ON BOARD
POET'S CORNER
CAME ROOM
Our very favorite San Jose resident Crystal Solomon has struck again, this
time in the form of a company word scramble. The first ten readers to suc-
cessfully unscramble all 20 company names and send us their answers will
receive a free Thrasher t-shirt. It's fun, kids, so send your guesses to: Word
Scramble c/o Thrasher, PO Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
1. DUHNRET
2. BEFUMEDR ICNTOHGL
3. FREE
4. ORZE
5. LIGR
6. XAIMT
7. HKTNI
11. YKLCU
12. HYMRTH
13. NROIO
14. GLINWLUG
15. XURK
Lawn Ornament
the garden dvert
stands beneath
the magnolia
trees
the magnolia trees wave
in the breeze
the garden dwarf waves
then continues raking leaves
8. VSNA
9. TONICODESLAD
10. XSEIENT
16. PLMEA
17. EMCA
18. EITPDENENDN
19. ACLHTOEOC
20. CD
I Do Not Understand
I do not understand
Why ankles have to be so soft
Why bladers think they are better than skaters
Why I keep slipping out on kinked rails
But most of all I do not understand
Why cops have to mess with skaters every
day for skating (I could be walking on the
street with my skateboard and get harassed,
but when I'm without my skateboard they
just smile)
What I do understand is
Why I still skateboard after putting up with all
of the above
(skate to live)
-Cassidy North, Chico, CA
fight fire with gasoline.
a bloody mess
each pump of my heart
brings more red
real gory like say
where's my skateboard?!
anger swells
each fall
is followed by three seconds
of hate
but subsides
what was once churning
has now come to a healthy stir
where's my skateboard?!
should I quit?
should I run away and cry?
naw!
I want more
faster
bloodier
I want more more more!
where the hell is my skateboard?!
-Daniel Davis, Austin, TX
Pool Tips
If you're looking for good speed,
I'll tell you what you need.
You gotta take it wide and let it ride.
But sometimes you gotta
Go low'to get the flow.
Master the shall'ens;
That's where the fun begins.
Look for spots to do grinds and airs
That's where you lose all your cares.
You might even make it over the stairs.
If the cops come, play dumb
If you get the chance, run
In any circumstance.
Search every abandoned house
As if it were cheese
Getting hunted by a mouse.
If you find one but someone lives there
Offer them some beer and ask if they'd care.
Last off, follow your own rules
And leave the laws for the fools.
-David Palmer, Oceanside, CA
CONTEST RESULTS
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Azte
Jamie Smith pokes a
backside box jumper
into second place.
Sponsored
1. Mike Lantz.
2. Jamie Smith
3. Stormy Pruett
Advanced
1. Alex Davis-Smith
2. Zach Gibson
3. Patrick McInerney
Axis Skatepark
Knoxville, TN
October 16, 1999
Stormy Pruett throws a
stalefish off the quarter
and into third place.
Intermediate
1. Peter Barbee
2. Jeff Rohlman.
3. Dustin Sheehy
Best Trick
Graham Bickerstaff,
nollie, hardflip
the pyramid
FUN BOX
What did Billy say to Santa at the
Comedy Club?
Santa, you sleigh me! -Stevie Shultz, SLC, UT
5 CREATS
1. Chad Muska
2. Jamie Thomas
3. Steve Olson
4. Bob Burnquist
5. Andrew Reynolds
-Adam Metz, Howell, MI
1. Rick McCrank
2. Andrew Reynolds
3. Brian Anderson
4. Jamie Thomas
5. Cairo Foster
-Chris Ray, Mesquite, NV
1. The Faction
2. Misfits
3. Minor Threat
4. Bad Brains
5. Agent Orange
-Zach Koss, Rosebud, MT
1. Sex Pistols
2. Descendents
3. Binge drinking
4. Beans & toast
5. Old English 800
-Pottsy, Australia
FIRING LINE
CHRIS SWANSON
Age: 21
Home: Paramount, CA trailer park
Sponsors: 151, Vans, Spitfire, Independent, Hot Rod
Car: '69 Chevelle
Baby: Girl
Favorite Fuck-Up: Pigpen
Favorite Way to Slam: Hard
Musical Genius: GG Allin
Living In a House Full of Women: Sucks
Favorite Bible Verse: "Let there be light"
Y2K Expectations: Same shit as every day
Favorite Swimming Stroke: Backstroke
My Tummy Hurts When: I eat Taco Bell
Eat It: Dusty
Sign: Scorpio
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