jimmie's
chicken
shack
...pushing the salmanilla envelope
Includes "dropping anchor" and "high"
jimmie's
Chicken
shock
MAL
DROP
Huck all off-road trucks, angry fucks,
and "you sucks" to: Mail Drop
c/o Thrasher, 1303 Underwood,
San Francisco, CA, 94124
MAKERS MARK
There was a Nissan commercial that I
saw where a dog pushes his owner out
on his recliner and they fly down a hill
and stop at a car dealership and he buys
the Nissan Frontier. Is the dog's owner
Mark Gonzales? He looks like him.
Mike Schramm
Honey Brook, PA
Gonz rides Indys. T-ed
EF MINUS
Enclosed is a descriptive essay I
wrote about my skateboard for
English class at Penn State. My.
teacher, who is an old closed-minded
bitch, didn't care too much for my
essay. She gave me a fucking D. Since
you guys can probably relate to what
the hell I'm talking about, maybe if
you think it's worthy, you can print
in your mag something. Well,
thanks for your time and for your
mag! By the way, concerning "Talkin'
Tracks" in your Feb '98 issue, if you
love Thrasher
much, you would
know what the
hell they are
called! Poser!
SO
As the sunlight
shines through my blinds
I awaken from a once heav-
enly and now incomplete slum-
ber (if one can call an endless waltz
with a "Where's Waldo" bed set
sleep). The morning, which I assume
has arrived prematurely once again,
leaves me in a zombie-like trance, for
lack of a better description. As I slowly
slither my undoubtedly mangled corpse
from its place of rest, I begin to realize.
what assuredly awaits beneath the pile.
of perspiration upon my floor. Even
before my now-dilated eyes stare upon
the only thing that keeps this young
and once innocent individual sane, the
aroma of burnt urethane sets my nos-
trils ablaze. My heart begins to race and
my fingers tremble. Visions of halfpipes.
and thoroughly waxed curbs fill my
clouded brain. What is this thing that I
have become so spiritually and mental-
ly attached to? The masses call this fine-
ly crafted American-made pleasure toy
BIRASHER
a skateboard. I figure something
of such significance to my life
shouldn't have such a primitive
name. I call her "Bessy."
As one may choose to dress with
certain clothes or drive a certain
'car, I wish to express my feelings
through my skateboard, Bessy. For
this reason riding my skateboard
is therapy for my unsettled soul.
Anyone familiar with skateboards
and the art of skateboarding can
identify with my theory on the
psychology of skating. While
cruising along a recently
paved road, the spiritual
attachment to the board
develops instanta-
Eneously. As one's feet
become somewhat
united with the deck,
the mesmerizing
sound of hard urethane
gliding along the concrete
overcomes all annoying dis-
tractions. Now, I know what
one must be pondering about all
of my psychological babble. "Is
the skateboard just some form of
Ritalin for the hyperactive?"
Maybe. The skateboard is not just
device to help troubled kids of
the world to stay constructive. In
some cases it can only add to the
chaos of teen angst.
Slowly skating along a dimly lit
street on a humid summer night
feeling every imperfection of the
concrete, my senses have become
numb. The inside of my brain
begins to cloud the differences
between right and wrong. My
eyes become fixed upon an atro-
cious display of discrimination.
THRASHER
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•Polished Ball Bearings
Brass Crown
Removable Shield
for easy cleaning
Grease Lubed for mass
speed.
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•ABEC-5
Heat Treated Black
Double Honed
Polished Races
•Polished Ball Bearings
Red Derlin® Crown
•Removable Red Shield
for easy cleaning
Teflon® Oil Lubed for
mass speed.
rocket
Produced and engineered by Steven Haigler
Plixed by Tom Lord-Alge
1999 Polytra Records, c
8 THRASHER
ISLAND