Thrasher back issues from January 2002:
Prime Cuts: Owl's Head Park, Brooklyn, NY.(skateboard park)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; O'Dell, Pat ... SINCE OWL'S HEAD OPENED, LOTS OF CITY KIDS HAVE COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK, including Gino lannucci, Joey Alvarez, Ian Reid, Peter Bici, Ivan Perez, Spencer Fujimoto and Supreme Alex and Akira, as well as transients like the Razo brothers, the Serra brothers, Buddy & Rick, Tex Adam, Bato, ...
Hessian. (Zine Thing).(subscription calls)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Unglue your lips from the bong and your ass from the couch, and send a buck or two to Hessian, at 2000 Casitas St, Oceano, CA 93445. It's got mostly clip art and ripped-off photos, but some poignancy as well, lamenting ...
Razorcake. (Zine Thing).(subscription calls)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Issue #4 of Razorcake is out, and maintains the quality of its predecessors. The slick cover can't hide the gritty interior, and this one's got some good stuff: A piece on punk in movies (but they conspicuously left out Repo Man), ...
Layers. (Zine Thing).(subscription calls)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Next up on the chopping block is Layers. Layers of what you might ask? Well, the easy answer would be layers of bad writing, but that would be too easy. It's a pretty well put together 'zine, with a slick but well-timed look. It's got stuff on building a ramp; a piece on suicide; a photo ...
Punk. (Zine Thing).(subscription calls)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Awright, it's been 25 years since PUNK 'zine first hit the streets of NYC and elsewhere. The Ramones, Blondie, The Dead Boys, The Dictators and countless others got some of their earliest press in the pages of PUNK; and it helped define a movement. Like all good things, however; it met its ...
A letter of condolence to the employees of corporate PR departments.(public relations)(Brief Article)(Column)
Jan 01, 2002; Henry, Ryan ... Dear Mr. Mackin ... Rev. Richard J. Mackin Gorsky Press PO Box 320504 Cocoa Beach, FL 32932 A letter of condolence to the employees of corporate PR departments around the world (especially those persons who work for the makers of ...
You Can Only be Washed up Once.(Mark Gonzales, narrative)(Brief Article)(Column)
Jan 01, 2002; Gonzales, Mark ... "YOU ARE WASHED UP. YOU DON'T OWN anything. I feel sorry for you." I took that in and thought about it. Yeah, I'm washed up; I'm a has been. At least I can still smile. I was smiling 'cause I was at the top of a hill and just before me was a bright yellow Karmann Ghia with its windows ...
Pad Nannies: a park monitor reference guide.(skateboarding)
Jan 01, 2002 ... BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. After an uninterrupted era of street devastation-using the excuse "There's nowhere else to skate!" the entire time--skateparks are finally here in a big way ...with a catch. They're contaminated. Park monitors and pad enforcers are a plague; the No-Fun Police ...
Canvas.(Orr Menard)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... BEHOLD THE PATRON SAINT OF READER SUBMISSIONS, Orr Menard. A comic here, an Envelope of the Month there, a simple letter, "Hey, how do I get a Canvas?"--it's pretty straight-forward. Guys like Orr crank out ...
Three-Day Weekend: Vans Triple Crown, Oceanside, CA. Oct. 4-7.(submission guideline anecdotes, Thrasher zine)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Byrnes, Lindsey ... HOW TO END UP WITH A CONTEST ARTICLE SO BAD, EVEN THRASHER WON'T PRINT IT. 1. Miss the first two days. This way you won't be able to refer to any one's qualifying runs or the practice sessions. It's always interesting to write about the skaters who were ripping during practice ...
RDS Tough Guy Tour II: The Court Date.(Red Dragons Skateboarders)
Jan 01, 2002; Pommier, Scott ... Last fall the Red Dragons hit the road. They journeyed from Vancouver, British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta via Calgary. They dubbed the trek the Tough Guy Tour. During their travels they ran into a few complications with locals who reckoned that they were even tougher guys. Suffice to ...
Jamie Thomas: "I'm Having a Lot More Fun". (Heads).(on making skateboarding video)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... I know you're working hard on a new video. Do you have an overall philosophy when it comes to putting a skate video together? In the beginning you're just filming. You're just trying to do what you can to get the ball rolling. You try and see what you can do to get trips and ...
J. T. Aultz: "Justin Travis Aultz". (Heads).(skateboarder)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... Are people ever surprised to hear that you're from San Diego? Yeah, kinda because of the whole Deluxe thing. Is it difficult to be a Real-sponsored skater living in an Osiris-held stronghold? Not really. I get a lot of shit sometimes. Deluxe, you know, they ...
Roberto Aleman: Parties in Camelot. (Heads).(skateboarder)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Peterson, Clint ... Where were you born? Elche, near Alicante in Spain. How was it learning a new language? I'm still learning. I'm trying to speak good English, but little by little. I have a lot of people helping me and I'm also giving my part. Hopefully I'll learn it all ...
Ben Gilley: "I Just Skate, Eat Burgers, and That's it.". (Heads).(skateboarder)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... Are you any relation to the famous country singer? Mickey Gilley? No. Although I get that quite a bit. How did you become known as "The Barbarian?" I went skating with Jamie Thomas, Mumford, and Ellington, and I asked if I could skate the rail with them ....
Mileage High.(skateboarding parks, United States)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... MORE OFTEN THAN NOT YOU THINK THAT THE SKATE SPOTS IN YOUR TOWN SUCK. Well ... you're probably right. This is why most teams and photo monkeys get to go on missions to other skaters' spots in other cities. On the next few ...
Austin Stephens.(skateboarder)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Templeton, Ed ... AUSTIN STEPHENS IS SO TOGETHER, HE SHOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND QUIT SKATING. He's not like one of these freaky kids you see whose kiekflipping ability is the only thing keeping them out of prison or an insane asylum. He's got a sharp hairstyle true--but it doesn't count for the ...
Buried Treasure: A tale of "Seek and you shall find".(filing cabinet anecdote)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Jake: "Mr. Ogden. do we have the Kenny Anderson sequence that we've been so desirous of?" Luke: "I don't know." Jake: "Well, being that you are the fucking photo editor maybe it would be in your best interest I to find it." Luke: (No response) ...
Holidays in the Sun.(punk rock concert)
Jan 01, 2002; Nicholson, Melissa ... HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN BROUGHT legendary UK punk rock icons Sham 69, Anti-Nowhere League, Exploited, GBH, Slaughter & The Dogs, and the Cockney Rejects to the Maritime Hall for three days of chaos. Over 3,000 young and old punks and skins alike crawled but to see the bands deliver an ...
The Anniversary.(music group)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Epstein, Joseph ... IF THEIR VAN IS ANY INDICATION, THE MEMBERS OF THE ANNIVERSARY, WHOSE DESIGNING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN was on our must-have list last year, are headed in the right direction with their about-to-be-released Your Majesty. Their story has been retold a bunch of times, so we'll be quick: They're ...
EI Beardo's Corner. (Carve).(Nardwuar, Mike Watt and Mexico)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Harris, Andy ... THERE IS GOOD NEWS TO BE HAD--good news for all. Life is not the smoldering shit-heap we thought it to be after all. No need to look farther, for exciting diversions are a around every corner. Sure, there are still plenty of security beat downs, drunk driving carnage scenes, and your ...
San Geronimo.(Peter Martin)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2002; Wheatley, Gary ... SAN GERONIMO'S SELF-TITLED EP ON COLDFRONT Records is causing quite a stir in the underground. While initial interest was caused by Peter Martin's previous work with Lifetime and Jets to Brazil, the content of the CD itself soon became what all of the talk was about. Almost 18 minutes of ...
From the Smallest State. (Notes).(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... FROM THE SMALLEST STATE IN THE union comes Watjen, upbeat and sultry female-fronted punk that'll leave men swooning. Their debut 7" "Stove Boat or Dead ...
The Piranhas' "Dictating Machine Service" 7" on Rocknroll Blitzkrieg. (Notes).
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... The Piranhas' "Dictating Machine Service" 7" on Rocknroll Blitzkrieg is pretty much a mess of misshapen spasticism, and is consequently somewhat ...
Perhaps resurrecting a once-lost genre, the anti-Reagan song/band once prevalent in the early- to mid-eighties, comes Reagan SS. (Notes).(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Perhaps resurrecting a once-lost genre, the anti-Reagan song/band once prevalent in the early- to mid-eighties, comes Reagan SS. They've got a split with JBA (That's John Brown's Army, Christ, haven't they heard of JFA?) that they apparently ...
And speaking of older stuff, even farther back was The Plugz. (Notes).(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... And speaking of older stuff, even farther back was The Plugz. Back when substituting a "z" for an "s" in your name was outlandish, wacky or punk, they played some pretty ...
How's about cramming 11 hardcore bands onto one 7"? Holland's Kangaroo label has done it. (Notes).(rock music)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... How's about cramming 11 hardcore bands onto one 7"? Holland's Kangaroo label has done it. The comp. is pretty good, with a few standouts (Creeping Jesus being one, who sound like the earlier, punker Zeke) and a range of hardcore from the super fast and ...
Norton has reissued a bunch of Mighty Hannibal stuff, covering 1965-1972. (Notes).
Jan 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Norton has reissued a bunch of Mighty Hannibal stuff, covering 1965-1972. Hannibal was a turban-sporting soul singer who lived the life and paid his dues (and you can read about it in the extensive, autobiographical liner notes); and had a hit or two along the way. ...
Roots, Rock, Revival. And Shit Kickers to Boot.(various; new music releases)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002; Henry, Ryan ... Justin Travis Aullz may never have heard of "them," but Merle Haggard is still alive and kicking out jam after jam, this time with a record of (mostly) 1950s-era Lefty Frizzel and Hank Williams covers. Aptly titled Roots, on the big E, Merle's tributes and originals are raw, dark, and ...
Board Bin/Girl Street: Ketchum, Idaho. (Shop of the Month).(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Growing from its roots as a "fingerboard only shop," the Board Bin has finally taken the giant step and now sell the real thing. "It was definitely a controversial move," states long-time manager Dave Kelso. "Personally, I thought going heavy into finger puppets would have been a more ...
Trash.
Jan 01, 2002 ... KING FOR A DAY Following a full recovery from some back problems and some general street style ass-kicking, Alex "Mouly" Moul has been added to the Santa Cruz roster as a new pro with a model in stores soon. AFTER YEARS OF SPECULATION AND REJECTION, ANOTHER MIGHTY ...
Five.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Greats 1. Anthony Ogelsby 2. Mark Wyndham 3. Joseph Swindel 4. Steve Ortega 5. Dennis Fingers Mike Fuller, Byron, NV Great backside tailslides 1. Mike Carroll 2. Adrikan Lopez ...
Funbox.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Q: What do Michael Jackson and Burger King have in common? A: They both get between 12-year-old buns. Tyler Franklin, Danville, CA ...
Firing Line.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Marc Johnson Age: Late 70s Favorite new pro Louie Barletta Favorite old pro: Kelly Bird Jake Phelps: Love him. Walking mental tiling cabinet First shred sled: Nash executionet OCD: ...
Awful Truth.(Frankston parking officers manhandle skateboarder)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Frankston LONG ARM OF THE LOT? Frankston police are investigating an alleged assault on a young skate-boarder by two parking officers. A witness described the incident in the Clyde St. mall as "heavy handed." "The boy was basically being manhandled," said the witness ...
