WRASH
THRASHE
QUEST FOR ANSWERS
Question One: Why was a guy claiming
to be Rodger Mears caught recently attempt
ing to peruse the power plant of one Dr. Rick
Blackhart's racing machine? Was he an
agent for an opposing magazine? Is the
opposition gearing up for the Joe Bowers
organized media race? Why was Rick's ride
being towed on a trailer of dubious origins?
Curiously, in another development, Sarge
"Chris" Carter, winner of the infamous truck
manufacturer's slot car championships, is
rumored to have moved on to G&S. Inter-
estingly enough, Carter will be teamed with
one-time go-kart racing ace Henry Hester.
Does anything sound suspicious here?
Question Two: Who will replace Carter on the
Tracker Trucks racing team?
Question Three: Has lensman Sin taken
to handing out Kangaroo Foot beer can
openers at skate sessions? Was not Mr. T.
Hawk seen desperately trying
to give one to Gator and/or
Ken Park?
Question Five: Has aerial
skate pioneer Nathan Pratt
turned into a television exec-
utive? Are Pratt and veteran
Ventura skater Mark Hunt
producing a skate-oriented.
show for the Nickelodeon net-
work? Is Skatemaster Tate
rumored to be the host? Have
Pratt and Hunt turned from
skating on moguls to being
movie moguls?
Question Six: Has W.C.
Fields' former house become the most user-
friendly skate facility in Los? Didn't W.C. hate
dogs and kids? Is Mr. Fields rolling over in
the grave while Ivan's dog relaxes in the pool
and Christian's ever-expanding posse
cavorts in the old crib? On a typical day off
we found Natas, Dressen, K.T., Foster,
Block, Nash, Caballero, Christ and George
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Left: Blackhart hopes to
make the cut at the Indy
500, but he'll have to stave
of the notorious Buck
brothers to get there.
Below: Now we know what
Red Dog meant when he
said he was going to
"clean up" at VA Beach.
Wilson all rolling off on
the well-camouflaged
ramp. Paradoxically, a
TV crew led by Pratt,
Hunt and Potatohead
showed up to interview
Max and Christian.
Later in the evening several of the above
personages were observed in Culver City at
MGM Filmland for the prestigious premiere
party of the Vans MTV Shoe. Big D Brad
Dorfman patiently spent the evening.
coaching the ultra-vixen MTV model-
wenches in the fine art of status
romance. Everett, Big Van Doren,
Steve Van Doren, K. Thatcher, Cab
and Rodrigo Scheer all pretended
not to notice. With free MTV shoes for
all, no one left barefoot.
PRE-FAB GAB
For the record, Block is skating
again and walking often, following his
recent chain saw injury. The unin-
volved Tim Payne was unavailable at
press time, proving again that ramp
building is a serious activity and may
be hazardous to your health.
Has photographer Chris Ortiz joined the
skinhead movement? The rumored story is,
he was recently ambushed and bound with
duct tape at the Alba residence, only to be
scalped with an electric shaver by his good
buddies. Chris Robison was reportedly un-
successfully abducted by the same clan.
Laying on the floor wrapped in duct tape, he
screamed out threats to everyone and their
family, which resulted in his release. Does
Trevor Raham have proof on film? Was Jeff
Grosso present? Did he threaten to feed.
everyone Spanish flies? Did Malba and
Robison later face off in a spirited game of
coping dodge-block? Was not the legendary
coping in question from the once God-like
Upland park complex?
R.I.P-Grant Roloff, prime 60s surf/skate
documentarian succumbed to cancer
recently. His motion pictures of vintage Team
Makaha and Team Hobie continue to be the
standard by which all skate films are judged.
CAPRICORN
December 22 January 20
Well Cap, this month will be full of surprises,
so keep your eyes peeled for those virgin pools
and unseen cracks Saturn will be balling later
in the month, so take care of any financial mat-
ters early, especially those regarding personal
hygiene. Neptune has crashed Mars and
Jupiter's party so your formidable personal
power will be further increased. Just don't
channel all that energy through Uranus-the
results could be disastrous, Now's the perfect
time to practice ofle-to-grab maneuvers. Most
importantly, unless you were born on the cusp
or on the third stone from the Sun, don't watch
Letterman's monologue after the 17th and
do not shave on Tuesdays.
Word has it he was working with Stacy
Peralta on a historical piece, so perhaps we
shall all see that soon.
One-time world champion and continuous
outlaw downhill racer Dan Bearer is rumored
to now be a basketball coach. Is he really
teaching hoops at St. Augustine's School or
is this tale another Palisades Alternative
propaganda gesture?
The much-talked-about Videola Skan
premiered at London's Method Air Club. Most
in attendance mattered on the societal index.
Lalo Creme, the instigator of the project, is
rumored to be back in the States on a search
Left: Jeff Grosso wanted and destroy mission. The other Creme (Lol).
you to know that
Thrasher will be
publishing his memoirs
soon, but not in hard-
cover as originally
planned. Above: This
circle/slash just about
covers it all. Below:
"Come down to Chris
and Micke's coping
shop for the best in new
and used blocks. These
barely ground sections
from the kinked side of
Uplands' combi could
be yours."
was observed recently in the company of
Peralta, Eric Clapton and Stecyk, perched
on the edge of Laurel Canyon well after dark.
Was this another case of midnight downhill?
Sydney, Australia's Hard Rock Cafe re-
cently enshrined an autographed Lance
Mountain model on its wall of fame.
Highly visible during a rainstorm in D.C.
were Taters, Reategui, Christ, Oster and
Hackett. Reportedly on an official mission
at Bowling Air Force Base's nine-foot
halfpipe, the group lacerated American
culture and shredded a few monuments to
boot. David Hackett was particularly out-
standing as he experienced the Constitution,
Moon Rocks, the Lincoln Memorial and the
White House. Security guards at the
Smithsonian will never forget Tater and
Oster's dual rail slides.
Sessions at Jeff Phillips' wood park are
rated particularly torrid. Despite drought con-
ditions in Texas, frequent abusers like Jeff,
Roach, Wilkes, Allen Guimord, Pat Sher-
man, Hollenbeck and The Armadillo con-
tinue to blight the average Dallas afternoon.
Believe it or not-Tony Hawk makes
Ripley's cartoon column. Quote one: "He's
a good skate-skateboard champ Tony Hawk
of Carlsbad, Calif., can perform two somer-
saults in midair...landing upright on his
skateboard which is only 31 inches long.
And from the files of G.I. Joe, consider this
lucid prose taken off a file card labelled he
Enemy" (thanks to David Sewell of Howell
WHAT'S SAD
Video Games
Tattoos
Computers
Punk Gigs
Butthole Surfers
Mini-Ramps
Soft Drinks
Skulls and Bones
Cartoons
Lycra
Horror Movies
Fast Food
Anarchy
Televangelism
Graffiti
Television
Jack Nicholson
Nose Rings
Fax Machines
Big Time Wrestling
Gangs
Spoken Word
Death Rock
Dieting
Dance Clubs
Localism
Pets
Arsenio Hall
Fred Savage
Live Via Satellite
Space Shuttle
Madonna
Backward Ball Caps
thirtysomething
In/Out Lists
WHAT'S RAD
Pinball
Scars
Chemistry Sets
Side Shows
Low Meato
Empty Beer Vats
Kool-Aid
Glands and Organs
Hallucinations
Velour
Tamil Movies
Fasting
Cuddling
Alien Messiahs
Crossword Puzzles
Spying on Neighbors
Christian Slater
Nose Plugs
Telepathy
"How To Paint" Shows
Self-Identity
Debating
Schoolhouse Rock
Being Fat
Star Trek Conventions
Road Trips
Imaginary Friends
Bill Moyers
Alf
Courtroom Sketches
Bottle Rockets
Yoko Ono
Fezzes
James at Fifteen
People Who Don't
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