ON BOARD
FIRING LINE
Christian Hosoi
At 27, Christian has been skating for over half his life and is now riding harder than ever.
Birthdate: 10/5/67.
Middle Name: Rosha.
Nickname: The Latest.
First Board: G&S
Wedgetail, OJs and
Bennett Trucks
Biggest Air: At this
ramp in San Leandro,
100 THE
I just launched a 12'
one by accident, I think
I can go higher.
Latest Tricks: Huge
slobs over your head,
heelflips, kickflips
and backwards nose
manuals.
Favorite spots:
Burnside, Brasil,
Amsterdam, Chicken's,
Kelly's, and the Nude
Bowl for parties.
Favorite food:
Hawaiian-style Japa
nese Mexican food.
When not skating:
Graphics, design, danc
ing, billiards and art.
Christian on Christian
It ain't easy being hard.
Favorite bands:
Sublime, HFL, Korn,
Mutilage, Other Level.
Advice: Enjoy yourself,
get as good as you can
and don't let anybody
talk shit and don't talk
shit yourself. It's the
paved way.
Thanks: Mom, dad and
all my friends.
MEMORY GAME
These four photos were pulled from the vaults of
Thrashers gone by. Name each skater, the month it
came out and enter a drawing to win an embroidered
Thrasher ballcap. Send your entry to Memory Game,
clo Thrasher, PO Box 884570, SF, CA 94188-4570.
Jeff Battles of San Diego, CA, won the prize in Bogus
Focusi
GREATS
JASON MONROE
ERIC KOSTON
NEIL BLENDER
JASON JESSEE
Redding CA JEREMY WRAY
COMING
EVENTS
California Amateur
Skateboarding League
1994 Street Series
August 13, Long Beach, CA
September 17-18, Oceanside,
CA Tracker Skatepark
October 22-23, Rancho
Cucamonga, CA Blast
November 12, Temecula, CA
Rancho Baptist Church
November 26, TBA
Awards Day
Professional Skateboard
League Street Contest
August 27, Venice, CA
CASL/PSL: 909 883-6176
GUTTER TALK
I was at my neighborhood dive last
night when one of the numerous
retired guys that frequent the place
said, "I'll bet you didn't know all of
the odd-numbered freeways run
North and South and vice versa with
the even ones." As the truth of this
fact dawned on me, I realized you
learn something new every day
whether you want to or not.-Wheat
Q: What does OJ
Fun stand for?
Box
A: Orange Jumpsuit
-ce-T, LA, CA
MYSTO GROUP REVEALED
The name of the mystery band in
our June 1994 issue was actually
Pung, but the best name came
from Vanessa Bingham of
Aberdeen, South Dakota:
Screaming Frogurt Children.
AN ODE TO
THE PIGS
What I eat is what I am
I like bacon I like ham
Donuts from the coffee shop
Jelly-filled and custard-topped
I wake up so very hungry
Pants won't fit, I'm too damn chubby
I go to the bathroom to see what I weigh
I've gained ten pounds since yesterday
-Brian Tober
Walnut Creek, CA
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