RASH
SCAMS, HAMS and SLAMS
Skateboarding has been Rolling Stoned
in their big summer double-issue
(#504/505), which features a photo of the
Grateful Dead on the cover (so you might
have missed it). Somehow they got a photo
of that ever elusive combo, the Drunk In-
juns and actually claim Mofo as a band
member. We couldn't confirm the charge as
the Fo was unreachable somewhere on the
Euro continent at press time.
Low hanging heads around the
THRASHER offices upon hearing about the
passing of Fred Astaire (1899-1987). Some
of you elder skatesmen may remember
when Fred broke his wrist skateboarding in
his back yard in the late 70s. And anyone
can learn a few pointers on style by watching
his movies. His dance routine on roller-
skates with Gene Kelly is a classic.
On the home front, a certain Cadillac had
been abandoned in front of Ron Posner's
ON BOARD
Concrete Jungle skate shop for several
weeks was finally towed away by the S.F.P.D.
The Caddy's condition had deteriorated to
eyesore status: broken windows, multiple
dents, flat tires and mysterious scrape and
chafe marks on the fenders. We tried to
reach Ron for comment at his mansion in
the Haight, but were only able to talk to
Henry, Misty and Kitty, his pit bulls. The
skaters claim crosstown BMXers were
responsible.
Steve Caballero wins contests and fans alike.
Here, shown signing autographs at Modesto, CA,
demo. Photo: B.K. Below: Surely a skateboard
couldn't have been responsible for all that
damage. Inset: Jesse Martinez, one of the good
guys. Photos: Michael Blanchard.
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(From page 14) The soda, beyond
help, was already airborne. My board
went back and hit the gas pumps,
and I hit the ground hard. I was daz-
ed, I was dizzy, I was being helped
by unseen hands. These hands turn-
ed out to be attached to the very
same "skate punks" who laughed at
me. I was stunned. I asked why they
would help me. They answered, "If
you have enough guts to go out and
at least try, then you have the mak-
ings of a true thrasher." It's guys like
these who make the skate scene
what it is, a brotherhood. Keep on
thrashin'
Riff
Lancaster, PA
Then you realized your wallet was
missing. No, seriously, skate and,
uh relate. Riff, thanx for the tale of
"whoa." T-ed
GIVE 'EM A BREAK
What's the deal? Skate wood
sucks these days. All the companies
are selling out to cheap wood. I just
bought a new deck and it broke in
2 days. In the past two months my
friends and I have broken 16 or more
decks. Death toll: 1 Jinx, 1 new Neil
Blender, 3 old Neil Blenders, 1
Caballero, 2 McGills, 1 Danny
Webster, 1 Guardian, 1 old Miller, 1
X-team Rider, 1 Joe Johnson, 1
Lester, 1 Mountain, 1 Metallica and
1 Guerrero. This isn't from way high
airs either, just ollies and small
bonelesses. Bonite is a joke. We pull-
ed some of it out and all it is is tar-
paper in a skate deck. All the decks
broke in the same place too (except
the McGill which broke lengthwise).
They all broke just in front of the rear
truck. Tell G&S and Madrid, Powell,
Vision and all the rest to get their
minds out of the cash register and
back into skating. We want seven-ply
maple decks, not shit. Life sucks with
broken decks.
BULLSEYE
Andy Mills
Scituate, MA
I know a beginner skater who
started skating in January and built
a ramp a few months later. He hard-
ly knew any tricks and never street
skated before in the real urban world.
So he tried to pull off a rocket air on
the rinky-dink, junked-out ramp he
had been skating for 3 weeks. His
board flew without him, came back
down, fell on his hip, snapped his
right thigh, and he is now in a large
body cast, blasted on tranquilizers.
I think Confucius once said, "You
must bert before you invert." Anyone
wanna buy a Roskopp, cheap?
Lord Infamous Mr. Exx
King of the Shadowlands
COLD WAR
All of my neighbors hate it when
we skate on my block because of the
noise and the music we listen to. So
when they saw us pulling these tricks
off our launch ramp, they ran to call
the Fuzz. The cops said "We can't
do nothing about it. If they want to
kill themselves, let 'em." My neigh-
bors got so pissed off they came out
and said, "You won't be riding that
ramp tomorrow. As a matter of fact.
you won't be riding it at all." We all
knew what was coming down. They
were going to kill our ramp. So we
kept the ramp out in front of my house
and we all camped out in the back
yard waiting for them to come. We
heard a noise and called the cops.
They came over right away and
caught them. We filed a complaint
and sued them for damages. We got
a pretty good amount out of it. Listen
to what we're gonna do now...build
a half-pipe!
Mr. "Ed" and "Chilly"
Franklin Park, IL
CRAZY COPS
One hot 85 Sunday afternoon me
and my bud Will were sessioning at
the local drainage ditch. It was
sweltering with heat. We decided to
go to the Rutters store nearby and
get a Coke and some junk food.
When we got there, we noticed a cop
from our town sitting nearby. When
we finished eating, we noticed the
cop left, so we went outside and
started skating the parking lot. I had
just finished going up for a pole grind
when I noticed the cop sitting in his
car. I figured he was gonna' chew us
out for skating there, but instead he
asked me if he could ride my board.
I said "sure," thinking he was kid-
ding, but he got out of his car and
came over. He got on Will's board.
I figured he'd probably fall on his butt,
but he rode all over the parking lot.
He couldn't do any tricks, but he
wasn't too bad.
MEAN COPS
Kirk M
New Freedom, PA
In your April Mail Drop, a skater
from Georgia said the way you treat
the cops is how they'll treat you.
That's bullshit!! I was skating across
a street when this cop pulled up, so
I tried his idea of being nice to the
cop. So in return the cop swore and
yelled at me. Thanx for the advice.
it didn't work.
A pissed skater
Illinois
Two outta three? Ted
FOGIES STRIKE AGAIN
I live in La Palma, CA (a small city).
and I read all your mags. I think
you're the only ones that'll unders-
tand my problem (except for other
victims of skate harassment). My lit-
tle bro and I just built a launch ramp.
It's pretty vicious and it cost us
money for the wood. But I have a
neighbor who thinks she owns the
street. Every little thing we do and the
cops are over here checkin' it out.
Just because of my neighbor, we
can't skate our ramp. Now I know
what Chris Borst feels like and,
buddy, it's hell. It's happened to
others, but I ain't takin' no more. I'm
fighting back. I have the same rights
she does, so from now on the hard-
core skaters own the streets.
Hernan Silberman
La Palma, CA
So whaddya gonna do, call the cops?
Ted
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