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DUSTY ROADS
The 25th anniversary of People's Park in
Berkeley, California led to a demo of mag-
nanimous magnitude. Amongst the naked
dancers, jugglers, and Free-Mumia protest-
ers, the skaters seen in the mix and ripping
the freshly-built ramps were some of the best
in the business: Chris Senn and son
Anakin, Judd Hertzler, Tony Trujillo,
John Cardiel, Julien Stranger, Ed
Templeton, Jesse and Richard Paez,
Brian Anderson, Brad Staba, Wade
Speyer, Dustin Dollin, JR Neves, Joe
Sierro, Jim Greco, Erik Ellington, Kenny
Reed, Matt Pailes, Salman Agah,
Gershon Mosely, Mark Gonzales, Chris
Pastras, Aric Hondel, and Max Schaaf
C'EST LA VIE
Susan Krause of Ocean City, MD
gets in one last grind at the now
defunct Badlands Skatepark in
Daytona Beach, FL.
with Onio and Clem. The sun was out and the
ramps were downhill. Somewhere in the middle of
it all, Staba almost got socked by an intoxicated
Greco, and the world was looking up in the sky for
Jamie Thomas, who was somewhere just waiting
for the right roof to implode off.
Mike Daher has been added to Supernaut's
pro team.
Also down in SD, Illennium Skateboards has
emerged with a squad consisting of Sam Hitz, Al
Partanen, Troy "Dirty Aussie" O'Mahoney,
Eddy Alioto, and Olu from Minneapolis. They
promise to be "rawdog soldiers of the new millen-
nium." Can't argue with that.
SIDE BURNS
Joe Pino and a renegade crew of concrete
enthusiasts are rumored to have broken all SoCal
rules of work ethic and have poured some concrete
obstacles under a downtown SD bridge. Although
gold chains are acceptable, the management
requests that all boom boxes be left at home.
In a surprise move, Andrew Reynolds and
Brian Sumner have moved off Warner Ave and
have adopted a no-freeloader policy that has
136 THRASHER
caused an overcrowding situation at the
Ellington/Steamer residence. "Take off your
shoes, please" has replaced "Don't trip over
Boulala" as the most heard quote at the Skater of
the Year's new abode.
CAPPED STREET
"Our effort involves creating
a controlled environment for
sports that are often inacces-
sible to the masses," said
Michael Gerard, mouth-
piece for the Glacier. This $65
million, 435,000 square foot
facility
scheduled for
for
Anaheim, California will
house two snowboard half-
pipes, cross-country terrain,
beginner snowboard and ski
area, a free-skating ice rink,
and six stationary wave
pools. The mutant off-
spring of Gotcha is also
known as "America's first
indoor snowboard and
surf park." The Glacier is
sun park
situated at Edison
International Field, where
as we all know the activity
of skateboarding is pro-
hibited. This exclusion of
certain uncontrolled
board sports in the identi-
cal area of controlled
environment board sports
should lead to an ava-
lanche of confusion. The
Glacier is already said to
be plotting both surf and
snow world contest events
in this media-friendly
venue that is already wired
for television and sound.
of the night. It is said that there is an unending line-
up of dancers, models, and waitresses who rate
their wave machine interpersonal dalliances as
highly erotic. All are believed in training, some for
next month's upcoming flow riding championships
in Norway. And the others?
near
Vans Incorporated is building a 50,000 square
foot skatepark in Orlando, Florida
Disneyworld and the MGM Studios theme park.
The company also is said to possess plans for
another dozen parks that range in size from five
grand Block-type ones down to some small mini-
ramps that would be located adjacent to some
extant stores. Meanwhile, across town, the park
HALL OF
MEAT
Mike Levin of Yardley, PA
busted his lip and chin kick-
flipping off a loading dock.
Carl Ekstrom, the reclusive patent holder for the
asymmetrical surf, skate, and snowboards, is
rumored to be deep into the R&D process for the
creation of a portable surfable wave machine. The
giant undertaking is being assembled in a 230,000
square foot facility near New Branfells, Texas with
the assistance of Jeff Henry. This said to be
million project is being underwritten by Swatch.
Previous Swatch promos included the Mutt
Mullen tour, the Per Welinder fashion show, and
the Mercedes-built eco-smartcar. The plan at work
here that Swatch will now be able to import the
surf along with the turf to a demo at a store/mall
near you. Also working on this first-for-the-ages
deal is Tom Lochtefelt, the scion of Wave Loch, a
company that has created 18 standing wave gener-
ation units worldwide. Private testing sessions on
the 25 mile per hour Loch near Vista, California
have drawn numerous notables as of late, such as
Tony Hawk, Chris Miller, Joey Tourtelou, and
Takuji Masuda. More disturbing undercover tub-
ing has been alleged to take place after hours in
Texas. There a certain top hand has taken to riding
the machine on-uh, with-cowgirls in the middle
known as Badlands has report-
edly shut down and run for
cover.
SHOE BOX
The coffin was nailed shut
on Creature skateboards,
sending Darren Navarrette,
Chet Childress, and Aaron
Harrison over to the equally
sinister 151. Fellow NHS
castoff Peter Hewitt is also
on at 151. Mike Rafter and
Jake Rupp, the former
"Creature tech" force, have
been absorbed by Santa Cruz.
Pigpen, Neil Heddings, and
Chris Swanson are still with
151 despite the injection of
all the new blood.
Despite his protestations to
the contrary, Joey Tershay
acts like he's getting serious
about business. Not only did
he and brother Nick found a
company together, but lately
Joey's been hiding out at the
RPM woodworks in Hunter's
Point. Deep on the down low,
Tershay has been busted in
the act of building longboards.
NATURE VS NURTURE
Kokomo, Indiana transplant
Brian Patch's telling of the
truth as he sees it was pur-
portedly the subject of a
hush-hush publisher's inter-
company diatribe at a large skateworld conglomer-
ate magazine. It seems that the Clockwork brain's
well-known views in reference to the built in-biases
of pubs created havoc throughout the corporation.
The missive that offended involved sentiments
along the lines of: It isn't about payola, but the
mags are a two-way street where vested interests
control things. If your sponsor doesn't advertise
then you don't get coverage. It's about business.
Perhaps Patch and Clockwork may yet prevail with
a uniquely rising team that includes Sergie.
Ventura, Anthony Acosta, Ryan Sheckler, and
Ultra deathsport fighter Thomas Denny.
BOWL BUST
The non-contest of the year went off in a major
Iway at the Basic Cloverleaf pool in Huntington.
Beach. This was the fourth such unannounced con-
test at the clandestine spot, and Jeff Grosso
seemed to win out over Salba, Remy Stratton,
Mark Partain, and Dave Ruel. But how can you
judge or label skating that advanced and varied?
Completely differing lines and styles were the stan-
dard commonality. Everyone present rated it epic
and many made note that the standing room only
audience and bulging field of competitors blew
away some recent "official" contests. Even the
HBPD rolled by, but they seemed fixated on finding
Ali Boulala, Andrew Reynolds, and Dustin Dollin,
or any of the ousted Pissdrunx who the same cops
drove off from Warner Ave.
Old school tributes are a dime a dozen, but how
much do
new Road Riders resemble the ancient
do the
Krypto formulation? Is D.David involved? Is Salba
still getting ripped off?
Salbaland tours are deploying constantly, led by
Salba himself. Recent participants include Julien
Stranger, Arco, Nick Hendersen, Kelly Bellmar,
and Richard Paez. Each is sworn to secrecy about
locations near and dear to the lord's heart. In fact,
Steve Alba is so worried
that people will figure
out that there are some-
thin
thing like thirteen rip-
pable pools within a
four-mile radius of his
house that he's said to
become rather paranoid
about where he parks
his van. Some claim
he's resorted to using
the well known van as a
decoy to throw off
uninvited searchers and
unwanted intruders.
CRAB FEST
Contemporary
truck
SHOWED OFF
Tony V showed up at
London's South Banks alleged-
BAIL-O-RAMA
as
ly on a vacation. Perhaps a lit-
tle recon was in the works
he and his swarthy associate
appeared outraged over the
abundance of gouging distribu-
who were offering low-
tors
quality generic imitations at
top prices. Semi-legit States-
branded setups went for over
$200 US. Is this junk glut why
many companies are passing
on touring Europa this season?
Omar Hassan is widely regarded as a kicked-
back individual who pos-
sesses a shrewd financial
mind. According to
friends, he recently got
his sponsor Quiksilver to
kick down for several
years of outstanding
stock
options that Omar
decided to exercise. This
cise.
lucrative act is believed
to have immediately net-
ted the skater over 100
thousand dollars. Aided
by Danny Kwock's
advice and his Q funding,
Hassan managed to cor-
ner a choice piece of real
estate the next day. As
for Quiksilver, sales are
believed to be surpassing
their $300 million a year
mark that they achieved
last year.
Ben Lockhart of Anderson, CA
tried to reel in a really, really big
one but the line broke. Whoops!
unmentioned
development projects
include the fabled Girl
truck and that old.
standby, the "fifteen
years in engineering and testing soon to be
released" Powell truck. Both are said to be close to
the market by those who follow such things.
Cameron Diaz was observed hanging by the
Escalante brothers' ramp and ad hoc driving
range in the esoteric hamlet of Seaside.
Apparently she was claiming new resident status.
Also spotted were Adrian Young, Rich
Harbour, and Kevin Boyle.
JIM GRECO DROWNING
ON DRY LAND.
Longtime activist skater George Orton is
believed to have affected a major change in the
upcoming format of televised "extremist sports
competitions" like the Gravity-X-Trans-MTV-
sports-arts extravaganzas. Orton's big innova-
tion was the revolutionary concept that people
POSER
OF THE
MONTH
NAME:
Shane Perkins
BLAME:
Recycling Ripper
SHAME:
Dumpster Duty
actually stand up on their skateboards while
competing. Watch for this and other brazen bas-
tardizations of luge riding. George is to be con-
gratulated for having both the guts and perse-
verance to lobby for reality.
Quim Cardona, Matt Beach, Adam Luxford,
and Andrew Currie teamed up on tour in
Australia, where they force-fed Lance Mountain
kangaroo meat. The change in diet apparently did
not agree with Mountain, who returned to his
Alhambra home where he seriously began training
as a distance swimmer. Unfortunately the swim-
ming didn't work for Lance all that well either, and
he ended up with a back injury. The doctors then
suggested he take up skateboarding.
DESIGNER LINES
"The future of retail lies in catering to the Gen 2
Youth-Quake population explosion."
-Marvin Winkler, CEO Gotcha
"Skateparks are turning into places for mothers to
have birthday parties for their kids."
-Lance Mountain
"I've got an all-access pass, so it's all cool from
the get."
"My life isn't just fun and games."
-Joey Tershay
-Mark Gonzales