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Mall Drop THRASHER MAGAZINE, PO Box
884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
DEAR MOM,
If I told Fortune or Money mag-
azine that they were printing
detrimental material, they would
laugh, just like they do when they go
to the bank. I'm a sane person.
(Board) graphics aren't gonna make
me a bad person. A lot of talent and
time goes into those drawings. If you
don't like a new idea, don't bother
with it. Accepting new ideas gives
way to a brighter mind..
Shred/Noid
Arlington Hts, IL
BORN TO BE WILD
Why are you putting letters in Mail:
Drop by parents who criticize the
magazine? Parents don't know squat
about skating. If they think their
sweet baby has recently turned into
a hardcore skater because of
Thrasher they're wrong. It's not
Thrasher's fault, it's their's. A skater
is a skater at birth, not after a couple
of issues of a magazine.
Pete
COUNTERPOINT
Wexford, PA
I bet everyone out there who read
Thrasher's July "envelope of the
month" thought, "What a jerk who
doesn't know what she's talking
about." Well I for one see her point.
On the cover of that very issue we
see Mark Rogowski committing
suicide by jumping into an empty
pool. On page 54 we see a Vision ad
promoting nuclear war. So do you
see her point? Gotta go play Russian
roulette. See Ya.
A Fuked Up Skater
Detroit, MI,
We get letters from parents quite often,
some complaining and some giving
praise, believe it or not. The envelope
of the month in July was printed to
show how the writer had cleverly writ
ten her letter on the outside of the
envelope. We encourage parents,
grandparents, skaters, non-skaters,
artists, humans and all animals out
there to write with your views and
news Thanx, Ted.
AIRHEAD
Hey dude, I was wondering about
something. One day I was busy
catchin' some 30 to 300 foot airs
when an airplane flew by and I hit it.
I made a hole in the gas tank and
now the geek is suing for damages.
Is that right? I mean, after all, he was
flying low
CHEAPSKATES?
Judo Air Joe
Pittsburg, CA
I was looking through your mag
and noticed that most of the action
shots are featuring pros doing
fascinating stunts on boards that look
like they came from garbage cans.
Is it because worn out boards are
easier to ride?
A Curious Skater
A worn board is a tom board. Like a
well-worn pair of shoes or Levis, a
board always seems most comfort-
able just before it self-destructs. Ted.
SKATE SPOT
Today I was in my local toystore
when I spotted an imitation of a
Vision Psycho Stik! It had the exact
same graphics as the Vision but it
was made by a company called Free
Former. I'm really getting tired of
poser companies trying to get in on
the skateboard market. Just
remember, skate hard and buyer
beware.
Dave "the Stoker" Buskirk
Town, USA
Freeformer's back, Hallelujah. We're
saved-Ted.
BULL SESSION
In a back issue a guy wrote in
about the cops thinking the banging
noise made when he was doing ollies
drew the attention of some police.
Well, I've got an even more bizarre
story. You see I live in rural Vermont
where there are lots of cows. The
other day I was doing ollies over pot
holes when I scared a herd of five
cows so much they plowed through
a barbed wire fence while escaping
the banging noise from my tail.
How's that for weird?
Jim Miller
Bradford, VT
Now that's what we call a beef! T-ed
JOKE
QUESTION: Where do trendy.
skaters live?
ANSWER: Nashville.
If you ride-a-bike then take-a-hike!
Goodtime Dave
Collinsville, IL
BUCK BOARDING
In June a dude named Bug wrote
about his mom burning his skate! I
must be a lucky chick because my
mom gets on my board and skates
Strange difference in parents. Keep
skating and do it naked!
A Yaucher
Denver, CO
What other way is there? Ted
THANK THE SWINE TOO
We skaters get a lot of B.S. just cuz
our feet aren't planted on the ground.
But I hope I can use Thrasher to
thank a couple people that do the op-
posite. This dude, Pete, has parents
who don't just encourage us to skate
but have spent a lot of money and
a mass amount of time building a
ramp in their (Continued an page 14)
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