TRASH
COPS SUCK
The fabled Girl video premiere didn't happen
according to schedule. Despite the presence of a
foaming capacity crowd at the Encinitas YMCA,
director Wing Ko couldn't make it at the predicted time, so the "Y"
types pulled the plug. The unscheduled showing took place instead
at Rick Howard's place. Chocolate men bore witness to the film.
Mike York even seemed semi-impressed by the Lance Mountain
directed comedy sequence. Other members of the Girl cartel such
as video director Spike Jonze, who currently has five videos in
heavy MTV rotation,
were conspicuously
silent. Equally obtuse
was the producer, Eric
Mathies, who claims
MOB RULES
is
HAVE BUN
WILL SURF
Artist turned surf mar
cenary Kevin Ancell is
ready for any and every
remote point break in
Central America.
Is it true that Think henchman Keith Cochrane
still pissed off over Richard Novak's hiring
away of Eric Dressen from Dogtown Skates
some years back? How else can you explain the
latest bomb drop defection of known Cochrane
and Jaya have shed former alliances and are
intimates Chris Senn and Jaya Bonderov? Chris
forming a new board label (currently known as
Adrenaline). NHS types are alleging that Keith
Dog counselled the pair during the affair. Other
manus are reportedly peeved that the skaters
are not adhering to the company owners' recent-
ly agreed-upon code of conduct.
Which company kingpin actually owns a res-
taurant? Why does the restaurateur hide this fact
from his associates? Is he also sneak-sliding into
the snowboard business?
Is Andy Jenkins out of Dirt Magazine and in as
to be living in LA but semi-regular art guy at Girl?
maintained a curiously
HOLLY WOULD
Keep your eyes and ears peeled for a new film
low profile. The critics' called The Skateboard Kid 2. Willy Santos
choice of the skate-
appears as a stunt double on a clone of the ald
related insanity was POSER OF THE MONTH
no doubt Eric Koston,
who was overshad-
owed only by Sean
Sheffey during the
Oscar-deserving auto-
mobile chase scene at
the beginning.
VICTIM-Heather Welsh
DEED: Bomb drop
JUDGEMENT: Puddin' ponts
THER
Holiday Havoc contest ramp built by
Frank Hawk. The movie allegedly
uses live action footage from the
Holiday contest intercut with the
Havoc clone ramp. Weirdest of all,
the "I'm retired for good" Frank
Hawk is now said to be building
another ramp. This one is set to
cebut at the forthcoming Action
Sports show in San Diego.
Beith Kilbreth of Germany has
hooked up a bunch of modeling.
guys as a James Dean lookalikes.
Rumor has them booked for a magi-
cian video by David Copperfield,
which was allegedly arranged by
super-model Claudia Schiffer.
AIR SHOW
PILOT: Chris Miller.
RUNWAY: Upland Square.
FLIGHT PLAN: Corner Pocket.
Was a certain under-exposed manu's new 48"
longboard with a picture of Jim Fitzpatrick on
the bottom actually released without any of
Mister Fitz's knowledge?
New York designer Harmony Korine has writ
ten an upcoming film directed by legendary art
type Larry Clark called Kids. Clark, as you may
recall, was last viewed hawking semi-porn Real
skate decks in an SF art gallery. Current hook
ups involve Rodney Smith and the Zoo York
crew as being on tap for the film.
Six million dollar man lottery man Cameron
Tabbytite is said to be building a replica of the
old Upland square pool some in the vicinity of
Fontana, California.
ZEN ZONE
Santa Monica Airlines showed up in Baja just
in time for the hurricane. Skipperboy Engblom
and Johnny Orlando were calling in cellular
surf reports to assorted friends such as Derrick.
Parris, Tim Brauch, Andrew Currie, Israel
Forbes and Thomas Campbell. Engblom and
clique rode triple-overhead conditions for three
days before Skip allegedly chartered a helicopter.
to fly north in order to attend a porno products
open house being semi-hosted by Morizen
Foche Also in attendance were Brian Ware and
Lars Lamar Apparently, Mofo is now the art
director at a burgeoning sex toy factory.
Seen on the West Coast for some serious
skate commando action were East Coast quasi-
regulars Frank "The Wrecka" Lannon and side-
kick Kevin Day
After over a year of intensive mechanical)
restoration, Greg Carroll finally finished off his
race-prepped Datsun. The 510 was promptly
stolen a week later
and shortly there-
after tell-tale parts
from the car showed
up in the neighbor-
hood. As retaliation negotiations are underway
we'll say nothing further except that Carroll was
away on tour in Florida at the time.
Cliff Carter is busy fronting Genesis Christian
Skates. If you have to ask then you don't need
to know
Todd Schwienbold, Dan Druff and Jason
Rides have been spotted quite a few times
lately in the vicinity of the old Anheuser-Busch
factory. The reason: No one's saying, but the
presence of empty twenty-six foot tall stainless
steel cylindrical, transitional hop silos demands
further investigation. Security at the facility is
reportedly very tight.
CUTTING CORNERS
Wade Speyer and Dave Dunn invested in
the purchase of an industrial weed eater and
made a small fortune cutting fire breaks in and
around the Danville foothills.
Meanwhile, in the Malibu hills, the long derby
lengthens Doug Bunting was spotted with a
6'6" stick. Skipperboy sported some 8' by 20"
eight-wheeled thing at Laurel Canyon. Dave
Hackett is fabled to be back on skate wheeled
surfboards again and Steve Lake in La Jolla has
also been crafting some slick lengthy cues.
LINER NOTES
Crown For Athena recently opened for Bikini
Kill at the Hong Kong Cafe in Hollywood. The
Erin Putnam, Darcy Whitemore and Michelle
Goldsmith combo is now on Dave Osborne's
record label. Osborne retaliated by moving to
the Pacific Northwest.
Shaun Stussy seemed to be sliding Jeff
Yokohama into the design slot at his company.
Then, the apparently on-tour Stussy teamed up
with fifties surf legend Bob.
"Ole Olson to make hats. To
further confound matters. Stussy
started drilling water wells on the
Hollister Ranch.
Lance Conklin still pilots Bo
Turner's old Chevrolet Impala.
Giant just got bit big-time in
Penthouse and Pure.
Dan Drehobl's ankle is still bro-
ken, but at last word he was seen.
habbling around the City at fifty
miles per hour plus. Meanwhile,.
Glen E Friedman is in Hong Kong
press checking his long-awaited.
book Fuck You Heroes. All this
after two weeks of R&R in Japan.
HEAVEN SENT
Brazilian Bob Burnquist is a ripper from out of
this world. Check this line on an eleven-foot tall
vert ramp: Switch backside roll-in, switch back-
side 50-50, switch frontside roll-out manual to
switch frontside roll-in. Who says that Californial
has all of the best skaters?
Mark Scott and Louise Treash of Portland,
Oregon, are the par-
ents of a bounc-
ing baby girl.
The Trashmen
want to wish
the best to
everyone
concemed.
BAD GAS
"Life on an
expense account
isn't all bad."
-Eric Mathies
"It was beyond any-
one's control. We
weren't that late, some-
body else was early."
Hollyweird's
hottest DJ is
-Wing Ko
none other than
Mister G-Tum,
Scott Oster.
Eight years after
being invited to the
Widow Maker for the first
time, Jason Jesse finally showed
up at the last session to go big on 215s.
THRASHER
MOFO LIVES
"That shit is permanent." The spirit of skate
akin art still survives. Any others?