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8th Annual Thrash-A-Thon
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THRASHATHONS
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CENTRAL
AMERICAN
CANCER
SOCIETY
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ERAL COAST AIRWALK
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BOARDS
Skateboarding Cures Cancer
Psyche. When they finally find a cure for cancer, skaters
will have helped bring it about. Every year for eight years
now, the gang at Lambda Chi Alpha has thrown a party
where skaters from all over the country have lent their
wheels to a fund raising event for the American Cancer Society
dubbed the Thrash-A-Thon. The melee turns the campus of
Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo into a skate mecca for three days
of sweet charity.
Unlike the past, where the ramps have been smaller, this
ramp was a monster. The abuse started on Wednesday, and
(except from midnight to 7 am break) didn't stop until Friday
night. Skaters just kept showing up. Anyone could ride and
many did. Some sessions were bland while others were hot-
ter than a jalepeño. Highlights included Matt Moffet and Peter
Hewitt taking long and gnarly rides, Jason Jessee apologizing
for his skating, Alan Petersen owning it, Grosso blasting and
Sincere Thanks to All Who Have Skated
With Us Over The Last 16 Years
POWELL
Alan Gelfand
Rodney Mullen
Ray Rodriguez
Mike McGill
Jeff Kendall
Kevin Harris
Tommy Guerrero
Gabriel Rodriguez
Tom Peha
Guy Mariano
Colin McKay
Rudy Johnson
Dom Keckich
Chef Thomas
Per Welinder
Lance Mountain
Alphonso Rawls
Jeff Grosso
Curtis McCann
Sami Hirithi
Kevin Staab
Jay Smith
Steve Rocco™
Cameron Martin
Jim Thiebaud
Jesse Martinez
Ray Underhill
Mike Vallely
Brandon Chapman
Doug Smith
Salman Agah
Tony Hawk
Danny Way ist
Ray Barbee
Jeff Toland
Eddie Reategui
Joosef Itkonen
Frank Hirata
Chris Borst
Adam McNatt
Christian Hosoi
Jovantae Turner
Noah Salasnek
Steve Saiz
Eric Sanderson
Jamie Godfrey
David Z.
crowd favorite Lycra frat-boy rollerbladers constantly beefing IMINAITIm Scroggs
and taking it to the hip.
The lights went off at midnight Friday and the skaters all
migrated back to wherever they came, knowing that they skat-
Alan Petersen (top) rockets a hefty Japan in the courtyard while Chuck Wampler (above) straightens out ed hard for little Ricky who was dying of cancer in St. Louis.
a frontside on his way to victory in the high air competition.
18 Т
Godspeed.
-Grant Swift
EXTEND
Teddy Bennett
Harvey Hawks
Danny Mackey
Sean Coons
Chris (op) Moore
Marc Saito
Kevin Lambert
Casey McKay
DiDi Devine
Jeff Jasolowski
Don Griffin m
Mike Daher
Rich Grasset
Lori Rigsbee
Adrian Demain
Bob Reeves
Rex Kay
Paul De Jesus
Pat Brennen
Sean Mortimer
Rob Washburn
Jesse Roach
POLLeif Trienen
POWELL
PERALTA
Ruben Dominguez
Paul Fowler
Rick Fulford
Chudo Ngo
Matt Pontius
Ruben Prieto
Billy Valdes
Chad Fernandez
Casper Plass
Mark Fowlie
Stephane Larance.
POWE Sebastian Daurel
Trent Gaines
Mike De Geus
Eng-San Kho
Txufo
Stacy Peralta
Jeremy Henderson
Brian Wainwright
George Wantanabe
Joey Suriel
Stefan Toth
Rodrigo Valdebenito
Joe Duran
Aaron Vincent
POWELL
POWELL
Matt Martin
Charlie Dubois
Todd Hastings
Sasha Steinhorst
Clause Grabke
Scoff Foss
Blaze Blouin
George Nagai
John Milli
Bryan Ridgeway
Tay Hunt
Joe Johnson
Duke Rennie W WEA
Jeremy Renteria
Scott Hastings
Chris Dawson
Tony Alva
Steve Caballero
Lance Conklin
Mike Frazier
Nicky Guerrero
Frankie Hill
Bucky Lasek
Eric Ricks
Chris Senn
Wade Speyer
Paula Diaz
Jayme Fortune
Rachmann Chung
Loren Manser
Rick Fulford
Branden Novak
Bret Piate
Jake Bradley
Greg Gardner
Jeff Taylor
Jason Phillips
Justin Yates
Giorgio Zattoni
Jan Waage
Claus Deiter
JB Gillet
Tomi Toiminen
The names change, but the soul remains the same.
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