on Board 5 greats
firing line
Skip Pronier
DOB: 7/5/72
Home: Chicken's
Sponsors: Vans,
Spitfire, Independent,
TSA, John Lucero
Years Skating:
Not enough, but too many
Greatest Accomplishment:
Fame and fortune
Biggest Regret:
Fame and fortune
Idols: Gonz, Dad, family,
friends, Tony Hawk
Idiots: Too many
Basketball Shorts: What?!
Advice to Kids:
Take up golf or bowling;
it pays more
Advice to Adults:
Start skating
140 THRASHER
awful truth
Man dies after fall
from his skateboard
MISSION VIEJO - A Mission
Viejo man was killed early
Saturday when he fell from his
skateboard and suffered
massive head injuries, the
Orange County Sheriff's
Department reported.
The victim, Phillip Panetta,
was not wearing protective
headgear when the skateboard
he was riding hit a so-called
"Bott Dot" in the road and he
was thrown off, said sheriff's
Lt. Larry Abbott.
-submitted by Cody Blanco,
Lancaster, CA
1. Welcome To Hell
2 Thrill Of It All
3. Mouse
4. Trilogy
5. Life In The Fast Lane
-Chris McKimmons,
Victorville, CA
1. Joey Bast
2. Pontus Alv
3. Josh Kasper
4. Dave Mayhew
5. Donny Barley
-Luke Barth, Boca Raton, FL
poet's corner
Skateboarding
Skating is life
Kickflipping
And
Tailsliding
Energy makes you move
Boardsliding down rails
Ollieing over obstacles
And
Running from the police
Doing what we love
I couldn't do without it
Never stop skating
Going to the limit.
-Peter Ochoa, Morris, Illinois
Kindred
My vampire princess
More than just fiction
Damned.
One of my favorite fears
Seduce me
With
With your fangs
Lure me
Into a ravaging death
A
forbidden romance
Lost.
Inside your vampiric gaze
Inside you
My will is gone
Our bodies in motion.
To rise and fall
As the waves of sacrificial lust
Brought together
By the gravity of a dark moon
Reborn.
Immortal ecstacy
As you cream
On top of me
Captivated by your essence
Digging deeper
Deeper into your soul
My love for you
A flame burning only to destroy
Untamed.
To feel my body against yours
To taste the blood on your tongue
To taste between your thighs
To die inside you
To make love to a vampire.
-Adrian Williams, Stockton, CA
contest results
MT SOPRIS SK8 PARK
OCT 26, EL JEBEL, CO
Expert Mini-Ramp:
1. Garrett Davidson
2. Petar
3. Wes Wright
4. Jay Tubbs/Mike Young
5. Bill Cunningham
Beginner Mini-Ramp:
1. Keenan Conway
2. Zane Bloomer
3. Ryland Parry
4. Steven Vaneca
Expert Street:
1. Mike Berenger
2. Wes Wright
3.
Petar
4. Devin Schutz
5. Doran Layborn
Intermediate Street:
1. Abe Moreno
2. Evan Guetz
3. Toby Britt
4. Levi Garrett/Justin Osby
5. Nelson Harvey
INTENSITY SKATES
FALL INVITATIONAL
OCT 18, BELTSVILLE, MD
Beginner:
1. Gary Smith
2. Chillie Upathambhakul
3. Darrick Delao
4. Tyler Tuffy
5. Sam Wientzen
Intermediate:
1. Scott Archer
2. Stephen Butcher
3. Anthiny Touset
4. Thomas Barr/Andris
McKinney/Tim Pogar
Advanced:
1. Timothy Kane
2. Jason Cranford
3. Chase Dunnavant
4. Erik Smith
5. Steve Panzera
fun box
What's the only animal with an
asshole on its back? A police horse.
-Peter Newland, SF, CA
A pro skater was touring through
Texas. He walked into a bar one
night after an intense demo and
ordered a beer. The bartender
plopped a huge mug of beer down
on the bar and the skater said,
"Damn, that's the biggest beer I've
ever seen!" The bartender said,
"Everythang's big in Texas." After
four or five huge beers, the skater
wandered over to a Steakhouse.
When the waitress brought him his
food he said, "Shit, that's the biggest
steak I've ever seen." The waitress
said, "Well, honey, everythang's big
in Texas." He finished his steak, had
a few more beers and headed back
to his room. On his way back to the
hotel he slipped, fell into the pool
and started shouting. "Don't flush!,
don't flush!"
-Rod Drillmore, Amarillo, TX
(818)700-2538
Company
Style: Sean Sheffey
Available: Early Spring 98
Colors: Blue, White, Black
Auedan
98
DVS Team:
Fabian Alomar
Chico Brenes
Daniel Castillo
Shoe Compa
Tim Gavin
Keenan Milton
Richard Mulder
Eric Pupecki
DVS Shoe Company
38
Gabriel Rodriguez
Sean Sheffey
Daewon Song
Jeron Wilson
998