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place. There are no pools around and
the nearest ramp is two hours away.
A complete board costs over U.S.
$300. So start thinking before
complaining.
Marc Blaricum
Holland
KEEP THE PAPARAZZI OUT
For a few years now we in Colum-
bus have had a great ditch to skate.
Well, recently some newspaper peo-
ple were there, and, unfortunately,
because of this publicity we have
cops. Now we might lose one of our
favorite places to skate. So if you
have a cool place to skate, do your-
self a favor and keep it underground.
A picture in the paper is not worth the
loss of a skate spot.
D.J.
Columbus, OH
PS. Satan does ride for Powell; I have
his autograph.
WATCH IT, DUDE
My friends and I have been think-
ing of this great idea for awhile now
and have decided that Neil Blender
should go on the Dating Game. It
would be the best thing that ever hap-
pened to that show. All you have to
do is get Blender on the show, let him
smooth on the Betty, and win or
lose-I'm sure every skater will be
happy they tuned in and watched.
Doug Clifford
Centerville, OH
TOO BAD ABOUT THE COOPS
I sent this letter in January, but it
probably got to you guys late,
(damned horses). I just want to tell
you guys about our skate scene. We
are lucky when the cops aren't
around 'cause then we can skate the
dirt roads. We ollie groundhogs, wall-
walk pine trees and drain our dairy
tanks out and skate them. We know
this sucks and once we tried to kill
ourselves, but the chicken coops.
aren't high enough. If you ever are
gonna move here, think fast and
jump off of a 49-story building. Got
to go milk my cows.
B-M-EX
The Litchfield Hillbillies
Colin, Darren, Dylan and
Tommie McDermott
In your May edition, somebody
wrote in saying that he saw a Step by
Step on how to demolish a
skateboard in a BMX mag. Well,
here's how to demolish a bike:
1. Steal a BMX bike.
2. Get out the family sledge hammer.
3. Start with the rims of the bike.
4. Get the handle bars.
5. End with the frame..
Shawn Black
Bryan King
Indianapolis, IN
IT'S GREEK TO ME
My friend and I have recently
discovered what the name Natas
Kaupas really means. Natas back-
wards is Satan. Kaupas backwards
is Sapuak. Sapuak is Greek for God.
So his name is Satan God?
You win. Ted
Chris Everist
Tucson, AZ
HIP QUIP
I'm ten and skate pretty bad. The
only problem is that I don't listen to
hardcore. When I go over to my
friend's to skate, he turns on Dead
Kennedys, etc., pretty loud and I don't
have the greatest time. I don't think
I will ever like hardcore, so how do
you think I will ever fit into the gang?
Hippiet
Walla Walla, WA
Give skateboards to your other hippie
friends and start your own gang. Ted.
SECRET ADMIRER
Keep up the good work, Thrasher
I like the mag. It gives me something
to hide from my parents every so
often.
Rob Ruggles
Seattle, WA
NOT MORE...
More about non-skating punks
who read your zine: yeah, that's me.
My boyfriend skates and I love your
zine. Not only the skaters but the
punks love it too. Your rad pics
decorate the walls of our thrashed
house. We inhabit the old missile
silos in Fairfax, VA, where there's
plenty of skating material! Anyway,
stay chilly and keep printing our main
source of street and ramp gossip.
Duckie, Skinard and Schmoe (me!)
Home sweet home
Helltown, VA
Photos, please. T-ed
THRASHER
DERELICT?
DERELICT (děr e likt) adj. 1. Something abandoned or cast away.
2. One that is not a responsible member of society.
3. A nameless or jobless person; vagrant.
Sound familiar? Well it should. If you're a typical skater at least one of the above terms have been applied to you.
If you're a pro, probably all three. But don't worry, some of the most famous artists, philosophers, scientists and inven-
tors were called the same thing in their day. That's right, Plato, Socrates, Galileo, Da Vinci and Einstein were all derelicts
at one time in their lives. So the next time you're skating with your friends or just skating down the street and someone
yells, "Derelict," you can smile and think to yourself, "Yeah, I guess I am."
DERELICT AT WORK.
DERELICT AT REST.
AWAKE
VENTURE
ENVELOPE 'O THE MONTH
J.C., Davis, CA
SKATER: Ricky Barnes PHOTO: "0"
VENTURE: THE OFFICIAL TRUCK OF DERELICTS