suspens
MAIL
me they need my parents to order
for me. Here I am with a full-time job
and my own home (husband includ
ed), and all I get is a big hassle.
Needless to say, I still persist
Claudia Case
Bordentown, NJ
Skateboarding keeps you young at
heart (and voice box). T-ed
PRO STATE
What does a pro do when he can't
skate anymore?
My mom said if theres a
syringe
on my grafies Shill
kick me out.
Ted Lattof
Watervliet, NY
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FIELD OF TRANSITIONS
I keep hearing this voice when I'm
out back picking weeds in my veg-
etable garden. It says, "If you build it
he will come." I try to ignore it, but it
only seems to get louder. I put a
scarecrow in the comer to keep the
birds away and today when I went
out back, I swear the scarecrow
looked like Christian Hosol. I have
only two questions. Is Christian the
guy the voices are talking about?
And what should I build, a 30-foot
halfpipe or a big bowl? My wife
would freak if I built a baseball field.
Curious in Suburbia
Hey, sounds like you're out in left
field, buddy. T-ed
HARD KNOCKS
I'm a thirteen-year-old kid who
needs to say a few things. My father
has no job, my sisters and I do most
of the work around the house, wo
get yelled at for nothing and my sis
ters and I have jobs to top it all off.
But there are still kids complaining
about the police not letting them
skate in the streets. I'm lucky to fit in
two to three hours of skating a day,
and this is the first complaint I've
made. So hear this. I wear a size
nine and I'd be more than happy to
be in your shoes right now.
Some Kid
Algonquin, IL
PHONE BALONEY
I am a 23-year-old female who
loves to skateboard around the
neighborhood in my spare time. The
problem is whenever I try to order
stuff over the phone, the people tell
Checks into the hospital. T-ed
STYLEOPHILE
Why is style important?
Bryan O'Quinn
Oklahoma City, OK
It keeps you from asking stupid
questions. T-ed
REJECTION DEFLECTION
A couple of months ago my girl-
friend decided to bug me. She
rattled off a year's worth of com-
plaining in about twenty minutes. I
sat there and look it calmly until she
told me she thought skating is
immature. Boom! I was gone. I
haven't seen her since. My new
apartment at college is right next to
hers. It's really unfortunate that the
only place to put my ramp is just
outside her window. Suffer, dollface.
Ryan
Couv, WA
BARREL MOM
I hate how some parents are total-
ly out of focus with today's skating.
They think it is all a bunch of jump-
ing barrels and handstands and
then they sit down and watch
skate video with you and ooh and
ahh through the whole thing.
Mike Dye
Littleton, CO
Be happy they're interested. T-ed
HOSTESS TWEAKY
I'm responding to a letter in the
July issue entitled "Hardcore Host-
ess it's cool she lets people skate,
but she does it for all the wrong rea-
sons. I couldn't imagine having my
own ramp and not even skating.
Maybe I'm just stressin' out, but I'm
sure if she tried picking up a board
she would realize that it's as much
fun as the other things she obvious-
ly enjoys riding. Wel, almost.
THE RAD BOOK
Heidi, V.B.
I was reading 'Ask the Doctor" in
the July issue and it really brings me
down whenever I hear about some
parents not letting their kid skate or
pick out some deck because they
think it's Satanic. These parents do
not realize that skating (like many
things nowadays) can only influence
their kids, it's not going to twist their
arm unless they sin against God.
And those Bible thumping Christian
parents who stereotype all skaters
as Satanic worshippers should real-
ize that there are a ton of God tear-
ing skaters out there, which I am
one of. And if it wasn't for skate-
boarding. I would not have been
able to meet all the kids I have led
to
Oh well, its time
leave home anyway
JULIEN, HAPPY WITH HIS GRAPHICS,
HOMELESS BY CHOICE.
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