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Chris Boucom Rude Boy Ill
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30.25 x 10.25
• Unconventional
new shape
New Rude graphic
- See it at your
local dealer
Don't show it to
Grandma!
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Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 (305) 799-2158
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SEATLEX
P.O. BOX 118, DOGTOWN, CALIFORNIA 94924
JOKE WITH NO WINNERS
Question: What do old folks, carpet
baggers and big money manufaget-
ures have to do with skating?
Answer: Nothing. So why do the pros
(and ams) follow like femmings to
cooperate with bad judging, paid
spectatin', slalom cone liability
waivers, shitty Cokes and bad seat-
ing for "big skate events"? Whatever
hope the future may bring will sure-
ly be boffed, foiled, completely raped
and drained of any longevity if we let
these kooks dictate hair barette col-
ars and the handling of the com-
petetive scene. Whatdoya say we
gather up the "Mr. Hawks, Cata-
lanos' and all forms of membership.
organizations," throw them into the
ole 3rd reich crock pot and turn it up
to holocaust mode? Well done!?! I
ordered medium rare! Whatever.
A Dude
Your Town
WILLING TO KEEP SPILLING
My story started last year when I
broke my wrist attempting to freestyle
while cruising at 30 mph. Six months
later I did a drop off a cliff while my
friend took a picture of me. I smiled
at the camera instead of watching
what I was doing. I came out with a
broken ankle. Three days ago I
thought I was Mario Andretti and
went as fast as I could down a hill,
jumping the speed bumps. The last
speed bump snuck up and tackled
me (I guess it thought it was Lyle
Alzado). Now I'm lying in bed with a
skinned-up face and a minor
concussion.
I wrote this to the nurses in the X-
ray room (who know me by name)
and to all the members of my family
(who also know me by name): NO.1
WILL NOT GIVE UP SKATING UN-
TIL I KILL MYSELF OR AT LEAST
BECOME PARALYZED FROM MY
CONVERSES UP!
Jim Kimberling
Greeley, CO
Land Of Burning Nash Boards
EXACTLY
My favorite part is...once you buy
a pro he's yours to keep!
Mr. Goodwrench
Sugarpole-by-the-Sea, So. Cal
MASS-UNDERSTOOD
I'm so tired of people who write you
guys and all they talk about is how
cool this is, or why their ramp is the
best. You want some insight, pal?
Well lemme tell ya, when I started
back in '62 it was way different. Yeah,
the cops were still uncool and most
people thought I was crazy. Looks like
we know different now. Today nothing
in my life means more to me than
standing at the top of a ramp, waiting
for the right moment, taking careful
aim and-blam-He dead too!
Chuck Manson
Closerthanyou'dlike, CA
MEDIA BURN
I can deal with "billyuns and
billyuns" of names for rad skate
moves, but I wonder if anyone will get
around to naming all the different
ways to skart a snack while rolling.
What bugs me is skate journalism's
labeling of media-quality skaters.
That's right-I'm talking about
nicknames. "Meekster'-maybe.
"Cooksie-give me a break! What's
with this cutsio bullshit? If I ever read
about "Christiepoo" "Gonzikins" or
"Roskoppie" I'll eat my board! Get
some real nomenclature.
Crodak
Raging nightly in,
Honolulu, HI
I know what you mean. Teddy
100% RAG
I've flipped through your mag and
I think that you guys have done a
pretty rad job. There is one minor pro-
blem, though. When I flip through I
get ink all over my hands. Let me tell
you, I was really bummed out when
I saw that. I also don't like the feel of
that kind of paper on my fingers, it
really bums me out. I bet you don't
care what the hell a bummed-out
dude like me thinks, but I rate your
mag as a 95% and I think if you get
your mag to stop using paper that
feels like newspaper you'll get a
200% rating from me. Maybe from
other dudes like me also. I'm going
to go now so I don't miss my turn to
get rad. Keep printing!
Ben Lavine
Ninot, ND
Have you ever tried to wipe with a
THRASHER? Now, you talk about
harsh! T-ed
MOVING REVIEWS
Boy, I'm sure glad you guys finally
put a movie column in THRASHER.
All these years I've been searching
your pages in vain for something to
clue me into which movies are good
and which just don't make the cut. I
used to subscribe just for the recipes
and music reviews, but now I've got
another reason to await your arrival
every month. One question-When
are you going to finally stop printing
all that garbage about skateboards
and maybe run Dear Abby or some
nice home improvement tips?
Jeff Martin
Ann Arbor, MI
You know, you're right! Now that
skateboarding is really booming again
it doesn't need anymore coverage in
skate mags. I mean, the Life
Magazine cover story must be right
around the corner, and there's gotta
be talk about getting skateboarding
as a demo sport(?) in the '88 Olym
pics. Gardening tips...now there's
an idea. T-ed
SKIUARFER!?!
My friend and I came up with the
idea on how to build a Skatfer. Take
an old skate deck, file the nose, at-
tach one or two old water ski fins on
the back, and put ski boot fittings on
the top with your feet the same way
you skate. We haven't tried it out
behind a boat yet, but we plan to.
Dana Kuntz
Brunswick, GA
You've invented a Skurfer. The guy
who invented it before you is Tony
Finn, 2971 Mission Blvd., San Diego,
CA 92109. Send your idea to him! T-ed
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