RASE
STRANGE DAYS INDEED
Perhaps influenced by Steve Rocco's
earthquake experiences? What are we
talking here: religious conversion? Yep,
skatefans, with missionary-like zeal old
Stevarino has become a born-again.
capitalist. Rumor has it that Rocco has
shelled out over 60-thousand of his own
bucks for Santa Monica Airlines Rocco Divi-
sion. Can it be true that the former skate
activist is now looking over legal documents?
Is Rocco serious when he threatens to "take
over the industry and clean it up in six
months?" Are we looking at the reincarnation
of Karl Marx or is it only Groucho?
The Gonz was so disturbed by this he
bought a serviceable beach town surburban
house. Brad Dorfman went to the Tracker
party and laughed all night.
Even stranger tales have crackled over the
wire that John Lucero's new modest
allegedly named company The Great John
Lucero Great Skateboard Company may be
operating out of the same warehouse as
S.R.'s SMA. No word yet as to what R.N. at
N.H.S. thinks about S.R.'s S.M.A. or
TG.J.L.G.SC. Vicious rumors once had it that
the ever wise Dickvack laughed as he
passed on the opportunity to work with the
sport's most notorious personage (and a few
of his equally post-radical friends). Is the
skater's rights movement going seriously
FROM OUR ANONYMOUS MAILBAG:
Gee, gang, where could this oddly
skewed piece of art be from? Is it, as
rumor alleges, a cancelled piece of art
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"YOU SHOULD
KNOW BETTER"
Editor K.T. had a rough year end.
First, this summons for pool-boarding and
later a fractured wrist (left, luckily) while skating with
Team Alva in a super-secret bong-shaped bowl. K.T says,
"With all these newfound pools in '87, let's hope '88 is even worse."
ARIZONA OUTTAKES
Unfounded rumor catagorically states that
Danny Webster and Ken Fillion's motel
room was so ravaged by unknown unaligned
individuals that the bill came to somewhere
around 1,200 bucks extra. Will Webster
come out with a new motel bill graphic? Did
the room trashing create such a scandal that
a prominent store's scheduled demo was
immediately cancelled due to heat from local
law enforcement types? As Danny and Ken
were basically innocent you've got to wonder.
about the quality of modern maid service.
Grosso and Lucero were reportedly seen
trying to get Tony Hawk drunk by ordering.
room service at $20 per six. Later that night
a sloshed Jeff Grosso supposedly took off
with a girl in a BMW, only to later lock
everyone out of the room. Grosso was
rumored found later passed out and nude on
the bed with his hands on his unit.
Gator was seen throwing hot moves on
unsuspecting women by playing Gator's
greatest hits on guitar.
Miller has a girlfriend and her name is
Jenny. She goes to UCSD and is a dream.
harass it's time to think again. On a recent
airplane jaunt, Rich Jacobs of Skate Edge
Zine (Englewood, CO) brought his skatebag
as a carry-on, was stopped at security and
informed that he couldn't bring his board on
the plane, in or out of bag. A week earlier.
some kid supposedly caused $10,000 worth
of damage with his deck. So, says Rich, if
you want to fly the friendly skies with your
skate, you'd better be prepared to be treated
like a criminal.
Never ones to laugh too hard at our own
readers, we at THRASHER must make
something clear. The September 1987
Somethin' Else was an attempt to further fill
our refrigerator up with classic stickers. It was
not, as some of the more clueless seem to
think, a sticker giveaway. So stop the letters
listing designs you want us to peel off and
send to you, our garbage files are already
full of letters pleading for pro's addresses.
Gone but not forgotten...Skateboarding's
most infamous art director and pro surfer, D.
David Carson, has reportedly left a certain
slicko to move on to a more lucrative posi-
tion at Musician Magazine. Carson, whom
informed sources indicate had been given.
corporate? Will the Logan brothers come
back into prominence? Will Blackhart
resume his wheel making career? Why is the
fabulous Skipperboy making skimboards?
Did he really buy a house on the tip of Baja?
In an apparently unrelated event, James
Muir's "The Streets of Venice" skate shop
developed a new coat of paint. Is it true that
Dogtown's manufacturing combine is being
accessed by Rocco and associates?
Allen "Slow" Losi has reportedly bought
out Team Losi from Variflex. Good luck Al.
Also, we hear Gil Senior may be back in the
picture. In an unrelated event, Al figured out
Skaters
SHOOT
from some rival rag? Hmmm, must be
Guns and Ammo. The guy does look like
big Dan. One thing's certain, this guy's
not going for any skate harassment.
SPRING FASHION EXTRA
Will Jimmy Ganzer become the new
art director? Was not Johnny Ray seen
acid dropping off Richard M. Nixon's
personal woodie deep in the bowels of
Z-Land? Jim Catalano is unavailable
for comment as he has fled to Boy's
Town. Johnny Ray is heir apparent,
although he will not take credit for the
accompanying photo, which also could
have been taken by new art dick Dave
Hackett. But then he's married.
Curiously, neither will Ganzer take
credit for work he art directed years ago
that is now showing up in an alleged
80's mag. What year is it anyhow?
a new way to give away product at Big Surf.
Losi drove out with his dog, Betty, and his
van was broken into. All Team Losi gear was
eagerly grabbed up by the thieves.
Is Reese Simpson a new Schmitt team
member? Is John Fabriquer?
John Grigley got a job as fashion buyer
and consultant for Vision Streetwear.
The new N.H.S. video has hit the public.
"It ought to be called Wheels of Boredom."
-Spidey (following his release).
BACKSIDE SNORE
In our effort to present an unbiased view in the
undressed department, we've included this photo of Christ,
taken one morning before breakfast by Melissa of National City, CA. Although Melissa
claims all-nighter, Christ's watch seems to indicate a quick nooner. If pillows could talk.
Bob Schmelzer was seen skankin' around
the hotel party scene until, alas, Bob had his
last skank and twisted his knee while his
party buddies left him there in extreme pain,
yelling "help." Sure, the security will help
you, son.
BURNS, BUSTS, BUMMERS, RIP-OFFS
Just when you thought the authorities
couldn't possibly think of another way to
his new position in November, was in the
midst of being ritually axed in December. Ah
yes...the price of art stardom, or was it only
cause and effect? Neil Blender, who recently
vacated a certain masthead, is unavailable
for comment. G.S.D. is also silent but has.
been writing many vicious notes. Will Davis
become a high profile corporate art director,
build up his portfolio and then move on to
a prestigious golf journal?
WILL THE REAL SPIDEY PLEASE
SKATE FORWARD
At the grand opening of Charlie's
Comics in Hialeah, FL, the original wall
walker, Spiderman, hopped on Charlie
Clements Jr.'s board. Now that Spidey
has shown his love of the skate, can we
expect him to use his crimefighting
talents to help stop skate harassment?
Watch the skies for further details.
And then there is the strange case of Kevin
Sherbondy, a 23-year old college honor
student. Kevin was the first man to be con-
victed under some career criminal law. Down
for 15 years in prison, newspapers reported
Sherbondy's first brush with the law to be
skateboarding in a drainage canal. Keep in
mind that the worst thing Kevin had been
accused of in his "career of crime" was
threatening someone with a BB gun. Being
a "career criminal," Kevin's possession of
a nonfunctional western collector's gun that
he had bought several years ago at a yard
sale and kept displayed in his room led to
his ultimate downfall. This story is merely
repeated as a word to the wise.
HEARD BUT UNCOMFIRMED
In December Staab, Hawk, his girlfriend,
and Joe Johnson took off to Hawaii to hang
out with the Cult. Club Med or whaat!
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