TRASH
LAW SCHOOL
The West LA Court Civic Center has been the scene of numerous storied skate ses-
sions. Lately, due to the heat from the powers that be, both the LAPD and the County
Sheriffs have been enforcing both the dreaded anti-skateboard ordinance 85.07
LAMC and the No Trespassing ordinance Section 602 PC. The heat has moved way
beyond mere board confiscation, and under the brunt of the combined city/county ordi-
nances, a boarder may be fined up to $1000.00 per incident.
Be forewarned. As a reaction to this unfortunate scene, some
ROCK THE BOAT
On the way from England to
Holland, Ethan Fowler was spot-
ted doing the war jig after losing
all of the company money on
the roulette wheel.
folks, including LAPD officer Phillip Enbody and City Council-
man Marvin Braude, have been looking into the feasibility of
funding and providing a public skate area. The councilman is
said to realize that responsive municipalities in cities such as
Columbus, Ohio, Palo Alto, Benicia,
Napa, Davis and Huntington Beach,
CA, already have such facilities. The
inquisitive Braude is even purportedly
scoping out historical footage of the
venerable Mount Trashmore ramp in
Virginia Beach, VA.
From the new, old, cruel school comes the
Venice boys Excel, with a new video. This docu-
drama extraordinaire depicts the average day of
one average DT-type skater. Fresh Gonzales
pool footage shows TA at his best, as does a
bizarre mix of historical Dogtown shit such as
Ray Flores' old movies. See Red Dog Muir and
Biniak at the old Dog bowl.
BLOW HARD
Following a long lull, the competitive aspect
of the sport seems resurgent. The ESPN televi
sion network is claiming to be organizing a
series of five skate events along the Extreme
Games genre. Tentative sites bandied about
include Philadelphia, San Francisco, Miami, Los
Angeles and Las Vegas. Another Extreme world
concept is a proposed iron man event at Donner
which could include skateboarding, luge, in-line
and mountain biking.
Ex-NSA czar Don Bostick is reportedly close
to announcing the dates for a Brazilian
National Skateboard Association world contest.
HARD HIT
Which photog was running around the East
Coast, claiming that a particularly prominent
West Coast manu tried to lay some gay romance
moves on him?
Is Paul Schmitt so pissed-off over continual
team raids that he's considering turning his com-
pany into a manufacturing-only concern?
WHEEL DEAL
Sacto's Grind skateboard park is another site
being bandied about as a viable contest site.
Founder Dave Marshall and backers such as
Noah Salasnek have labored long and hard to
establish a positive, progressive skateplex.
Hal Jepson, the perennial skate filmmaker (his
current project has been thirty-one years in the
making), surfaced recently in Oceanside,
California, at George's Restaurant. The HJ treat-
ed both astonished diners and well-wishers to
a live 16 mm screening of his work in progress.
Odd-lights of the
flick include The
HAIR DON'TS Pipeline Super
With the collapse of commu-
nism, the people in the Czech
Republic have gone completely
over the edge. From the Bozo
'do to the leopard mohawk,
with freedom comes individuali
ty. Use it but don't abuse it.
Session featuring
Owl Chapman,
Early Revere with
Peralta, Danny
Bearer and the
Hiltons, and the
prerequisite old
TA sequence.
GMN, the German bearings conglomerate, is
rumored to be bankrupt. Art Harris, Fallahee GERMAN ROAD HOGS
and Z-Man are allegedly scooping up container
loads of the precision little buggers.
BURN UNIT
Burnside gnarchictect Mark Scott was hospi-
talized with third-degree burns on his arm after
catching fire while trying to build the new cap-
sule vert corner. Apparently he thought a cup
of gasoline was water and tried to douse his
QUICK CASH IN A FLASH
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Mike Frazier
happily helped a little euro-kid who wanted to buy
the shirt right of Mike's back. The Zorlac Scott
Stanton T-shirt went for a hundred bucks.
flames. Best wishes to all concerned. Pig Pen,
Neil Heddings and Mark Hubbard are taking up
the slack until the Redman gets back on his feet.
Danny Way has a new trip going with the
Pappas brothers and Chet Thomas under the
title of XYZ Platinum. Kind of like Kareem
Campbell's Menace in that
he still rides for Plan B
but heads the other
company.
The dread-
ed Interna
tional Ass-
ociation of
Skateboard
Companies is
reportedly
Mark Gonzales and
Jason Lee were far
chead of the Czechs in
the hair department
When Tony Magnussen got done flapping
on the mic at Münster he came out to find
that the Germans had stolen the road out
from under his wheels for talking out his
ass about things he knows nothing about.
working towards establishing a
"standardized agreement"
form which would govern con-
tracts between skaters and
companies. Word has it that
IASC principals such as Chris Miller of
Planet Earth and Jim Gray of Acme have
already shared their contracts with the
group. The proposed IASC agreement
"could establish a period of obligation
agreed to between the skater and the
sponsor, and if that period of obligation
was to be changed, that both parties
would have to agree, and that if another
sponsor was involved, that new sponsor
would have to appropriately compensate
the original
sponsor."
HERO TIME
Julien Stranger.
Hurley, Sean Young
and Arc were last heard
from in the vicinity of
Mexico City's great
pyramid. Apparently,
the Anti-Heroes
were trapped in
old Mexico
without a sin-
gle peso, al
place to stay
or even a clue,
and thus had to
is now being dragged into court. Newspapers
along the West Coast have carried reports
regarding a bizarre altercation in a bar. Reyes
swears he never touched anyone, yet some polit-
ically-inspired people seem intent upon perse-
cuting the team manager anyway.
I QUOTE
"Yes, I used to live in a bus, and yes, I hate fuck-
ing hippies."
"I just fired Mike Daher"
SIGN O'THE TIMES
In the spot where Whittier's Skate City key-
hale used to be is a restaurant that has
Coping Quiche, Road Rash Pie and the local
favorite, Knee-pod Fungus Burgers.
resort to the
hospitality of a
group of 40 to 50-
year-old Italian heiress-
es to pass their time
while stranded. Tales of
diarrhea and vagrant wars
abound.
Micke Reyes, who resigned his
position as a Special Policeman
in San Francisco to lead
the Deluxe US Tour,
-Keith Cochrane
-Micke Reyes
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