Sensible Advice
to Sensitive
Problems
BROKEN BANK
Uncle Burly
What's up with new decks? Are
they supposed to be disposable? In
the past two months, I've broken four
skateboards. This is putting a real
dent in my fundage. If they want to
make them disposable, why not
lower the price? Or is that the whole
point-money?
Cornelius Lepbetter
Philipsburg, PA
The current trend is light. So it is
only logical that they cannot take
the abuse of older, heavier decks.
Obviously, money is involved, but
the quest for the lightest board
possible overshadows the plan-
ned obsolescence. I make sure to
never ride one too long. Trade, sell
or whatever, just keep focused on
getting a newer one.
SHOE FLY
I have a "growth" problem. I wear a
size 12 1/2 shoe. The problem is, I
only have one more size until they
don't make skate shoes anymore. I
am 6'1", quite tall for a thirteen-year-
old. This is not a joke. Can you help?
Tallboy
Shenandoah, TX
Nothing wrong with being big.
you aren't the first and surely
won't be the last. Try a discount
shop like Value.
Giant, you might
even get deals on
one of a kind gear
because your feet
are so big. Make it
an asset instead of
a hindrance.
HELPING HAND
Ed Templeton
An Hour and a Half of My Saturday
Huntington Beach. It's warm
today. Deanna wanted to go down
to the beach and lay out. I decided
to go with her. A summer day
downtown, how nice. The HB pier
just re-opened after being destroy
ed by storm a couple years ago.
They are having a Pierfest opening
festival. This means lots of people.
So I walk Deanna to the sand and
watch her arrange her towel and
put her tanning lotion on. I decide to
walk around. I'm walking up the
steps leading from the beach to the
pier when I see a sticker that reads:
"The only endangered race is the
white race. Call for info." Oh, that's
I
I've had the same board for two
years and it's getting outdated and
outskated. My trucks are on the
verge of cracking and my wheels are
too big for the style. My dad is out of
work and my mom is working a $4.50
per hour job part-time. Neither has
the money to buy me a board and
my dad thinks fourteen's too young
for a job. I try not to be trendy but
need a new skate. What should I do?
lan
Palm Harbor, FL
It is hard to find a job when you
are young that pays enough to
help out around the house and
give you spending money. When I
was thirteen I had a paper route,
which is fast and fairly easy. Once
your foot is in the door, other jobs
won't be so intimidating.
The Burmeister is here to help. Write
Uncle B., c/o Thrasher, Box 884570,
SF CA 94188-4570
take a peek over the edge to see
what's up. A beautiful woman is
walking into the surf for a swim.
They probably think their behavior
is appropriate considering the same
thing goes on in every beer com
mercial. So they hoot and yell like
cavemen. Disgusted, I continue. I
see a man handing out pamphlets
about his God. He asks me if I have
time to talk. I say, "No." and keep
walking. Lots of people like to fish,
and no better place than the pier.
Some humans get off on putting
bait on a hook, waiting for a fish to
bite and then yanking it out of the
water by its mouth. They think that
Guest Column
a nice racist sticker. What the hell
are they scared of? Other people.
Solution: Start praising Hitler. Idiots.
So up the steps I go. I see a man
sitting in a wheelchair. He has a
sign that reads, "Give to me, I'm
homeless and handicapped." He
was eating something. So I'm walk
ing out on the pier. I see a couple of
guys hanging on the rail. They're
pointing, hooting and laughing. I
Think Wheels P.O. Box 223, Pacifica, CA 94044
Pictured Odd Ball Phil Shao
fish can't feel.
They're wrong.
At the end of the
pier I watch the
ducks and other
birds go about their duties. I leave
quickly. While walking to the book-
store I see some old friends. We
end up talking and watching the
people walk by. Everyone has their
own hookup, it's pathetic. I'm
pathetic. Deanna is finished laying
out, she tells me some guy tried to
pick up on her. We get in the car
and drive away from the ass of HB
and into the armpit, my home.
decks
blanks
RolleR
TRUCK
George Watanabe
new double kick
street mold
tough slick
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