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NEW RECORD
SEPT. 24
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Blast all recent past, cold Pobst and broken
mizzen masts to Mail Drop c/o Thrasher
PO Box 884570 SF CA 94188-4570.
ODD JOB
Recently a friend and I were skating at the local
high school. Since we're beginners, we were con
tent with just allieing onto a curb. After about 10
or 15 minutes of this enjoyment, I noticed a small,
frail, little janitor who is known as 'Earl the
Ghost. I don't even think his name is really Earl
Anyway, I told my friend Brion about the little
man. We kept skating, and he kept watching.
Now what happened next mode me nearly
shit in my ponts. Earl the Ghost was
happy and smiling. I've never
heard the man speak,
much less smile.
This made me
think. A cou-
ple of skaters in an
extremely redneck
town just made this guy's day
I'd like to say thanks to all of the
pioneers and supporters of
this sport.
Thanks to Thrasher for the coverage. Believe
it or not, you don't see much skating in Hazel
Green, Alabama
Neither do we. T-ed
KNOX DOWN
Colin Warman
Hazel Green, AL
Up until I read the letter written by Tom Knax,
saw him as a pretty good skater and never saw rea-
son to hate him, until now. Tom's letter just proves
one of the main reasons why most magazines don't
interview or cover him. Tom is a self-centered dick
Tom, you are living in a make-believe world in
which you are God. It's time you looked at reality.
You are not a very good skater, and almost every
amateur is at least five times better than you. 1
know people who have been skating for a third of
the time you have and skate nearly as good. I know
there are a lot of skaters out there who are pro-
fessional and spend all their money on fresh
clothes, dope, beer, etc, but the fact is that they can
blow your ess away at skating. I can't believe
what you said about your own company. By saying,
"What do I have to do... wear a fucking clown suit
and put fucking mustard on my face?" I know you
were referring to Simon Woodstock, one of the rod
MAIL
DROP
the hell makes you think that you can say the only
reason Simon gets in magazines is because he
wears a down suit? Simon is a damn good skater
end his section in the Sonic video blew yours
away by for. I would be extremely surprised if he
didn't kick you off the team for what you said.
Also, my friends and I wear clown suits when we
skate, and you don't see us in magazines. I don'
see how you think you can get off even calling
yourself a skater. True skaters don't sit and bitch
about how great they are and how bod everyone
else is because they're in mogarines and you're
not. No one really cares about the fact that you
skate everyday. Every skater I know
does. Why are you better than
them? And don't you think
just about every other
skater in mage
zines has to
work or live,
too? Gonz get back in
the magazines so easily,
not only because he was one of
the most innovative skaters, but
because he remains to be a great influence
on skating and has a positive attitude, unlike
you.
Thrasher is a great mogezine. The pictures in
Thrasher, and other skate magazines, are the ones
that are rod and make kids went to skate harder. I
have never seen anything of yours that made any
one feel that way. I hope this really pisses you
off, then maybe you'll actually do a trick that
makes you worthy of being pro
ENGLISH BEAT
John Doe
St Louis, MO
A tip o' the hot to Don Ramon for Slagheap.
Oasis does suck! Those has beens waiting to happen
come to our country, take over MTV, and play
their accents in an attempt to be cute. They make
fan of their fans and then wonder why they get
pelted with shoes. Let them come cut me down,
but I still wouldn't waste my sneakers on those
British bestards. These unibrow neglecting pansies
better go back where they come from if they know
what's good for 'em. Those British flag wearing
assholes better get a clue. I hope the Gallaghers
implode. As for the rest of Oasis, may they choke
on their crumpets.
dest skaters and people in the skate industry. What Around here we call 'em Bloasis Ted
PO BOX STO
Story Sanders
Line Falls, NJ
NO
one try..
do or die
SPITMBE
SPITFIRE WHEELS p.o. box 881914 S.F. Ca. 94188
John Cardiel