Thrasher Magazine July 1989 — Page 19
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HELL OF A
PARADISE
elluva Paradise-Cruising With the Big Necks
afternoon. One thing was for sure-I was on a Hawaii-bound
jet airplane (the same kind that fall apart in the sky). Some-
one had handed me fifteen complimentary in-flight drink.
tickets just prior to take-off. They knew well enough that it
is necessary to alter my uncontrollable state with controlled
substances. Otherwise, I'd go absolutely testaceous. Halfway
over the Pacific, one-third of the tickets remained and stood
little chance of surviving the rest of the flight. Hawaii is a
place some people call the ultimate paradise, but I call it.
another place to to in an airplane.
It's a nice place if you enjoy an exceptionally warm climate,
palm trees, half-naked women, a warm ocean, hospitality
and a bunch of strip joints located right next to some of the
main skate and surf shops. On any given day you can see
a few, if not all, of the major Hawaiian celebs roaming around
the immaculately clean downtown city streets of Waikiki (pro-
nounced Why-Kee-Kee). Stars like Jack Lord, Tony Curtis,
Don Ho, Charo, Frankie and Annette, Ferd and Imelda
Marcos, Tom Selleck and Jake and the Fat Man are always
around. You travelers be sure to bring your point and shoot.
tourist snapshot cameras. It makes it easier for the more
aggressive mokes to distinguish you in a crowd. That's how
you get thump lessons. ►
Story by Ralph N. Redee