Thrasher back issues from September 2001:
MAIL.
Sep 01, 2001 ... Toss a wrench at all stenches, wenches and skate-proofed benches: Mall Drop c/o Thrasher, PO Box 884570 San Francisco, CA 94188-4570 I am a 13-year-old skater. I've been skating less than a year and I've been told that one of my friends and I are the best in my general region. I ...
COLD ONES.(magazine for skaters)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Lundry, Wez ... COLD ONES is a killer skate 'zine outta San Jose, CA. I picked one up at the Beans session a little while back and laughed out loud at some of the shit, although some has that in-joke quality. If you're not in, it'll fly over your head. Yuba City road trip, San Jose warehouse closure, ...
ALLEY OOP.
Sep 01, 2001; Lundry, Wez ... Florida is just great I could never say enough good things about that place, but ALLEY OOP number 7 just offered one more. Photocopied and primarily hand-written, Alley Oop documents some sick Sunshine State skating as well as honest park reviews, an interview with Tallahassee's ...
THE PIMPSONS.(Review)
Sep 01, 2001; Lundry, Wez ... Sure, the EMB period was a historic point of time for many skateboarders, but do we need a 'zine to commemorate it? Hold on to your hats, however, as THE PIMPSONS is no ordinary 'zine. It's actually a series of comics and miscallaneous stuff geared around the characters of the EMB, from an ...
ROLLING PAPERS.(Review)
Sep 01, 2001; Lundry, Wez ... ROLLING PAPERS is a 'zine outta somewhere in England, but I am not sure where as there is no address in any of the five 'zines the sent me (even though he asks readers to send him pics ...hmm ...) He calls a frontside air over a hip an indy, which would pretty much disqualify him from a ...
READ THIS.(John Doe Magazine)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001 ... John Doe Magazine has been people for over a decade now. From launch ramps, to Rolexes, to gold teeth. No glitter here--just the good old Feces Faces, interviews with pros that ask the same questions like "Have you ever been to Cheyenne, WY?" Or "Have you heard of my friend Juice?", and ...
Steve Fass.(skater remembers first encounter)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Adam, Texas ... The first time I went to FDR Skatepark, Steve Fass was there. He wasn't the only one but he might as well have been. Smith grind the bricks. Frontside air into the pillar. Tailslide revert the CIA pocket. No problem. All in one run. He cruised back up to the deck, nudged me with his elbow, ...
PODUNK TOWNS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOONFUCK.(poorly-designed skate parks)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Randall, Steve ... PODUNK TOWNS IN THE MIDDLE OF BOONFUCK nowhere tend to get put on the map by building sick pits. Following in the tradition of towns like Ripon, Lincoln City Aurnsville and Jacksonville, Donald Oregon ...
NO SURFING OHIO.(Vans Triple Crown)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Clemens, Stan ... With Billabong kicking down $250 grand to whomever surfs the biggest wave over the next three years (plus an additional $250 Gs if someone snags a 100-footer), the $55,000 combined purse offered at Cleveland's leg of the Vans Triple Crown seems like mere chump change. But hey, this is ...
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SACK ATTACK.(backpacks tested)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Randall, Steve ... BACK TO SCHOOL-THE TRANSITION FROM SUMMER SKATING TO CLASSROOM HATING IS ONE OF THE WORST TIMES IN A YOUNG SKATER'S LIFE. HOWEVER. FIND SOLACE IN KNOWING THAT YOU'LL BE FLOSSIN ON THE FIRST DAY WITH YOUR NEW BAG. IN THE CURRENT KNAPSACK AGE OF MESH POCKETS. CD HOLDERS. ZIPPER COUNTS AND ...
LAKE SHORE DRIVE.(skating opportunities in Chicago)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Melcher, Patrick ... THE LAKEFRONT HAS SEEN MANY A SKATE JAM AND SWALLOWED MANY A CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1909, CHICAGO CITY PLANNER Daniel Burnham unveiled his extensive "Plan of Chicago," a progressive and well-laid outline of public works programs which would propel this town ...
FLIP: "Fuck USA!".(skating team tours Barcelona)
Sep 01, 2001; BURNETT, MICHAEL ... HAVING GROWN UP WITH MEXICO (Ol' Mexico) as my primary reference point for Spanish-speaking folks, I was unsure of what to expect in Barcelona, Spain, where I went on a recent skateboarding adventure. Would it be like Tijuana? But it's near France. Would it be like a French Tijuana? I can ...
TOAD.(San Francisco skater)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001 ... "JUST TRY TO ATTACK IT" How'd you get the nickname Toad? This kid called me Anti-Toadious in like fifth grade, and it just got shortened. What interests you when you are looking for spats? The architecture around here in San Francisco. I've ...
ROBBIE MCKINLEY.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001 ... "I'M GONNA MAKE A REPLICA OF THE OLD VENICE." What's up Bob? What's up Who .... Chillin'; tell me who throws those boxes of prody down your alley? I would have to say Girl skateboarding industries, DC shoes, Stealth wheels, Venture trucks, DC apparel, and ...
ENRIQUE LORENZO.(skater)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001; Burnett, Michael ... DOESN'T HAVE TO USE HIS IMAGINATION How do you want to die? Old. And in the bed. Why did you move back to Barcelona from Los Angeles? 'Cause I was having a hard time in LA, skating and getting kind of homesick. I would think, "Damn, I wish I ...
Mutation Conspiracy.(various notes)
Sep 01, 2001; Phelps, Jake ... Conspiracy theories are like assholes; everyone has I've thought up hundreds, nurtured thousands more ... Here is the state of my in the year 2001. not saying they are right or wrong, just random ponderings in a brief breath of life ... MUTATION CONSPIRACY A debate as ...
ALKALINE: "Two lazy guys and a drunk".(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Taylor, Todd ... IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LIKE JUST A LITTLE BIT, the Alkaline Trio make Hellraiser-type pop. On the surface, it's a neat little box of tuneful punk, but when you start listening with more than half an ear, millions of little hooks attached to chains fly out. Instead of ripping your face off, ...
Lars Frederiksen.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001 ... "You can't con me, I'm a fuckin' con man ..." LARS IS ONE OF THE MOST SINCERE PEOPLE I've met. Where most will say "I'll give you a call," just to be polite, surprisingly, Lars actually calls. Eben Sterling Who are the Bastards? It was Tim's ...
XZIBIT.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001 ... MAXWELL HOTEL, DOWNTOWN SF X-to-the-Z-Xzibit-the West Coast platinum hip hop superstar is rollin' through 'Frisco for the final show on his world tour, and Shelblack and I are there to meet, greet, and rep the 415. We catch up with X for an exclusive at his hotel suite where ...
FUGAZI.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Childers, Oakland L. ... IN A COUNTRY WHERE HALF OF ALL marriages end in divorce, it's hard to imagine a four-way relationship lasting very long. For the last 14 years, Fugazi has had that kind of success. The band has stuck it out and remained vital and important far beyond the boundaries of the subculture that ...
BITCHIN.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Lundry, Wez ... COORS IS RIGHT, THE WATER IN COLORADO is quite special--especially if the kids from Planes Mistaken For Stars have been sippin' from the tap. Long-haired and bearded, unpredictable lightspeed song structures, working best when unleashed in confined quarters; Planes have been making the ...
BITCHIN'.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; Hughes, Patrick ... OLD SCHOOL? NEW SCHOOL? FUCK IT. SCHOOL'S OUT, KIDS. BITCHIN' HIT LIKE every volume of Skate Rock rolled into one. Two girls and a guy playing music tuneful enough to remember and raw enough to piss off your parents. Scarred and tattooed veterans of the War Against Adult-Contemporary ...
Murder City Devils.
Sep 01, 2001; Fleming, Robin ... SINCE 1997, MURDER CITY DEVILS have traversed the continent in foul weather, with broken gear, no sleep, and a 12-pack. All seven of them--their gear shoved in a van and a trailer with a busted axle--eight months a year. The shows are hot, everyone's drunk, and by the end of the second ...
TRASH.
Sep 01, 2001 ... IN A SHOCKING MOVE, ERIK "MULE" ELLINGTON HAS QUIT ZERO AGAIN to ride for the alcohol-soaked Baker Boards, This switch (coming upon the Zero video deadline) means Mule fans will have to wait even longer for his Misled Youth follow-up. The Zero team, meanwhile, is putting finishing touches ...
POET'S CORNER.(Poem)
Sep 01, 2001; Lynn, Faye ... Lipslide my Backside Come carve my hips, Manual my nipples, Take your lipslide Over my ...
FIVE.
Sep 01, 2001 ... Great underrated video parts 1. Chad Knight, 7 Steps to Heaven 2. Ricky Oyola, Eastern Exposure III 3. Tyrone Olson Still Life 4. Lennie Kirk, FTC 3 5. Phil Shao, Just Another Day on the ...
FIRING LINE: JIM GRECO.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2001 ... DOB: 12.25.77 Height: 5'9" Weight: 147-150 Eyes: Dark brown Favorite GG Allin Song: "I Love Nothing" Food: Budweiser First Good Axe: Rob Roskopp Who's Rad: Upson, Drew, Jimmy Michelob First ...
Woman gets 20-year sentence in beating of skateboarder.(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001 ... OKLAHOMA CITY -- An 18-year-old woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1999 beating of a 15-year-old boy with his skateboard. Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Gump said the attack on Israel Byrd was unprovoked. Gump said Byrd is lucky to be alive ....
