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day clothes, I stood in the warm and
getting-much-warmer sun last
Mother's Day. Blond and tanned,
Per Welinder was performing live in
the parking lot of a big sporting
goods store. This young man was
jumping over a car on his skate-
board. He then whirled and twirled
his board and did a few other things
I can't describe. He was the only
cool person there.
The parking lot was packed with
hundreds of thrashers and near
thrashers. They had come to see
their hero. They came with their
mothers in tow.
Dozens of mothers smiled as their
sons enjoyed Per's impressive per-
formance. He could really make the
board move. He was good, but
Merlin Olson with a "Pick me up
bouquet" he was not.
"What a neat Mother's Day," my
son said as I drove him home. And
it really was. However, on his birth-
Send all info, compants and criticisms today I'm taking him to the opera
Mail Drop, THRASHER MAGAZINE, PO Box
854570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
HOLY HARASSMENT
In our never-ending attempt to
find the number one skate terrain,
we were tempted to skate the
"church banks." After a five-minute
session a priest started to chase us.
We skated around the church while
he cut through. He stopped us on
the other side of the church and
stated how we-the satanic devil
worshiping skate punks-were go-
ing to be punished by God, when
Uno (James) started screaming
about how God loved us and hated
jerks like him. With that the priest
grabbed Jamie's board and threw it
at him and sliced his head open.
After a push-shove match the priest
ran off with Jamie chasing him. I
think the money in the poor box is
going to a different kind of holy
water. (Jack Daniels, maybe?)
"Big Bob"
Team Anarchy
North Hills
MOM'S DAY DISMAY
It was just another one of the
countless things that you were never
told. As an expectant mother your
thoughts were mostly of lacy
blankets, soft teddy bears and tiny
smiling faces. You were told of first
words and first steps. You were not
told everything that would come your
way as a mother.
Motherhood is often a rude awak-
ening-year after year. Motherhood
is exciting, rewarding, fun, frighten
ing, exhausting, frustrating and per-
manent. Most of us would not trade
this role for any other, even if it is
one of the hardest jobs in the world.
Being gullible, I believed in Hall-
mark, FTD and Merlin Olson.
Mother's Day was all sentimental
verses and dainty
floral arrange a
ments. It was suc-
culent buffets and
maybe a movie in
a cool theatre
after lunch. At
least this was
what I was led to
believe. Dressed
in my best Sun-
THRASHER
Valerie Childress
Tyler, TX
Skate mom's of the world, we love
ya. T-ed
BERLIN WALL RIDE
When I read the cover of your
December 88 issue saying "I ollied
the Berlin Wall," I flipped out. I was
there last summer and skated on the
Berlin Wall (see photo). The picture
isn't that good and either is the wall
ride, but I had fun. In the back-
ground is the Brandenburg Gate.
Chris Williams
Erie, PA
TEARIN' LIBRARIAN
I was surprised by Steve Tur-
chet's letter in your December issue
concerning so-called adult people's
reactions to his riding his skateboard
as a 38-year-old. I am a 39-year-old
librarian who took up skateboarding
about three years ago. Needless to
say, I generate a lot of "interest"
when I skate, but none of it has ever
been derogatory. Adults generally
applaud and yell things like "Good
for you!" or "Looks ske fun!"
Occasionally they simply tell me not
to hurt myself. I'm
always a big hit
when kids are
around. I hope
things improve for
Mr. Turchet, and I
hope he will not
be intimidated by
narrow-minded
anti-skate bigots.
P.S. Liked the
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