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No
SWEAT!
or skate. People see me and tend to
refer to me as a poser. They don't
understand.
A Desperate Lame Child
Nowhere, USA
They also don't have half the drive,
guts or willingness as you do. T-ed
M-T-FEEB
I was watching MTV the other day
and there was this Cure video, and
check this out, there was a guy sport-
ing Vision Streetwear. Then, in an
INXS video this dude on a
skateboard does a 360°. And, on
their album cover, there's a guy doing
a boneless on a Psycho stick. Are
any of these guys real skaters? Or are
they just trendies?
Gumby
Lansing, MI
The answer: Stop watching MTV and
start skating more. Ted
ENTERPRISING
My mom owns a video store, and,
believe me, it's great. But there's one
problem. I can't seem to convince
her to order some really raw skate
videos. Can you give me some
advice to convince her they will rent?
Russell "Skuzz" Kelly
Fordyce, AR
Buy your own skate videos, rent them
through her store and keep the profits
for yourself. See how fast she comes
around. Ted
DEAD ISSUE
In regard to Adobe: I, myself, don't
listen to hardcore often (it's nice to
skate to now and then) but I don't
really agree with you. Thrasher, after
all, is a skateboard mag. So if you put
anything about music in it, why not
skating music? Makes sense to me.
He-Ham
Seattle, WA
Mister Adobe, you and all your hip-
py freak pals can go skate and be
mellow in Utah or something. Do you
seriously think Thrasher would waste
ink on a band that's been on an acid
trip since '67? Skate to annihilate
skate to defy, skate for fun.
Treeman
Marshall, MI
In response to The Dead issue last
month, their music is okay but when
is the last time you ripped while
listening to them?
Rob, just Rob
Walton, NY
Just because something is called
"Skate Rock" doesn't mean you
have to listen to it because you skate.
I listen to Pink Floyd, The Dead, etc.
as well as Sex Pistols and Drunk
Injuns. A Dead interview could be
great. I'm sick of your smart-ass
remarks to people who write in.
Josh Vasquez
Hatboro, PA
Readers, please insert your own
smart-ass remark here:
T-ed
I too get tired of seeing punk and
speed metal in your mag, but mellow
is definitely not the way to go. I think
the reason people are into punk is
'cause of its rawness. But, hey.
nothing on this planet is harsher than
the recording of the Hendrix Star
Spangled banner.
Pete
Ridgecrest, CA
I think it would be great to have a
Dead interview in Thrasher. I. being
a Dead Head, love 'em. I go to every
concert they play in the Bay Area. I
think it would be a change from the
hardcore music. I think that issue
would be a collector's item.
Don G.
D.C., CA
You know, we could ask them about
skate references in their biggest hit
ever, "Truckin!" T-ed
A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
On January 11, 1988, our school
banned skateboarding. They banned
it because of the tricks we were
doing. They thought we would get
hurt and sue the school so if we bring
our boards to school they will take our
boards away. But I'm proud of all the
skaters who turned out on the last
day skating was allowed. We had the
best skate session ever
The skaters at Caloosa Middle
Cape Coral, FL
THANKS
I would like to thank you very much
for printing good letters in Mail Drop.
I did a report in English on skate
harassment and the letters I used
were incredibly helpful. Please con-
tinue to print such wonderful works
of opinions and a rippin' mag.
Rami Krayer
Corvallis, OR
SOLUTION STUDIES
In social studies class our teacher
told us we had to make up a bill and
see if the whole class would like it.
I made a law that if skating is illegal
in your town, they have to supply a
skatepark. Well, it passed and
everyone thinks I'm pretty rad here
in hick town.
Matt Radster
Reading, PA
CYCLOIDS REVISITED
I would like a copy of the
September 1985 issue of your
magazine to use in the calculus class
that I teach.
Ann Joyce
Issaquah High School
Issaquah, WA
NIGHT SHIFT
I'm 23 years old and I go to ele-
mentary school. There's a curb there
I have been dying to skate for a long
time now, but haven't because the
principal hates skaters. The other
night, though, I was able to wax it and
pull some rad rail slides. I'll keep
skating there at night until the
principal or night custodian kicks me
out. Well, the principal won't catch
me because he's at home playing
the couch potato, and the night
custodian...well, I am the night
custodian. That's right, kiddies, after
mommy tucks you in and when I'm
done cleaning your desks and
potties, I'm shreddin' at your school.
An Old Timer
Someplace, USA
Turn to page 81 for our end of school
celebration. Ted
(Cont on page 121)
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