continues to skate but denies it in
public. Yet, when J. M. and Block
arrived in San Francisco, everyone
who saw Jesse swore he ripped.
Little Man wore the latest jive
attire but Block took the record for
free sponsor plunder, filling Mar-
tinez car completely.
Big Daddy "Ed" Riggins bar
becued 400 pounds of chicken in
a free eat-for-all Thrasher-style
farewell lunch for John Dettman. In at
tendance were any and all, from Jake to
the foundry fatmen. Also on tap was Muir,
who gave away a car to one of the evil
genius twins. McGuire's pet rat ate well.
Detters was hiding his quiver of bikes prior
now claiming to be "in training." The Ever-
ready Eddie has been melting wheel cores
and shifting bearings in his pursuit of excel-
lence. Now he figures he'll go "real fast."
TIRADE SHOW
Once again it was the unusual as busi-
ness. Rumor of the moment was that
Gator had been released for lack of evi-
dence. The massive negotiations between
ASR and the skate industry now appear to
be heading toward an NSA contest to be
held during a future show. (Somehow
instrumental in all of this were Larry
Balma, Jim Fitzpatrick, J. Le Coq, Don
and Danielle Bostick and the irrepressible
Rich Flowerday.) Jim Kempton was talk-
ing art with Seymour, who was taking
JEFF LUVS U
Jeff is a Taurus and likes won ton soup. He wants to grow up to be just like
his idol Joe DiMaggio ("He really got burned by Marilyn," quips loveable
Jeff.) His close friends call him Jeff Klindt. Photo circa 10/84 by Barb Farney.
to his European band tour. Tattooed
women ate with filed teeth while curbs
were ground down.
CHALLENGE OF THE HOUR
Fast Eddie Craig, recently clocked doing
86 m.p.h. stand-up outside of Santa Fe, is
Brothers of different mothers, Greg
Carroll and JJ Rogers with the word of
the day at San Jose
skatepark.
credit for his
amazing Fris-
bee/water sports
demo. Klindt
operated out of
an overcoat.
Schraff/Jones
blew minds with
rust. Frank Jr.
Sinatra lunched
with Pezman
who launched a
mag and George
Downing just
laughed. Rick
and KT caught
an idiot retailer
boosting product
from the Thrash-
er booth. Hackett express routed his hard
sole imperials down the handrails of the up
escalator drawing security heat, which
vaporized in the presence of D.H.'s cellular
phone and Armani designer suit. Christian
was high air king, about 28' above all oth-
ers. Also dominating the Thrasher open air
session were Way, Miller, Danny Mayer
and Brian Howard. The non-present, Nor-
California companies took heat at the 8:00
a.m. NSA meeting Sunday. G. Wear out-
hustled the masses as Venice chic
emerged. Trends observed: Desert dog
romanced T-shirt hats now hot product, 3/4
height chopped hightops shoe of choice,
hats now forwards with obscure team logs
in effect. Wheel and board graphics are so
minimal as to be out of existence. Pow-
ell-Peralta protested and with-
drew, Dorfman ap-
peared confident,
SWEET
Vern Packard
was apparently
invisible. Larry
Gordon was very
visible-all in all,
life as usual.
FIRING LINE
with Dave LeRoux
Midwestern ripdog Dave LeRoux rewinds
a one-footed hall-Cab tail grab.
Do you have a regular job?
Yeah. I work for the city of Minneapolis
at a lake
Do you have any pets?
A cat named Mayday
When and where were you bornt
I was born in '69, 11-14-69. Hey, Dad,
where was I born? I think in Minneapolis.
What's your favorite TV show?
Saturday Night Live.
Name two of your favorite movies.
Terminator 2 and Jacob's Ladder
What's your favorite kind of terrain!
Ramps
What was the last book you read?
The last BOOK I read? Woah, we're
talking back in school. I think it was
The Hobbit
Who was your hero as a kid?
Superman
What was your first good setup?
A Tony Hawk, with Independents and
Powell Cubics
What was the last trick you learned!
Yesterday I learned a takie ollie tail grab
nose blunt slide-to-tail
Who do you like to skate with?
Woody and Sheggeby
What is your new board graphic?
I don't know. I think it has to do with a
Russian propaganda thing.
What was your most memorable slam?
1 did a ollie tail bone and I was going to
smack my nose and my back foot just
came off and I went in at an angle. I went
straight to my shoulder.
Who is your future competition?
Sluggo and Buster.
Gutter
TALK
Recent
Davis
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college town near
Sacramento, there
was an incideot tur
shocked the town a
was surprised
Board works As
reported in the Davis
Enterprise of 49
a Davis woman said
she was beaten and
raped by teenage
samboards while
riding har bicycle
a probot spo
park and in North
Dev The
said she was bky
aling past a group of
13-to 17-year-old
evening hours of
July 29, five days
before she repor
police. The woman
said to police th
she brushed p
dolog a handstand
ance and
Whe
she stopped to ask
he was icy, she
said the skater d
obscene at bar
Returning to the
averal hours
same proup of about
menyouts
including the one
apan Shad
police that be threw
skateboard
ing her in the
bead and king
her off
when
of
the you starting
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her than decided to
rape her. She also
clad they took
of
af property: For fee
wks the co-
ny was ripped
wh
heads, looked for
suspects, presum
ably youngsters
and bikers. For two
weeks, angry tes
and women's groups
practicaly formed
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caling for the heads
of "d
rapists For
weeks the skaters of
Davis and the s
rounding area were
persecund
and hassid, and
accused by their
low and
questioned by polies
of the
was reported and
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