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COMING EVENTS
N.S.A.-1986
National Skateboard Association
August 18-26.. Vancouver, B.C. Canada'
Ramp/Freestyle/Special Events
For Info write: CASA. (Canadian Amateur Skateboard
Ass.), 15791 Columbia Ave, White Rock, BC Canada
VHB-1L6
September 27-28 .......... Chicago, IL
December 13-14
Odeum Stadium
Pro/Am Ramp-Pro Freestyle demo
Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Convention Center
Pro Ramp/National Am Finals/Pro Freestyle
Demo
Amateur vertical riders enter only their own reg-
ional contests-results will determine qualifica
tion for national finals.
N.S.A. 24 hour hotline
1-714-882-3406.
Or write to: N.S.A., P.O. Box 3645, San Ber
nadino, CA 92404.
C.A.S.L. 1986 SCHEDULE
California Amateur Skateboard League
Aug. 10
Sept. 20
Oct. 11
..... Montrose
Streetstyle/Tight Slalom
Venice Beach
Freestyle/Tight Slalom
Covina City Park
Freestyle/High Jump
......Upland Pipeland
Combi pool/Banked Slalom
CASL Awards Banquet
Location T.B.A.
For more information on C.A.S.L. events call:
(714) 882-3406 or write: c/o Mrs. Vickers, 13007
Falcon Pl., Chino, CA 91710.
Nov. 15
M.A.R.S. (Midwest Amateur Ramp
Series)
#4 August 23rd
Lincoln, NE Melee Ramp
Bill Miller-402-489-7239
M.A.R.S. Headquarters, 5440 Sumner St., Lin-
coln, NE 68506
17th STREET SURF SHOP
AMATEUR SUMMER SKATE SERIES
#4 August 30th
Trashmore
Street Style
#5 August 31th ......Virginia Beach, VA
Trashmore Ramp Jam
Dates may change without notice. All Amateurs
welcome. For more info contact Allan Lee (804)
422-6105.
September 13, (September 14 rain date).
SKATEBOARD PLUS PRO RAMP
Little Rock, AR $3,000 cash prize money-
$1,500 first prize. Jam format. Contact: Paige
Hearn, 4000 Pike Avenue, North Little Rock, AR
72118. (501) 758-0340.
THRASHER BBS operates at 300 and 1200
baud, between 4:30 pm and 9:00 a.m. week-
days and 24 hours a day on weekends. Call
822-5630 or send mail through a Fidonet system
in your area (send to: Net# 125 Node# 8).
TRASH
THE MARRIAGE RAGE
As everyone already knows, Mr. Bennett
has been married for years? Keeping
suitably out of step matrimonially these
days appears to be the newest norm for
several high profile skate types. First,
Marty Jiminez decided to take the fateful
step. Then Mr. David Jude Hackett sent
out announcements of his impending
marriage to the lovely Elizabeth Corinne
Gardner high on a Malibu mountain top.
Everyone wore white. Now marriage
rumors are flying with every eligible
bachelor from Louis B. to Stacy P. being
the subject. However, the rumor of the
month, maybe even the year, regards
everybody's favorite street style Romeo,
the Gonz
It seems that Mark Gonzales has
"finally settled down" into a comfortable
trans-continental romance with one
Zebby Day. Ms. Day dwells in New York
and flies for a prominent airline. Word has
it the pair have even been observed on the
same flight together. Somewhere in the
THRASHER darkroom there is even
photographic evidence via Steve Rocco.
(Máybe it's the photo on this page.) Will
the Gonz tie the knot atop the Brooklyn
Bridge Banks and skate-honeymoon on
Ellis Island? Is nothing else sacred? Will
we all be invited to Gonzales' upcoming
New York Club Demo? Will the Gonz also
wear white?
FLASH NEWS
The legendary Henry Hester, primordial
speed, slalom and downhill racer and
originator of the classic proto-skate
format, aka The Hester Series, has finally
emerged from seclusion. Back to his
roots, "Bad H" is now director of skate
operations at G & S. Henry, described
by Santa Cruz's Richard Novak as "the
best natural born promoter that anyone's
ever seen" is reportedly back to his usual
tricks. The ever-so-secret high-tech deck
project seems apparently near fruition.
Question: What do Larry Gordon,
Michael Gordon, Bob Skoldberg and
Henry all have in common? Can it be that
esoteric light cue they keep testing?
Also seen in the vicinity of G & S is
legendary she-ace Ellen O'Neil. Ms. O
has been laboring in the organization's
authentic clothing division recently.
Paradoxically, long-time skater Steve
Cathey, another G & S minion, is reported
to work there also.
Mofo and the Fabulous Skipper Boy
were observed at international industrialist
Armand Hammer's posh private opening
of paintings from the collection of the
U.S.S.R., held at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art. Misters Fo, Engblom
danced with Russian ballerinas and
consumed caviar by the handful. Mr. Skip
was even viewed discussing poetry and
skate design with the Soviet ambassador
while Mofo lectured a famous Ukranian
dancer about reproduction in invertebrate
species. Our boys' night was complete
when our illustrious heroes managed to
get lost in the bullet-proofed high security
art vault, where they discovered a perfectly
contoured cement transition. The rest,
as they say, is history.
More commie skate propoganda...
Doug Biggerk, a tower of a man, recently
completed phase two of the skate slam
by acid dropping off Lenin's Tomb. Doug
reports much freestyle activity in Latvia.
The wheels are all red, naturally. Mr.
Biggert's next stop is to session atop
snow-capped Mount Fuji as he simultane-
ously opens a new Tower Books outlet
in Tokyo, Japan.
The ever-transitory Britt Parrott, once
again on his way back to Tennessee,
managed to get all the way to Yuma,
Arizona before yielding to temptation. This
time he accepted yet another job from his
multiple former employer, Larry Balma.
Now Britt is helping da Ridge go on
vacation.
Doug DeMontmorency has surfaced
down around Santa Barbara following his
big golf cart scene (soon to be seen in
an upcoming movie). Doug is regularly
observed scouting for back-country pools
on his motorcycle.
In leadership of the emergent
trend... Skate Lab, the small halfpipe
located in a Boston, MA roller rink, serves
as another example of the indoor skating
boom.
Following the disappearance of Tom
Groholski's mini 16 foot halfpipe, rumors
have begun to fly. Most accurate is the
report that some veterans from Park
Cherry Hill bought it and have surrepti-
tiously placed it in a condemned Phila-
delphia brick building.
In Long Beach, California, Metallica
waged war on stage while some crazed
fans stage dove from the balcony to
certain hospital sessions and, in one
case, death. There was absolutely no
connection between this aberrant social
behavior and the Zorlac T's which certain
Metallica movers are known to favor. The
skate activists outside were also appar-
ently not involved.
Question One-Will the NSA now ban
Metallica recordings from the soundtrack
in upcoming contests?
Question Two-Which team unilaterally
scored five thousand bucks each last
month from model sales?
Question Three - Is a certain prominent
skate editorialist reportedly on his way
out? Are Kevin Kinnear and/or Steve
Hawk about to formally enter the arena
of skate journalism?
Question Four-Was another major
skate documentorian involved in a bizarre
incident of human interaction with the
Screamin' Sirens in Pete Miller's studio?
Question Five-Was not this panchro-
matic photographic ace the same guy who
flipped out in Sacto, choking some geek
with one hand while threatening to smash
in the fellow's face with the camera in his
other hand?
Mr. Lawrence Balma, last seen search-
ing for a qualified tattooist with Dorsey
and Peggy C. near Gotham City, has
been the source for much speculation
lately. Rumor has it that Tracker Larry's
normally strange routines have become
even more off-base lately. It seems that
Balma has returned to fishing with a
vengeance. His favorite spots reportedly
are the water hazards of golf courses. Just
how, when and why Larry gets access
nobody knows, yet those world record
bass certainly speak for themselves.
The Bones Brigade Summer Tour grinds
on into only the most correct spots.
Beyond all expectations, Brigade-types
including Jesse M., Stevie C., Lance,
McGill, Guerrero, Rodney, Demain,
Hawk, Welinder, et. al have reportedly
been violating gravity all across the
American continent. The new team van
now reportedly looks very old. Someplace
in North Carolina, Tommy Guerrero
bought out the Southern states' supply
of Air Jordans for an obscenely low price.
Question Six-Will Tommy open a shoe
store?
Question Seven-Is the cherry '59 Cad
that industrialists Eric Swenson and
Fausto V. have been cruising in lately the
legendary missing Cad once known
to have been in the posession of Louis
B. Dorfman?
Question Eight-If it is how did it get
from the Oceanside Police impound to
San Francisco?
Tony Hawk is rumored to be the latest
to score his own house. Watch for Doctor
Rick Blackhart to soon join the list.
While art star Keith Haring hand paints
Ted's new cue, our illustrious editor
manages to keep Andy Warhol and the
girls at Interview Mag at arm's length. Did
anyone see the Jimmy 'Z-gone-cholo-pic
of Christ in the upcoming most recent
issue of the same mag? Is the Ted inter-
view in Interview Mag now pending? Will
Joan Quinn conduct it?
Newton is reportedly constructing
a cycloid ramp deep in the bowels of his
new North Dallas Zorlac H.Q..
SCENE OF MONTH
At a Farm, under a freeway underpass,
Mark (lips) Gonzales strikes again.
deep in the heart of S.F., bands like Christ
On Parade, Beyond Possession, The
Accused, Septic Death and Drunk
Injuns shook up audio space while
hundreds thrashed and generally abused.
One skate legend had his limo drop him
off two blocks away in order to slip in
unobserved. Brad Dorfman kept the
hospitality suite flowing, B. Ware imper-
sonated a promoter, Jim Muir pretended
he was head of security (no one doubted).
Skip Engblom recited litanies of blood,
guts and glory. Oddly, Engblom's acapella
version of "Duke Of Earl" turned into the
Injur's set. Joey Headbone was magnifi-
cent. Even odder was how the Injun's
demise led to Skate Master Tate, who
rapped his way into the hearts of the
audience (perhaps his throwing of prod-
ucts from the stage further assured his
popularity). Late into the night, Pushead
manipulated his straight-edge artificial
hand, creating odd sensations. As the
Video Commander had three cameras
going, perhaps a Skate Rock tape is in our
collective future. The crowd was normally
aggressive. As there were no rules or
restrictions, order was maintained.
MORE LAW AND ORDER
The NSA road show pulled into Virginia
Beach for its latest installment on the road
to Anaheim. (At the Anaheim site for the
contest series final, there will be a big fine
(we heard 15 bucks) levied upon the NSA
for each sticker found in the environs.
So please, boys and girls, the big rule will
be no illegal pasting, O.K.) So what can
we say about V-Beach that hasn't been
said elsewhere? Jeff Phillips only proved
what many have always known. The rock
and bottle throwing incident with the cops
only proved that repression breeds hostil-
ity. Gator's arrest for the apparent crime
of bringing lunch for the contest judges
Keith Haring originals.
only proves that miscommunication can
be dangerous. The alleged rape scenario
with Gonz, Rocco and Ms. Sweep, the
janitor girl, only proves how much some
girls exaggerate. The outburst of profanity,
obscene gestures and equipment throwing
by one of the finalists only proves that
competition is intense. The computer's
apparent malfunction only proves that
artificial intelligence falters in the heat
of battle. The empty soda can wars in the
stands could only prove that the 3000+
spectators wanted to see the skating.
The real question raised by V. Beach
is the morality/legality of a city which
makes skateboarding a crime on the
streets yet provides an authorized spot
such as Mount Trashmore as a trade-out.
Could a city get away with outlawing
bicycles due to their inherent danger and
threat to public safety? Perhaps these are
the questions our friends at the NSA
should next address. In the interim future
we will all now ponder just who will next
be banned from competition for alleged
violations of the amorphous and arbitrary
code of conduct.
QUOTES OF MONTH
"What, nothing for your highest achiever?"
Gator
"Tom who?"
Louis B. Dorfman
"I want to be a policeman."
Jesse Martinez
"Everybody asks what is the word, there
never has been a word."
Jeff Newton
"I'm always in danger. Everytime I go out
of the house I'm in danger."
Lester Kasai
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