Frozen in
motion, a
human statue in
Havana, Cuba,
stands as alone
as a monument
to the greater
skater good.
throngs strong-armed the sometimes
sedate, somewhat sanitized beach
community. Elsewhere, did Leather-
hat Jim (he'd lose yet another job if
they knew) man-
age to bust an
overhead beam
partying, er, train-
ing for the event?
Did Grosso start
recycling cans?
Did Ridge, Hast-
ings, and Rocco.
tee off on a $200
ping-pong super-
grudge match? Did
Putnam return
from the dread?
Were Muir, Alva,
Peralta, Thatcher,
and Blackhart all
seen singing the
old songs? Was
Brandon Cruz
handing out photos
of top and bottom
14-foot tubes?
Were Mr. Skip, Mr.
Ivan and Mr. Wilson hanging togeth-
er with pride? Was Speyer sprung?
Everyone did and most even could.
The facility remains an interesting
example of what a company can
accomplish in terms of helping out
the sport. Most importantly, over six
hundred more letters were generated
to help persuade the mayor of Santa
Barbara to open a public skate zone
in that fair city. Stay tuned for future
commentary.
PINBALL CONTEST UPDATE
Next month we announce the win-
ner of the "Radical" pinball game by
Williams. Though the mystery was
difficult, we did have a correct
answer. For those who entered the
contest without a clue, don't give up
hope, Playtime has promised to pro-
vide three Playtime Radical Talk-
ing Pinball Game with Voice, Sound
& Lights table top games for us to
give away. We will have a drawing for
these fabulous prizes.
QUOTATIONS
"Surf's up and so's my business."
Steve Cathey
"Roots humans are the future."
Chip Morton
"I could build a house with a chain-
saw."
Todd Swank
ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS
NSA PRO SERIES 1991
May 25-26 Sacramento, CA (Water-
world USA, Cal Expo) Capitol Burnout II
Vert/Street
July 18-21 Münster, Germany Münster
Monster Mastership Vert/Street/Free
July 24-27 Le Grand Bornand, France
Vert/Street/Free/Dual Slalom
Sept. 1-2 San Francisco, CA Back to
the City II Street/Free
Oct. 19-20 Houston, TX (Skatepark of
Houston) Shut Up And Skate Vert/Street
Nov. 27-31 Valencia, CA (Magic Moun-
tain) World Champs Vert/Street/Free/Air
Join the National Skateboard Associa-
tion. Send $10 (check or money order)
for a one-year membership. Receive
membership card, stickers, news and dis-
counts at NSA events. NSA, 7555 Red
Bud Rd., Granite Bay, CA 95661
Ph: 916 791-3720 Fax: 916 791-3722.
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oct. 25-27 Copenhagen, Denmark
Vert/Street/Free. European Skateboard-
ing Championships Committee 91, c/o
Søren Aaby, Nybrovej 97, DK 2820, Gen-
tofte, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ph: +45 4593-0404 Fax: +45 4593-0545.
1990/91 WORLD PRO TOUR
SNOWBOARD RESULTS
Overall Halfpipe
Women
1. Nicole Angelrath
2. Michele Taggart
3. Tina Basich
Men
1. Jeff Brushe
2. Craig Kelly
3. Andy Hetzel
Overall Slalom
Women
Men
1. Ashid Lofthus
1. Phillipe Inhol
2. Mike Jacoby
2. Petra Muessig
3. Gaia Dabber
Overall Super-G
Women
1. Diane Gulauchain
2. Ashild Lofthus
3. Gaia Dabben
Men
1. Dieter Happ
2. Shannon Melhuse
3. Eric Rey
Overall World Cup Champions
Women
1.Ashild Lofthus
2. Petra Muessig
3. Nicole Angelrath
Mon
1. Mike Jacoby
2. Bertrand Denervad
3. Mark Fawcett
Results compliments of Burton S
SNAPBACKS
Our under-the-gun staff decided that
Blitzspeer looked best without the "s"
(wrong!) in our May issue even though inter-
viewer Mike Gitter knew better.
TWO YEARS AGO
IN THRASHER
HRASHED
History
Skateboard
ISSUE
100
JUNE 1989
"Thanks are in order and a toast is well over-
due," said Thrasher publisher Ed Riggins on the
eve of the 100th issue of the mag... KT urged the
new cats to get out and get skating, "or go ride a
bike. It was an issue of celebration, featuring a
look back at some of the high rollers over a con-
secutive centennial. Duane Peters powered a
mighty frontside air in the atmosphere above
Upland's hurly burly square pool and interviewed
himself: "the day you become content is the day
you might as well just dig a six-foot hole and let
rigor mortis set in... Lowboy went for the Truth
and Screwed the Consequences in a multiple
choice overview about life, liberty and the pursuit
of skateboarding Champion bio-style physicist
Steve Caballero expounded the virtues of finesse
and aggression whilst powering some high-speed
frontside ollie action. A review of one hundred
past magazines titled "Snap Back Gnarler"
revealed a mass of memories that made history...
Mike McGil shot a methodical backside over a
grinding, nose-grabbing Steadham as twilight
descended on a doomed Upland Combi-Pool... A
shot of the innovative vert-spine 1988 Irvine con-
test device showed that corporate constructions
did have something to offer Christian Hosol
blasted backside into a Q&A with KT that took a
look at the big picture and the power of the mind
over matter... Don Redondo recounted a "History
Of The Skateboard all the way from a 2x4 apple
crate with roller skate wheels to wide ply fiberglass
planks with state of the art urethane and conclud-
ed that it's alright to remember what you want...
Tony Hawk reminisced on a life of creating the
impossible and floated a fat frontsider from ramp
to bowl Original Texas skate rock rollers The
Big Boys told of the glory days when Biscuit would
go from Hell's Angel to nuclear disaster victim to
inmate from the asylum to a human Christmas tree
every night. MCM sang of a night of mirth and
music at our celebratory skate rock show that
resulted in a horrendous hangover and the desire
to find the inventor of tequila and barf all over his
lawn and dog. Over in Mail Drop land, we found
that vampires were really only a misunderstood
minority, and Jeff Guerrero requested the as-yet-
unpublished Thrasher swimsuit issue... The wrist
monster reared its ugly head in Ask The Doctor
and Blackhart prescribed a course in rolling out of
a fall... Chef-Boy-Am-1-Hungry grilled up a juicy,
poetic, gothic burger. Marc Shapiro chronicled
the making of "Batman". Jake Phelps checked
out slabs à la Jinx, Hosoi, Howell and Roskopp
and told it like it was... Trash reported some sad
and savage scenarios involving sponsored profes-
sional kick boxer Bullet team riders, a three-day
Bones Brigade skate party and long distance knife-
throwing clinics taught by photo ed M.Fo.
Somethin' Else showed the sad sight of Big O
skatepark buried up to the vert in dirt. I
LO-
LUKE OGDEN
There was a young tug
named Rick from S.F. of
all places,
Who didn't really care to
enter tug races.
While the other tugs argued whose colors
were better,
Rick sped around the bay in a
knit cap and sweater.
One day some strange looking
tugs came to port,
And like Rick they weren't the
tug racing sort.
So he joined the
group and here is
the stunner,
He's got a new
model and is touring this
summer.
rick ibaseta model, new deal
92 THRASHER MAGAZINE