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HEAD GAME
Did Pushead get his name be-
cause he had a lot of zits when he
was young?
Gord Johnson
Three Hills, Alberta, Canada
Did you get yours because your
head is shaped like a gourd? T-ed
ILL AD-VISED
We read Thrasher a lot and see
many skaters using helmets and
pads, etc. That's good. But some
times we all still get bruises, cuts,
scrapes, fractures and sprains. So
don't you think you should put ads
in your magazine for Band-Aids,
Neosporin and maybe Blue Cross?
Morticia, Cousin It and Thing
Concord, CA
Real skaters don't wear Band-Aids.
But, our ad manager will call them
anyway. Ted
DIPLOMATIC IN-NUDITY
I was sitting in Berchtesgaden,
West Germany.
bored witless
when lo and be-
hold my visual
sense apparatus
spotted
Thrasher. So
a
sat down and began my mental
journey, which lasted approximately
two hours, the same amount of time
I had to waste waiting on my train to
München. An elderly German
woman was boarding and I helped
her with her luggage by placing it
on my skate and rolling it to the
train. In return, the woman gave me
a newspaper. A fair maiden, seeing
this nice skate scout act of mine de-
so fast we barely had time to think,
but from what we gathered, we
were gone through yards, apart-
ments, buildings, etc. until he
caught up with us. He grabbed me
and I flew off my board. Keith
picked up my board and, crack, hit
the guy right in the back of the
head. The guy ran and caught
Keith, put us in his car and wrapped
us to the seat with jump start wires.
He brought us to the Poserville po-
lice station, (Face it, we were bust-
ed.)
Bif Stiff
Roseville, MN
Sometimes double kickflips will do
that to you. T-ed
HILLISH VACATION
In regards to the article Hill Seek-
ers in the October issue, I'd like to
say that I visited S.F. on spring
break. I was ready to take on the
hills, and I ended up scraping off
TERSVER
cided to keep up her country's end
of German-American relations. She
entered my compartment and with-
out words closed the curtains, rolled
up the newspaper page by page.
which she then proceeded to tie me
up with. She removed all her cloth-
ing and then mine (as much as pos-
sible) and what she did next was
something every ambassador in a
foreign country should experience.
Just as she was leaving she said,
"If you don't skate you can't relate."
The moral of this story is: When
traveling abroad, always wear your
Thrasher T-shirt.
D. Thamer
Land of Snowboarding and Cul-
tured Women
Sounds like a typical KGB de-
briefing-call the State Dept. Ted
BUST NEVER SLEEPS
Me and my buddy Keith Carlson
were skating down County Road
C2 and, boom, out of nowhere
Keith's landing double kickflips. He
landed one, hit a little rock in his
path and all of a sudden there goes
his new board. Smash, hit by a blue
Nova. Keith started whining his ass
off, ran out into the middle of thei
road, grabbed half of his deck and
threw it at the car. Crack goes the
window. He completely shattered it.
Screeech! That car hit the brakes
my knee and
elbow and rip-
ping my jeans
in two in the
Chinatown
area. I'm sure
there are some
crazier hills than those, but those
dudes are balls-out rad. I spent the
rest of my vacation at the Embar-
cadero square.
Eric Lantz
Glen Ellyn, IL
Next vacation, try Florida. T-ed
JELLO JOURNALISM
The cover of your October 1991
issue, showing a skateboarder.
flying through the air while wearing
no protective equipment implies an
endorsement of not wearing pro-
tective equipment. This is irrespon-
sible journalism at its worst. Shame
on you.
Steven Rothman
Wheaton, IL
Thanks. It's about time somebody
noticed. T-ed
PARENTAL ADVISORY
Note to angry moms in Septem-
ber 1991 issue: Lighten up ladies!
Kathy Guerrero
(Tony and Tommy's Mom)
San Francisco, CA
STAY HUNGRY
Why are skaters so sexy? I see
one and I want to eat him up. Then
I see another and I want to eat him
up too. I wish I had a skater magnet
so I could feast.
The Unknown Lady
Baltimore, MD
Hey, aren't you the one from the
train? Ted
BLASTNOST
Moscow, August 1991:
In once forbidden
Courtyards of the KGB-
The sound of skateboards.
Elliot Richmond
Plattsburgh, NY
Ford
BURTON
SNOWBOARDS
Specifications:
Powertrain: Supercharged freestyle
deck with rider responsive flex, nuke
proof inserts, light weight transmission
and manual overdrive.
Brakes: Zip.
Steering: Speed sensitive, variable
assist rider maneuverability.
Tires: Don't need 'em. But the gloves
are dry, dry, dry and rugged as hell.
Suspension: Two-legs with freestyle
bindings, freestyle boots, and a
comfortable custom fit.
Protective coating: Clothing with
snowboard-specific design and
engineering, comfy warm and
maneuverable fleece pullover, warm
and dry freestyle pants.
Rider: Jason Ford
Photo: Rod Walker
Location: June Mtn., California
Trick: Indy nose-bone to fakie.
At Burton, quality is job 1.
New Boards. New Tech. New Style.
92 Catalog out now. Free your mind.
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Buckle up. Together we can
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