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Photo: Keenan
a folder for smuggling Thrasher
Magazine into math class
Matt M
Bailston LK, NY
They said it, we didn't 7-od
RALEIGH HI!
Thank you for the more-than-kind
words said about David P. Martin in
your October 89 Trash/On Board.
The rumor of the skatepark being
built in Raleigh is no longer a rumor:
the plans are in the making. I would
also like to say that the guys who
chased down the robber from
Fayettville St. Mall appreciate all the
things you said about them.
Ryan Parker
Benson, North Carolina
P.S. Off the record,
RAD MAN
Raleigh is not in South
Carolina, it's in North
Carolina
After Hurricane Hugo,
wouldn't be so sure. 7-ed
JUST KIDDING
I recently went into a
thrift store where a hand-
ful of Thrasher back issues dating
back to 1982 were filed in a special
sale section under a sign that read
All Children's Books/Magazines-
Half Price today-250 each. They
looked mint, so I grabbed 'em all.
but I felt compelled to confront the
counterperson on labeling Thrasher
as a "children's publication She
said, "Well, it's about skateboard-
ing, isn't it? Well, push came to
shove, and I nearly had to pay the
regular price for the stack. So, does
this make me an asshole or what?
Karkus K. O
LaGrande, OR
We don't mind being in the same
company with greats like Dr. Souss
and Maurice Sendak. Ted
SELLOUT
There was this kid.
He moved to my town.
He skated, he was cool.
He built a big ramp.
He was good
He liked this girl,
She liked him.
She hated skating
He quit.
He bought nice clothes.
He hates skaters
We hate him.
He sold us his ramp, though.
TOP 9
Radriders
Litchfield, MN
My 15-year-old boy loves to skate
board. That's great. It's good, clean
fun. Also good exercise. But tell me.
what does the following topics have
to do with skateboarding?
1. As-hole
2. F-ck
3. Sexy Lover
4. Warrior from Hell
THRASHER
THAT
5. Demonic Wizard
6. Cannibal Women
7 Lou Ferrigno getting laid
8. Vampires drinking human blood
9. Suck
All of this and more filth was inclu
ded in just one recent issue. A rock
singer was quoted as saying, "Tho
word God is kind of stupid. (Red)
Hot Chili Peppers, September 1989.)
Someone, somewhere has got to
realize what magazines like
Thrasher are doing to our youth.
Why not you?
Sincerely.
Judy Pack
It's not the youth we're so worried
about T-ed
CLUB THY NEIGHBOR
Three months ago my dad and I
built a mini-ramp (my dad's really
cool) Anyway, we started getting
complaints from our neighbors
They were always saying, "It's too
So we stopped skating at
night. We were having lots of fun
and then one night someone threat
ened to torch our ramp. My dad got
really pissed and told us to get out-
side and skate the ramp. After about
an hour of skating our neighbor
"William," started drinking beer and
staring at us. Then, out of nowhere.
William started up a chainsaw and
cut my extension into six pieces. By
this time we were all inside shouting
names at him. Before I could figure
out what my neighbor was going to
do next, my dad beat the hell out of
him. My neighbors are really cool
now Go figure?
Chad Lambrecht
Colorado Springs, CO
SAG SLAG
I'm 14 and live in a tiny piece of
crap town in a place called Sag Har
bor, think There are maybe about
8 skaters out of 300 kids in this town,
but there are other skaters in towns
close to ours. A couple skaters sent
letters to your magazine (Goc) but
they weren't published it would be a
andmark if I got this one published.
Some little kid got hers printed. She
lives ten miles from this town. Any
way, thank God your mag is out or
we might just die.
Jet H-Street Anderson.
Sag Harbor (We Think)
Well, now you're famous. Maybe
they'll build a statue of you. 1-ed
CANAL ZONE GROAN
I finally got your new issue. Over
three weeks without a fresh one. No
board, couldn't bring it.
They wouldn't let me. Even
the concrete slab is ox-
cellent for flatland ma
neuvers Dreams. Why did
I do it? I wish I hadn't. A
couple kids go by. They let
me do a couple grinds.
then my buss comes by
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