During dog
days on tour,
Justin Girard
(above) threw
chaise lounge
slide into a
motel pool.
Night of the
living flesh,
Gator's hand
(above right) is
a quiltwork
after a brush
with a Münster
wire fence.
Noah Pea-
cock's "Ramp
Haus (right).
Meanwhile, in
the United
Arab Emirates,
Minister of
Sport, S.A. La-
hag (below),
says, "The
skating must
continue," in
response to
Dan Rather's
questioning
Is Mike Rector sponsoring Indy promo
man Rick Blackhart on the pro go-kart
circuit? Did Cab go out to the kart track
for a test session and immediately place
an order with V? Are Carabeth
Burnside and Christian Hosol consid-
ering karts as well?
Is there now a flat board fad in Eastern
Europe or is a certain entrepreneurial
type dumping obsolete product abroad?
The Gonz is reportedly operating from
the command deck of a new Volvo.
Tracker Larry Balma narrowly
escaped total destruction when a
Mercedes-Benz made solid contact
with his Harley. Balma received a
severely shattered leg. His airborne
head bongo impact was dramatically
lessened by the presence of a helmet,
thus keeping Larry in the land of the
living. Original hospital talk had Balma
out for at least seven months, but two
weeks later the Tracker magnate was
allegedly seen walking down the road
on crutches.
Interestingly enough, artist
Van Arno, who is widely
rumored to have created
some graphics for a
particular upcoming
Bones Video (as well
as the Little Caesar
album cover) has
taken to mural
painting on a notor-
ious Melrose L.A.
vintage clothing
store. Recently.
as Van
feverishly painted,
celebrity onlookers like
Spidey, Cher, lan
Astbury, K.D. Lang.
Sade, Winona Ryder,
U2 Bono, Woody
Harrelson and Skate-
master Tate were
observed checking out
the progress.
Following a scrape
with the law in Reno,
has a certain slick mag
photographer apparently
changed his ways? Is an
all-milk and cookies deal
the inevitable result? Did
his parents tell him to
dress differently?
Did
Hostetter
and
Ridgeway quietly sneak
into the Sacto-Stockton area to
repossess a specific stolen Suburban
team vehicle? Did they not then break
down four times while trying to guide the
truck back to San Diego? Is there a jinx
operating in the Suburban's vicinity?
Steve Sherman was seen
backstage with
Chuck and Flav
following a
recent Public
Enemy gig.
Question
9-Which major
manu offered to
grind
another
manu's face
into the street
at a recent
NSA event?
Curiously,
the potential
grind
victim
left town.
Is this behavior typical of the new era of
skate brotherhood, communication and
dignity?
Did McGill, Hawk, Nicky Guerrero
and Bucky Lasek grind across Spain in
nineteen hours to get to a demo, only to
watch the last nail being driven into the
ramp as night fell, pushing 1,000 crazed
skate fanatics into total darkness?
The ASR San Diego trade show
marked a convergence of the skate tribe
once more. The Masters of Gravity Vert
Ramp Show, which attracted many of
the sport's movers, brutally blew away
the Dupont King of the Beach Volleyball
finals held adjacent to the ramp. Yep.
those clean scene, neon-glazed, short
shorts bronzed gods were shut down by
legions of stinky padded rollers. The
general consensus was that the world
saw the real skate energy unleashed
was far more compelling than B.S. jive-
ass pre-packaged TV trash sports such
as sandbox V-ball. Also worthy of note
was the rage party thrown by the semi-
invalid Mr. Balma with a lot of help from
his friends. Add any name to a list
including Tony Alva, Tom Inouye.
Andrecht, Bergthold, Riggins, Red
Dog. Cunningham, Hassan, Demain,
Lester, Powell, Hosol, Cab, Madrid,
Salba, Ray Rodriguez, Lam,
Blackhart, Thatcher, Mr. Rich,
Hastings, Lenhar, Ridgeway.
Cozens, Hostetter, Don Vitello,
Swenson, Candy Cane, Morton,
Rivera, Way, Steadham, Schneer,
Lasek, Mortimer, Hawk.
Reategul and
it's
a good bet he/she was in the vicinity.
Lock and load.
QUOTES OF MONTH
"I never heard of the guy and if such a
person existed, I wouldn't want to."
Eric Swenson
"I think I might change the course of
my life, or maybe I already did."
Red Dog
"The trip isn't over till the ashtray is
full."
Blaize Blouin
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