6 THRASHER MAGAZINE
FINGER SLICE? NO DICE!
U-BOLT IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER
MOUNTING HARDWARE INNOVATION-THE
"SHORTY" U-BOLT. IT'S MADE ESPECIALLY
FOR RISER PADS 3/8" OR THINNER. EXTRA
THREAD LENGTH IS ELIMINATED FOR A
PERFECT FIT, LEAVING NO ROOM FOR
FINGER SLICE OR EXCESS BAGGAGE. FOR
THOSE WHO RIDE TALLER RISERS, THERE'S
THE REGULAR U-BOLT, TOO. SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE HERE AT U-BOLT,
BECAUSE WE ALL FIRMLY BELIEVE,
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL!
IGNORE THE WORST,
GET THE FIRST...U-BOLT!
1555 YOSEMITE AVE. #4
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124
TJO8-U
U-BOLT
MAIL DROP
Send all gripes, pipes and long, lost
snipes to Mail Drop, Thrasher, P.O.
Box 884570, S.F., CA 94188-4570.
(Art contributions must be black
and white.)
NO INDEPENDENCE
Here's a tip for anyone thinking
about joining the military: Don't!
Whether you know it or not, free-
dom is the most important thing to
a skater. When you sign the dotted
line for Uncle Sam, you give up
most of your freedom.
About a year ago, I was at home,
skating every day, hanging out with
my friends, et cetera. Life was
good. Now I'm in the middle of the
Persian Gulf on an aircraft carrier.
There are no ramps, no pools, no
beer and no punk shows...life
sucks. Don't get me wrong. I'm not
whining about the choice I made. I
just want to warn everyone not to
make the same mistake I did or
you'll spend the next three to four
years of your life pounding your
head on the floor screaming.
"Why? Why? Why?"
AX
U.S.S. Independence
Persian Gulf
SHREDDING THE
TRENCHES
This is to all who skate hard, no
matter what. I'm in the Army,
stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany.
The lack of skateable terrain here
is very noticeable. I have to go an
hour and a half to get to the closest
mini-ramp. Germany isn't known
for slick curbs either. Everyone
here thinks I'm a pansy because I
skate, but Hell, I'm still going to
skate! Face it, we are a minority.
and we always will be. I skate
every day, while the other guys go
to the bars. Skating keeps me
occupied and off booze. So no
matter what, skate your hardest.
Hokee dokee?
Raoul
Schweinfurt, Germany
SAUDI SANDS
I'm writing from the Armpit of the
World, Saudi Arabia. I just got my
first issue of Thrasher out here and
it really made my day. Let me start
by saying this place sucks! If you
like 120+ weather, sandstorms,
being bored and flies crawling all
over you, not to mention no
women, no beer and no skates,
then this is the Middle East
vacation you've been waiting for.
Anyway, I'm glad my Thrasher was
sent in an envelope because on
top of American censorship, I now
have Saudi censorship and I'm
sure they would have torn it to
pieces. I'm sick of the way Tipper
Gore has been trying to censor
music. It really pisses me off we
came over here to help these
people doing this crap. I think this
whole war is stupid, a war over oil
and greed. If people would just ride
skateboards, this wouldn't happen.
More skates, less hate.
Waystoid
Operation Desert Shield
ZERO AIR TIME
I'm in the Air Force training and
waiting for my orders to go to
Saudi Arabia. All of you people
who are allowed to skate in the
U.S.A., who whine about how you
have it so rough, think just for one
second about not being able to
skate while worrying about if you're
going to get killed or not! Shut up
and skate, or take my place. The
choice is yours.
Airman Basic
Timothy L. Klingenberg, Jr.
We hold Bush responsible for any
loss of skater life or lifestyle, T-ed
VERB
RIC BRITTON
2FLB197
AND CLOTHING INTO DEALER
THE EYE'S OF THE TIGER CANTEL
WHEN THE SPIRIT
THE W
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