it's even in brooklyn.
JELL
SOCIETY!?
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MACARDY T
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SOCIETY.
Send $1 for sticker and info to:
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to Christ.
A Christian Skater
Does He have a model? T-ed
ENCOUNTER GROUPIE
Dear People, I feel violated.
David A. Gildersleeve.
WAY COOL
Lately I've been getting pissed at
all those neo-skate poseurs thrash-
ing Danny Way and saying shit
about him. I saw Way in Dallas and
he raged. He even beat Christian
Hosol, my skate god, and his first
place was well-deserved. So to all
you so-called "hardcores" who think
Way sucks because he's so
young...HOW OLD ARE YOU???
The Meister and Dana Schultes
Arlington, TX
E IN HIS BONNET
What the hell is an "E ticket"? All
the old hippie-yuppie farts talk of
their E tickets. I won't ask or I will be
burdened with one of their two-hour
tales from when they didn't fight the
war in Vietnam. Maybe it has some
connection to their Beatles.
Zippo
If you want to get even, bug them
with your own lingo-tell them
you're going out to do a few acid
drops. T-ed
POOLISH CHILD
We found a totally skateable pool,
except for a few problems: 1) The
deep end is full of (dare I say)
water; 2) there are fishies in it; and
3) it has rocks, tires, etc. and some
nasty green stuff living in it.... Help
Ed and Rick
One Step Away
Sounds like a job for Dr. Rick's Pool
Cleaning Service. T-ed
STAT SPAT
Why do you label letters people
send in? Aren't there enough statis
tics in the world? I used to think the
scene was cool but it sucks, and
I've been in the skate/punk/skin
scene for a while. What the hell
happened to the brotherhood?I
notice other countries are support-
ing each other. Why is everyone a
statistic? I guess, this is an "Angry
Punk letter, huh?
Angry Punk Who Is a Statistic
KC
No, it's really more of a whining
geek letter. T-ed
RIGHT TO ROCK
This letter is to the fans of rock.
As I've recently heard, and I'm sure
you have also, the PMRC and oth-
ers have been trying to pass a law
that forbids you the right to listen to
whatever kind of music you please.
If they want to put restrictions on
what we listen to, they're completely
out of place. Where do they get off
trying to teach us how to grow up? I
thought that's what parents are for.
We can listen to whatever we want.
It is written in the First Amendment:
"Freedom of speech and press are
limited ONLY when they extend to
slander and libel (false and mali-
cious statements) or statements
that might be injurious to the gener
al welfare of the nation." Our music
does nothing like that. After all, who
is responsible for our actions? Cer-
tainly not the music. It's ourselves.
No one kills somebody or them.
selves or turns to drugs because of
music. Music is around to express
feelings and emotions safely, and it
makes many people happy. When-
ever I'm sad i listen to Samhain,
Misfits, or Sick of it All. They may be
punk, not exactly quiet, but neither
am I so what's the problem?
This has gone too far and I refuse
to sit on my ass and wait to see if
the law passes or not. I'm talking to
everyone, especially punks, skaters,
metalheads, hippies and anyone
else whose music is in jeopardy.
My friends and I have decided to
put together small, peaceful.
protests and also do things to get
the message out, like writing letters
to newspapers, magazines and
bands who might help out. Then we
print small posters and put them up
all around our towns and cities.
Anyone who's interested in helping.
please write me. We, all the kids
who thrive on the best music ever
made, can show our hometowns
and our government that we're seri-
ous about this and we'll do whatev
er it takes to save our favorite bands
and help them come through.
Kristin Sizemore
1231 Ingleside Ave.
McLean, VA 22101
Someone once said, "Fifty people
waving signs is a nuisance, fifty
people writing letters to their con-
gressmen is a movement." Protect
your rights while you still can. T-ed
PISSED ANARCHIST
Thrasher readers, why is it that
you're all so damned concerned
with yourselves? Who cares if
you're a vampire skate-dyke from
Upper Volta or not?! Our earth is
being destroyed, our government is
suppressing us, AIDS death tolls
climb daily, our idiot president wants
to make it unconstitutional to burn a
flag. Meanwhile, you bitch about
your neat skateboard ruling over
someone else's. What will you do
when our fascist government makes
skateboarding illegal and unconsti
tutional? Keep bitching about your
trivialities and see where it gets you!
Christian
Editor of Free Thought Fanzine
The Armpit of Colorado
AGGRONYM
I love your hardcore zine because
it keeps me somewhat close to san-
ity
when I can't skate. Here's some-
thing I thought up: THRASHER-
Truly Hellbent Ripping Aggro Skate
Hardcore Entertainment Reading.
The Guy with No Nickname
Somewhere, Earth A.D.
OUT TO BOX LUNCH
I don't mean to make you look
bad, but you forgot the blackened-in
square at the end of the Mail Drop
in your July 90 issue. This is a
secret between only you and me.
No Hard Feelings
Warren, Michigan
Good eye, bro. Here are a couple
extras just in case we ever do it
again. T-ed
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