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LITTLE RASCAL
THE DOCTOR
I have a major problem on my hands.
What do you do when your parents consider
your skateboard a little toy made by Fisher
Price and skating something little kids do?
I've been able to show them what I can do,
and they both agree it takes talent, but they
still consider it a waste of time and child's
play. Tell me what to do before it bugs the
hell out of me.
Rad Rip
Savage, MN
That is a shame. Ignorance can be
skating's worst enemy. We skaters have
been fighting for eons to get skating the
recognition it deserves. Unlike most
other sports, skating allows you to be
yourself and show style and creativity as
well as giving you a chance to be aggro
and have fun. It's sad when you realize
the reason skating is not given due credit
is because of the blindness of those in
charge, who can't see what's happening
right in front of them. However, it's always
been debatable whether skating should
be recognized as a major sport. That
would mean skateparks again, which
takes skating off the streets. Then it gets
boring. Then it dies out or gets outlaw-
ed everywhere but in the skateparks.
Besides, most skaters could probably
care less.
LIFESAVER ROLL
I'm an alright skater (I can ollie and catch
air off launches, etc.), but every now and
then-I suppose this happens to most
people I bail, Whoopie, you say? Well,
here's the funny part: I've never been hurt
in all my years of skating. My friend and I
were talking on the subject of skating one
day when we started to discuss our worst
falls. He's had a broken arm and smashed
ribs, and I said, "Well, phuc! The worst I had
was a little dink on my knee!" Joe (my
friend) wanted to know how I got away
unscathed. We thought about it and realized
that when I fall, I roll like a little ball. I figured
that if I can get off safely with this little life
saver, then I should let people know about
it. Roll process: when you feel the board.
start to slip, bring your rear shoulder around
towards the front of your deck, as you pro-
gress get into a tight, slumped crouch and
wait. When the fall takes place, shift your
weight forward and roll. This roll technique
comes naturally to me but must be learned
With Rick Blackhart
by those who it doesn't come naturally to.
Try it on your grass a couple of times and
be ready. If that doesn't work, then buy
yourself a pair of pads.
Scobey the Skate Salamander
Piedmont, CA
Git down, bro. Great letter. I don't know
how many times I've tried to tell people
that you have to learn to fall before you
learn to skate. The roll technique is a
great way to avoid and/or lessen the
initial impact that breaks bones. It would
be nice if you were in a position to roll
every time a bail was imminent. Unfor-
tunately, most of the times you fall and
get hurt it's from a slam or knee tweak
that allowed no time for rolling or even
thinking about it. If you can learn to roll
nine times out of ten, you'll avoid most
injuries.
DOZED OFF
Hey, Rick, my twelve-foot half-pipe just
got flattened by a police bulldozer. It started
when a cop said I had to tear it down. I re-
fused. I had a court date two weeks later.
I was skating with my buddies and a dozer
came up on a flatbed. I said, "What the
hell," to the truck drivin' hick. He said, "Oh,
boy, no more ramp!" and hopped in the
damn thing. I watched in disbelief as he flat-
tened my backyard whale into a big pile of
scrap. Can I sue the cops? Is that possible?
Or should I build another one?
Chad
Lost in MN
Screw 'em! Build another and another
eventually they'll give up. At least you'll
get some skating in or become damn
good carpenters. Your details are a bit
sketchy but it sounds like somebody may
have acted outside of the law and/or
some private property rights may have
been violated. You may want a lawyer's
advice on this one. As far as the cops go,
the main idea is to stay away from them,
so do it in another area, at least.
WHAT A DRAG
The other day my friend and I were in
Dallas on our spring break. We were skating
down the street when we saw a tunnel
leading under the street. We went through
the tunnel and came upon a skater's
paradise. It was a cement ditch about 500.
yards long with a channel every 100 yards.
It didn't look like people had skated it lately,
but it was skateable. We soon started to
skate it and after about an hour of session-
ing, this police car pulled up. We started
skating away from them, but they yelled,
"Stop skateboarding on this private.
property!" We left and went back to our
hotel room and planned to session the ditch
the next day. Explain to us how to get these
pigs off our ass.
D.K.'s Ryan W. and Royce S.
Houston, TX, M.D.C.
I'm afraid early morning sessions are in
order here. Usually cops have important
things to do at five in the morning (con-
sume donuts, maybe?). Hopefully
busting you is not one of them. Sounds
like a killer spot. Send me exact direc-
tions, and the crew and I will check it out
next time we're in the area.
RUBBER DEALIES
What are those little rubber spacers in
your trucks called? All my friends call them
Clouds. I just wanted to know if they were
right.
Shane Skinner
Vista, CA
"Clouds" is a brand name. The rubber
truck parts you speak of are also known
as bushings, grommets or truck suspen-
sion devices. Also, the current trend is
to make these out of urethane, the same
stuff your wheels are made of.
T-SHIRK
Here's an idea for all you wanna-be-
photographers out there who have always
wanted to know how it feels to photograph
pro skaters in action. What you do is rent
a VCR skate-video such as Chicago.
Blowout, Eastern Assault, etc. For those of
you without VCR's, oh well, but for those
that have them here's how to do it. You push
play and let the tape run-when the skater
gets to the peak of his trick, push pause and
see what you get. It's cool, (and fun), but
for those of you who have no pause button
or whose screen blacks out when you push
pause, you won't be having so much fun!
Well, I hope this idea just won me a Dr. Rick
Blackhart t-shirt, but if not, I'll go skate and
get over it.
Steve Smith
Griffin, GA
Hey, that would be kind of cool. VCR
skate fun. I'll have to try that as soon as
I get a VCR. Too bad it doesn't warrant
a free shirt. But, just think, for the price
of a blank cassette you could have a Doc-
tor shirt. Just send $10.25 (includes ship-
ping) to Ask the Doctor T-shirt c/o
Thrasher Magazine, P.O. Box 884570, San
Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
Blackhaft