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Sluggo (Steve Douglas) is recuperating
in his downtown San Jose digs after under-
going arthroscopic surgery. Word has it the
doc gave him a video tape of the whole event,
showing little vacuum jaws eating away at
cartilage and tissue and featuring commen-
tary by the conscious Slugman during the
operation. Will this be included in the new
Schmitt video, which premieres at the
amateur finals in Phoenix?
Shut Up and Skate Houston style..
Hmmm.. 40'x11' ramp. The am event went
all time with Danny Way defecting to H-Street
and 1st place. Back to back McTwists put
David Nielsen on a lot of pros' minds. Tex
Gibson skated to 15th place in the pro event
with a broken arm and later required "a little
wrist surgery"
In an unrelated tragic incident Phread
Conrad was seriously injured after he and
his friend were robbed at gunpoint. He was,
shot in the heart. Let's wish him the speed-
lest of recoveries.
the month is undoubtedly the esoteric Ja-
karta, Indonesia, promotional event. Rumor
has Lee Cole of Skates that Haight involved
as well as an ever lovely female tour guide
recently returned from Tahiti. Names tossed
about include Cooksie, Park, Grabke,
Raggety, Gutierrez, Groholski, Nicky Guer-
rero, Mountain, Cab and Fillion. Talk has
it that a mysterious island magnate is footing
the bill and constructing an auditorium, a
ramp and a hotel complex all for the skaters,
all in the spirit of world peace.
MEDIA WATCH AND OTHER HORROR
STORIES
Congratulations to Tommy Guerrero for
somehow placing his board model on the
much-coveted cover of Spy magazine. British
TV wench Tracy Ullman's one-wheeler in
front of the Hollywood sign is simply beyond
belief. (Is it true Blackhart is an undercover
Spy writer?) Ms. Ullman's aggro jewelry was,
according to rumor, provided by one Keith
Cochrane. B.K. probably knows for certain,
but even ever-talkative types like Big Ed are
keeping silent on this one. PS. The Spy cover
was titled "Lifestyle Hell."
Mike Archimedes aka Arco is probably
the most talked about skater of the month.
His drawn-out backside slurred curb slappies
are the hot street move..
Congrats to Mark Richards on the
opening of his newest store. V-Surf held a
mega-demo/party on opening day. A few in
attendance included Taters, Ganzer, Hosoi,
Mr. Ivan, Dave Dominy, "Leado-Bob", Kit-
tila, Jim Gray, Lester Kasai, Lance Moun-
tain, Tommy Guerrero, Mr. Nick, Welinder,
and on and on. The Bones Brigade portable
ramp opened and closed on command. Party
goer Todd Hastings just escaped from being
rousted at gunpoint for a crime some other
guy committed. (The cops apologized when
they realized it was not only the wrong car
and the wrong guy, but the wrong state.)
Sinjin Smith, the Sorrento skater turned
volleyball star, signed audience autographs.
Everyone was amazed when Jim "Brain-
storm" Gray took an injured comrade to the
The strangest, most talked about demo of hospital. (As Gray drove off in a big hurry.
several hundred folks shouted and pointed
at the hospital across the street from the
demo. Gray never heard them and never
stopped.) Mark Richards is to be congrat
ulated for a well run demo and in particular
for having the balls to continue to hold events
following last year's Northridge (police over-
reaction) fiasco.
Word has it that Morris Wainwright has
been looking good down on the Farm Ramp.
TOPSY TURVY
That wholesome maker of cards for kids,
The Topps Company, Inc., has done it again.
Their latest line of trading cards and stickers,
called Dinosaurs Attack, tells a story of
dinosaurs spiralling through time and wreak-
ing havoc on the human race. The gory
graphics have allegedly caused such an
uproar with parents and retailers that they
were pulled from the market shortly after the
first shipment was uncrated. Either that, or
Topps has chickened out and decided not to
ship them for financial reasons. West Coast
retailers can't get them, as hard as they try.
A call to Topps headquarters was answered
with a "No comment." But the kids love 'em
and collectors are already hoarding them, so
buy a box if you get the chance. Check the
samples for a look-see. We like the Tyran-
nosaurus Rex munching the skater.
Top Left: Steve Douglas, getting back on his feet
after knee surgery.
Bottom Left: Peraita-have pen, will travel. Sign-
ing in Melbourne, Australia.
Below: Topps this gruesome samplings of the
new Topps trading card line.
OUR FORCES - FLATTENED!
QUESTIONABLE QUESTIONS
Question One: Is Gail Webb, aka "Mrs.
Skateboarding, turning into a pro mountain
bike racer sponsored by guess who?
Question Two: Is it true that skating is
How do you get your photo in Trash?
A) Bribery B) Badgering C) Voodoo D) Extra-
terrestrial Intelligence E) Imported Hair-care
Products F) Schmooze with a Vengeance
G) Presidential Approval H) Presidential
Disapproval ) All of the Above
illegal in Botswanaland, Norway, Hanoi and
certain downtown blocks of San Jose?
BETTY AVE
Question Three: What
do John Baldessari,
Robert Williams, Ken
Jones, Ms. Squid O. Dirk
Blocker, David Blocker, David Lee Roth,
Mr. Parker, Patti Astor, Alaric Valentin,
Bolton Colburn and Jerry Valdez have in
common? Is is possible that at least half of
the above were involved in curating and
hanging the latest show at the beyond.
prestigious 0-1 gallery in Hollywood? Is Mr.
Parker the son of Ralph? Are Colburn,
Valentin and Squid O all skaters turned
curators? Is this why David Lee talks in such
glowing terms of skateboard art?
And now a few well selected, well earned
placings from the Czechoslovakian World
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Championships: 1-Claus "Humble"
Grabke, 2-Nicky Guerrero, 3-Florian
Bohm, 4-Nell Danns, 5-Sean Goff.
6-Hans Gothberg. 7-Soren Aabby.
8-Hans Puttis Jacobsson. Gunther
Nokulys, Shane Rouse and Christian
Seewaldt took the Freestyle event, while the
Street was swept by Mark Fowle, Soren Aab-
by, Rasmus Skousen, Nicky Guerrero and
Hans Jacobsson. The class of the hotly con-
tested slalom event were Luca Glammarco,
Jani Soderhall and Paolo Gatti. The slalom
boys served notice.
Will Henry "Bachelor" Hester and Bob
"Surf Magnate" Skoldberg return from the
Hinterlands to reclaim their primordial brag-
ging rights?
Talking more European. Was it not the one
and only Bert Lamar who took 5th place at
the Paris, France, ramp
event (behind Grabke,
Nolder, Nick Guerrero
and Jacobsson). Quite
naturally, Bert's unex-
pected reappearance
upon the competitive
scene has sparked.
much interest. Will the
World Champion snow-
board mogul return to
his mega skate style of
old? Is Mr. Lamar bound
for NSA stardom? Is it true
he's retiring "forever" on
the funds garnered from his
lucrative TV commercial
career? Does Bert really own a
fine-art hair cutting emporium
near San Fernando, California?
Lamar remains the stuff of legends.
Question 23: Is it possible that
Santa Cruzian Tim Piumarta
couldn't find Christ recently for a
Monday Night Football TV demo?
Did the Martian actually get Cab to
fill in, thinking that Hosol was in
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PICTURES 150
Below Left Street sign in Adelade, Oz. Mr. Grosso's
award winning performance. Above: Paul Schmitt at
McGill's restored (almost) Carlsbad Skatepark.
Below: Heng time-Corey O'Brien and Jeff Kendall
cold kickin' at Ray Stevens' Halloween bash.
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