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public safety law. When I told him it
was bullshit, he raised it to $60.
Anyway, I went to court and got it
reduced to $10. The cop got so piss-
ed off he started cussing at the judge
who then hold him in contempt. So
remember, don't be afraid of court
and skate tough!
Chris "Scabby" Lobato
Scherty, TX
(Just a mile away from
Jock-Strap, Texas.)
TO EACH HIS OWN
In your February issue two letters
I were sent in by kids' mothers. All
these mothers could do was bitch
about the articles your magazine
prints. When we read the letters we
almost fell over. You don't see me and
my friends write into Good House-
keeping to tell them how shitty the
tuna casserole recipes they print are.
Goose and Thu Guys
Grope, MA
DEVIL DOG SEES RED
Here's one for the birds-well,
dogs. My friends and I were skating
our launch ramp at the nearby
school. Well, one day after we had
painted our shed with a nice coat of
red, I single-handedly had the nerve
to paint the ramp the same. My
friends took it cool, but it later posed
a problem. The four of us were ses-
sioning when, outta nowhere, comes
this dalmation. It looks at us for a bit
then comes over and leaks a puddle
on the templates and transition. Well,
the dog did it about three more times
that week, but we chased it away.
Worst of all, our wood screws rusted
from the piss. Nobody was aware of
this until I went up the ramp and the
whole back half collapsed. I took a
2x4 in the ribs. I'm sitting in the
hospital right now writing this, suffer-
ing from two broken ribs. Just don't
paint your ramp, it's a waste.
Tom Catt
Grainfield, KS
There's our chemistry lesson for this
issue. Get well soon, Tom. Ted
PARENTAL GUIDANCE
I'm writing in reference to the let-
ter in the February issue "When the
Whip Came Down." If you think his
parents are bad, you should come to
my house. When I come home from
BBA
school I go into my room and my
skate is missing; when I go to ask my
mom where it is, she hits me. She
saw the sticker I had that said "Skate
Naked." She said, "I won't put up
with that kind of profanity in this
house!" and she burns my skate in
the fireplace, wheels and all. She
took away my Skate Rock tapes and
now she reads through my mags
before I can have them. I'm hopeless.
POOR RUNT
Bug
Dallas, TX
My parents are complete a-holes.
Here's the deal: I'm 15 and will be
getting my driver's license in about
a month. They are willing to let me
get a plastic ID that says I can go on
the streets with a man-killing
machine, but I can't skate in front of
my house after school for even 15
minutes. They try and feed me a
bunch of crap like, "We work all day
and when we get home we still work,
so you should too" or "You don't
need to go out every day." All I can
say is, the more parents (at least
mine) stay out of skating, the better.
Scott Brigman
Norway House, Manitoba
Hey, you're only a parent once in your
life. Ted
PRO MATERIAL?
My son is 12 and has been riding
skateboards since the age of 4. He
lives skateboarding and is very good.
He builds ramps in our yard (limited
space and equipment) and wants to
do a great deal more. However, I am
a single parent and back in
college-so the conditions for him to
advance are not with us. Even
though I get nervous with his jumps.
etc.. I greatly encourage him.
especially since he's talented and
could skateboard 24 hours a day. My
question to you is: Does another
skateboarder (professional) ever
back or help a less advantaged kid?
I need some way to give him the op-
portunities in what he loves to do the
most-skateboard! Please give me
some ideas.
Nadja McClain
Mitchell, SD
Sounds like a candidate for Skate
Camp. T-ed
HOW WE DO OUR ADS
WHEN YOU SEE AN AD FOR VENTURE TRUCKS, WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND?
"Hot skater"? "Nice photo"? "Another stupid ad"? Did you ever
stop and think about the kind of effort that's needed to make
these ads happen? All the phone calls, plane flights and per-
sonal hell I have to go through each month just to do them, half
INSTRUCTIONS: Follow the arrows
until you become confused.
Then send $1.00 to Venture Truck Co.,
PO. Box 883942, San Francisco, CA
94188-3942.
Thought process
begins, choose from
the following:
M. Gonzales:
"Don't use a picture
of just my face."
WARNING: Anyone attempting to
understand, comprehend or analyze
this flow chart may suffer severe brain
damage or (worse yet) end up like
Rocco.
K.T. tells Rocco:
"We're all busy.
leave us alone?
Rocco shows ad to Mr.
Big who says, "It's
nat up to me, show
it to Mr. Bigger
Mofo tells Rocco: "Go
Dway or I'll beat
your face in."
SER MA
THRASHER MAB
P.A. 884570
Se Foco, CA
941-4570
Mr. Bigger says, "I'
fine." Rocce asks for
money. "Ask Mr.
Big." Mr. Bigger
throws cd in trash.
Mr. Bigger tells Mr.
Big: "Rocco left
without finishing
ENVELOPE OF THE MONTH
Bill Baker, Lynden, WA
Rocco searches in
trash for ad.
of which never get published? Well, you're about to find out.
I've organized this simple, easy-to-follow flow chart for you and
your friends. After reading it I'm sure you'll be glad all you have
to do is look at the ads, not do them.
Rocco receives phone
call from Mr. Big:
"Get up here and do
the ad."
E. Reategui:
"Am I ever gonna
get an ad again, or
what?"
M. Vallely:
"How about a photo
of me allie-ing over a
pile of snow?"
All the Ams:
"We never get ads."
Phone calls are made
begging for help
An helps Rocco but
he has to buy her
lunch.
Rocco flies to 5.F.,
clueless as to the
next ad.
Swank asked for
photos. He sends
them even though
they won't be used.
An is told to forget
Two days later, Rocce
finishes ad. Needs
approval from Mr.
Big.
Rocco's ad. Does
something completely
different.
Process repeats
several times until
Rocco is sent home
Rocco calls to make
sure everything is OK.
He is told, "Don't
worry."
Venture
Products:
"We never get ads
either."
Stecyk asked for
ideas; fortune cookie
advice given.
Rocco sees different
od in magazine, goes
Crazy and calls
Stecyk
AWAKE
VENTURE
Ad goes to press
Magazine is then
shipped to stores.
S. Rocco