BOARD OF THE MONTH
Soviet-made AOCKA MACCOBARAAR B3POCABIX.
rumored? Do names that continually pop up
in this regard include Hackett, Olson, Vin-
nie, Block and Taters, as well as several
other heavyweights currently under contract
so-to-speak?
Was Kevin Thatcher's camera equipment
recently ripped off in Oz? Did it later show
up in a somewhat suspicious Australian
pawn shop? Did the owner of said shop then
offer to ransom it back to T-ed for "only four
hundred bucks"?
Did Caballero and crew recently break the
land speed record by driving from San Jose
to Santa Barbara in under four hours?
Did McGill's new indoor park finally open?
Was Alan Gelfand recently travelling with
Mike? Was the inventor of the ollie actually
trying to convince his old friends that he was
someone named "Jim"?
Did publisher Ed "Big Daddy" Riggins.
have his two-door '64 wagon enshrined on
the cover of the Chevelle Report?
Did a certain top NSA official recently hold
secret meetings with a group of ultra-involved
smaller manus? Does this mark the beginn
ing of a new ideological shift in the NSA? Are
big changes in order?
Is Limpster Chip Morton seriously consider-
ing marketing his new see-through lace.
women's clothing line south of the border?
Was Morto recently seen charging 15- to
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Joe Johnson hovers over the action in the new Tom
Petty video, Freefalling.
20-foot faces at Puerto Escondido? Were Jay
Adams and Carter also present? Did Jay-
Boy snap his 9' plus rhino chaser paddling
out? Was Adams' zipperhead tattoo the talk
of the town?
Is Team Jaks turning into an effective
political force? Is their original skate
philosophy expanding into other areas as
well? Is today's street-skate "outlaw" tomor-
row's responsible citizen? Was not Team
Jaks heavily involved in a Eugene, Oregon
anti-bodily fluid testing and discrimination
demonstration? At one point did said
demonstrators threaten the status quo with
a 24-foot long, four hundred pound "joint"?
Was a massive TV news coverage blackout
the result of these acts?
Were Rob G. and crew from Willcox,
Arizona heavily involved in car hood
boneless session recently? Did television
personality Betty White actually own the
automobile in question as she claimed? Or
was Betty just trying to meet eligible younger
skate men? Is Betty's intention marriage?
Is the big new account in former staffer
Matt Etheridge's life now Easy Rider mag?
Did Matt commemorate his apparent lifestyle
change by getting a gnar tattoo featuring
smoke, lightning, flames and drumset?
AQUARIUS
Welcome to the new decade water bearer,
and what a decade it will be. This month,
try to avoid tight transitions until after the
13th when Neptune finishes its cycle. You'll
probably feel Pluto's pull to loosen those
trucks but keep them tight if you plan to
downhill before the full moon. Financial mat-
ters may improve later in the month, but
don't buy those new Rectors yet, Aquari,
because the cusp bears bad tidings of
dented fenders and broken windows. Don't
worry, your stalwart spirits will remain high.
Just remember, no liptricks till after the 21st.
Was East German Marco Sladek the first
skater to violate the Berlin Wall with a border-
cross wallride? Did he collect 100DM for
crossing and promptly drop it on a new deck?
Did he also send a 128-pound chunk of the
Wall to Mo Fo?
Did Ron Allen finally go to the doctor
following his summer tour only to find out that
he had a broken foot the entire time? Did he
duct tape it constantly during the tour due
to the intense pain factor?
Will Kele Rosecrans, Joe Johnson and
Eric Nash's appearances on the heavily ex-
posed Tom Petty Freefalling video become
the most viewed skate act of all time?
Did Jay Currin set a motorized skateboard
land speed record at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway? Was the Guiness Book of
Records in attendance? Do Jay and his stunt-
man bro Von Schaeffer plan to open a new
drag racing category and push 100 mph?
Have the ad-men extraordinaire done it
again? Is the cause of the latest controversy
the Jim Thiebaud "Face It" ad? Why is
St. Paul wrestlers literally chilling in Red Square with full Thrasher ragalla.
Reyes laughing? Have legions
of outraged parents banded
together? Did father Ray
Jonez of SC state "Booze and
sluts don't sell anything.
anymore"? Did Ray plead his
case to Haut and Metiver?
Left: Steve Douglas
and the Abrooks, Mark &
Barry, reunited at Munster
Below: Graceland graced with
ON BOARD
Thrasher sticker. Bottom: The latest
In death traps, the Gateskates.
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have? Did Knight, Sister Kate, Fitz, Tim
Mallin, Ray V, Ray B, etc., watch two betties
making twinkies with warped amusement at
a St. Louis post-premier bash? Did Hawk
spew so ballistic that he wiped out the wind-
shield of a van (from a back seat launch)?
Is Sinbad now a Centro-American
locksmith?
Did the new Powell vid Ban
This simultaneously premier in
fifteen different places? Did
Todd Hastings treat 200 close friends to a
free-for-all pizza screening in Redding, CA?
Was there a massive party/ramp session in
the new Powell factory with most everyone
in attendance? Did Tracker Larry close down
the Holiday Inn while Big Daddy Riggins
and T-ed rode off in GAP's Mercedes? Were
stoked skaters still rolling at 2:00 am (and well
below 0° temperatures) following the St.
Louis, MO premier? Was there a major party
at Altered Skates? Did Britt Parrot, J.J., Cur-
tis Stevenson, Art Harris and several hun-
dred others watch Tony Hawk backflip off "There's no soul in a Macintosh mouse."
stage? Did Barbee bet ten dollars he didn't
Is Rocco seriously raising pigs? Is he
crossbreeding them to "promote intelligent
characteristics"?
QUOTES
Skatemaster Tate
"I'm here to freak people out, not to be
freaked out."
Pat Hogan
UM. SARRIE
MAN
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FUTURE
COMING EVENTS
FLORIDA AM SKATE LEAGUE
February 17 Brandon, FL Streetstyle/
High Jump
March 10 Stone Edge Bowl comp
For more information on the Florida
Amateur Skate League write to PO Box
358, Sanibel, FL 33957.
NASBA SERIES
February 16-18 Snow Summit, CA
Vaurnet Vertical Air Show
February 22-25 Munich, Germany ISPO
February 26-March 2 St. Moritz,
Switzerland ISA International World Cup
March 29-April 1 Stratton, VT U.S. Open
April 2-8 Breckenridge, CO American
Pro Tour Finals
April 9-13 Mt. Hood, OR Pacific North-
west Pro-Am Invitational
The North American Snowboard Associa-
tion is also running regional contests
throughout winter and spring. For infor-
mation on their complete schedule write
NASBA, attn: Lisa Jones, PO. Box 2522,
Durango, CO 81302.
MIDWEST SNOWBOARD SERIES
February 24-25 LaCrosse, WI Slalom, G-
Slalom, H-pipe, SuperG
For information on complete series call
Dean Jones at 513 376-1970
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