THRASH
·A·THON
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Once again the boys at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house in San Luis Obispo, CA, pulled out all the stops and
hosted the sixth annual Thrash-A-Thon to raise money for the American Cancer Society. And raise money they did-two-
thousand four hundred big ones to be exact, in a non-stop seventy-two hour roll-o-rama that left many sore and many others
craving more. The golden Tums award went to brother Ryan Iwanaga, who organized the whole shebang with a little help
from his friends (Central Coast Surfboards, radio station KPGA, assorted pizza and submarine sandwich joints and Small.
Room Skateboards, to name a few). Former Page Mill ramp
owner Mike McIntyre contributed his design know-how and
wood from his old structure to construct the 20' wide, 12"
tall site for extended rippage. As in previous years, the big
names blasted during the day, while less experienced Lam-
ces
Vertical charity for the Lambda crew (Left to Right):
Brent Fellows plants one before the watchful ey
many stoked co-eds. Phata: Chris Ortiz. Cheie of
Borst
twists a 540 A
pie
e in the sky. Photo: Sean Sullivan. A
lean, mean, lien machine, Reese peeks at his
destination. Photo: Chris Ortiz.
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bites let loose at night. Numerous types
showed up to entertain the crowd (over thirty
thousand spectators in a three-day period).
including the likes of D. Smith, both
Schroeders, Lowe, Drummond, Borscht,
Fellows, Brando, Kasai, John John, Simpson,
Jessee and twelve-year-old terrorist Matt
Pontius. The skaters all ripped and the audi-
ence tripped for three days straight, then it
was time to pack everything in. Fortunately,
the boys had designed the ramp in three port-
able sections, so it was quickly dismantled
and moved to a nearby barn for storage. Un-
fortunately, they have nowhere to reassem-
ble the dang thing. Got any open ramp-ready
land in the San Luis Obispo area? Give Ryan
a call, maybe you can work something out.
Until next year, goodbye from Slo-Town.
Abmans
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