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On January 14, 1990, I was ready
to watch a new show called SK8TV
on Nickelodeon. I thought because
major companies were behind it that
the show would support skating in
a positive way and help it grow. After
the first five minutes I knew this was
the wrong show for me. SKBTV
could have been a great point in the
mild rebirth of skating and maybe
regained some of its fans. This
show, sponsored by Powell-Peralta,
Santa Cruz and Thrasher and
directed by Stacy Peralta, made
skating look like a stupid kid's game.
First of all, Skatemaster Tate and
that surfer kid talked about skating
like it was a nationally sponsored
sport. The kid co-host kept on ask-
ing Natas who was more superior
and how far ahead the American
skaters are than the rest of the
world. The little surfer kid gave
skating the image we in the Bad-
lands don't want, the "Whoa, dude.
skate and destroy" beach bum
image-the image every skater tries
to escape so he can get some
respect in his or her community. The
kid and Skatemaster Tate babbled
for twenty minutes and really
downplayed the skating. There were
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and only a handful of them were
shown on TV. There are some things
in my opinion you should have done
instead. First and foremost was not
to show or slug any videos (Ban
This). Second, show skate scenes
from all over the nation, continent or
even the world. Third, let the skaters
control the show with their actions,
so the kids watching the show could
get stoked on the tricks.
But, I think the most important
area of improvement was touched
on by Steve Caballero. The most.
crucial subject in the world of
skaters is the outlawing of skating
and the building of city-sponsored
parks. One of the main points of the
whole show should have been the
importance of parents to flex their
political muscle for their kids. If there
are any more SK8TV shows, please
let them help out skating as a sport
and to help promote it.
Ross Jurewitz
Claremont, CA
If you're counting on TV to improve
your scone, you're wasting precious
skate time. Ted
VALLELY BOYS
Why do all of the "street skaters"
try to look like Mike Vallely? I skate
street, but I am not a "street skater."
Is it because I am not a clone? |
don't care, nobody should care what
they look like. Dressing ke Mike
Vallely will not help them skate bet-
ter, so why? I am not putting down
Mike Vallely because I don't even
know him. I am not boasting about
myself either, just making a good
observation. Anyone who thinks I am
not serious, just look at the group of
people on page 83 of the March
1990 issue.
Andy Lanzini
St. Louis, MO
Yeah, and besides, you're still
nobody unless you look like Jay
Adams. T-ed
Animal Chin's cousin.
LONE SHE-WOLF
Skating is always there for me no
matter what the circumstances. No
one will take that away from me. I
can be alone to skate-no judgment
is involved. That is why I skate. Oh
yeah, and it's a lot of fun, too. I'm
not exactly the best skater in town
but I'm dyin' tryin'. No one in my
town knows this, but I have a 6'
halfpipe in my backyard. You boys
should pay a little more attention to
us lone girl skaters-you never know
what we may hide. One last thing.
my name isn't "the girl who skates.
Missy
Somewhere Out There
LAME BLAME
You pros and ams seen in
Thrasher all know younger skaters
look up to you and half of you don't
even wear kneepads or wrist guards
(the most important stuff) when
photographed. On the cover of the
October '89 issue is an NYC hard-
core skater-his left knee has a
huge scar on it and his right knee
has a knee gasket on it. He could
just as easily have put on a pair of
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