Mass Culture Ac-
ceptance of the
Month: Mondo Gecko
Turbo-Charged
Sewer Skateboard,
the new Mutant Ninja
toy. "Lets Mondo do a
720° shove-it over the slid-
er bar off the mega wall!"
Quote of Month #1:
"I'm not afraid to make
a mockery of the
industry." Jim Gray
Rumor of the Month:
Gator Mark Anthony
going back to a former
sponsor.
Question of Month: Is
Richard "Dickvak"
Novak launching a new
line of trucks? Is this the
reincarnation of the Jam-
mer program?
Steve Saiz be making a move toward
agent status? Was he actually negoti-
ating for assorted friends such as
Colin McKay?
Steve Sherman, reportedly flush
with Beach Culture cash, is said to be
leaving Snake Ranch in short order.
John Hogan,
perhaps the
Talking more fame and
fortune: As movie mogul
Steven Spielberg audi-
tions hundreds of skate
types for parts in for
his $40-million-plus
Peter Pan epic, side-
walk rollers eagerly
plot the possibilities of
lucrative employment.
Amidst speculation as
to what it all means,
could
most notorious
team manager
of the month,
continues to a-
stound all with
his brilliantly
rash moves.
Could widely
repeated ru-
mors regarding
an over-the-
phone yelling
match with
Sarge Carter.
be leaving publishing to return to surf-
board shaping. No word on the dispo-
sition of the former Ocean Park Pier
(U.S.A.) denizen's historic skateboard
collection. Equally unclear is Slam's
choice for a new editorial leader.
Rick Rotsaert's and Jake's recent
be true? Is there competitive friction
occurring between the current and the
former G&S manager? Can a four-
way phone hook-up between Hogan,
Carter, Dave Macintyre and Henry
Hester be far off? Imagine the com-
bative possibilities.
Did a certain slick skate mag staff
recently hold a meeting in which a
certain editorial directorial type was
accused of non-skate involvement?
Or was this purported meeting just
another attempt by yet another
slick rag to capture
ad revenues?
In a presumably un-
related event, Aussie
Slam mag edi-
tor Mike
Perry is
said to
performance
art demo in a
posh S.F.
drinking &
dining estab-
lishment is
the stuff of
which leg-
ends
are
made. Stand-
ing tall while
patting his
belly
and
singing "I love
to stink," Jake
earned the
maître d's permanent respect. Rick's
avant garde lunch launch cleared out
many of the faint-hearted. Not even
the intervention of Bryce Kanights,
who documented the show on video,
and narrator K.T. could stave off the
wave of terror which swept through
the establishment when a certain
notorious type dropped his pants.
Is German kingpin Titus Dittmann
quietly negotiating with a U.S. manu
to obtain an early Ford shop truck?
Would this vintage auto complete his
collection or does he desire a few
more Corvettes and Caddies?
Mike Rector, widely considered to
be the classiest guy in the sport/
art (or, at least the first guy to
wear leather pants on a
100-plus day), appears
CATE
to have eclipsed all
others in terms of
tainted. exposure.
Imagine: from Devo to
Madonna in one life-
time. How many
close friends can one kneepad
kingpin have?
Has Adrian Demain remodeled
himself into an incredibly life-like sim-
ulation of the circa 1985 Park Del Mar
A.D.? Yes, he's cut his hair and is
now sporting genuine 1985 attire.
Friends wonder if he will soon start
dating a certain Park Del Mar lovely
and try out for the Bones Brigade. Or
will he open a used guitar shop and
liquidate his assets?
While J. Grant and his wife eagerly
await the arrival of the Brittain heir, is
the rest of the southland scrambling
to keep up? Frank Hawk (apparently
now sponsored by Home Depot) is
working overtime to completely detail
the manor in time for his son's wed-
ding reception. Ed Templeton is
rumored to be next in line for marital
bliss. Then, of course, there's Mr.
McGill, who will undoubtedly be mar-
ried under water.
According to local lore, Kevin Staab
is starting his own company called
"Shine." Why? "Because that's pretty
much what I get from people."
Success Story of the Month #1: Six-
figure Tate. The old Skatemaster
segues from skatepark manager to
Indy promo man to skate company
exec to professional thrift shopper
into D.J. to television host to monster
record act.
Success Story of the Month #2: Pat
Fish rumors: have Buck and Nash
gone to Vision?
Jr. reportedly
equipped the en-
tire clique with
new skate units.
Caballero and
Mountain seen
at San Francis-
co Penn and
Teller show.
Can it be true that, with team doctor
Roskopp as midwife, NHS/Santa
Cruz is now distributing Sims skates?
Ken Park, who probably knows, Word has it
remains silent in the Planet Earth.
office. Meanwhile, another wild rumor
places Danny Way back with a cer-
tain former sponsor. Joe Johnson
had no statement at press time
except for, "I'm quitting skating forev-
er, but not really." Chris Miller is in
New Zealand and has even less to
say on the matter.
Darrin, longtime skater and skate
cinematographer (Hobie, Sims,
Freewheelin', Animal Chin, etc.), has
teamed with one-time Pasadena curb
hopper David Lee Roth on the "A Lil'
Ain't Enough" video. This reported
$500,000 epic features the Raider-
ettes, a ton of T&A, and Roth's usual
highjinx. Corporate types are rumored
to have nixed the black-face skating
dwarves in the Harpo Marx wig ramp
segment. Why? Too real for MTV?
Mark Stokeley was seen in Col-
orado with Trish Powell, while
surf/environmental activist David
Slaterman skied in the background.
Buster Halterman is overseeing
stately Hawk manor while Shawn
Mortimer. Lee Crane and Mark
beach house. Naturally, Tony Hawk
Roach have reportedly captured the
and Ray Barbee are touring in Africa.
Observed on Catalina Island, the
Ridge, hanging with land grant heir
Fred Kilbride. Curiously, Catalina
Classic skate contest promoter Alan
Seymour was also in the area. And,
of course, no one can locate the
rumored secret island hideaway of
Steve Rocco.
Stussy was seen eating pork dogs
at a down-but-not-out Laguna beach
stand while sitting on a new lowered
and buffed Evolution Harley. In a ges-
that
ture of solidarity with his factory work-
ers, he and associate Frank Sinatra
No 90
Lucia
HENGIT
Saping cove
vic and Somos
Pets Descrip
BLAGE GRO
HUNDER
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Mofo
(currently walking
after double knee
surgery) is re-
searching a new
trick for P&T.
Rumor for Next
Month: Is Rocco
so upset over
his allegedly
being black-
balled for life
from the Action
Sports Retailer
trade show that
Mark Anthony,
undeterred by
barbed wire
lacerations in
France last year,
demonstrates
the proper
fence vault
technique.
Photos: Scott
Needham.
he is rumored to be spending
$10,000 to recruit homeless persons
to attend the show as his personal
guests? Has Steve become a social
activist or is he hellbent on revenge?
Isn't the ASR trade show the same
outfit which blackballed citizen James
Muir and Dogtown Skates for two
years over a misunderstanding? Did
Steve later "admit" he was the perpe-
trator in the misdeed as widely
rumored? Will the rumors that show
executive Caroline Wright will be
serving tea to the homeless in ant
ASR brunch come true? Can it be
possible that Rocco will put up the
homeless in the same plush hotel as
the ASR staff?
Left: Evidence
from the great
1990 Mill
pool caper.
Opposite Page
Top: Littleman,
Butch S, Airdog
Eric B. (the Nat-
ural) and Block
posture as the
Afrolistics, with
manager Big
Fern (seated).
Left: Block and
Littleman clean
up their act and
hang with big
Bart. Photo:
Richard Smith