Yo-Yo board or
what? WW
Metcalf designed
the Pullit & Go
skateboard truck
(right) for use on
the modern street
axe of today. By
upward on each
alternately pulling
cord, running
speed con report
edly be obtained
HOT COMMODITIES
Omar Hassan Milky Way bus
bench billboards have been making
their way into the collections of sever-
al notorious aspiring skate museum
owners. Equally hot on this month's
swap meet list are Tom Sims model
metal lunch boxes. Some endeav
oring aficionado from Fujisawa City.
Japan, is said to be willing to pay up
to US $10,000 for a suitable 70s com-
petitive skatecar.
GIFT RAP
With Public Enemy on the west
coast tip, they were seen lounging
with both Dee
THE TIGHTEST TRUCKS IN
THE SHIPPING BUSINESS
ups
UPS Driver Dom Reposar poses with the tools of
his trade. When downtown traffic gets too con-
gested he busts out his trusty skate and gives
new meaning to the term "next day air."
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Barnes and
Mark Hunt,
the Ventura,
California,
skater turned
hip-hop docu-
mentarian.
PE gigs in LA
and Santa
Barbara at-
tracted every
skater from
Jim Knight to
Skatemaster
Tate. Some
guy in the
tures their LA Studio ramp. Watch
"Pass The Mike" for confirmation of
Oster, Adam Yauch and Hosol's off
ceiling roller antics. Also, kindly ob-
serve the cover of the new record
shot by Glen E. Friedman.
DOUBLE CROSSED
Wintersurf, a combination California
surf/snowboard contest occurred re-
cently on the shores of Huntington
Beach and the slopes of Bear Moun-
tain. Professional surfers and snow-
boarders gamely crossed over. Per
haps the most interesting entrant was
Tony Hawk, who was briefly out of
the Birdhouse in order to expand his
parking lot horizons. Equally invigorating was the
outside the battle between Steve Hawk (Editor of
Palladium gig claimed to be none Surfer) and Peter Townend (Czar at
other than Bruce Logan. The pseu- Surfing). The most alarming moment
do-former world skate champion was of the contest occurred when Chris-
denied admission backstage when he tian Fletcher was denied entry be-
used John Falahee's name trying to cause he had missed a pre-event
hook up a pass.
meeting by a couple of minutes. Per-
The Beastie Boys' latest vid fea haps the sponsor, Ocean Pacific,
From the Dave Hackett collection comes the 1956
Humco 5-Ply (below), the single-action, spring-loaded
turn/torque Sidewalk Swinger.
would have been better served by al-
lowing CF to compete? A better show
equals a better contest. Organizer/
spokesperson, Joe Adams, was un-
available for comment. Christian,
however, said plenty and then split to
skate the parking lot with friends. So
whatever happened to the surt/skate/
snow contest that has been so much
talked about?
PARK POLICE
Natas is running his personally de-
signed street park somewhere in
Lawndale, California. Eager combat-
ants have included TG. Thiebaud,
Markovich, Kareem, Pastras and
Jordan. After hours, rumor has it that
even Pig Butt Steve rolls. Kaupas
appears non-plussed over a million
mothers' questions to skateshop own-
ers "How do you pronounce FUCT?
TEEN SCREEN
The video of the month has got to
be a Danny Way/Rick Howard pro-
duction with the alleged working title
of Fallen Woman. In this epic piece of
cinema verité, a she-hustler is ru-
mored to be hopping her uncensored
trade, unaware of the boy's hidden
camera.
TO AIR IS HUMAN
Nicky Guerrero and Todd Hast-
ings were observed burning Paris
down. Equally over the line was
Wade Speyer's multi-story bicycle
out the window drop (at an unnamed
hotel in a nearby country). What
would George say?
ODD JOBS
After notable skate stars have made
it in skating, some choose to take
softer ways out to pasture. Sluggo.
McKay, Rudy Johnson, Petersen
and Karma are all rumored to be hot
snowhounds and thinking about pro
careers à la Bo Jackson
RUMOR-RAMA
Chet Thomas has benches all over
IT'S HAMMER TIME
Element. Corey O plays
hockey. Rick Howard and
his Acura are living in Daly
City. Jovontae drives a
Ghia. Thiebaud drives a
Honda. Sargent is learn-
ing to drive. Mike Carroll
reads Stephen King.
Kelch is the real enforcer.
Bright stars on the horizon:
Caswell Berry, Dae-won
Song, Jose Cerda, Kan-
ten Russell, and Anthony
Oglesby. Pat Duffy does
backside Smiths down ten
stair handrails repeatedly.
Frankie Hill is up for at
part in Beverly Hills 90210.
Bucky Lasek is dating recently-di-
vorced Elle McPherson. Simon "turn
me pro or I go" Woodstock left the
Label and ended up with JJ Rogers
under the KOKLEEB (NHS) tent.
Kendall and Bod still rip. Dressen is
collecting tattoos. Bertino
World table tennis champ Billy Bob (Duff) Jefferson demon-
strates a top-spin he calls the "Hammer," in a California
Highway Patrol sponsored demonstration at Thrasher Mag.
The plastic projectile attained speeds of over 145 miles per
hour. (Note safety glasses.)
Skatezone closed. Hirata is on SMA.
Agah sports another wrist cast.
Douglas skates in a collar brace.
Montessi smokes Marlboros. Girard
wears fake glasses. Sluggo pumps
iron. Barker Barrett thumps backside
boneless to pivot fakie on a
mini-ramp. Sean Jones
quit skating. Caballero
coasts backside blunt
slides, and Ryan
Fabre does slick
kickflip frontside
noseslides on
handrails. Alan
(The Alien) Pe-
tersen pulls one-
footed backside
nose blunts. Chad
Vogt is five years
ahead of anyone on a
mini-ramp. Hosoi still
goes the highest. Ross.
Goodman is as underrated as
ever. Chiee Brenez rides for Word.
Duane Peters is alive and well and
back in Costa Mesa. Dune rides what
ever he wants. Pleasant Hill pool is
filled with dirt to the rim. Tom Peha
gets all of sadplant pivot fakies
Remy Stratton ail grabs with his
almost jumped ship.
Cardiel and Toland
are trying to out-
chaw each other..
Jason Adams is
just on fire. Jeff
Jones opened a
park in Jersey.
Locals include
Groholski and
also the brothers
Charnoski. Jason
Jesse thinks rap
killed skateboarding.
Gonzales lives in NJ
and is into color Xerox col-
lage imagery. Swindell is the lady
kille Tim Brauch is ever so current
with ail blunt nose blunt combos. Re-
member the name One-Eye Chris
from Australia, for when he hits the
States there will be hell to pay. Ver-
nell and Robert, aka Barbee and
Mountain, have been busy lately re-
lead hand. Sean Sheffey is smoking working the parameters of slick skid
Long Beach Hating him. Eric Jay
does rock and rolls to tail revert. Sal
Barbier is doing it all for his partn
in DO Frostad and Warne got
art. Mullen has been reading revela-
chased by the pgs upon stating the
tions again and seems genuinely con
a broken cue and on one occasion at
tacked the roof with it. Rodney and
Sal went off and played together in
the out of the contest flat zone.
The NCASA season opener in San
Jose was a vert and mini-ramp con-
test that included many stars and
power skating by Phil Shao, Noah
Rector, Jesse Roach, Max Schaaf,
Ruben Orkin and Erik Tervo. At one
time there were as many as eight
skaters on the mini-ramp in a pre-con-
test free-for-all that left many spec
tators speechless. There were lots of
parents and video cameras. The
cokes cost a buck and Bostick was
his usual cocksure self even though
his trip to Hawaii was cancelled due
to lack of interest.
DEMO CRAP
Whilst on the campaign trail and
looking for voles in California, ex-Gow
Jerry Brown was seen on Seminary
hill in Malibu, doing some late-night
down it with everyone's fave song-
stress, Linda Ronstadt. Someon
said Bocco was stumping the GOF
ticket and offering big bucks for pho
tos of naked birthday babes.
QUOTES
"If you drink shamrock shakes you
shit turns green."
"Hello, this is
Mister Gall call-
ing to say that
my son Fred
(left) is feeling a
little under the
weather and will
not be attending
school today.
Hopefully he will
be back, I mean
in better spirits
tomorrow, thank
you." Photo by
Ken Salerno,
John Cardiel
(center) going
for the chaw hall
of fame with his
attempt to chew
two cans of
Copenhagen at
one time. Once
again readers.
do not try this
at home.
TRASH
the Plan B video. Neal Hendrix pulls
olli 5-0 fakie frontside. Andy Roy
flies frontside oneless to noseblunt.
Speyer lands backside blunt heel fip
one and gives forty minute disserta-
off. Richter slaps tail harder than any-
tions on Bauhaus. Jason Lee has the
Code Blues. The Powell Skatezone
was briefly flooded and the Atlanta
new unopened public park in Davis,
but were deeply involved in a now de-
vinced that the apocalypse is coming
Sean Mortimer
soon." Eric Koston is out of H-Street People, either pull together or fall
parted left-handed kidney in the Con- and in at 101. Cliver
sporting a
tra Costa area. Snaggle, Shawn new ultra-suede inflatable sex toy.
Martin, Troy Miller, Mess, Curtis
and the Sacto boys reportedly play
cards and drink for days on end. Joey
COMP ROMP
Chris Senn proved again he's the
street guy to beat on a contest course
"I'm all over that shit.
Paul Schmitt
Coco Santiago
"Forgive your enemies, but never fo
Tarshay dislocated his toes
Stranger and Jeff Pang are on the
at the NSA Santa Barbara event
get the names."
Danny Way skated oge whole run on
John F. Kennedy
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