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tion Skatepark. I want an inter-
view on Jeff. I want to read what
the most raddest skater has to
say about his beautiful personal-
ity and his most gorgeous self.
Jeff, if you're reading this, I love
you and I'm hurtin' for you!
Girl Gung Ho for Grosso
Claremont, CA
MAIL DROP Jeff can't come to the phone
Ship all retorts, snorts and scene reports
to Mail Drop, Thrasher, RO. Box 884570,
S.F., CA 94188-4570. (Please send black &
white art only.)
OLD'S COOL
right now. T-ed
FRAUD SQUAD
This letter is in response to
"Smoke Screen" in the Novem-
ber Mail Drop. I wrote to the
company that produced the com
mercial Justin was talking about.
I told them I was president of
some big company and threat-
I was sitting in Anthropology
class listening to my teacher, Mr.
Tomlinson jibberjabber about
Homo Habilis and the creation of
man. Just before I drifted to
sleep, he yells out. "Hey,
Derek, am I keeping you up?!"
As I sat up, I saw a glisten in his
eye. He looked at me and said,
"Hey, 'Give Blood, Skateboard,"
nice shirt. You know, back in my
day... and he told the class the
best skate story I had ever their place..
heard. He told us of steep hills,
skinny boards and clay wheels. I
was fascinated. I used to look at
him as a man who liked giving.
me bad grades.
but now I see Mr.
Tomlinson not
just as my teach-
er, but as my
brother. I feel
more respect for
him and "long-
boarders." I feel
ened a lawsuit because their ad
degraded skaters. It made us
look like a bunch of dope addicts.
Two weeks later I got a letter
saying how sorry they were for
my inconvenience and that many
others had also bitched about the
commercial. So, thanks, Justin
and all others who put them in
MONKEYSHINE
Jeff Clark
Somonauk, IL
I'm from Argentina, the land of
tango, Mara-
dona and presi-
dent Menem.
I'm writing to
say, "You're
wrong! I'm re-
ferring to your
article "Skate
Speak 101 in
issue. The term
this experience Dusty Ralph runs amok on a porta-quad the September
will also improve contraption in Casa Grande, Arizona.
my respect for the whole sport of
skateboarding.
Future Man
Doylestown, PA
He should teach PE. T-ed
PLAGIARISM 101
Thanks for your article, "Way
Back When. I turned it in and
got an A on it in English class. I
think it was partly because I
typed it, but my teacher liked the
idea. I wonder if she thought I
got the idea myself? I don't think
I am that smart.
A Skater
Hacienda Heights, CA
Well, it was kind of boneheaded
to announce it to the world. T-ed
GROSS OUT
Jeff Grosso is the sexiest skater
ever. I love how his hair moves
as he does handplants at Transi-
"patineta" is correct, but the
translation of monopatin is not
"monkey rollerskate." "Patin"
means figuratively "a thing to
skate literally, "rollerskate," and
"mono" is a preposition that
means "only one."
Marcelo Carbone
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gracias-here's a few more
skateboard translations: "jel,
skjoytetjol, brett, pinne and
plate" in Norwegian: "papan
roda" in Malaysian, and "rulle-
brædt" in Danish. T-ed
KITTY LETTER
Hey, who is this bastard in the
November issue? What is he
doing throwing a small kitty?
Look, I don't care if you harass
some old lady to death, but
you've got to draw the line. Just
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