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WHO'S NEXT?
Official 1998 THRASHER S.O.T.Y. Ballot
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Please write your 3 choices for Thrasher's
1998 Skater of the Year in the spaces provided below.
Commit all ripe green zits, old cold
grits and unearthed cherry pits to:
Mail Drop. c/o THRASHER.
PO Box 884570.
San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
HARD LINE
On the surface you will read or
hear how skateboarding
Lost another of its finest sons.
That's not the way it is.
True skateboarders never leave.
True skateboarders are kept alive
by the stories they leave behind.
The streets will remember.
The ramps will never forget.
The pools, empty or now filled, will
never forget.
The stories the spots will tell about
Phil will last forever.
Anyone who ever met, skated or
saw Phil skate will
keep him alive as long
as they are breathing.
The memories won't.
fade.
They can't.
Phil may be gone
But he will never be
forgotten.
Phil will always be here.
You know he will.
Forever.
Jim Thiebaud
SF, CA
LADIES' NIGHT
This letter is for bitch-
Stool
Ta kont
ladies, is on a skateboard. Further-
more, any respectable girl, who
knew of and had wit to comprehend
the allegedly sexist views of myself
and Mr Gonzales, would gladly take
either of us to their bosom or
between their legs. It is a respectable
girl who would not be seen on a
skateboard. Ask my girlfriend.
Brandon Jeanpierre
CRAB FEAST
Modesto, CA
I'm having a problem with my
board and I was wondering if you
CIVE ASPILL
PHIL!
es who continue to complain about
and doubt the righteous opinions of
Matt Gonzales, myself, and others
like us. It really bothers me to realize
what kind of a world we live in: a
world plummeting straight down to
hell because women simply won't
accept their place. As men, we try to
direct them to that place, but, inci-
dentally, we ourselves have no clue
where exactly that place is; however,
we do know where it is not. And that,
etrie tran
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could help me. Every
time I push off, the
board turns left. I've
tried placing my feet at
different places, but it
doesn't help.
What
could be wrong and how
can I fix it?
Eric Smith
Jamestown, TN
Ride it upside down. T-ed
DOWN TIME
Hello, my name is
Ryan. I'm 22 years old
and I've been skate-
boarding for about 11.
years. Although skating for half of
my life has ruined most of my body,
I would never exchange the time I
spent skating for anything else. Knee
surgery, ankle surgery, dislocated
joints, broken bones; they all seem
like a small price to pay. Just like
most of you, this passion rules my
whole life and hopefully always will.
Thrasher was my first magazine and
still remains my favorite. I would like
to sincerely thank you guys and any-
Send ballots to: SOTY c/o Thrasher
1303 Underwood Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124
不英雄 ZERO!
THRASHER
Magazine
POBox 884579
SanFrancisco, CA
94188-4570
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