ON BOARD
also recently rip out the 13-year-old snake
runs at said park?
Was Sonja Catalano fired by the new
board of the NSA, then re-instated the very
next day to run the '89 amateur program?
Was G&S scion Larry Gordon seen doing
multiple 360° spins in his car down an icy
road after a recent snowboard test sesh?
Is ace am pilot Frankie Hill doing 35-foot
long railslides?
Were big wave riders Greg Noll and Jim-
my Fitzpatrick recently caught discussing
deep sea fishing plans?
Has Woody Woods been teaching Tom
Hanks how to surf at Paddleboard Cove for
the last five months?
Did John Fudala stage a streetstyle con
test in March to help pay for his car engine?
Were Thrasher prime movers Enrico
Chandoha, Kurt Carlson and MCM, spot
ted at the International Antiquarian Book Fair
in S.F., bargaining heavily for signed first edi-
tions by the likes of Colin Wilson, J.G.
Ballard, Paul Bowles, Vladimir Nabokov
and anything to do with the Fluxus art move
ment? Are books the next big thing?
Since outdoor skate harassment is getting
so heavy, have many skaters taken a hint
from marijuana growers and started doing
it indoors? Are warehouse ramp scenes bud
ding daily all over the states? Is Tim Payne
the Johnny Appleseed of shred-structures,
roaming the land, sowing ramps wherever
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he goes? After building 4 ramps in 5 days
on the CA coast, did Team Pain have to rush
back to FL for a short stay at the Florida
Police bed and Breakfast inn?
WITH THE BANNED
Our condolences to Roy Georgia Jr. and
his father Roy Sr. of Del City, Oklahoma.
After three years, their back yard half-pipe
was shut down thanks to the legal actions
of a hysterical neighbor who had become a
"prisoner in her own home." Roy's father was
fined $15,000.00 and given a 770-day jail
sentence from 76 counts of building a struc
ture without a permit and one count of
creating a public nuisance.
Locals in Warren, Ohio, reached a compro-
mise with city council members who plann-
ed to completely outlaw skating in their burg.
Because of their unified lobbying and a
heroic skater who thwarted a robbery on
Christmas Day, the "lucky" Warren wheelers
are allowed to skate downtown sidewalks bet-
ween 6:30 and 10:00 p.m. The kind-hearted
politicians even promised the skaters they'd
try to get funds for a city park.
QUOTES
"I built treehouses as a kid."
Tim Payne
"Corned beef is freedom."
Joey McSqueeb
"I'm the most underrated
skater since the "Rolling
Stones."
Jeff Grosso
Top Left: Hosoi and Nash throw down
in a much bailyhooed wrist wrestle
in Dayton. Above: Wallpaper from
Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Left:
Stacy (left) and Stussy (right) corner
T. Guerrero at the Powell boot camp.
COMING EVENTS
17th Street Surf Shop Series '89
May 20-21 VA Beach Ramp
June 17-18 Great Bridge Street
All dates and locations are tentative. For
more information contact 17th St. Surf
Shop, 532 Virginia Beach Blvd., VA
Beach, VA 23451 (804) 422-2441.
Skate For Fun Series
May 13 Dallas, TX Amateur vertical con-
test to be held at Skatetime.
For more information: Brett Anderson,
937 Haymes, San Marcos, TX 78666.
National Skateboard Association
May 19-20 Savannah, GA Streetstyle/
Freestyle.
September 3-4 San Francisco, CA
Streetstyle/Freestyle.
The N.S.A. currently has three pro events
scheduled, more are in the works. For
further information write: N.S.A, PO. Box
1916, Vista, CA 92083 or call their new
office at (619) 941-1844.
C.A.S.L. Series
The California Amateur Skateboard
Series will consist of 9 events, starting
in mid-April. For membership card, en-
try form and complete contest schedule
write: C.A.S.L., PO Box 30004, San Ber-
nardino, CA 92413.
NSA Amateur Series
This year's Amateur Series starts in April
and will be run under a new format. For
complete information call (714) 883-3581.
ASA Contest Series
June 18 Tulsa, OK Ramp/Street
August 12 Colorado Springs, CO
Ramp/Street
The American Skateboard Association
started its contest series this year in
Wichita, KS, with 134 competitors and
over 2,000 spectators. This series pro-
mises contests throughout the US this
year. For more information write to the
American Skateboard Association, 2107
S. Eire, Wichita, KS 67211 or call Buck
Goodman at (316) 682-2242.
Craig Kelly's Snowboard Camp
Two six-day sessions-July 10-15 and
July 17-22-are currently scheduled at
Blackcomb Resort in British Columbia.
Canada. Includes 6 days lift tickets,
coaching and lodging, a full-sized half-
pipe, moguls and plenty of free-board ter-
rain. For more information and a sign-
up form call: (206) 424-6601.
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