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10 THRASHER
learn nothing from bladers, they
need to fuck off. Skateboarding was
here first, bitch! There will always
be that war between us and
bladers. You probably are a
rollerblader, Len. I actually skate
and am getting better everyday.
Dale Feenstra
Sellersville, PA
Rollerblading causes cancer. T-ed
MAIL BOMB
I'm writing in response to all
those messed up moms who write
in to Thrasher. You always begin by
saying, "I was reading my son's
Thrasher when I saw..." wait a
minute! What the hell is a mom
doing reading her son's magazine in
the first place? You must be pretty
damned bored. Then you complain
about shit published like the letter
from Diana the Moon Goddess: I'll
admit, that was some fucked up
shit, but it's not like Thrasher
wrote that letter, Diana did.
Killings happen all over the world,
you don't need to attack Thrasher. I
don't see you standing outside R-
rated movies picketing about the
violence, or outside video arcades
TEEN STEAM
I'm writing to
inform society of
the 5 main reasons
why a normal, fairly
pretty, very intelli-
gent 19-yr-old girl
I would rather date.
a sweaty, hardcore,
tattooed skater
punk than a rich,
good-looking, frat-
boy asshole:
1. Hot! Nothing
turns me on more
than a skinny, care-
free guy who can
land fucked up
tricks on a piece of
wood with 4
wheels attached.
2. Scars, tattoos
and skate shoes.
3. They aren't
rollerbladers.
4. They don't
Iwaste their time
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trying to impress anyone (unlike snowboarders).
5. Kareem Campbell, Danny Way, and "The Click"
worldwide skate supply.
On The Prowl
FINGER FOOD
My 12-yr-old son saw an ad for Thrasher,
which advertised a magazine for aggressive
skaters with an offer for a free T-shirt. My son.
loves to skateboard and loves T-shirts, so he sub-
scribed. I never gave it much thought, because
it appeared innocent enough.
yelling, "No more Mortal Steamboat Springs, CO
Kombat!" Then you ask, "What
age group are you targeting?" Well,
duh! I don't see anyone under 15
skating in Thrasher, anyway, and it
doesn't say, "Hey, kids, buy this
magazine! It's got pornography and
encourages drugs and killing." It's
your own fault your kid got his
hands on the mag in the first place.
Besides, don't you think at age 15
your kid has seen enough Penthouse
mags, heard and said enough
swear words, and seen enough
violence on TV to become immune
to it? Or are you just in denial that
your kid has been exposed to things
you didn't want him to, so you take
it out on Thrasher instead of taking
responsibility for your mistake of
not monitoring what your kid
reads? Then you go and humiliate
your kid in front of the whole
nation by complaining that what he
reads is trash! I can just see his
friends teasing the hell out of him
for having his mom say he is too
immature to read Thrasher. Is that
what you want, your kid having no
friends? Oh, yeah, and I'm sure
when you say that Thrasher won't
be in your house anymore, it makes
a whole hell of a lot of difference.
There are too many of us loyal
Thrasher readers for you weak,
pathetic group of moms to try and
overpower! I'm only 12, yet I'm
allowed to read the mag, because I
know half of it is not to be taken
too seriously. Thrasher is an inspiring
tradition that will live on forever!
Zach Horn
San Jose, CA
At 12, you are already way ahead of
the game. T-ed
It wasn't until the 3rd or 4th issue when I hap-
pened to thumb through it on my way back from the
mailbox and realized this magazine is not what it
appears to be. In addition to advertising aggressive
skateboarding and active wear, it advertises sex,
drugs and even suicide. It bothers me that you
would encourage such iniquities and would want to
entice young and impressionable minds to become
corrupt like yours.
Don't you think our young people have enough to
deal with in this day and age? They really do not
need pictures of naked women flashing out of a
magazine, or jokes about perverted sex to stir
desires they're struggling to understand. They just
need to enjoy being kids and doing kid things, one of
which is skateboarding.
What I am trying to say is that your magazine is
not for young people. It really needs to be cen-
sored so that parents are fairly warned of its con-
tents. This is very sad since your focus is on a sport
many young people enjoy. In fact, I really do not
know very many older people who enjoy this sport.
Please discontinue our subscription and refund my
son his money. I wish there was more I could do to
prevent magazines like this from getting into the
hands of minors.
Nancy Powers
Methuen, MA
Advertising suicide? T-ed
DICK CHENARY
This is in response to your "What is Punk?" I
explained it to a girl I had met one night, and it
went like this:
We were walking down 17th St at about I am,
and she asked the ever-elusive question, "What is
punk?" At first I tried the old stand-by, "Punk isn't a
look, it's a way of life," but by the confused look on
her face, I figured it was lost on her. So, I kicked over
atrash can and said, "That's punk." So she kicked
over a trash can and said, "That's punk?" And of
course I told her, "No, that's trendy."
Bobby Lee
Arizona State Prison
PING PONG
I am 15 yrs old. I love
skateboard. One day I was
skating in the park. Then I
found a chair. So I skated near
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