ON BOARD RASH
COMING EVENTS
N.S.A.-1996
National Skateboard Association
May 3-4
June 21-22
July 19-20
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Del Mar Skateranch
Pro Am Pool/Freestyle
VA Beach
Pro Am Ramp
Oceanside, CA
Pro Am Freestyle/Streetstyle
Amateur vertical riders enter only their own regional con
touts-results will determine qualifications for national
finals.
N.S.A. 24 hour hotline
1-714-882-3406.
N.S.A., PO Box 3645, San Bernadino, CA
92404.
C.A.S.L.-1986
California Amateur Skateboard League
May 10
Anaheim Recreation Center
Freestyle/Cross Country
June 7
July 12
Upland Pipeland
Combi pool/Banked Slalom
.....Simi Valley
Streetstyle/Tight Slalom
For more information on C.A.S.L. events call:
(714) 882-3604 or write: c/o Mrs. Vickers, 13007
Falcon Pl., Chino, CA 91710.
M.A.R.S.-1986
(Midwest Amateur Ramp Series)
#1 June 6th
#2 July 5th
#3 July 26th
Iowa City Ramp
Tom Baender-319-338-7088
Minneapolis-Ramp City
Dan Ramberg 612-922-6728
Racine, WI Ramp
Paul Hugasain - 414-632-1779
M.A.R.S. Headquarters, 5440 Sumner St., Lin-
coln, NE 68506
17th STREET SURF SHOP
AMATEUR SUMMER SKATE SERIES
#2 May 11th
3 July 20th...
Street Style
Lynnhaven Ramp
Dates may change without notice. All Amateurs
welcome. For more info contact Allan Lee (804)
422-6105.
ORLANDO RAMP BATTLE
May 8...
Orlando, FL
For more info contact: Greg Parmer, 526 Fuller
Cross Rd., Orlando, FL 32761
CHAMBERSBERG STREET STYLE
May 10
Chambersberg, PA
Stanley Co. Parking Lot
For more info call Jason Schetromph (717)263-1
0330.
MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
"SKATE-A-THON"
May 15-17,
Lansing, MI
Three day fund-raiser and contest (on 17th), for
more into contact George Leichtweiss at Michi-
gan Skate Co. (517) 351-3990.
GO SKATE STREET STYLE
May 18
Sacramento, CA
GO SKATE PRO/AM RAMP CONTEST
May 25th
Sacramento, CA
For more info contact Matt: (916) 971-4020.
2ND ANNUAL
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PAVEMENT
May 25
Seattle, WA
Washington Middle School. Rain date June 1, for
more info call Fallout Records: (206) 323-BOMB.
RULES OF THE MONTH
For all you legal beagles out there,
here's a sampling of our hometown
charter governing the use of skate type
vehicles on the city streets. Are we
headed for a total ban of street skating
as we know it? Send in your town rule book
on skateboarding. First one to prove total
abolishment wins a prize.
Be it ordained by the People of the City and County
of San Francisco:
Section 1. Part II, Chapter XI, San Francisco
Municipal Code (Thathic Code) is hereby amended
by amending Section 100 thereof, to read as follows:
SEC 100. Coasters Roller Skates, Skateboards and
Similar Devices. Use of. Restrictions. (a) It shall be
unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding
in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle
or other similar device to go upon any sidewalk in any
business district or upon any roadway within the City
and County of San Francisco.
(b) It shail be unlawful for any person to operate
or ride in or upon a roller skate or skatos, coaster,
skateboard, toy vehicle or other similar device upon
any roadway or sidewalk within the City and County
between the period commencing one-half hour after
sunset and one-half hour before sunrise.
(c) Any person upon roller skatos or riding in or
by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle
or other similar device upon any roadway or sidewalk
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian crossing
the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any
unmarked crosswalk at an intersection and shall also
yloid the right-of-way to any pedestrian approaching
on any sidewalk.
(d) Any person upon roller skates or riding in or
by means of any coaster, akatoboard, toy vehicle
or other similar device upon any roadway shall yield
the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching upon
the roadway
Overwhelmed by skaters, this lady officer, M. Falk,
who showed up at a Honolulu street 'event' had to
shrug off the altuation
There was a city in a place called
Alabama. There was a girl. It was her
birthday. Her father happened to be the
manager of a hotel. There was going
to be a party. There also happened to
be a world class skate comp happening
nearby. There were many famous skate
types staying at the hotel. Being a wonder-
ful guy, daddy decided to invite the
skateboys to the all-girls party. They
came. The rest is history. It was a surprise
party. The manager was surprised. The
girl was surprised. A local dry cleaner was
surprised that so much cake could be
thrown on so many clothes. The police
claimed to be surprised. The very innocent
skate types asked to leave the hotel
shortly thereafter were very surprised.
Could it be possible that local representa-
tives of a beer drinking football faction.
crashed the party posing as skateboard-
ers, thus causing the controversy and the
damage? Responsible industry types
such as Louis B. Dorfman checked out
of the hotel complex. presumably in protest
over the preceeding sham. L.B.D's
brother Bradley soothed all hurt feelings
later at a lavish dinner for all true, honest,
hard working pro/am skaters. The bill re-
portedly was close to nine hundred dollars.
A few days later the N.S.A. travelling
road show and competition ensemble
rolled into Houston, Texas. The Gonz was
rumored to be entering the professional
vertical event. Danny Webster from the
U.K. turned pro. Billy Ruff announced
that he is retiring from his administrative
position at G&S to concentrate full-time
on skating. Some guy claiming to be Steve
Rocco called, claiming that "Rodney
Mullen's girlfriend was in jail. (We claimed
she wasn't.) Joe Lopes throw
boomerangs for miles, while Joe Johnson
performed yoga contortions. Neil Blender
was observed singing folk type songs
to throngs of guitar adoring maidens.
McGill showed hard and fast, causing
rumors of disguised exotic prototype
equipment and secret training regimes.
Bob Haro walked the crowd in disguise.
Someone stole Lance Mountain's hub-
caps. Newtron and the Zorfac types were
later spotted with at least sixty-five hub-
caps, prompting suspicion. (The Zorlac
press corps issued a tersely worded denial
of any wrong doing, alleging that the caps
were certified works of art belonging to
an internationally unknown artist.) Christ
stalked the airways and was seen wreak-
ing havoc at a California Dreaming demo.
A rumor was waged that Tex Gibson,
John Lucero, Tony Hawk. Lester Kasal
and Jeff Grosso had rented a Lincoln
Continental stretch limo and driven to not
so nearby New Orleans for a gourmet
Cajun dinner. Someone else claimed
Gator flew there, ate and flew back before
the previous group had even driven one
way. Phillips skated clean and hard and
sported tie-dyed finery. Cab was cool and
calm and finessed his way along using
a not-so-undercover model prato. Mr.
Magnusson flew on Gullwings. Prominent
competitors skated in each others' clothes.
Others worked their sponsors for raises
and performance incentive bonuses.
A group of unindentified Northerners
claimed to have skated on L.B.J.'s grave.
Spidey Demontrond again demonstrated
why he is the knowledgeable skaters' pick
to hit. His associate Roscoph limped
along on broken toes and gave Demon-
trond the full benefit of his considerable
coaching ability. Frank Hawk, Jack
Smith, Fausto, Mrs. Hoffman, Sonia C.,
Brad Dorfman, Magnusson and Don
Hoffman, among others met to discuss
contest format changes. The meeting
was reportedly very productive and
ravers such as Paul Schmitt and Ken
Park were exceptionally articulate in
expressing the skater's view point. Else-
where, the Gonz ollied over the pool while
Dennis Martinez voiced approval. Chris
Miller made further moves to enhance his
reputation. Jeff Kendall pulled a few
nuances out of his hat that left many
speechless. (One was not G.S.D., who
spoke only to a tape recorder.) The Gonz,
by the way, is still recovering from the
voodoo attack on the plane where an
unidentified high priest of mayhem
grabbed Mark's head and told him that he
had to get into his mind. Someone
observed that the backyard ramp had
become an official skatepark. Someone
else noticed a monitor from The Boy
Scouts of America checking out the
Explorer skate program. Lists of rules and
codes of conduct were strictly enforced.
(The few products that were blown from
Hosoi's hand by a severe windstorm were
purely accidental.) However, one curious
incident remains unexplained-Was the
father of a prominent competitor actually
observed tossing H-Bones from his car
as he left the contest site? Is not littering
a violation of the new rules? Will the hard
task-masters of the N.S.A. rules commit-
tee make an example of him?
QUESTIONS OF THE MONTH
Will Britt Parrott and the Bare Cover
man become the new Vision/Sims team
captains/managers?
is ex-Skateboarder Magazine editor
Brian Gillogly actually working for Unreal
Productions on a surfing documentary?
Was ex-Skateboarder Magazine photo
editor James Cassimus actually
employed by Thrashin' the Movie?
Was another ultra-prominent skate type
(not Alva), involved as an undercover
second unit director on the same shoot?
Was Brad Dorfman actually denied
access to a topless Houston bar because
he couldn't pass the dress code?
Does the Gonz now carry an anti-
voodoo amulet given him by a mad Inyo
Curandera?
Has a certain model maker overtly
ripped-off the visage of a certain well-
known musician and used it as a graphic
element? (Since the legalities involved
prevent us from mentioning the Samhain
group member by name, we HATE to
stop here.)
Has the Jersey Devil taken to an ultra-
modern stretching routine? Will Groholski,
employing further training advances,
dominate future comps?
Were not Art "A.W.H." Harris, George
"Rollout" Powell and Stacy "Powell"
Peralta all seen helicopter snowboarding
recently in Aspen, Colorado? Were the
rumors regarding secret tests of high-tech
composite frozen H₂O sliders true? Why
were the lads booked incommunicado-
style into a hotel? Was ex-Hobie magnate
Cash McAnles really there or was it
someone's idea of a grand prank to sign
the hotel register in such a manner?
Has the lead actor in TV's Fast Times
finally learned to skate, or is his stand-in
actually a well-known pro who hides his
face during every shot?
Is the sport's most travelled major
model man in the midst of solidifying
another manufacturer hook-up?
Are the phones of a big manu bugged?
Does this same security freak claim sales
of 20 million plus? Now the question
is who is doing the bugging? Is it a compe-
titor? Is it a inter-office security ploy?
Do employees routinely lie on the phone
just to blow certain paranoid party's
minds? Is this reality or is this why certain
pharmaceuticals are banned?
Have rival street/free style riders stolen
pages from the upcoming book by Per
Welinder searching for info?
Is the erudite Morizen Foche going
Hawaiian? Will Caballero secure a
summer house in Waianae Valley next
to a perfectly formed natural lava bank?
And from our they-must-be-making-
another-video dept.-Remember how
two famous types totaled the company
Porsche camera car while out filming
awhile back? Well, our latest secret flash
is that Abe Powell is following in the
honorable family tradition. Is it true that
on a recent location scouting/filming run
our main man flipped the new P/P944
Porsche camera car three times? Can
it be further true that he kept his finger
on the trigger and filmed the entire
episode?
Are certain progressive elements of the
sport secretly planning a major indoor
streetstyle event? Will it be held in a
ON BOARD
skating rink?
Are rumors of a decent money street-
style contest to be held in the immediate
future true? Is it in Oregon?
Why was Christian Hosoi viewed
in Saint Louis, MO the other day? Was
it for love or for love of money?
Did Tracker Larry actually spend
a week staying in a hotel located in
mid-American shopping mall?
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Is not the Soho Skate Shopthe real
center of New York activity? Was not the
THRASHER article misleading and
misguided?
Are certain commercial elements at-
tempting to sieze power in the sport/art
under the guise of morality? If the common
good is so good, why is it so common?
BUST OF THE MONTH
Just to prove that they are indeed
supporters of quality competitions, the
powers that be at THRASHER have
officially sponsored a team project. The
SUB INDEX THRILLER will be cam-
paigned by our own Fast Eddie Prene-
vost. (Can this really be the Fast Eddie
from the shipping department?) So what
are we dealing with here, the National Hot
Rod Association? Is the Thriller a dragster
or a skatecar? Are certain Harley-Davidson
mechanics reverting to type, or is the
ghost of the White Whale next to fuel
injection? Terry Nails was unavailable
for comment at publication time. For all
you pit racers out there who dig the quarter.
mile, here's the schedule: April 19-20
(Fremont, CA), May 2-4 (Bakersfield, CA),
June 7-8 (Seattle, WA), June 21-22
(Sonoma, CA), June 28-29 (Pocatello,
ID), July 2-4-Governor's Cup (Sac-
ramento, CA), July 12-13 (Woodburn,
OR), July 24-27-National (Denver, CO),
Aug. 9-10-Gold Cup (Las Vegas, NV).
Aug. 28-Sept. 1-National (Indianapolis,
IA), Sept. 12-14-National (Reading,
PA), Sept. 26-28-National (Dallas, TX),
Oct. 3-4 (Las Vegas, NV), Oct. 10-12-
National (Phoenix, AZ), Oct. 23-26-World
Finals (Pomona, CA).
ANSWER OF THE MONTH
...the industry":
In response to question:
"Who won in Mobile?"
Eric Swenson
OOPS OF DE'LAST MONTH
For the record, the photo at top of page
35 in last month's AZ streetstyle coverage
was not Jesse Martinez at all, it's Mark
'new haircut' Rogowski. Also, last month's
Trash' photos from Thrashin', the
Movie' and of the Gonz flying Hawaii were
taken by Ken Sax photography and Die
Anna, in that order.
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