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I'm not one of those skaters who
hates rollerbladers just 'cause they
rip off all our tricks or dress like
skaters or even because they're
always overcrowding our parks, but
damn, this is too much. Skaters have
been skating that place since 87.
Now 'cause there are so few skaters
left and so many kids rollerblading,
the owner says skateboards get in
the way and damage the metal
ramps. Fuck that. It's metal. The
owner is Joe Nanny and he lives in
Murray, KY. He must pay for this evil
deed upon the skateboarding com-
munity. The worst thing is when a
cool spot is taken from you and your
friends. Nowadays when I come
across a cool spot I keep it on the
down low 'cause all these fresh-
dressed posers out there don't under-
stand it's about fun and not some
scene or an image; or at least that's
what I've come to see. Anyway,
death to Joe Nanny, and fuck off
and die to Puff Daddy.
A pissed off skater,
E Scott
Proucan, KY
Don't worry, he's next. T-ed
ROYAL FLUSH
I was reading the Mail
Drop of your 204th issue,
with the "Back Track"
article by Bryan Grote.
Similarly, my family was-
a
n't around as I was growing up. I
started skating when I was twelve
with
friend named Ricky
Iverson. We skated together for
four years until my parents got
divorced and we moved away. I
hardly saw Ricky after that. I
started high school in a new town
and grew lonely and depressed. I
felt like an outcast and a freak
'cause I was different and I was
treated that way. I started getting
stupid, believing that the only
way I could meet girls and make
friends was to quit skating...So I
did. I got caught up in all the typ-
ical shit, buying popular clothes,
popular music, and acting "popu-
lar." It was stupid. I felt empty
and like something was wrong. I
didn't know what it was until I
was watching MTV and saw a
skater on a halfpipe just totally
rippin' it. I realized I was lying to
myself. I wasn't BEING myself. I
am still skating and will for as
long as I can (can meaning until I
I am an old man). I am now 20
years old. Like Bryan Grote said,
"Keep it real." Don't worry about
the little shit. Skating will get your
through it. Remember the reasons
you started; express yourself.
Mark Anderson
Lacy Lakeview, TX
(formerly Duluth, MN)
Learn Madonnas. T-ed
JESSE JAMES
I have been riding skateboards
since 1976 and reading Thrasher
since Mike Muir was on the cover.
I have never been very good, but I
always have fun. All the people i
I used to skate with have
graduated to wives, moun-
tain bikes, and/or
rollerblades. That's OK-
more for me. I'm glad
that skateboarding is ag
crime. I love being a
fucking outlaw ass-
hole. It sharpens you up
in every way. It makes
you smart and tough. I
hate those "skate-
boarding is not a crime"
T-shirts and stickers. That's a lie.
Admit that you are a criminal and
enjoy it.
Most people know about the
phoenix, but not many know
about the blue girl he carries in his
talons. Some call her the angel of
death because they see the wings
of the phoenix behind her. But shel
shoots a weapon with no sights,
for we, the thrashers, are her
crosshairs. Her name is the secret
word that means "the captivator"
and her mouth is flecked with the
blood of our enemies.
Ellis Langlitz
Westtown, NY
So do I. T-ed
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