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SHORTS
Soon to reportedly join the ranks of the
newly skate wed are V-Boy extraordinaire
Mondo and legendary media magnate
James "King" Cassimus. No...not to
each other.
Stranger than cheap...following the
trend of skate industrialists whom seem to
favor outlandish out-sized Rolex wrist-
watches, Greg "Queaver" Ayres is now.
sporting a bogus gold Rolex president. The
major departure here is that Queaver's
Rolex is so bogus (i.e. counterfeit) that he
keeps the $29.95 price tag on it just so no
one misses the $5600 disparity in price.
Mike Rector, of course, has the real one
sans price tag, proving that ultimate protec-
tion pays.
Seen stalking an unnamed San Diego
maternity ward for undisclosed reasons
were Larry Balma, Larry Gordon and
"Larry" Scott Davis. Hmmm-will GSD
now become LSD?
Fully six separate corporate entities (in-
cluding Park Del Mar and a San Bernadino
Watersports complex) all claim to have the
inside line on the remains of the much
talked about, so-called secret Powell Peralta
video ramp. Britt Parrott probably really
knows what's happening but no one is really
sure of B.P's official whereabouts, Bootleg
photos apparently show the master of cor-
porate reassignment once again in
transition.
Jeff Grosso, after a long delay, has
reportedly finally signed with Santa Cruz. In
another unrelated development, Dickvack
now allegedly has signed the latest coveted
Hosol program into reality. Now perhaps the
"even more real Hosoi" can get back to
business avoiding any and all future bogus
vendors.
Tightword has it that a key So-Cal pro-
moter is trying to stage a non-N.S.A.
streetstyle for dollars, happening soon at the
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. Mysto man
Kevin Reed is now rumored to be laboring
in a North Coast cabinet shop. Are not com-
posite decks, rumored of being made at this
very moment on his employer's premises,
a potential large dollar enterprise?
DISJOINTED SCENE RAP
Now let's trip to Deigo de San, where the
skating down there is in need of a fan. While
Dave Duncan and Todd Swank are skating
the pools, the other ones are back in
the schools. Eighty-five degree walls at
SDSU, street sessions at Pardee and ASI
too, beg to be sessioned by me and you.
While the aforementioned are makin' the
scene, all the others are being called a
peen.
Bob Skoldberg showing fine form in Vancouver.
BURNING QUESTIONS
Is it true that Henry Hester is so involv
ed with recapturing his famous slalom form
that he's taken to odd hour training ses-
sions? We attempted to confirm this vital
statistic by calling Bad H on the telephone.
but were unable to make contact. Perhaps
if we tried the scenario of 4364179 and the
secret ring once, hang-up and immediate-
ly call back code, we would have been more
successful.
QUOTE ONE
"Put your money on the bald man. He's
unbeatable right now. I'd bet my baby on it."
Henry Hester
Who says I'm bald?"
No comment."
Bob Skoldberg
John Hutson
LATE ENTRIES
All Floridan street Amateurs are welcome
to participate in the Pompana Beach Street
Jam II, on October 26, sponsored by the
Lambretta Skate Center. Dave is the guy to
contact and he says it won't just be another
V4-pipe contest; "we'll have an auto
obstacle, benches, walls, you know, street."
For more info: Lambretta S.C., 3801 N. Dix-
ie Hwy., Pompano Beach, FL 33064-(305)
785-4820.
October 18-19
BARE COVER FESTIVAL OF SPORT
NSA Pro/Am Ramp and Pro Streetstyle.
Tim Payne built half-pipe. Sponsored ams
only. Contact NSA for details-Hotline (714)
882-3406.
Unnamed sources tell of clandestine staff
meetings being held recently by yours and
our favorite glossy rag. Rumors tell of Kevin
the K meeting with Neil Blender,
Spideyman, El Grant, Gary Scott Smith,
et. al. Is profound editorial change now a
possibility?
And if you ever doubted that serious
bucks are being turned, consider the case
of Mister X, who, feeling a bit disgrunteled
with his manu-contract, decided to retro-
actively re-negotiate. Closely placed
sources claim that "extremely amicable
meetings produced a fifty-thousand dollar
friendly settlement."
Skate all-star and returned rocker Terry
Nails has been observed recently tooling
through Hollywood on a Harley accom-
panied by extremely well-known heavy
metal mongers. Is Nails about to spurn the
lucriative middle-of-the-road studio session
life in favor of mashing power cords?
Question Two Which veteran skater/in-
dustrialist actually has a bomb shelter in his
palm tree-lined backyard?
Question Three Did not Stacy P. depart
the much-heralded World's Fair scene to
scout remote Canadian street locations with
movie industry big wigs?
Question Four Is the rumored Cycloidal
Zorlac Ramp now nearing completion
somewhere south of Rio Bravo?
Question Five-Which artistically gifted am
ripper allegedly re-painted a Vancouver
Indian Totem Pole in a more contemporary
manner?
Question Six - AKA PotatoeHead AKA
Taters AKA Hurtados' been gaining major
promo lately. Even the prestigious LA Daily
News wrote up his standing room only gig
at the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo conven-
tion. Will Taters soon sign a rap deal with
a major underground label?
Answer One-in response to the hundreds
of calls, letters and cards...yes, Big Daddy
Roth and Jeff Newton are apparently do-
ing a skate art deal.
Secret Malvino movie showings continue
to be standing room only. At his recent Santa
Cruz premiere word of mouth was the best
point of entry. In fact, a well-known area
manu was so unaware of the event that he
cramped up swimming far offshore with his
female trainees.
Filmmaker Scott Deitrich (Freewheelin"?)
and Derek Von Breison are previewing
their latest skate short around the scene. No
word yet if this is under the sponsorship um-
brella of world famous Surfer Magazine
(one-time publishers of the much defunct
Skateboarder Mag).
Dickvack goes Hawaiian, yes again.
Gronk-the Los street skater turned fine
arts painter moves his grindable repetoire
to the infamous Brooklyn museum for a
future exhibit, proving that what happens on
the streets ends up being "pure" culture ten
years after.
CRIME OF THE MONTH
Following the bizarre disappearing knife
incident at a recent Texas party, where an
alleged attacker demanded the return of his
bloody blade from one Craig Johnson (he
didn't have it); life gets beyond the para-
normal once more in the Lone Star State.
It seems that Mister Dan Wilkes gave some
rampside hangers-on a ride back toward
town. En route he was allegedly robbed at
gunpoint, tied up and stranded in the desert
sun. His totally destroyed, burned-out,
stolen car was later recovered and Wilkes
is back to skating as normal. Perhaps this
incident should serve as fair warning to all
potential Good Samaritans.
The much dreaded Alva was seen in
Wakiki vicinity sporting Henry Hester's old
asymetrical Preisendorfer cue. No logical ex-
planations are available for this strange gift.
Aussie film director Graeme Clifford (he
did the film "Frances") has been observed
hanging at the Honolulu based Sterling
mansion, where wonder-roller Max
Franchizer's been staying. It seems direc-
for Clifford is working on a film called
"Gleaming the Cube" which deals with
what else but? The director reportedly view-
ed Max's extensive skate video collection
and even borrowed some exceedingly rare-
footage as source material.
More citizens in the streets. As everyone
knows, Chris Borst lives in a nice, clean
Bakersfield neighborhood. Chris also has
a ramp which all his neighbors are in agree-
ment with. Well almost all, apparently one
misguided type has taken to jotting down
license numbers and complaining to the
authorities. Fortunately, Chris' dad, an
ex-U.S. Diving Team Coach, decided to take
matters into his own hands. Mr. Borst call-
ed up the four major Bakersfield TV. stations
as well as three large newspapers and in-
vited them all out to see what skateboarding
in suburbia was all about. The result?-
seven positive pro skating stories and one
seemingly bummed nosey neighbor.
Final Question What park owner has
taken to kicking out skaters for apparently
imagined infractions of unposted rules? Is
it true that this veteran park owner has also
called up all the major manus and demand-
ed price reductions on skate merchandise?
CLOSING QUOTES
"Sometimes you have to have someone
to vent your venom on."
Jeff Grosso
"You can't do business and get up at 11
because it's already 3 in New York"
Richard Novak
ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
N.S.A. 1986
National Skateboard Association
December 13-14.
Anaheim, CA
Anaheim Convention Center
Pro Ramp/Natl. Am Finals/Pro Freestyle Demo
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
League
Oct. 11
Nov. 1
Nov. 15.
Amateur Skateboard
Covina City Park
Freestyle/High Jump
Upland Pipeline
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.
October 11, 1986
MOUNTAIN RAMP
SPONSORED AM CONTEST
Savannah, Georgia Sugar Mountain Teen
Club and Mountain Ramp, 74 W. Montgomery
Crossroads, Savannah, Georgia 31406. Phone
(912) 927-3609 for details,
October 10-11
HOT TROPICS PRO/AM
Mobile, Alabama 'Southern Fried Shred' ramp
event. Sponsored amateurs by invitation only.
$6,100 purse. $1500 to top Pro. Covered ramp
For info contact Hot Tropics, 869 Hillcrest,
Mobile, Alabama 36609. Phone-(205) 343-9007
October 22-25
3rd ANNUAL THRASH-A-THON
San Luis Obispo, CA Ramp Jam for the
American Heart Association. Pro contest on Oct.
25. Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo, CA.
For into call Lamda Chi Alpha (805) 544-9913,
October 25
SKATEBOARD PLUS PRO RAMP
Little Rock, AR $3,000 cash prize money-
$1,500 first prize. Jam format. Contact Paige"
Hearn, 400 Pike Ave., North Little Rock, AR
72118 (501) 758-0340.
THRASHER Bulletin Board System (BBS)
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Use a computer and modem to link with over
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