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TOMATO
My request is: How the hell is
Axion, the footwear, pronounced? Is
it Ac-tion, or is it Ax-see-on?
Thanx,
Tim Capistran
Santa Ana, CA
The pronunciation is actually steel-
toed-boot. T-ed
GIRL TALK
I am writing in response to a let-
ter written to Thrasher in the July
1998 issue. It was sent by a boy who
was whining because his sister
skates and is
determined to be
dete
to
pro by the end
high school. He
described in his
letter that girls
belong in the
kitchen, should
be beaten by
male acquaint-
ances, and should
DEFINITELY
their
NOT SKATE
Skateboarding is
not a male only
activity I think
it's great that
your sister has
taken the chal-
lenge to conquer
the
the pavement,
MODEL OF MATERNITY
My son has skateboarded for a few
years now, and as he grows up so do
his friends. I hear them talk some-
times about how none of the girls at
school will give them the time of day
because they're different or dirty or
just because they have skateboards.
To me, that's ridiculous. Some of my
son's older friends are seniors in high
school, and even though I'm a happi-
ly married woman, I
can't help but
notice them a little bit sometimes. I
think they notice me a little too--I'm
for a
none too shabby for a mother of a
Kenneth Kupfer of Olathe, KS and
his Pez Puleo.
whether she's good or not. The cake
of your letter, O tortured one, is the
absolute predictability of your
future embarrassment in the pub-
lishing of your absurd opinion. One
day you'll look back and realize
what an idiot you were. Grow up
and get laid.
Spi
NO SHIT
I just wanted to say if it's sunny,
go skate, because it might rain
tomorrow.
Alan White
Richmond, KY
fourteen-year-old
fourteen-year-old
boy I'll have
boy, I'll have you
know. My hus-
band and
and son
built a little "half-
nine" in our back-
pipe in our bac
I hear those wheels.
A Skater's Mom
Mantooth, IL
a
yard so a lot of
kids have been
kids have
coming over
summer. I don't
to an office or
go to an
anything to work
so I can hear the
boys'
skater
Skat
wheels coming up
the street from a
while away, and
let me tell you as
a woman, I get a
little thrill of
excitement when
Send a photo of the ramp with your
address and maybe you'll hear my
wheels comin' up your street. T-ed
OLLIE TAX
I just got one thing to say...Your
magazine kicks ass and has the best
skaters in it. But I have a question
for you guys. What is the strongest
skate shoe out there? I mean, I've
bought Hook-ups, Airwalks, DCS
and Vans and I pay like 70 to 80
bucks for them and they get
THRASOD
ALAN WHITE
FROM RICHMOND
MAIL DROP CO
THRASHER 1303
UNDERWOOD AVE,
SAN FRANCISCO
CA, 94124
10 THRASHER
ALAN WHITE, RICHMOND, KY
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