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how they're punk obviously isn't. Even
though you may not give a shit about
anything, that still doesn't make you
punk. Punk is like things that are cool,
it's all based on someone's opinion.
Something may be cool to one person,
but not to others. The same goes for
punk. Everything in this world is made
up of people's point of view. I'm not
saying I'm punk. Maybe I am and
maybe I'm not, but the thing is I don't
give a shit either way. I'm me and that's
it. I do what I like because I like it, not
'cause it's a trend. I gladly say fuck off
to people who try to tell me how to live
my life. Is that what makes you punk?
Who's to say? But that's my opinion.
Also, notice that I didn't say,
"Thrasher kicks ass." I figure you
guys
I have been making the mag
for a while, so you already
know. Anyway, if you're
one of those peo-
ple bitchin'
about what's
punk, just shut up
'cause you're not,
ANGEL LOPEZ, FALFURRIAS, TX
and give the rest of the world a break!
Punk Opinionated
Benton, KY
Yes, you did. T-ed
JIM JAM
Normally at work I don't have
enough time to read the Mail Drop
section. However, today I felt like
checking it out. To my dismay, I found
the dismally arrogant letter sent in by
a Mr Jim Nichols from
Jim
Planet
Wyoming. You see, Mr Nichols, in
this world, there are three modes.
existence: goodness, passion and
ignorance. Every one of us have qual-
ities that fall within each of these
modes. As per your letter, a properly
situated citizen is one who does not
refrain from "foul-mouthed" language
to get his point across. No one is
exempt. I run a skateshop in
Encinitas, CA, and do you know what
I find? I find that the majority of my
clientele are between the ages of 8
and 15, with no upbringing whatsoev-
er from their conservative parents,
well-healed or otherwise. If they didn't
have skating as an outlet, who knows.
what they would be into? If you
Wall
become a million dollar player on Wall
Street, a small business owner, or at
garbage collector, don't we need
everybody's collective effort? Every
time I pass the garbage collectors or
road crews you spoke of, I smile with
affection for those whose jobs are
considered less glamorous. You said
that Thrasher was the bible for unfor-
tunates. It seems that you've become
the unfortunate for not reading yours.
Tim Mullen
McGill's Skateshop
Encinitas, CA
PHIL IN
I used to have a subscription
under the name of Big Bird when
I lived in Berkeley. Then
my girlfriend kicked
me out of her
apartment
because I'd
rather skate
than get a job. The
sad part is that she thieved my sub-
scription and later renewed it under the
same name. When we broke up, she
started jockin' Phil Shao' 'cause he was
in her English class at UCB. I'd like to
give Phil props for being the most bad-
ass skater ever in the East Bay and a
thank-you for not giving my ex the time
f day.
of
Bigger Bird
Big Bear City, CA
OLD SKULL
I am currently reading Moby Dick
for school and came across a passage
that I thought worthy of print in your
mag: "This gentleman is famous for
his tail, which he uses for a ferule in
thrashing his foes... he works his pas-
sage by flogging him; as some school-
masters get along in the world by a
similar process. Still less is known of
the Thrasher than of the Killer. Both
are outlaws, even in the lawless seas."
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