Right: Mike Smith takes a pause to refresh and strum
up some energy in his mobile unit between rounds
at the Del Mar season opener. Photo: Bill Thomas.
A REWARD is being offered for the return
of a number of collector skates and artifacts
stolen from the Krypto display of San Diego's
recent ASR Expo. Contact Jack Smith for
specifics at (805) 772-3318. If you can't make
history, don't steal someone else's.
RUMOR MILL
At this writing a little bird has just dropped
the news that Danny Way may have gone
Blind after a falling out with the H-men.
Never one to be outdone, Brad Dorfman
has authorized and (by the time you read
this) officially christened a super new training
ramp at the Vision shoe warehouse. Said
ramp is rumored to be designed and built by
master skater/carpenter Tim Payne, features
an L-shaped design with a bowled off end
and is definitely for the vertically inclined.
Rumors from the south side of San Fran
claim that the once-reknowned HP ramp is
now a fully functional refurbished mini.
Big City politics. Is 42nd Ward Alderman
Burt Natarus the main man behind anti-
skate laws in Chicago? Did this same alder-
man help ban breakdancing and street musi-
cians in the early eighties? Strangely, does
Natarus' son roll upon 7 plys of Canadian
hardrock? Register to vote. Prevent this
tragedy and help a son out.
HAWAIIAN CRUNCH.
It used to be that a trip to the islands was
a special treat and somewhat exclu when
it came to skating the right spots with the
locals or surfing the north shore with Rory
and Gerry. It's been a decade since Tony
Alva walked the walls at Stoker Hill and Roy
Jamieson, Darren Ho and Vince Kline gave
us a peek of the Pearl City pool. There has
always been a strong skate presence in the
Islands without any help from the mainland.
Johnee Kop. Bo Ikeda, the Oblow Boys,
Stacy Gibo, Kale Sandridge and grizzled
BOUNCER OF
THE MONTH
Our featured bouncer this
month is Tommy Vision, prob-
ably the most amicable door
technician in San Francisco's
thriving nightclub scene. He's
one tough customer when it
comes to dealing with the
night creatures, having had his
share of confrontations. He's
been stabbed once,
and shot in the face.
Don't forget to give TV.
a big hello and smile
if you happen to run
into him, and be sure
not to cause any trouble in
his domain because he'll
throw you farther than he'll
trust you.
veteran Gary Owens are living proof of that.
Then along comes the NSA, and with a lot
of help from Seattle-based Bike Factory, you
have the second annual Pro skate shebang
at Honolulu's Blaisdell Arena. Now that the
Hawaiian skate experience has been shat-
tered let's get into the dirt. A lot of off board
activity is always centered around tourist in-
fested Hanauma Bay. Todd Hastings spent
the better part of his trip butting heads with
turtles, eels and assorted groupers while
Caballero swam back and forth to the blow
hole at least a dozen times via some secret
sea cave only he knows. Peralta tried to
camouflage himself amongst the other white
bodies on the beach while guys like Hogan,
Jansen, Nash, Sanderson, Pust and a slew
of others used the snorkel and mask
set-up to gain underwater perspec-1
tives on the ladies.
Meanwhile, across town at Sera's
Skates the reluctant tourist
Tony Hawk was swarmed upon
by admirers. Christian Hosoi
was greeted with awe and
treated like a lost Hawaiian
king while Steve Saiz
bled all over the cloth-
ing racks from a fresh
flesh wound. MTV did
remotes from the Pink
Cadillac and the 1
arena, and just about
everybody stayed out
of jail and avoided the
wrath of the locals Till
next year, Mahalo.
STORK DEPT.
Look out world:
Word from LA has
Joey McSqueeb an
expectant father.
Perhaps Squeebster
will ask for parenting
advice from king pap-
pa. Thrasher Copy
CANCER
Welcome to your month crustacean devil.
Nupiter's ellipse rolls verocon's Belt early this
month, so don't be surpersed if you face more
dearings than sual
Make su
working order
because when Menefeesgnite 151 Scorpio-
or a Virge will abuse as you filties, shovel
its, slappies and salad grads are taboo before
the 25th unless you feel psychically strong
enough to withstand thathagnetic poftraps
polar fibulation Your love fire should be exit-
ing, but if youve above the thirtyfifth parallel
watch our for Geminis, Leos and girls with nose
rings. Work orien airs and effe-to-grinds any
time after the tenth, unless you plan to do any
channeling, in which case you should save
The roll call was as
follows: T-Larry was
late and just shrug-
ged, Don-V went off
pretty much on
schedule, Stacy was
having more fun than
he's had in years,
George P. wasn't be-
ing there, Dorf got in-
valved, Richvak spun
afew yarns and thei
G-Man just swiveled.
Word was immed-
iately leaked that the
seat of skate govern-
ment could be mak-
ing a power shift to
the Sacramento area
with Don Bostick's people at the helm.
Good luck and happy skating.
your energy Good luck, Cancer!
Editor Kurt Carlson?
Minta, beautiful girl progeny of Kurt and
Cathy, bounced into their scene this March
13th. Congrats!
NSA UPDATE
Well, it's getting impossible to keep up with
the moves and shakes of the "new" NSA.
Each week it seems the beleagured organ-
ization becomes even newer. At the last
meeting of the board, President Tom Cozens
didn't make it through the day, as he was
removed from office by vote. Could it be a
case of the right man in the wrong place at
the wrong time (and maybe the wrong sport)?
QUOTATIOUS
"If I didn't have a baby I wouldn't be here."
Don ?!? Hoffman.
"She has two left feet and one is always in
her mouth."
Dick Novak
"Susie is not a dog's name, Spike is a dog's
name."
Lance Mountain, Sr.
Below: Brian Ridgeway, Todd Hastings and their latest
superstar discovery for the Senior Skate Tour, Fred Bell. He
also makes appearances as the Limpy's Leprechaun on St.
Patrick's Day. Photo by Bryce Kanights.
ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
N.S.A. PRO SCHEDULE
For a complete listing of the 1990 NSA pro con-
test schedule send a self-addressed stamped
envelope to: National Skateboard Assoc., P.O.
Box 1916, Vista, CA 92083. Ph: 619 941-1844
NSA AMATEUR SCHEDULE
DISTRICT CONTESTS (Street, Mini, Vert)
June 22-24 Stone Edge Skatepark Southeast
June 22-24 Houston Skatepark Southcentral
June 29-July 1 Tower Skatepark Southwest
June 29-July 24 Rotation Station Northcentral
July 6-8 Green Hills Sportcamp Northeast
July 6-8 TBA Northwest
REGIONALS (Free, Street, Mini, Vert):
July 20-22 RADZ Skatepark, MO Central
July 27-29 SkateZone Skatepark, GA Eastern
August 3-5 TBA Western
NATIONALS (Free, Street, Mini, Vert):
August 17-19 Reno State Fair
For more info send an S.AS.E to: N.S.A.
Amateur Series, PO Box 1916, Vista, CA 92083.
Ph: 619 941-1844
FLORIDA AM SKATE LEAGUE
July 14 TBA Street
August 11 TBA Mini-ramp"
September 15 Daytona (Stone Edge) Vertical"
October 13 Brandon (Evans Park) Street"
November 10 Fort Meyers (Lakes Park)
Awards Day
*Double Point Contest
Florida Amateur Skate League, PO Box 358,
Sanibel, FL 33957. Ph: 813 395-1165
MASTERS PRO-AM
August 9-11 Le Grand Bornand, France
Free/street/ramp
Pro-event in the French Alps. The street course
will be held in the actual street. Total purse is
$20,000. For more info contact: Tourisme Of-
fice of Le Grand Bornand, 74450 Haute Savoie,
France. Tel: (50) 02 20 33
17th STREET SUMMER SERIES
June 16-17 Richmond, VA Streetstyle
July 28 Mt. Trashmore Vertical
August TBA Laurel Skatepark Bowl
October 13 VA Beach, VA Street Qualifying
October 27 Norfolk, VA Street Finals
Entry forms available at all 17th Street loca-
tions. For details write: John Mallory, 508 Viking
Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.
ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN SKATERS
July 7-8 France Vert, Free
July 28-29 Britain Street, Mini
Aug. 3-5 Munster, Germany Vert, Street, Free
Sept. 14-16 Switzerland Vert. Street, Free
Oct. 12-14 Czechoslovakia AES Cup Finals
For more information on this series contact
British Skateboarding Association, 25
Strathcona Dr, Glasgow, G13 1JH Scotland.
Ph: 041 959-0132.
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