90 THRASHER MAGAZINE
A QUESTION OF SLIME
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Question two. Is Mrs. (name withheld) the librarian at
Hamlett Jr. High School in North Carolina, really serious
about canceling her institution's subscription because of
a recent Powell-Peralta ad depicting a miniature golf
course? Are the words on the club house in the back-
ground so obviously sick and deranged that old Mrs. X
just has to respond? Isn't golf one of the oldest sports
around? Have we finally reached the point where one
man's golf ball is another woman's presumed obscenity?
Perhaps Major Lance's proximity to the overflowing toi-
let reminded her of the drought.
Is Doug De Montmorency now selling used four-
wheel drive vehicles in Adelaide, Australia?
Has former world champion Steve Olson actually sold
his life story to cable television, as widely reported?
Which top pro-turned-respected mag correspondent
was allegedly tagged for a DUI in Santa Barbara, CA,
recently? Is it true that, as his closest friends indicate,
"He wasn't even drinking"? Is this a question of relativity
or is it another case of skater harassment?
In a presumably unrelated incident, is it conceivable
that one Kevin Thatcher (an esteemed graphics genius
and general all-around publishing tycoon) was recently
lecturing at prestigious Stanford University?
Has Steve Caballero gone so British motorbike crazy
that now even Dettman wonders? Latest rumored
entrant into the Limey bike world is Lance Mountain,
who is allegedly searching far and wide for a vintage mil-
itary surplus unit circa World War II. Further unsubstanti-
ated reports tell of Thrasher employee Dana Perkins
having a line on a rare Vincent Black Shadow motorcy
cle. Naturally, the perennial American sidehack moto-X
champ John Palfreyman is more than amused, since
he and dad, John Sr., are rumored to have more than a
few British bikes. In fact, wasn't an infamous early Santa
Monica ramp behind their shop built entirely from Norton
shipping crates? In another unrelated incident, Joe
Bowers narrowly escaped life as a
pancake when he avoided being run
over by a large truck which "merely"
ground his head along the curb
instead. Fortunately, he was wearing a
helmet. Curiously, Joe is now reported-
ly going to buy a legendary Trackmag-
ic go-kart.
Has Rodney Mullen resorted to
reading Nostradamus as a guide to
the understanding future?
Are Swindle Skates Nieder Model
and 101's new Natas model the most
in-demand collectors' decks of the
moment? Is the Sims taperkick multi-
lam still holding out as the most in-
demand vintage unit?
SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
Did gourmet photographic docu-
mentarian J. Grant Britain actually
refer to Saddam as The Anti-Christ",
and then muse about the "two hun-
dred hamburgers being ordered every
second in America?"
Is Mike Smith now skating on top of
a trampoline and doing quadruple
loops? Will this info help others?
While Blackhart and Alva were wit-
nessed at a late hours/all-hours ses
sion at BK's ramp, Mrs. Alva was
elsewhere gigging on a Julio Iglesias
video extravaganza. The Fabulous
Skipperboy has reportedly opened up
a secret new S.M.A. factory test facili
ty high atop Topanga Ridge.
Natas is said to be out for eight
months due to a severely fractured
foot/ankle combo. How does eight
pins and a plate grab you?
circumstances during the opening.
Will Rob Dyrdek and Danny Way?
Will Ridge film the Brotherhood? Will
Blender, will Carter, will Staab?
Which ultra-prominent skate star
recently had an engagement ring re-
turned by his intended bride-to-be?
The ever-reliable Rocco claims to
have heard from one-time
Sims team promo-
tions queen-turned-
big BMX moto-mani-
ac Denise "Downs"
Barter that she's "just
married a Swedish sur-
geon and is going to Cen-
tral America as a mission-
ary."
Robbers recently drove a
truck through the Skate Rags
warehouse walls and stole
several thousand units. Dealers
are asked to be aware and
BANNED ON THE RUN
Tony Hawk has added even more
hardware to his somewhat tastefully report any suspicious acts.
elaborate video editing combine. He
was last seen in Los strangling a
peripheral that was burning up his
Video Toaster.
Another skater-gone-graphics-guy.
Nick Cora, is said to be occupied cre-
ating game graphics for Disney.
Director of arts Ken McGuire has
assembled a trim art exhibition featur-
ing unreal art by such craftsmen as
Bray/Ancell, Zach Ma and various
collector covers at the rapturous Rat
and Raven in S.F. Two kegs of Anchor
Steam disappeared under mysterious
Talking neurotic. As everyone.
knows (no one cares), World Indus-
tries has been banned from the
Action Sport Retailer Trade Show for
some reason. (We heard ASR types
babbling words like professionalism,
good taste, common decency, and
morality.) Who would have guessed
World would be top-billed in a newslet-
ter called Beach News. Isn't Beach
News somehow related to ASR?
Stranger yet-a lot of TWS types
are sporting Acme attire in apparent
unity with reposed TWS ad exec-
extraordinaire Jim Gray?
The Mane-lac crew is purportedly
taking weekly taste-testing tours at
Fritz Maytag's Anchor Steam brewery
under the assumed names of various
charitable organizations.
Did Larry Balma actually receive a
threatening letter sent by Diegoland's
most prestigious firm of attorneys?
Are they still going to sue over the
Limpies "Swank's Dump" poster,
which they claim is somehow harming
some big bucks hospital?
Is David Hackett now challenging
Vaughn Shafer, following the latter's
5-car jump? What's next, broad jump
ing, bunny-hopping and maybe even
biscuit banging?
Elsewhere, Fast Eddie is now said
to be claiming 90 miles-per-plus
through Beverly Hills (shirtless with
tow bar). Kindly consult the Run-
man 69 video for verifica-
tion of 65 m.p.h.
speeds.
And
Top left: Actor
Max Perlich is
a happy
via Block...Mr.
Max, the famous skate
actor, is now co-starring with Dus-
tin Hoffman and doing love scenes
with Demi Moore.
Oaktown legend Ron Allen recently
had his pad boosted by a couple of
skaters, no less. But Ron had every-
thing returned later, even though he
didn't file a police report, proving that
the well-liked, street-connected skate
pro gets along with the real world.
Skateboarding is widely mentioned
as a proposed demo sport for the '92
Olympics. How will they nationalize
the pro/am scene? Will Claus Grabke
lead the German team?
Jim Jordan, age 13, says Pine Sal-
adino is still sitting down at Ace Tattoo
working on his full-body scene tat.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
The NSA "Pow Wow at Powell-Per-
alta" was major enough that local cops
cruised it every 12 minutes. Rocco
bet his Porsche that Gonz wouldn't
make top three. Hawk miraculously
came back to win, following some ter-
rible runs. Dressen charged and muti-
lated. Hassan was cool and cruel.
Christian Hosoi was on fire, and the
motorist after
purchasing
Ivan Hosol's
1949 Chevro
let. Above:
Mysterious
alien markings
showed up on
a hillside in
North San
Diego county
bearing a
curious resem
blance to the
Limpies logo.
Bottom left:
Two skaters
with some-
thing to prove,
Dave Hackett
and Rick
Blackhart, get-
ting bug-eyed
after a hearty
evening mini-
ramp session.