matt rodriguez/lavar mcbride
STEREO
Advertising Adjustments
Staff Infection
With everybody and their sister company branching out with new
fly-by-night skateboarding mags, we at Thrasher remain commit
ted to covering skating in its purest form, without being a catalog
for bigger product sales. The latest additions to the Thrasher staff
are Philadelphia street sailor Roger Browne (above) and Maine
maniac Corey Hemingway (not shown) on the advertising tip.
Drake Jones
On The Road
5) Never, and I mean never, walk
with your back turned along the
side of a fast moving highway.
Hitchhiking In 6 Easy Steps Cars move mighty quick and if
There is a method of transportation
that's been around for generations
and the only thing it requires is a thumb.
Hitchhiking works easily if you take a
few cautionary steps, and believe it or
not, thumbing is a cool and effective
mode of travel.
1) The best place to wait is near a free-
way on-ramp headed in the direction you are
going. If it is adjacent to a traffic light that
will help, because when cars are stopped
you can look at them pleadingly and shake
your thumb feverishly. Highway rest stops
are also cool because when they get
out of the car you can ask face-to-
face, "Excuse me, are you going any-
where near El Paso?"
2) Keep your wits about you. If a
Camaro with five guys pulls over, tell
them you will wait or run. Try to get
rides from people in families, older
folks and single people.
3) Be friendly. Keep the conversation
going even if you are making it up.
The reason that people stop for hitch-
ers is that they want the company
4) Respect their space. Don't fuck
with the radio or ask if you can smoke.
Compliment them on their automobile.
you don't look you could die. It is
also harder for cars to stop when they are
going 60 miles per hour
6)
Don't haggle about where they let you
off. If they are going near your destination
and you are friendly to them, they often drive
you right to your front door.
It is unfortunate that hitchhiking has got-
ten such a bad rap, because it is econom
ical, ecological and fun. I have had peo-
ple offer me jobs, food and met some
interesting people. So don't knock it if you
haven't tried it.
-Jack Kerouac
80
EAST
THINK WHEELS
HELLATHANE "THE FASTEST WAY TO HELL"
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