THRASHER
Ten down, ten
to go. Party
Polaroids,
Clockwise
from Top:
Lensmen Joel
Cherry and
Scott Starr in
a self portrait.
Fishnetted
flamingos
Elena and
Heidi in the
limo. Noah
Peacock, KT.,
M.Fe and
Harry Moss
deft to right)
in full revelry.
Circular File,
Clockwise
from Top
Right: Ed
Riggins enjoys
a hearty party,
Wade Speyer
raves up, Lisa
Weidman
styles her ver-
sion of beer
goggles, Art D.
Ken McGuire
displays a
foot fetish
Photos: Mark
Madeo
TEN YEAR SMEAR
The ultra-suave 10-
grand plus Thrasher
decade party was a
social success. Tony
Hawk was honored to be
honored. Todd Hastings spewed
for 15 hours. Tate was D.J., Christ
raged. Thatcher hosted, Mo crutched,
Rector rectified, Guerrero command-
eered the penthouse and with
Thiebaud plotted the direction of their
new publishing empire. Jake and
Jak's Team reps Tom Scott and Pat
Black were first in,
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last to leave
and set up
camp just
east of the
fully stocked
bar. Brian
Ridgeway
indexed, Swen-
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOWOUT
son no-showed. In a gesture
of supreme kindness, M.Fo
relinquished his date to JFA
guitar man Don Pendleton,
outside of his Huntington
who was making a rare appearance
and
Voss.
Beach environment. Team
Pierre had a sudden
flashback,
Bryce
broke
down, but came back
to reality in time to
give Hawk a bear
hug on his way out
the door. Publisher Ed
Riggins, along with Art
Director Ken McGuire,
Elena and Helen, had to
take the limo on a beer run to the
local mom and pop. World Color
Press exec, Lon Alberts and
his lovely wife Debbie
enjoyed the view of the
classic SF skyline from
the Hamm's Penthouse
perch. Chuck Katz and
Suicidal Jimbo shined
the "bird food" hors d'oeu-
vres but dug into the heavy
stuff-meat and potatoes for all.
A host of Thrasher ghosts-past, pre-
sent and future were also in and out.
Scott Starr traded story with original
thrashtographer Reginald Caselli.
There was Spain, Speyer, Fish, Fox
Kanights
videoed, Mark Madeo snapped shut-
ters, Joel Cherry had Polaroids. The
Bosticks led the Sacto N-Men Katen,
Cross and Stev-o. Blackhart was on
his third party of the evening after a
Santa Cruz Christmas bash, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Muir confirmed that one was
in the oven, Dad and Mom Hawk
beamed, Brannon paraded his best
purple paisley smoker, Ms. Weidman
wondered out loud, Detters talked
about British bangers with Caballero.
the Carlsons cruised, Rotsaert
stayed off the hard stuff, Dave
Duncan was not to be con-
fused with Duncan the bar-
tender, Cochrane came
and went, Ancell busted
with humbleness at the
Skater of the Year Plaque
d'Art that was presented to the
Hawk man. Vitello left with a smile.
The City skate posse was also in the
house, and in a fitting end to the fes-
tivities, Noah, Shawny, Joey, Danny
and crew took the limo to the top of
Market Street for a downhill ride
through the city at two am. The last
thing anybody remembers is Nishi
and Rector headbutting on the 38th
floor balcony of the padman's posh
penthouse. Salut.
QUOTES
"I am a man. I work and I stink."
Jake
"Imagine, a TWS couple awash in a
sea of black leather and chrome."
Tony Hawk
"I could be worried, but then I'd be
someone else."
Don V
Above: Editor
Thatcher pre-
sents Skater of
the Year award
to honored
guest Tony
Hawk while
Pierre assists.
Below: Taters
takes a break
from the spins
while Christian
gives the two-
fingered salute.
Photos: Mark
Madeo.
ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
NSA PRO SERIES 1991
April 19-20 Savannah, GA Savannah
Slamma IV Mini Ramp
April 27-28 Jacksonville, FL (Kona
Skatepark) Vert/Cross Country
May 25-27 Sacramento, CA (Water-
world USA, Cal Expo) Capitol Burnout Il
Vert/Street
June (TBA) NSA Backyard Series
July 18-21 Münster, Germany Münster
Monster Mastership Vert/Street/Free
July 25 28 Le Grand Bornand,
France Vert/Street/Slalom
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 San Francisco, CA
Back to the City Il Street/Ramp/Banks
Oct. 18-20 Houston, TX (Skatepark of
Houston) Shut Up And Skate Vert
Nov. 27-31 Valencia, CA (Magic Moun-
tain) World Champs Vert/Street/Free
NSA AMATEUR SERIES 1991
June 21-23 Daytona, FL (Stone Edge)
Southeast
June 21-23 Houston, TX South Cent.
June 28-30 Chicago, IL North Central
This is a tentative schedule for the first
district qualifying events. Send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope to the
NSA for more info.
JOIN THE NSA... TODAY! Send $10.00
(Check or Money Order) to NSA, 7555
Red Bud Rd., Granite Bay, CA 95661
You'll receive a one-year membership
card, monthly newsletter, stickers and
discounts at NSA events.
SKATEPARK UPDATE
LIPSLIDE, N. Bonnie Beach Pl. LA, CA
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ramps, outdoor vert ramp, pro shop. On
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Hosol, Nash, Dressen, Gonzales, Hack-
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Badlanders and the local rippers.
SKATEZONE, 3602 Lawrenceville Hwy.
(29), Tucker, GA 30084 Ph. 404 491-
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possibly the best pool ever skated-
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RAMP HOUSE, 220 Winner Ave. Carol-
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Ripping indoor mini-ramp and street park
with original wooden kidney.
THE HANGAR SKATEPARK, 7282 Spa
Rd. North Charleston, SC 29412 Ph: 803
863-8612 A fresh new indoor park, Tim
Payne's latest in wood pool theory.
You've got to skate it to believe it!
SNAPBACKS
The snowboard photos on pages 66
and 67 of the February 1991 issue were
taken by Chris "Carnage" Carnel. The
photo of Jesus Jones on page 70 and 71
was taken by Keith Stephenson. How
many noticed the February 1991 cover
date read "February 1990"?
20 YEARS
AGO IN
THRASHER...
THRASHER
APRIL 1971
Twenty years spans four generations.
of skateboarding. In 1971 your dad
was just growing out of his skate
phase. There was no skate industry
like there is now. Skateboarding was
as flat as your favorite surf spot on a
summer's day. A few surf gremmies
kept it alive on Hobie wood stringers
and fiberglass spoons. Clay com-
pounds were the wheels, but not of
choice. The hills of Hollywood and
Beverly were alive with blacktop:
bank sessions. Young sprouts like
Tony Alva kept the traditions of the
elders alive and kicking. "Driveway
slalom is where it's at," said 12-year-
old editor Kevin J. Thatcher in his
piece of the same name. Other
features included our Tic-Tac Sym-
posium where top pros like Torger
Johnson and Ed Nadalin described
the joys of kick turning for speed
down the sidewalk. Mofo rode a Big
Wheel off the high dive at Mt. Pleas
ant High School in East San Jose as
part of a story called Alternative Vehi-
cles and Other Death Traps. The
Trash column came to you from
southern France, where we had sent
Lowboy to cover the international
scene. It was his last correspon-
dence for the next four years. Low-
boy's excuse, "Not much happening
down there. Jake's Product Patrol
editorial, "Death of the Metal Wheel,"
drew heavy criticism from the folks at
Roller Derby. Mail Drop was running
10 to 1 in favor of making more ten-
nis courts available to skaters during
off-peak hours. The closest thing to
skate harassment was when the
cops pulled you over to check out
your board or have you spin a 360°
for 'em. In our "What If..." depart-
ment, we explored the possibility of
wooden ramps and a wild-haired
idea of actually building a cement
pool designed for skateboarding.