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SKAN SIN
by way of chide, lunar tide, or the voices in your
head to which you abide to: Mail Drop c/o Thrasher,
PO Box 884570, San Francisco, CA 94188-4570.
BROS & HOES
My letter is in response to a few
things I read in the May 2000 Trash
section. First of all, I would like to
commend Mike Maldonado on his loy-
alty to good friend Bam Margera over
the Tum Yeto incident. It stokes me
out to know there are still people in
this world who will stick up for their
own whatever the consequences.
Mike, you are a true skateboarder.
Cherish him, Bam, every cornrow on
his head. I'd also like to give a big pat
on the back to Kyle Berard, who won
his first pro contest at Utopia
skatepark and then passed up
the cash to stay amateur. A
week before, he kicked ass in
Tampa and without a doubt
could've (and still will) have
a promising pro career. In
today's glamorized-big
money-celebrity pro skate-
boarder world, you just don't
see this happen. Guys who
couldn't hold a candle to Kyle are
livin' large on reputation alone.
Kyle, in my book, you fuckin' rule.
Skate forever.
Jeff Mozer
Lexington, KY
Forever is a long time. T-ed
SCHNAPPS MAN
Hands down, Jim Greco wins the
highest ollie contest after draining a
fifth of gin. That's the prerequisite.
Hands down, Jim Greco wins the
biggest prick award at the same event.
Oh, one more: Ed Templeton for the
biggest fruitcake with an undying love
for ollie impossibles. And as far as
Tony Hawk is concerned, full upside-
down loop in a fullpipe and the landed
900. Now this cranky old bitch wants
to retire? Yeah right, Tony, why don't
you just stick to retiring your three
Mercedes every couple months and
get your ass back into competition!
What's wrong with Willy Santos? Is he
hiding out, taking refuge in some reli-
gious temple? Why doesn't the Zero
team just get uniform haircuts, like a
Johnny Ramone bowl cut? Those cats
are too busy with their scalp threads,
and Jamie Thomas needs some seri-
ous help with his gear. What's with this
mountain gear, Jamie? Get a pair of
shorts, hit the streets, and skate! And
why doesn't Mike Vallely take a chill
pill? Maybe if the uptight prick
smoked some dope every once in
a while...
BIBLE ON
Todd Zack
Branford, CT
This is from a bunch of
fellow diehard skaters in
lockdown. We are so
fucking sick of all these gangster
wanna-bes. Fuck homies! There's only
a small band of us left. I thought I
would drop you guys an envelope with
a spawn from the abyss, for all those.
Bible-thumping Jesus cocksuckers.
My boy Travis and I are out pretty
soon, and hopefully you will be featur-
ing us in your magazine. We both have
prior sponsorship experience. Hey,
drop us a line back, especially if our lit-
tle envelope friend makes it.
Ben Theisen
Hello? Is anybody there? T-ed
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