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FASHION VICTIM
I opened your magazine and
honestly thought I was reading
Sassy. (Which, in fact, I do.) Maybe
you guys should include halter tops
in your Product Patrol. Do you think
skaters give a hang about that
crap? Is Pushead some skate
many spots to write.
about. And most of the
security guards are just
weak ass 19-year-olds who
won't really bother you.
Paul G.
Roslyn, NY
Shhh, we were trying to keep NYC
a secret. T-ed
icon? Should we revere him? Is his Public Demain in Azpeitia, Spain Phy Sean Kip
art any different from the crap left
on school desks by stoned, pimply
faced freaks? Color me dumb, I
just don't get it.
You guys might as well start
doing articles on rollerblades and
here are some ideas for you to
start with: "Day Glo Nut Huggers.
Red Hot Roller Fashion," "How to
Give Yourself a Mini Truck Haircut,"
QUESTIONABLE
While reading Mail Drop, I
noticed something. When people
write in and ask questions, T-ed
never answers them, but when
people don't ask questions, he
gives smart-ass comments. Why?
Josh Smith
Shape, Belgium
"Pushead in Spandex" and "Oooch! Okay, I'll ask the stupid questions
My Feet Hurt."
Let's see some more skate-
boarding. Not prone in leather. Not
augmented by combustion en-
gines. No 70s soul carves. Just
skateboarding. One last question,
is the mutant on the cover in the
clown suit MoFo's nephew?
Walter C. Sims
Seattle, WA
One more for you, Walter. T-ed
Fashion in action, Studio 43PM.Fo
BRONX CHEER
Why the hell does everyone say
that California is the greatest place
for street skating? I just saw Risk It
and they got hassled eveywhere.
That's a very rare thing out here in
New York. We also got the greatest
skate spots on Long Island and in
the city. In my town, at the train
station, we got three different
banks which are about two
hundred feet wide, some parts are
long, short, steep, small, big, and
super dope. It's got benches,
curbs, islands and everything is
waxed-up. New York City has too
from now on; you guys come up
with the smart-ass remarks. T-ed
SARCASM SPASM
Every time I read T-ed's sarcastic
comments to stupid letters I laugh
so hard my stomach hurts. Keep
them coming!
Kevin Woodson
U.S. Army
Glessen, Germany
Sure it's not that army food? T-ed
NO PAIN NO GAIN
Skatin' skatin', bad for the brain.
The more you fall, the more you
pain.
Painless
Portland, OR
Fallin' fallin; so many times. Fall too
much, start making rhymes. T-ed
STREET COP
I am 29 years old, work in the law
enforcement field, and I skate. I
have run skaters off when at work,
as most skaters don't care about
anything. But occasionally some
skaters are damn good and try not
to run over the general public, so I
don't bother these guys. I even get
tips from them. Now that my fellow
workers found out that I'm a
thrasher enthusiast, they look down
on me. Just because I ride a board,
I am a bad person, a criminal. My
peers say I have a conflicting inter-
est. I tell them that it feels great,
you can take your stick anywhere,
BA⚫DA BING
BA⚫DA
BOOM
DAVE LE ROUX
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