Trasher
NO WAY
Stacy Peralta, former world champion and one-time skate
industrialist, is alleged to be hooked up with supposed arch
enemy, Steve Rocco. Is the reason a Duffs' video? Or are
the old Rocco-Peralta super-company rumors about to come
true? Meanwhile, that other odd bedfellow, Mr Powell, is
widely rumored to be forming a company with Mike Vallely.
Will Rocco-Peralta versus Powell-Vallely turn into the grudge
match face-off of the decade? Will Cab jump ship?
Health food fas-
cist Glen Friedman
recently teed off on
fashion forecaster
Naomi Campbell
at a New York social
function. Apparent-
ly, Ms Campbell
ignored GEF's sage
advice and did a
milk television com
mercial. Only after
promising to "never
do it again" and to
"donate all the pro-
ceeds to charity"
did Friedman for-
give her. Glen is now rumored to be
embarking on the Lollapalooza art tour
along with Twist, Robert Williams, CR
Stecyk III and the NYC A Train Crew.
BIRD TURD
Matt Hensley, marooned somewhere
near Poway, CA, is so starved for authen-
tic Chicago cuisine that he's reportedly
MINACE
THE WRITING
ON THE WALL
The Mona Vale vert ramp near Sydney, Australia
has some of the best graffiti you will ever read.
having Wing
Ko air freight
him heated
turkey and
oregano
sandwiches
with chips
from the leg-
endary stel.
lar kitchen of
Potbelly's.
MARTIN
FRIEDMANN
When Martin Friedmann took his own life last
February the world suffered a deep loss.
A true genius and an amazing skater, his
memory is cherished by all who knew him.
Meanwhile, another Potbelly's disciple, Eric Matthies, is
off in Guyana, shooting the site of the Jonestown
Massacre with Doug Aitken. Reportedly, they are airlifting
the Chi Town deep into the jungle to the location of
Reverend Jim Jones' mass murder/suicide. Their drink of
choice is quite naturally grape Kool-Aid.
What is the price of fame? Does history
repeat itself? Imagine Bryce Kanights' cha-
grin when Kevin Thatcher copped the prize
of BK's skate collection. Apparently, KT, in a
lusty effort to demonstrate the sport's histo-
ry to a Discovery channel TV crew, decided
to utilize Bryce's virgin Roller Derby #10
steel-wheeled skate. The priceless, formerly
mint curio was permanently aged as
Thatcher rode it across town for the cam-
eras. BK quote: "No respect." KT quote:
"Skateboards are meant to be ridden."
Has Josh "187" Swindell, booking number
3626-422, room 3330, Los Angeles County
Jail, suddenly switched allegiances? In the
letters section of the Daily Bread inline
VERT JOCKS
When you're buff, let it show. Rob Boyce and
Tassou Pappas are at the forefront of skate fashion
with medium T-shirts and Prince Valiant haircuts.
(rollerblade) mag, a letter purported-
GIRL TALK
Even though he is under-age, Guy
Mariano still manages to get his licks
on the green felt. Guy's teammate
and pal Tim Gavin gives his approval
on the shot in the background.
ly from Swindell goes off on how he
dreams of "wanting to rollerblade
when I get out." Interested parties
can contact the "real" Josh at the
preceding address. Another disturb-
ing incident involved Tony Hawk,
who was recently observed perform-
ing a skateboard routine during a
rollerblade demo in Concord. Some-
one said something about his needing to skate
the ramp but the Trashmen can't be too sure.
FASTER PUSSYCAT
Skater Frank Pratt, who was famous for his
Santa Cruz County speed runs in the early 70s.
has now landed a recurring role as Dr Pratt on
Baywatch. The catch here is that Dr Frank actu-
ally is a doctor in real life. Another possible
irregular on the show is Frank's brother Nathan.
The surfboard shaper and early skate aerial
pioneer now seems to be a "coffee and tea
RAIN OUT
The legendary Mount Baldy Pipeline gets the
washing of a lifetime due to all the spring rains.
Looks good enough to surf, any takers?
importer." The catch is that he has to travel con-
stantly to places like Africa, Java, Bali, Sumatra,
Sri Lanka, Ceylon and South America to pur-
chase the finest blends. Unfortunately, there are
world-class wave sites near every venue.
Reportedly, Nathan will play, guess what, a
surfer on Baywatch. Another distressing exam-
ple of the real-life syndrome is Skip Engblom of
SMA, last viewed on, what else, but Baywatch,
stroking the orbs of Pamela Sue Anderson dur-
ing a rescue. Skip is
also rumored to be
in line for a part on
some new Fred
Dryer Baja show.
Apparently, Skip
would play a boat
captain who builds
surfboards and
skates in Cabo San
Lucas. Sound like
real life or what?
YOU CARE
Is ESPN, in its
desire to cover/con-
trol the pro skate
contest circuit, now
planning to ban
team managers from
events? Is a boycott
of the Rhode Island
event inevitable?
Which East Coast
skater lost a huge
chunk of hair on his
head due to stress?
Has said baldo taken
up wearing a wig? Will it ever grow back?
Who might be more bummed that Reese
Forbes has joined Element: His old sponsor or
the ams on the backburner of his new hook-up?
Troubling news from Utah, where it is rumored
that Mike Rector is now a fully ordained
Minister in the Church of Latter-Day Saints.
Legendary surfboard shaper Jeff Ho showed
up at Tavarua Island in Fiji where he sessioned
large Cloudbreak with Gordon Solomon,
Christian Fletcher, Dino Andino and Laird
Hamilton. The Zephyr skate co-founders also
rolled on the ruins of
the Wilkes grave site
ramp. Fletcher was sin-
gled out by Fijian cus-
toms officials for hav-
ing yellow and green
glue in his hair.
HIP SHOT
Dune and Aaron
Rose were witnessed
at the Fugazi organic
feed at Zen Palate in
NY. Rose is believed to
be organizing a major
skate art exhibit in
London, UK.
San Diego's Con-
course is going off
nightly. Windansea habitués such as Mike
Hynson, Joel Tudor, Devon Howard and Joe
Scott have been viewed lately. Cat and mouse
cop games have been the rule. The Concourse
has been happening for over three decades.
and the powers that be have been unable to
ever effectively shut it.
Neal Stephenson's science-fiction book Snow
Crash is replete with obtuse future small surfing
references such as this classic: "She upgraded to
said magical sprockets after the following ad
appeared in Thrasher magazine: Chiseled Spam
is what you will see in the mirror if you surf on
a weak plank with dumb, fixed wheels and inter-
face with a muffler, retread, snow turd, road kill,
drive shaft, railroad tie or unconscious pedestri
an. Is this the new sidewalk Shakespeare?
LAST LINES
"We don't mind people riding on our coattails,
just as long as they don't fall down and hurt
themselves." -Greg Carroll
Just when you think that there aren't enough
kooks to go around, another couple of dozen
show up." -Steve Sherman
"I love my '32 Ford, if that car had a vagina I'd
fuck it." -Robert Williams
"In the order of life, skaters lead, surfers follow,
and the snowboarders are lower than pond
scum. -Joel Tudor
Ken Davis, a fifty-
three year old
retired truck driver
from Columbus,
Ohio, pauses
between runs at
Dodge skatepark.
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