RASH
SAD SAVAGE SCENARIOS
Can the rituals of status verification be far
off for one Rick Ducommun? The one time
legendary Massive Man is now rumored to
be a hot write-in vote as supporting actor of
the year for his stellar performance in The
Burbs. The former skate industry mogul co-
stars with Tom Hanks and Bruce Dern in the
current release. Insiders relate that strikingly
similar mannerisms to long ago advisor
Taters Hurtado riddle Ducommun's perfor
mance. Will Rick thank Skatemaster Tate at
the Oscars during his speech?
Adding to his post hippie "just another
peaceful guy turned industrialist" persona,
Mr. Metiver (the M in N.H.S.) has done it
again. For some unfathomable reason Bullet
is now sponsoring a professional kick boxer,
one Francis Farley (92-2-0 am, 3 KO's pro).
With 17 years of martial arts experience,
Francis should be a great addition to
Metiver's negotiating team.
Jenno-Vah Hans-Mirage of Miami fame,
has been documented skate rolling on the
Taj Mahal and is reportedly currently drop-
MASHER
Above, L to R: Allen
"Flash" Faria, Fausto
Vitello and Danny
Gilmore revitalizing the
go-kart scene in Dixon,
CA. Photo: Eric Swenson.
Right: Jason Jesse look
ing (and sounding) like
a young Rich Novak and
telling story of surfing
Pipeline with Lopez.
Photo: K.T.
ping in off the Great Wall of China. Is this
global quest just a clever promo campaign
for Jenno-Vah's restaurant?
Observed sessioning at the Wailing Wall
and other downtown Israeli hot spots-
George Powell.
Following his illustrious arm wrestling vic-
tory over Nash after the NSA finals Hosoi
continues to live large. Rumored to be fact
is Christian's 35 grand McLaren custom
Mustang GT sports car. Even more perplex-
ing is the often told tale of a Christ rap release
(with Eek-A-Mouse?), said to be the talk of
Japan. Does Christian actually plan on
releasing an album in the States soon? And
last but not least, there was the new $10,000
amplifier Hosoi purchased to round out his
stereo system.
While Jason Jesse was off surfing
Hawaii's Pipeline with Gerry Lopez, did his
mom, Pam, actually deliver Steve Godoy's
new kid Knox? Ms. Jenny was reportedly
also actively involved in the endeavor.
Reportedly sputtering vengeance over
skate indiscretions, Randall Buck has
secured his own Formula V racing
machine and he is going out after
Blackhart. Dr. Rick is curiously silent
in the matter.
Owen Neider and the Godoy Bros.
Top to Bottom: The dog days of summer are
upon us. Zeke sleeps under a brain bucket at
Joe Lopes' ramp. Photo: B.K. M. Fo and KT,
back in the salad days. Opposite Page, Top:
The Pipeline is dead. Long live the king and
queen of skateparkdom. Stan and Jean
Hoffman-thanks for the memories.
Photo: Chuck Katz. Bottom:
100 issues of trash.
Photo: B.K.
THRASHER
INDEPENDENT
are rumored to be starting a company called
Iron Cross.
Question One-Did a group of prominent
pros from several different companies
recently hold a secret meeting in a San Jose
hotel room to discuss the unionization.
of the sport?
Bod Boyle is rumored to
be out of G&S and into
Santa Cruz, while
Doug Smith is
rumored to be in
al G&S.
Ben Schroe-
der was obser-
ved couch tour-
ing in S.J. Also in
town was a Fac-
tion gig with an
odd new player,
Jeff Kendall.
Why was Kendall's back turned to the au-
dience for the entire performance?
The Ready to Shred Skateboard Club of
UCSD has succeeded in establishing the na-
tion's first officially sanctioned university
skating facility. The club has also scored the
STUMP THE READER
Everyday, to amuse ourselves, we try to
recall some meaningless trivia that, in the
long run, wouldn't mean shit to a tree.
Match the infamous skaters (right) to the
nicknames (left) that were once attributed
to them. First correct answer we receive
wins a shirt. Answers appear next month.
Mr. Radical
Gazoo
Rodriguez
Mad Dog
The Worm
Pineapple
Bug
Queaver
Marbles
Window Pane
Master of Disaster
Kiwi
Polarbear
Red Dog
Fly
Del 13
Sausage Man
Wally
Bulky
La Machine
Rubberman
Rabbit
Barn
Art and
Steve Godoy
contemplate the
Bad H
birth of Art's kid, Knox, and their
Rodd Saunders
Doug Saladino
Bruce Logan
Jim Muir
Dale Smith
Harvey Hawks
Ty Page
Jim Martino.
Rob Roskopp
Steve Alba.
Gary Herbst
Steve Olson
Gary Atchison
Rick Blackhart
Henry Hester
Tony Alva
Kevin Anderson
Peter Gifford
Duane Peters
Tom Inouye
Steve Weston
Gregg Ayers
Robert Schlaefli
Dennis Agnew
ON BOARD
Ppelane
SKATEPARK
large ramp from the Swatch/Impact tour. Club
movers Steve Villarreal and Geth Noble are
currently seeking support for their club's
endeavors from responsible industry types.
If you're near UCSD, check 'em out.
Is Lord Salba actually charging $500 per
key for rights to a certain esoteric Badlands
region ramp?
Interestingly enough, the Bones Brigade
Camp Motherhood event turned into a three-
day skate party. Spotted at an assortment of
Santa Barbara skate spots were Peralta,
Ridge, Steve Sherman, Bucky Lasek, Ray
Barbee, Sanderson, Saiz, Chet Thomas,
Colin McKay and even the Gap Man himself.
Word has it that Camp Motherhood's hotel
pool was under heavy security following
exposure of Sherman's ever active plot to
drain it.
Does John A. Grigley ac-
tually train sultry Gotham
harlot Patty Haddon in the fine
art of bottle tossing in L.A.
Budweiser
1777
nightspots? Hmmm. Perhaps John was an
unwilling target.
Amazingly enough, it appears true that
Jeff Grosso actually toured Japan recently
and ended up with far more money than he
started out with. As anyone who knows
Grosso will verify, this is a minor miracle.
Bob Denike has been working out regu-
larly on a certain S.J. warehouse mini-ramp.
Quote: "It's the health club of the '90s."
Oahu pool initiates recently got accurate
exposure in ever-esoteric underground notes
by Pool Shark. Chris Owens, Duke James
and officer Rupert were all documented.
USMC type Mark A. Bess is gaining rapid
status in the obscure world of skate collec-
tors. He's looking for some Bahne 150's.
Is this a classic case of over-reaction or
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company, Iron Cross. Photo: K.T.