MONEY MATTERS
TRASH
Boycotted contest organizer Titus
Dittman was seen in several California.
towns apparently trying to salvage his rela-
tionships with previously offended skate
companies. Purportedly, Titus will attempt to
address the troops en masse via the IASC
internet site to explain away the much seen
German TV spot. In the words of Ralf
Middendorf, "There are good translations
and there are bad translations."
Andy Jenkins is consulting Milton
Bradley regarding the design of a board.
game. Former Dirt maggers slyly intimate
that Jenkins will also get the nod to do the
official studio approved marketing tie-in
game with Spike Jonze's long anticipated
cinema directorial debut. Will a Spike Jonze
Harold and the Purple Crayon parlor amuse-
ment game actually materialize or are assort-
ed Jonze associates slightly miffed over their
lack of star billing on the studio lot?
Mega marketing whiz Simon Woodstock
achieved the ultimate promo sweep by being
the first to offer a signature board, truck,
wheel, shoe, clothing release. Was
Woodstock's recent arrow battle in the
woods getting truly heated? Will he now
offer to box Salman Agah in a winner-
take-all shoe-slug fest?
CRAZY BIRD
Tony Hawk shows that he's well-pre-
pared for anyone who wants to try to
take a share of his ESPN cash.
NOT ME
Which known enforcer/team manager
recently put a certain woodchuck manu on
notice regarding his alleged assignations
with the manager's corporate exec-boss'
woman? Will this shit get really ugly or
will the skater listen to reason and leave the
girl alone?
Did World Industries actually go so far as
to scam wheels from another manufacturer?
Did Steve Rocco as rumored subsequently
apply a label identification to them, which
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POSER OF THE MONTH
Fraud: Somer Weller
Fraudulence: Sick-ass Method
Fine: Splinters
in Hilfiger's employ, split to the relative
serenity of Zoo York?
MORE CRAP
Mike Frazier is reportedly now under the
New Deal tent and rides for Element.
In a media slur par excellence, the Wall
Street Journal referred to "Youth, the skate-
board generation."
Yuichi Tokyo, the hill bomber, slammed
so hard that half of his face was recently par-
alyzed. Doctors wanted to surgically work on
the skater, but he refused, stating, "The only
physical therapy I need is skating." True to
his word, he's been riding hard and appears.
suspiciously resembled the logo of the actual to be gradually re-gaining his pre-accident
wheel maker?
Which genius allegedly designed an
Olympic signature logo board without
Neal Hendrix's approval? Did Neal threat-
en to quit the program if the Olympic
model was released?
SKID ROW
Duane Peters leapt off the wagon of con-
formist sobriety somewhere in Texas and
credited Steve Alba with inspiring him to
do so. Not to be outdone, Salba stated. "After
touring with Duane. I now realize why I
hate him. Meanwhile, West Coast record
executives seem intent on landing Peters' US
Bombs band. Perhaps the spectre of The
Ramones retiring just as the non-Sid Vicious
Sex Pistols tour hit the road inspired this
new interest in the Bombs. Things are so
exploitative that the Stooges" "Search and
Destroy track appeared to have been cloned
in a Nike commercial. Speaking of sad
crossovers, will Tommy Hilfiger succeed in
foisting skate shoes on an uneducated pub-
lic? Tommy, who's now flogging bogus surf
shop stuff, is said to be very infatuated with
street/skate life. Mr Hilfiger, whose daily talk-
ing in a dramalogue-laden pseudo-colloquial
black speech pattern, appears to be hyper-
infatuated with the likes of Drake Jones
and Gershon Mosley. Afro-centric types,
who are near the new Mr T, seem very dis-
tressed by this bogus hip-hop braggadocio.
Will Lloyd Boston, a black graphic designer
SAD STORY
After being heckled three months in a row
in the Trash department, Jim Thiebaud
arches through a towering invert above his
training facility somewhere in West
Oakland. If you're in the know, you may
get to go. Sorry, Lynn.
facial elasticity.
Wade Speyer was sleeping behind a
church in Speyer, Germany, only to be discov
ered by local police. After they inspected
Wade's passport and discovered his name,
they promptly called up the newspaper and
television stations, who in turn did feature
stories on the return of the skate native.
Onetime highly ranked am skater Zach de
la Rocha and his band Rage Against The
Machine were escorted off the stage of
Saturday Night Live after displaying upside
down American flags. The band insisted on
utilizing this international distress signal
despite NBC's orders not to do so. Apparently,
their hard-line Zapatista political stance was
considered bad for the network's business.
Fellow show guest, Republican Party honcho
Steve Forbes reportedly was severely upset
over Rage's protest as were his retinue of
secret service agents.
How corporate can you get? Try Switch's
appearance on the cover of Inc magazine.
Company founder Jeff Sands and the ubiqui-
tous Tony Guerrero dropped business and
snowboard science in an interview profile of
their company.
The fabled bong makers at GRAFFIX are
now doing six other lines of bongs as well as
Palace skateboards. Workers, rippers and rid-
ers could include: Sage Bolyard, Cookiehead,
Pigpen and Neil Heddings.
TIRED TIRADE
The Action Sports Retailer Trade show
came and went in San Diego recently. The
highlight of the affair just might have been
Lance Mountain's illegal booth in the back of
the International Association of Skateboard
Companies' official hospitality suite. While Jim
Fitzpatrick spearheaded the effort to obtain
one hundred thousand signatures on a peti-
tion during the show, The Mountain clan did
suspicious biz in the background. Fitzpatrick
appeared on NBC and scored an interview in
USA Today regarding IASC's effort to have
skateboarding legally declared a hazardous
activity in California. States like Illinois.
BLOW HARD
and purchased a brand new truck as well.
The almost married Tony Hawk seems
to be talking like the poster boy for a fam-
ily-centered business.
The Pervert/Cow Skates magnate was
seen in Florida hanging with inter-
national fashionista Johnny
Versace. Other haute couture types
present included artists Jeremy
Henderson and Kenny Scharf.
OFF SHORE
Gerry Lopez has hooked up
with Silence Snowboards to
release his units. Silence is report-
edly owned by Doug Manchester,
who is believed to be the owner of
San Diego's waterfront towers, as
well as the land that the conven-
tion center is located upon.
GETTING UP
Shelter Serra took matters into his own hands to
ensure that there would be "Skateboarding
Allowed" at Pier 7.
SKATERA AOBBTAX2
Natas Kaupas is currently living in a loft in
downtown LA doing art direction for Larry
Flint Publications. Rage mag, the hardcore
sex/culture/art vehicle, is now under Natas
leadership. Kaupas replaced venerable design
legend Mike Salisbury in the position.
Joel Tudor placed
third in the Tavarvua
tuberiding contest and
then flew to Huntington
Beach to win the US
Open. At Malibu a week
later, Tudor handed out
Fijian mushrooms to the
assembled multitudes of
pro surfers and then
split and went skating
with Kirk Putnam. He
later returned to cap-
ture first place from
apparently disoriented
fellow competitors.
Steve Salisian is rumored to
be a pro at an
Ronnie Creager shows the blow-up dolls how it's done. Arcadia, CA.,
Indiana, Iowa, and Tennessee are following
the IASC lead additionally. As for the show
proper, ASR returned to their surf/skate ghet-
to format and also presented the Frank Hawk
memorial vert ramp again. Deluxe's alleged
Issuance of a bogus shop buyer's card to hun-
dreds of skaters at the last ASR show was said
to be a major reason behind increased securi-
ty presence at the show registration area.
Greg Carroll showed up in Hunter's Point
cruising a '54 Chevy lowrider, which was lift-
ed side to side and front to back.
Everyone was so amazed
over Carroll's ride that he
went out that very evening
rollerblade park.
He's also been
riding on Ben
Schroeder's newest
ramp, a 48" wide one
with pump bump.
Pumping iron
and wearing.
basketball
shorts appear
to be in effect
for XYZ types
such as the
BEAVER HUNT
Now that he makes 10 G's a month, Chad
Muska can get enough pedigree pussy and Old
English to last him a lifetime. Well, maybe not.
Pappas Brothers. Jason Ellis, Danny Way
and Colin McKay. Their cross-training may
yet prove to be the standard of the industry.
UTTERLY STUPID
"I don't want to shoot your boys smoking
crack under the scaffolding."
-Steve Sherman
"These guys promoting all this stupid vert
shit just wanna be Monday Night Football"
-Duane Peters
"I'm the gift that keeps on giving."
-Kevin Ancell
"I was jonesing to carve, but I was locked
into a termite half-pipe."
-Steve Alba
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