guerrilla striking force in El Salvador during
the U.S. Presidential race this fall); Why
U.S. Military Units Are Not Ready For War
(not enough spare parts to sustain at
length in combat); 29. Die on Eve of Big
Vote in Phillipines (clashes between
suspected communist rebels and the
military); Israeli's Arrest Rabbi Linked to
Terrorists (paranoia in that country);
Poland's Embarrassing Captives (11
political prisoners who don't feel like
leaving jail); Rebels Renew Threat to Kill
U.S. Hostages (in Sri Lanka, a U.S.
couple, suspected C.I.A. agents, are to be
killed unless separatist guerrillas' demands
are met); An Attack by Sikh Terrorists As
Rioting Spreads in India (the assassination
of a Punjabi newspaper editor sparked
riots which spilled off the borders of the
troubled northern state); Soviet Official
Says Boycott Decision is Final (why is the
U.S.S.R. boycotting the 1984 Olympics,
really?)-all of that in one edition (the first
section) of the daily news. Why is the world
it? Do you know which U.S. Presidential
readying for war? What can be done about
candidate best supports the salvation to
know? Are your parents merely supporting
peace? Or better yet, do your parents
a candidate because everyone on the
block is, or because they respect his
image? Does it matter to you? Do you want
to live a long time? Did you know, as far as
the government is concerned, when you're
eighteen, you're old enough to die? Does
correct people with the correct voices in
that matter to you? Do you realize that the
the correct places can help sustain a
peaceful sanctuary of existence? As was
once said by a severely underground
English musician: "...the world's a mess.
It's a very cruel and barbaric earth to live
on....It's our life, we've only got one of
them. It's our planet, we've only got one of
them, and we want to reclaim it. It's ours.
The more people who individually say that,
the more individual people can live...if that
comes at odds with the status quo, then we
must oppose the status quo." There aren't.
many alternatives, and they get less as the
time rides on.