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between
a flower
and a
chainsaw
DIM STARS
Dim Stars featuring
Richard Hell, Steve Shelley,
Thurston Moore, Don Fleming
WALT MINK
MISS HAPPINESS
Soon to be your new
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CAROLINE
1962 Cross
SAX, QUITO, ECUADOR
outer edge of my front foot to pro-
tect from road rash when I ollie.
Skating barefoot gives maximum
control and makes your allies high-
er and larger. When your feet get
sweaty they stick better. All skaters
should try this! It's a wonderful
breakthrough in sk8nology. I must
leave the country now because the
shoe companies have all chipped
in to hire a hit man to kill me.
LIGHTS OUT
Ry Fyan
Hell, USA
absolutely must
say something,
make it short-not
a lecture! In gen-
eral, I believe that
if all skaters.
whether old or
young, of any race
or color, respect
each other and
just skate for fun,
we'll all have a
good time. I am
a 30 year old,
Desert Storm vet
in the US Army,
and I've been
skatin' for years
with no problems
(except occasionally the cops, of
course). As we say in the infantry,
"Suck it up, and drive on!"
Crazy Bob
Ft. Riley, KS
As we say here at the mag. "Pick it,
lick it, roll it, flick it." T-ed
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Martians have invaded the earth.
I know, I flew the ship. After landing
wo, boing a higher race, decided to
maintain our life-styles as they had
boon. So, we became skaters and
headbangers. Our government
What is your preference in lamp leaders (both of them) became
shades?
A Skater That Needs
New Lamp Shades
Silverdale, WA
I prefer my bulbs bare. T-ed
HONOR AND RESPECT
How ya doin'? As always, I was
stoked on the March Thrasher. The
letters in Mail Drop titled "Soul
Patrol" and "Generation Slap
confirmed my beliefs about how
"older skaters" should conduct
themselves these days. I've found
the "younger generation" doesn't
mind an old fart, but nobody wants
to hear a bunch of has-been bull-
shit. If you want to hang with the
younger skaters, stay out of the
way, don't talk too much, and learn.
Also, be prepared for a few chuck-
les at your expense. Don't harass
them about moral issues: i.e.
smoking, sex, drugs, etc. If you
JOE WEDDINGTON, CLAYMONT, DELAWARE
psychotic killers. I'm writing to war
you that hostile forces are attacking
from Pluto. They're posing as rent-
a-cops and "concerned citizens."
They're ruining our skate spots and
music. I want to warn you innocent
humans of the war that is going to
break out if they don't ease up and
cut out. No Plutonian Pig can beat
a Martian with a board!
Node #2728
Skate-base #42q7x
FRATERNAL INSTINCT
My brother is a popular, preppie
guy. He supports me, his little sis-
ter, but still, he says skateboarders
are "anti-social." Is that true? I don't
consider myself anti-social.
Zinnia Umaña
El Salvador
There's nothing wrong with being
anti-social, as long as it's with the
right people. Ted
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