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ON BOARD
AWFUL TRUTH
Is society regressing back to the
days of segregation, or was this
sign altered just because South
Bend, IN's rollerbladers couldn't
keep up and needed a handicap?
-submitted by Brigid Hynes-Cherin
SKATEBOARDING
POET'S CORNER
This is what gets me high
Trooper
While others catch planes to fly
As their machines explode, crash and burn
I watch fire fall out of the sky from the ground
And I've learned
If God gave me wings, I'd be a bird so I could
Instead he gave a board cut from nice maple wood
And as times passed I've progressed and got fresh
My falls on concrete the only way I've burnt flesh
My ankles are sore, my back is a mess
PROHIBITED
ALONG
EAST RACE
FUN BOX
How did the rollerblader
break his arm while rak-
ing leaves? He fell out of
the tree. -Supergirl, Port
Angels, WA
I knew this rollerblader
who was so stupid, he...
..failed the test of the emer-
gency broadcast system.
..tried to get a refund at the
football game, because he
heard there was going to be
a quarterback. -Rubio,
Carrboro, NC
GREATS
1. Simon Woodstock
2. Duane Peters
3. Ray Barbee
4. Eric Koston
5. Bobby Puleo
-Supergirl, Port
Angels, WA
My shins are all cut up from all the tre-flips I've missed
And no matter where I skate, someone's getting pissed
Seems what I'm doing is getting me dissed
So...
Fuck them P-Haters, jealousy won't get you shit
And stay off my sidewalk lest you want your back to get
Twist...-Marc Croswell, Cincinnati, OH
Try as I may
I remain dismayed
Judgement Day
Without hope, and full of rage
I look forward to the Judgement Day.
Yes, but not my own
Truly it will be their day to pay
As for us, we shall skate and wait
For their death, for their Judgement Day.
Surely brothers and sisters
You know whom I speak of
They mock skaters day after day.
Oh, yes, we know them
And they shall pay and pay.
Remain strong and patiently wait
Most of all never stop,
Always I skate. -Corey, San Jose, CA
FIRING
RUDY LINE
JOHNSON
Age: 24
Location: My house
Sponsors: Girl, DC, Indy.
Heart Size: Bigger than my fist.
Favorite Terrain: Concrete.
Favorite Board Graphics: Olde English 40 oz.
Worst Injury: Breaking my left hand.
Last Place Skated: West High.
Hobbies: Music, cruising my Vespa, hanging
out with my friends.
Shout outs: My homies Joey, Gabriel, Guy,
Coolio, Billy, Skizz, my bro Al, Paulo, Hymie,
and the Gavinator.
SWITCH FLIPS
Ben Swieskowski of Des Moines, IA, rear-
ranged the letters in "Alien Workshop" and
discovered a few hidden messages: "Newish
Rap Look," "How Aliens Pork," "No,
Worship an Elk" and "Whoa, Poser Link."
We took a closer look at a few other skate
company names and discovered that there.
were more secret agendas. Rearrange the
following words and phrases to reveal the
covert skate company name:
1. Indented Pen
2. Coins
3. Fire Tips
4. I Found A Ton
5. I Race Me
6. Yo, Nice Math
7. Barely Sucking
Don't peek, but if you're really stuck, the
answers appear at the bottom of the page.
Please send your contributions for this page to:
On Board c/o Thrasher, 1303 Underwood
Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94124.
The winner of January's "Of Where Does This Remember Me
From?" contest is Dustin Schwartz of Morgan Hill, CA. He correctly
identified the trick as a fakie backside.
nosegrind, and the photo as Daniel
Castillo from the DVS ad in
the November Thrasher.
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Keenan Milton Richard Mulder Eric Pupecki Gabriel Rodriguez Sean Sheffey Daewon Song Jeron Wilson
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