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days in Europe? Were Ridge, Omar,
Goldsky, Cunningham and Demain
also with him? Which of these, if any.
slammed the Spanish cast iron bench
hard enough to bend it? Why didn't the
Spanish police realize that the laws of
physics prove that a wooden skateboard
can't possibly bend an iron bench? Why
was the American consul laughing?
Was the fine $1,500 U.S.? Why was the
lawyer laughing?
Were Mike Hill, Steve Claar and
Chris Carter ripped off for all their stuff
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana? Was Neil
Blender spared since he travels only
with one small backpack, which he car-
ries with him everywhere?
Left: Family portrait from hell-the deranged
denizens of Daytona's Glug House. Below: An Agent
Orange roadie plays flesh camas for Dave Hackett's
immortal frontside slasher.
Did Stacy Peralta tie the wedding
knot in June? Furthermore, did Barry
Zaritsky also get married in June?
Is Thrasher staff writer Miles Orkin
now honeymooning in Jamaica with
new wife, novelist Carol Stimpson?
Is former Campbell
Park local Kevin Sulli-
van now a prestigious
fine arts curator? Did
Kevin and Jan Tumlin
curate a show featuring
Clive Barker and a cer-
tain pustulated Thrasher
staffer, among others?
In a related but un-
related development, is
it true that Block is
possibly doing a photo
show at a well-known
West Coast gallery?,
Will the NSA cater?
Did Peralta actually
give Tony Hawk two bottles of cham-
pagne and then claim not to know that
it was indeed Tony's birthday?
Is Gator Mark Anthony about to take
a more active role in company manage-
ment and research and development?
Was Kevin Kinnear's car stolen
again? How many official thefts is that?
Is Tree (featuring Grosso, Kendall,
First things first, LEO, no matter what happens this month.
do not bathe after 10 p.m. The lunar orbital ellipse is the House
of Saturn and your risk of drowning is way too high. For that same
reason, stay away from ditches and pipes until after the cusp.
Check all phone booths for change, but don't buy lottery tickets
til after the 15th. Your love life should see new developments
soon, but don't try to bust any curb tricks for your honey or you
may wind up with a bruised bottom and a broken heart. Tuesdays
are vert days this month, Lion, so take
advantage; you'll be surprised at
the height of your airs and the
length of your grinds. On the
other hand, avoid ramps
with less than 8' transi-
tions and skate parks that
charge more than a
couple bucks to get in
O'Brien, O'Brien and
Ross Goodman) negoti-
ating a recording contract,
or is it a video soundtrack
that's in the making?
Is Red Dog grinding
gears on his coast-to-
coast Aerostar tour?
HAPPENING
HAPPENINGS
Once again, despite all
odds, Kanights had a
Studio 43 warehouse
party/slide show. High-
lights of the evening: The
thirty-man-plus skate ses-
sion that produced un-
countable head-on colli-
sions, at least a gallon of
blood, one sprained
ankle, one broken wrist
and one broken finger;
Mike Johnson's dance-
fever attire, fresh from the
racks at St. Vincent de
Polyester; James Muir
and Tony Guerrero's
Harley hog-off; Tommy
Guerrero's luscious take-
home date; Joe Lopes'
bare feet (no one was
sure whether Joe had lost
his shoes or just decided to party.
without them). Best slide of the night
award went hands-down to the in-
famous Keith Cochrane nut huggin'
shorts pic (as seen in a previous edi-
tion of this illustrious column). Also in
fine form were DJ Pause, Randy and
Mimi Katen, Sacto Steve-O, Street
Scott, Randy Cross, Joel Chavez,
Mike Rector, Joe Fong, Mike Brown,
Aaron Lasnover, Chris
Cook, Blackhart and
Mac Dawg. All in all it
was a rager.
Classic bike mania
seems to be expanding.
Following the erratic.
disclosure that Todd
Swank skates, surfs,
plays bass, sculpts and
paints in those dreary
hours when he's not
pounding pavement on
his Harley Davidson.
Dettman somehow pro-
cured a '63 BSA Phan-
tom. John Hogan
reports that his Norton Commando "is
done." Rumors have Johnny Ray
Bartel so long-gone casual with his
much documented vintage Indian that
he is allegedly in virtual seclusion, only
surfacing occasionally at Arnold Ziffel's
Funk Bar
It is interesting to note that the entire
normal world seems focused on Europe
in August. Curiously, if not predictably,
most informed sources are watching the
rennaissance of the California hardcore
skate scene. Competitive types speak
of a possible city versus city skate
challenge. Other contest concepts con-
tinually evolve. The oddest? Perhaps
it's Todd Hasting's recurrent "oldies"
contest, where everyone rides the same
vintage equipment. (Just in case,
Hastings has obtained a dozen brand
new old stock clay-wheeled cues.) Will
this event be included in a future
quartermaster cup? Is Fitzpatrick (aka
Jimmy) not a shoe-in?
Glug Manor, Daytona's infamous
skate house/hangout/museum/en-
vironmental lab/cult club/general
societal nuisance has yielded to the
powers that be. The governmental types
who regulate public morality have
decreed Glug Manor unsafe and in-
sane, condemned it, and will shortly
demolish it. Stone Edge types such as
Lenny da Bird are in mourning.
WONDERLUST
Question of the Month: Which Agent
Orange roadie has a Hackett
slashback tattoo fully emblazoned on
his bod?
Question Two: Is Hollywood hipster
Rick "Spidey" Demontrond serious
mazda
about founding a "save Jeff Grosso for
future generations" campaign? Spidey
now chain smokes, we hear, which
could be just a prop to get him into the
elite enclaves of the rock world.
Question Three: Are Gonz and Kevin
Tumbleweed Ancell going into the art
business together and using the semi-
sport of log rolling as a ruse? Didn't
Ancell sign with Beware Records? Is
Gonz possibly executing album art?
Further Observations: Imagine Lon-
don, Ontario, Canada Alderman.
Vaughan Minor's terror when he
discovered that his proposed bylaw to
ban skateboarding already existed on
the books. Amused bystanders includ-
ed pro skate activists such as Nick
Parker and Andy Van Boxtel.
Have Crescini, Nash, Ben and
Gutierrez all secured professional
managers?
Will Henry Hester form a combina-
tion surf/skate/snowboard series?
Is Hogan now a regular hippie at the
"Enchanted Ditch?"
Is Nat Knoll of Urbana, IL, serious
about challenging Christian to a pool
session?
Are Lawrence R. and certain other
Carmel, CA, skate guerrillas quietly dig-
ging out and repairing the Buena Vista
Pool?
Is contact-oriented Steve Steadham
now referred to as "Old Blue Eyes"?
Has Eric Dressen gone around the
bend restoring his '47 Ford Business-
SCCA
PROBALLY
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man's Coupe with his dad? Is he
seriously considering a career as a pro-
fessional car crafter?
OOPS
Well, well, well, tens of thousands of
words every issue and we somehow
misplace a few choice ones:
The photo of Danny Way on page 60
of the June 1990 issue was taken by
Joel Cherry (not Steve Keenan).
-The beautiful shot of House of Wheels
on page 88 was taken by Mark Madeo.
-The art-type wallride on page 4 of the
July 1990 issue was shot by Greg Hain.
QUOTES
"I might as well own it, somebody's got
Rich Novak
to."
"That whole trip was long and longer"
Brian Ridgeway
"I'm at the absolute low point of my
whole life-that's why it's the right time
to start a company"
Dave Hackett
We will not tolerate food fights, room
trashing or general bad conduct at the
contests."
Frank Hawk
Left: Proving
CIRIS
that Thrasher
promotes four-
wheeled reck-
lessness of all
kinds, Mazda
road rally
racer Mike
O'Sullivan
sports the win
ning logo
Below Left:
Steel slingin
skate industry
padrone or
fanatical
Uzbeki
terrorist?
You be
the judge.
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