TRASH
SHAKEN NOT STIRRED
The Los Angeles earthquake had a devastating
effect on some popular skaters' homes. Weston
Correa's house was hard hit while the Stereo pad
was rendered undwellable. Dune, Jason and
some others were forced to come to SF. That
same night, Roger Browne was run over by
GOD SQUAD
Dave Metty has apparently gone
over completely to the Lord and
seems to be wearing the robe and
sandals full-time. He was last seen
selling clothes on Haight Street. In
regards to Salman, who has been
rumored to: One, be going into a
monastery, two, quitting skating to
become a missionary, and three,
starting a non-commercial Jesus
Wade Speyer is riding for Think
in sponsored motocross at the Cow
Palace Supercross. Also in the
works is surgery to clean up his tor-
tured feet. BK and Fish are report-
ed to be in the Speyer pit crew.
Skatemaster Tate is still unavail-
able for comment, but is Victoria
Sellers, who is rumored to be a
close confidante of the Tateman,
actually fabled to be hooked-up
somehow with Heidi Fleiss,
the alleged Beverly Hills
a speeding motorscooter while bombing a APR CALIFORNIA 94 madame to the stars?"
tall hill. Luckily, Philly pals Matt Reason,
Brian Stevens and Jerry Fisher were on
THINK
Greg Carroll
was visibly
shaken up by
the LA quake.
hand to assist the ad
WASUPDU
WATERED DOWN
Odder than free advice
or service with a smile is
the recent resurgence of
surfing in Hollywood. Soon
after Kelly Slater got
booked on Baywatch and
SF/Ocean Beach local
guy who was hospi-Steve Caballero's latest custom vanity plate Mark Ranneker appeared
talized immedi-
ately with fractured
ribs and bloody
piss. That very
same day in
Hawaii, Lance
Dawes was ass-
aulted by a large
security guard
for the crime of
taking photo-
graphs.
on CBS with Ed Bradley.
skate company. He's skating some the entertainment world apparent-
where in the Deluxe family, maybe
am or pro. He genuinely loves the
sport and views it as an option to
show his beliefs in action.
Further waves of Christian skate
ly decided to jump on the band-
wagon. One-time Skateboarder
Magazine editor Brian Gillogly is
allegedly working on a movie script
documenting Dale Velzy, one of
mania include alleged prayer meet the original surf/skate manus of the
ings at Plan B.
DIGGING DIRT
is
The scam for the month of April
fifties. Walt Disney Studios has
been said to be producing a film
based upon the life of the late
counterfeit issue skates being Dewey Weber, who's most notori
ous accomplishment in the Trash-
marketed in England as genuine
issue US brands. Could the perpe-
trator of this elaborate hoax be a
rather obvious and well-placed
United Kingdom personage?
The all-time, one-time Fun crew
still looms large in Chicago where
Nate Lyons' obvious Fun overload
attracts interest. In the distended
vicinity, Wing Ko contemplates the
coming delivery of a race-prepared
Karman Ghia for rolling about and
around Lake Michigan.
In all of their infinite wisdom.
the owners of the Turf have
once again closed the bowls..
The capsule, clover, keyhole.
footy and beginner bowls
have been filled with grav-
el, and a plywood street
course is slated to be
installed over it later.
Final sessions were
reported to be a veri-
table who's who of
Turf locals and Chi-
cago visitors, with
ripping skating
going down all
weekend.
men's estimation was the marketing
of an eight-wheel skate in the early
Milius, two infamous surf movie
sixties. Denny Aaberg and John
BOSER
of the month
VIOLATOR: Ben Steen
VIOLATION: Michael
Jackson bluntslide
CONVICTION: Jock itchi
Never one to ignore
a counter-trend, Kevin
Ancell fled from his job
as carpenter to the art
stars in order to disap-
pear to Todos Santos,
Mexico, so he could
"surf, skate in mud
streets and smoke
Cuban cigars." Nat-
urally, Tumbleweed
DOUBLE DRIBBLE
borrowed someone
else's gear which he
broke just like it
was his own.
CRIME TIME
Stretch Arm-
strong has report
edly been playing
it all in New York.
Also seen in the
presence were
Nick, Carlos and
Rodney, along
with other Zoo
York affiliates.
Warren G is
coming out with a new
CD and the industry insiders are
calling it the best crime since
Snoop Doggy Dogg-
Xtra-Large in Los Angeles is mov
ing up and out, leaving its old
space to Kim Gordon of Sonic
Youth. The new enterprise is report
edly to be labeled Xtra-Girl (pre-
sumably not to further confuse the
ongoing Girl Skates issue).
New Jersey skater/music guy, Derek Rinaldi
blows a mean game of Crack-pipe basketball.
types,
are reportedly working on a
sequel to Big Wednesday. And last
but not least, Bruce Brown is doing
the Endless Summer II, thirty years
after. SMA guru Skip Engblom has
been contracted by undisclosed H-
Wood types to restore, at $5,000
each, antique surfboards for a
"secret film project." Other ultra.
plugged in types respond to
this abundance of attention
by ignoring it. Jay Adams
cruises the North Shore of
Oahu in his fully lifted '64
Chevy Impala. Matt War-
shaw, Adams' boyhood
friend, has been seen at
Backdoor, sessioning with
Adams, and at the skate
ramp down Jay's road.
Vetea David departed Tahiti
to go skateboarding in
Hawaii Claiming no com-
mercial involvement and
writing it all off to pure coin
cidence were Chris Borst,
Jim Fitzpatrick, Chris Miller
and Chip Morton, who
were observed at Ninth
Street in Del Mar.
MORE EXCUSES
Has Santa Monica Airlines
jungle facilitator Alaric Val-
entin actually turned into a
public relations coordinator
THE WRITING
IS ON THE WALL
for sixties teen heart throb/beach
party movie star Frankie Avalon?
Was Chico Brenes kicked off
World for the crime of ridding a Girl
deck? Are there spies in the midst?
Are both artist Sandau Birk and
former US amateur champ Bolton
Colburn now functioning as models
for Georgio Armani?
Small
Is the NUMBER
own eyes and st
their own heat
of them that
ther
INDY 500
Indianapolis types Jeff Burch,
Mike McGuinness, Larry Miller,
Danny Griner, Mike Waugh, Brian
Greer, and Chris Williams are the
reported anchormen in the much
touted Indiana skate scene. The
Midwest is reportedly ready to
break all over this spring, proving
truths from what was
once only regarded as
a bevy of rumors.
Keith Hufnagel,
Gino lannuci, and Eric
Ricks have been seen
laughing slick but
subtle about town.
Not seen and also
rumored to be hid-
ing in his house for
unknown pre-
sumed reasons is
Bert Bradley.
Glen Fried.
man. Steve Ol-
son and Angela
Featherstone
OLD SCHOOL
Benjamin Franklin is one of the
most revered characters in American
history but he certainly wasn't very
athletic. An embarrassing example of
his clumsiness was the time he suf-
fered a badly sprained ankle and near-
ly broke his wrist demonstrating a
crude version of a skateboard he
created. Historians believe Frank-
lin's humiliation over the injuries
prevented the overweight patriot
from further developing his skate-
board idea.
were out and
about free-fir-
ing in the charcoal
zone near Topanga Canyon. Num
erous empty pools and large fine
busts are the rule. Authorities on
the scene reportedly bought into
the "international journalist" rouse
Word is in the air of the changing
of the guard at the old ZT Maximus
skate facility in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Old-time go-kart
operator Ken Deutch has packed
up his things and headed home to
New York, while old-time skate
dogs Kevin Day, Frank Lannon and
Rom Hannah have take taken over
and plan to make some major
changes in the skatepark.
TRADE THIS
The ASR San Diego show
went off without a hitch in the
shadow of the dark Tijuana
border. Worthy of note was
Steve Rocco giving away cash
money with his dealer price-
lists and the defection of
Jason Carney and Donger to
start a new company called
Maple, Mike Ternasky looked
suave. George Powell was
shadowed relentlessly by
Mike Vallely. Upstairs on the
cracked floor, the ramps were
targets of mass destruction
by Gershon Mosely, Danny
Way, Rob Dyrdek, Tony
Alva, Danny Minnick, Jaya
Bonderov, Barker Barrett
and John Cardial. Later that
night a warehouse boasted.
a party with vert, kegs,
bands, and street. This little
shindig was the toast of the
town as Peter Hewitt,
Matt Moffett, Jason
Jessee, Dave Reul, Kanten
Russell and Oscar Jordan kept
the thirsty crowd entertained
until the kegs ran dry
Recently departed Under-
world Element rider Jeff Pang
has hooked up with the Zoo
York crew, while NYC's own
Keenan Milton has moved in
over at Plan B.
Meanwhile, video
workhorse Aaron Meza is busy
hobbling around in a leg cast
thanks to the ramp from the Skater
of the Year party over at the Haze
Theater in San Francisco.
BABBLE ON
it wasn't the beer that made Mil-
waukee famous, it was the fear."
Mark Zitzer
"My biggest problem is that when I
reach into the cooler for a can of
Pepsi, there's nothing in there but
bottles of beer." Tumbleweed
"When almost every successful pro
can start a company, regardless of
whether he really wants to serve
the sport like his mentors did, or
just to serve himself, then some-
thing is wrong." George Powell
"Never give a sucker an even break."
WC Fields
CELEBRITY
SALUTES
Chris Senn waves to one
of his fans from the flight
deck of the USS Enterprise