CUT
can't break these trucks.
They turn quicker and snappier than any other trucks
I've ever skated. Plus, they're the lightest I've used
and they come in my favorite color.
black."
CHRIS COOK
Team Alva
Cutter TRUCKS
POB 1096, Cordiff by-the-Sea, CA 92007
dollar for sticker
MAIL DROP
Send all into, compliments and criticisms to
girl, and vampires are hot! I guess
you've already figured out that I
believe in them. But I've never met
one that I know of (though I've seen
The Lost Boys 58 times and count-
ing). I just want to cut the myths and
tell the truth about vampires. 1. They
are not satanic. They're like us. They
might even go to church. 2. They're
not evil. 3. Light will not make them
fall to a puddle of ash, even though
they are sensitive to it. 4. They don't
grow fangs, but their second teeth
are always a bit longer than the rest.
Now that I've cleared up the myths,
I'd like to say, no. I am not a vam
pire, but I truly wish I was. It would
be an honor for anyone to be a vam
Mail Drop, THRASHER MAGAZINE. P.O. Box pire. All they really are is a minority,
884570. San Francisco, CA 94185-4570
MOTHER KNOWS BEST
Well, as mom would always say.
"Gary, all you know how to do is
skate and get in trouble."
STEP UP
Gary Queen
James Duster
Tarentum, PA
In regards to "Stepped On" in
your March issue: I read the letter
and I couldn't wait to read it to my
son. Ironically, his grades were the
same and my husband and I com-
mented almost identically to those
in "Stepped On." Ya know, we as
parents are the ones who get
Crushed" as we are stepped on!
The Weird One
Dark Places
Maybe you should stop reading
Puszone after midnight, gal T-ed
SLAPPED
Help! Help! Oh no, not this! No
grind, Grind. GRINDI
no-
FEMALE BONDING
A Curb
My Block
In answer to Liza Kacz: I know ex-
actly what you're going through
because I suffered through that
awkward stage with my mom and
dad, too. I'm now 18 and I still skate
and I won't stop until I die. Nobody
can take skating out of your blood
and you will get hassled for not look-
We put so much time and money outing or acting like a girl, but just
on mega skate paraphernalia and in
return all we expect from the boys
are DECENT grades.
I hate to restrict my boys to the
house, for this is also punishment on
me. Things could be worse, though.
I could stop buying Thrasher
Although that's another punishment
on myself, for I thoroughly enjoy
your mag. A radical 360° on his next
report card would be way cool!
Please, if you have any ideas on how
to keep my son interested in achiev-
ing just decent grades, let me know.
Otherwise, I'll be forced to do a front-
side ollie to head on him!
McPissed Mom
Pat Schutt
Alpine, CA
I think you mean 180°, Mom. T-ed
SINUS HEADACHE
I'm not stupid, so when I wanted
to get my nose pierced. I went to a
place that would do it in a neat,
clean, fast, practically painless way.
All the other people gathered around
to watch, 'cause they had never
seen such a thing. But the stud got
stuck in the piercing gun, and since
I didn't want to wear the gun until my
nose healed, we had to pull out the
stud. That hurt. And it sort of bled.
When I complained about how my
face hurt, this self-righteous Mormon
girl told me, "It serves you right, you
freak. What's her problem?
Who nose? T-ed
BATTY BETTY
Luci
Cedar Crest, UT
I was just wondering who those
guys were in "Cult It Out" in the
March issue. See, I'm a 13-year-old
remember, you can satisfy both you
and your parents at the same time.
All you gotta do is: 1. Let your mom
know that those guys are your
friends and nothing more. (It takes
a while, but you can convince her.).
2. Dress up nice every once in a
while. (Your parents may faint when
they see you skate in a skirt.) 3.
Ignore people when they tell you
you're not acting like a girl or make
some snide remark about you
skating. The most important thing
you can remember is to keep being
strong for what you believe in and
have fun at skating. This philosophy
has worked for me for the last 4
years, and I hope it works for you,
too. After all, it's a lot of fun when
you can go skate with the guys all
day, then show up at a party that
night all decked out in a skirt and
make-up. They really freak on that
and I love it!
Ferett
Albuquerque, NM
Guys, the skirt technique can work
for you too. I guarantee people will
freak! Ted
CONTRARY VOCABULARY
Hey. I asked my dad the other day
for a new skate and he said, "Due
to the escalation of my personal
monetary obligations, brought on by
spiraling inflation and the ever-
fluctuating ramifications of the petro-
dollar, it behooves me to rule in the
extreme negative when responding
to said issue." Now how's that for
a dad who's illiterate?
John Harding
London. Ont., Canada
Well, at least it's more interesting
than the big NO. 7-ed
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