ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
CASL 1984 CONTEST SCHEDULE
August 4. Embarcadero, San Diego
September 15°
October 13
Freestyle
Pipeline, Upland
Combi-Pool
Banked Slalom
Skate Ranch, Del Mar
Key Hole
Cross Country
October 13. Skate Ranch, Del Mar
Kay Hole
Cross Country
October 27....... Pipeline, Upland
Combi Pool
Banked Slalom
"Note: Originally scheduled Paramount
contest is now set for Upland, Sept. 15.
M.E.S.S. 1984
The Mid-Eastern Skateboard Series
July 21
August 18
Elizabethtown, KY
TRASH
Just a Matter of TRASH!
Just a Matter of TRASH!
It's a Matter of TRASH!
Just a Matter of TRASH!
TRASH! Just pick it up.
It's a Matter of TRASH!
Ha, you want to know what TRASH is? A
good example is how you were just
subjected to reading the above ramble,
which means totally, absolutely NOTHING!
TRASH!!
NEW CONTEST
We are looking for the Butt-Hair Ugliest
Skater Known to Man. Please send all
entries in care of the Butt-Hair Ugliest
Skater Known to Man, P.O. Box 24592,
San Francisco, CA 94124. Winning entry
will win a THRASHER T-shirt. Specify size
with entry. And, please, no pretty faces.
The more disgusting, the better.
SEARCH AND ??????? DEPT.
Fruit drink expert Steve Caballero has
Indianapolis, IN been spending his off-stage, non-perform-
ing hours in search of the ultimate Datsun
510. Last utterances place him in Fresno,
checking one out with only 50 miles on the
odometer.
For more information contact:
Britt Parrott 314 W. Hutchinson
Smyrna, TN 37167 (615) 459-7048
SKATEBOARD OLYMPIC SERIES '84
July 15
Aug. 5
Los Angeles Freestyle
San Diego
Freestyle
Freestyle;
Halfpipe; Pool
Aug. 24,25,26 Del Mar
July 14
2nd Annual Arbution Ditch Contest
Baltimore/D.C. area
Contact: Chris Stover, 301-730-6711, or
Matt Brown, 703-435-3655
July 28, 1984
Booney Ramp Jam-Pro/Am
Call 602-944-1511 Ask for Vince.
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.
Also, Don Juan-Steve Olson is in
search of replacement parts for his 1955
Studdebaker. Namely brakes. As the saga
goes, young Steve coerced the Big E
Nordic man into a weekend flight down to
the L.A. environs for the retrieving mission
to obtain the "Stupid-Baker and drive it
back up north together. But lo! Such a
simple task could not go without incident.
Mr. "O" tried to maintain his I.Q. level by
raging ultra-hard with the Screamin'
Sirens, playing "Dodge-Gal" at most of the
night spots, and topped off the evening
with a stationary curb-grind in front of the
Palace Theatre. Recognized by only the
studs on his boots, he was saved by the
Sirens and dragged off to safety in a
glimmer of sparks.
As the sage continues, on the ill-studded
trip, none other than elusive Terry "Yeah I
got you skate car, so what" Nails reared
his ugly head at Hollywood's Palace
Theatre. He summarily bought the rounds
for the Sirens and denied everything he
was accused of.
Also on the "In Search" list is Morizen F.,
who says he's definitely looking for a
replacement part, but he won't say for
what.
ULTIMATE D. VICES
Oh, the grapevine tells all. This time the
buzz is some rumors that Brad "Pres-
sure" Dorfman is planning on marketing a
device to make everyone crave skate
products. (???? !!! etc.)
Q: Who is the Weasel and what is he
doing?
Hint: Peanut butter cups, and eleven
seconds.
The THRASHER mag video continues
to roll, the last episode being the S.F.
free/streetstyle and miscellaneous thrash-
ing of the weekend.
TEXAS TALES
John Gibson, we have been informed,
has broken his leg while running, during a
fight. A running fight? Running from a
fight? Running to a fight? C'mon, John, tell
US.
PRIME TIME
A day in the life at THRASHER mag is
what the angle is. "Angle to what?" you
say. The angle to the segment. P.M.
Magazine, a magazine-styled T.V. pro-
gram, has done with the staff here at the
mag. It starts out in the editorial offices
where K.T.-ed. declares a photo session
and the crew, including B.K., M.F. and
K.T. skate out of the office, across the bay,
to Joe Lopes' ramp for a full-on, pic-click-
ing session with Steve Caballero, Rob
Roskopp, Joe Lopes and a few locals,
while ace action video-cameraman I.W.
Harper blazed the footage of Mo doing the
up-close-and-personal photography. It will
be nationally syndicated to 80 affiliated.
stations to start with and its scheduled air
date is July 6th.
Larry Wilson, formerly of G&S, is now
out solo, doing his L.W. Ent., and predicts
heavy techno-breakthroughs.
Stockbroker extraordinaire Steve Olson
(Again? C'mon, Steve, you get way too
much coverage.) promises riches for
anyone who is smart enough to invest in
his superior financial programs.
NO BELUSHI
We're proud to say that in this issue of
THRASHER we won't exploit any secrets
of John Belushi's torrid past like every
other magazine seems to be doing. Even
though he was our friend, a fairly funny guy
and fellow skate fan. Leave the guy alone.
thank
ON BOARD
GAL
water heater broke and the toilet paper ran
out. "Hey, Frank, yeah this is Ron. Can I
use your toilet?"
SWEET SUITE SEVEN FOURTEEN
It was a surprise to hear that while on a
layover in San Francisco for car repairs,
Tony Alva scored suite #714 at the
Fairmont, courtesy of Ricky Nelson. The
raging was so hard in there that Secret
Service agents in the building were
positioned at all hallways, on close watch.
It seemed that in the suite directly above
#714 rested presidential hopeful Walter
Mondale. Although Mr. Mondale failed to
reply to countless screams out the window
for him to join the roomful in a drink, they
still wished him luck.
Tim of the Big Boys in Jak's colors.
Newest member of the much heralded
(ha-ha) Jak's team is Big Boys' guitarist
Tim Kerr. Being the "Cow-pie Division" or
something like that, he now wears his
colors boldly.
John Malvino, filmmaker extraordinaire,
recently showed the latest stage of his
movie sage, which depicts, in about two
hours of footage, some of the most insane
and historic skating history ever. From
some mind-boggling pool sessions at the
Pearl City Pool in Hawaii, circa mid-
seventies, with bare-footed, blue-tile
maneuvers, a 6-year-old kid tearing the
pool to pieces with ultra-rad runs, footage
of Wallo's, Ulluwattu, and mainland
footage of the Cow Palace contest in '76,
Mt. Baldy ancient stuff, lots of footage of
Ray Flores, the final runs of Joe's Ramp
Jam, getting busted by the law-complete
with helicopters and butt-wiping with
citations-sessions at Carlsbad
Skatepark in its heyday, with handstand
carves in the bowl, barefoot flexi-boarding
down the infamous Lombard Street in
San Francisco with a handstand finish; to
Cooksie blazing Devil's Pit, and highlights
of the last S.F. Streestyle gig in Golden
Gate Park. There's so much more, it's
unreal. The showing was at Marin College
before a more than enthused crowd, which
contained the likes of Mr. V., K.T. (ed.),
Street Scott, M. Fo., various Jak's
members, the Fisher Brothers, Jeff
Sands, Tim Marting, and Paco Prieto of
the old Alot-A-Flex skate team, a few
other notables and a whole room full of
hungry SKATE-DOGS!!
ROYALTY ON THE TUNDRA
Big Bear from the North Country reports
that he was there gandering at President
Reagan, Nancy and the Pope during their
stop in Alaska. Using his intelligence spy
network of co-eds, he came up with this
vital, top-secret unknown scoop-The
Prez and Nancy stayed in Senator Frank
Murkowski's condo, which was next door
to his own private residence. But, unfortu-
nately for the presidential couple, the hot
Mr. Reagan graciously accepting a University of
Alaska hockey jersey. But did he take a shower
this morning?
QUOTES FROM THE GUT
It was on an elevator at the Fairmont on
the way to the Tonga Room Lounge when
a conventioning elderly couple entered,
joining Mofo and Mr. E. The woman turned
and said to Mo, "My, those are some
strange earrings," directed to a sword and
a skull in the upper ear.
"No they're not, they work just like other
earrings," was his reply.
"Boy, it sure must hurt when you get
mugged," she resumed.
"Ah, but you see, I take them off when
I'm getting mugged," came the quick reply.
MARY LOU
It was a surprise to the staff of Nob Hill's
Fairmont Hotel when a motley group of
skate dignitaries showed up at the door of
the Venetian Room where the in-famed
Ricky Nelson was slated for a perfor-
mance. The Fairmont Hotel is one of the
poshest San Francisco has to offer. The
bell-hops and house security had their
hands full with members of the Y.A.A.
Girls, Mr. E., Tony Alva (yes, and in a suit).
Mofo, Paco Prieto, Mark Edwards, and
Steve Olson. The doorman was further
befuddled when the entourage muttered,
"We're on the list." And they were, as
guests of Ricky himself (who used to
skateboard way-back-he knows his
roots). Unfortunately, before the show
started, Mr. Olson was collared and
decreed that he didn't belong with the tux
and tie set. No argument.
Posing for a group photo at the Fairmont. Can you
pick out Carlos, Edwards, some Y.A.A. girls,
Mofo, Paco Prieto, Olson and Big E