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"When it comes to the
question of real artistry,
the answer is plain to see,"
4 1/2 mics out of 5
-The Source
"An album that can soothe
the senses...and pulverize
the neck with sheer boom-
bap..." 9 out of 10 -Spin
illadelph halflife' is one of
the year's best rap offerings"
-The New York Times
THE ROOTS
illadelph halflife
The New Album
Featuring "What They Do,"
"Concerto of the Desperado"
and "Clones"
Also available from The Roots:
The album that "revitalized the genre (Rolling Stone)
Do You Want More?!!!??!
Executive Producer and Magn
you want to give away your position,
I'll take it. Who would object to free
skate stuff? You are better than me, I
didn't say you weren't, but I was com
paring you to other pros. You have
been skating a lot longer than me, and
I was pointing out how much you
bitched, dumbass.
I don't feel like taking anymore of
my time pointing out your obvious
flaws, but I'd just like to say that I'm
glad you gave me more reason to
write another letter so that I can point
out your contradictions. I now realize
that I don't even need to
specify, just read your let-
ters and interviews. Even
you, master of the obvi-
ous, can see the contra-
dictions. I'm glad to know.
that you love being
hated, because every-
one else (associat
ed with skate-
boarding of
not) loves to
hate you
Kevin Tucker
Chesterfield, MO
Tom left Sonic for Dogtown. Ted
POLE POSITION
I am writing to tell you about a
dumbass hick who made it so that my
sucky school has no skating. There are
these stupid volleyball poles that I put
on their sides and grind on, right? So,
this redneck drove up and said, "Are
you using that, boy?" I replied,
"Yeah." He told me
to put it back, but
after a while, I was
I started ollieing onto
like, "Nah, fuck that."
it again, and I heard
the sound of an oakie
truck coming around
the corner. I made a
mad dash with the
pole into the school,
but the toothless, big
belt-buckled jerk spot-
ted me and said,
"Y'all know what I
gots to do now, right?
No skateboarding
'round heres till I
croak," He was the
manager or something
of the property on
which our school is
rented
Kevin Farrell
Northridge, CA
Is he a frog? T-ed
THIR AS MER
BRAIN TRUST
Many people think all skaters listen
to alternative rock like Green Day or
Oasis, when actually it's the opposite.
Rappers and skaters now sort of have a
freakish bond together. The street
skaters resemble much rap like the
baggy pants, beanies, and the weird
logo tees. The rap music itself goes
hand in hand with skateboarding.
Mostly rappers on the East Coast,
because they aren't scared to try new
things like clothing styles. For exam-
ple, rappers like Busta Rhymes and
the Fugees, also skaters like.
Tobias Walker and Chad
Wong. Now, with rap.
there are two sides, basi-
cally East and Western
rap. To me, all West rap
is like the black sheep
for hip hop. All West rap is
the same. All they talk
about is bitch this, nigga
that. Just like in skating.
skateboards started
it all, and then all
of the sudden
rollerblades popped
up and ruined the whole
fiesta. Once again it's all the same,
rollerbladers all wear those huge pants
that look like shorts with some senate
shirt. Many places don't allow skate-
boarding because of the scratched up
rollerbladers who do rails. To me,
rails and curbs when it's mostly)
rollerblades have officially become the
blackest sheep of alternative skaters.
Blades are in the shadow of skate-
boards like East vs West rap
STONER OF THE MONTH
FRO BOY
Chadd Scott
Los Angeles, CA
Chad Wong is a ficti-
cious skater. Ted
DREAM TIME
I hope that when
I die there will be a
special place for
skaters. A place that
is so big you could
never get bored skat-
ing. A place where
you could meet all
the pros that inspired
you and made you
want to get better. A
true skater's heaven.
I just hope I don't
go to hell!
Cooper Corley, 15
Claremont, NH
Only rollerbladers go
to hell. T-ed
Don't Support World Industries
Dear skateboarders, shops and parents,
A very major problem has easily infested its way
into the skateboard world at this time. It is a problem
that shouldn't be taken lightly by any of us. The owner
of World Industries, Steve Rocco, and his crew, have
found some humor in trying to convince young
skaters that they should sell their soul to the Devil. I take
pride in my sense of humor, but I don't think that the damn-
ation of our children's souls is funny at all. When I make the statement
that World Industries sucks, it is not directed at the team members (they
should be getting more money than they do). It is directed at a heartless
advertising scheme aimed at destroying our youth, only to line one greedy
individual's pockets.
Of course, I wouldn't call bull on something without offering you an
alternative to choose from. Woodstock Skateboards has just come out with
seven models to choose from. These boards are of higher quality than what
the Devil has to offer and they won't cause you any moral disintegration.
The most famous Bible story is of David and Goliath...
Let history repeat itself.
Woodstock Skateboards
Avoid Damnation Today
P.O. Box 2067 Freedom, Ca 95019 408-728 5382