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Webb. I've never entered any con-
tests. I love to skate. My medical
record proves it. I've hurt both
wrists, torn ligaments and tendons.
Even when I was supposed to stay
off my board for that I hardly could.
My legs? They're scarred slightly.
My best friend grounded me from
my board two weeks before
homecoming so I'd look decent.
Michelle (Mickey) Stevens
LaVerne, CA
Here, here. More women in
THRASHER. But you know, ladies,
you gotta pay the price. Thanks,
Mick Skate tough but cover up. T-ed
FISH WISH
Sirs: It was with great displeasure
that I received my first issue of
THRASHER. Frankly, I have no in-
terest whatsoever in the sport of
skateboarding. I was under the im-
pression that yours was a scientific
journal pertaining to members of the
genus Alopias, namely thresher
sharks. Thank you.
Prof. John Stern
Director, Marine Biology Center
Monterey, CA
Sorry fella. We'll send you a Shark
Taco T-shirt instead. Ted
LUNATIC FRINGE
I love to skate in moon boots. I
especially love to skate in the rain
with my new
blue moon
boots. My
feets stay all
snuggly but I
can still ollie
or grind or
whatever.
'cause my
moon boots
have special soles for max control.
If only I could really go to the moon
and use my boots there to carve in
craters and pull big moon airs. Wow!
Maybe I'll just join the Moonies.
Lolly Adverb
Seattle, WA
PIPEOUT
I've been a local skater at the
Upland Pipeline for years and now
they're gonna doze it. What the holl
is going on here? Every pro has
skated that place since day one. I
feel like someone's gonna doze the
Statue of Liberty or something.
Some kids will never know what it's
like to come flying out of a 25' high
pipe into a 12' bowl with 3' of vert.
I mean, ramps are cool, but there's
no ramp as rad as the Pipeline.
One Incredibly Bummed Skater
Van Nuys, CA
Things change, even skating. Go
forth young bummed man, seek new
terrain, wipe away those tears. Turn
to page 28 for Salba's eulogy. T-ed
FEATHER DUSTER
Dear Sirs. I am confounded by the
contents of your publication. Why
would anyone entitle an insipid
youth sports magazine after a
beautiful New World songbird?
Please cancel my subscription
immediately.
Horace Pettibone III
Royal Bird Watching Society
East Anglia, Great Britain
RIGHTLESS
My parents got all pissed when
they found out that I was getting a
D+ in one of my subjects. My dad
threatened to take the wheels off of
my skate and not give them back un-
til my grades were higher, so I said
to him that I paid for my skate from
my own hard-earned money, but he
said it didn't matter because he was
the boss and I didn't have any say
in what he does or says. So I asked,
"Don't I have any rights with my own
property?" He said, "You don't have
any rights; you're just a kid!" So
from now on, when I'm done
skating. I hide my board.
Mad
A Sleepy Village, MI
MORON THIS LATER
Isn't "Team Anarchy" a self con-
tradiction (oxymoron)? Isn't Big Bob
a regular moron?
Father Buck W
Sacramento, CA
GUATEMALA Y QUE
Skateboarding has grown a lot
here in Guatemala. Here we have a
small skatepark that was built in the
'70s. I think it's the biggest in Cen-
tral America. People from El
Salvador visit it sometimes. Passers-
by always stop to take a look, even
cops stop to see. Here we have no
harassment,
yet. Some
thing that
really pissed
me off was
the letter
from those
guys in
Costa Rica
(Jan '89).
They said there were only two
boards in the whole country. I've
been in Costa Rica and I've seen
lots of boards. I don't get it. Maybe
they want people to believe we still
live in trees. I never liked Costa
Ricans anyway. They are sissies.
Yuri Osoy
Guatemala, Central America
GIMME GIMME GIMME
I'm ten years old and I want a six-
foot high half-pipe in my yard. My
mom isn't too fond of my idea. She
says a mess of punks are gonna
come over and make noise, swear
like crazy and get my dog real angry.
I've gotta be nice to my brother or
she'll say I've got a smaller chance
of getting it, and my brother is usu-
ally a real bonehead. Tell her to let
me have one.
A Hoping Skater
Chicago, IL
I'd say you better be nice to the dog
and sick your brother on the loud
punks. T-ed
FINE POOLERY
I found the best pool in the world.
It's a perfect keyhole. Ten-feet deep,
death box, workable shallow. No
bust. Working electrical outlets (for
your beats). We had brews, grinds,
airs and carves all day long. We
plugged in lights and sessioned the
night away too. Anyone can skate
there. The best part is how easy it
is to find. Just take Interstate 5 to
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