Thrasher back issues from February 2002:
Mail Drop.
Feb 01, 2002 ... AFTER LIFE We never seem to be alive until we start skating. It's strange, but I'd say 90% of my memories are of skating, or of things my friends and I who have met through skating have done. All those times were the greatest in my life, and I make more everyday and everywhere ...
Haw! (Zine Thing).(cartoonist Ivan Brunetti)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Ivan Brunetti is a most disturbed individual, the kind of guy on which the FBI is in the process of amassing a large file of data. well, at least that's my guess. He is the sicko/savant behind a comic entitled "Schizo," and has just released on the world a small book of his very twisted ...
Hope St. Funnies. (Zine Thing).(comic book)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Not really a 'zine, but a sell-published comic, Hope St. Funnies offers a glimpse into the lives of some disturbing characters; for example, the guys with what looks to be encephalitis who pick their noses, eat squid, wet their pants, and spit on ...
Cold Ones. (Zine Thing).
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... NO! Say it isn't so! The last issue of Cold Ones? All good things must come to an end, and so, I guess, must this (although I am willing to bet that Andy will figure out some way to get access to a free photocopier, which seems to be the reason for this one being the final issue) ....
Swash Buckler. (Zine Thing).(magazine)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... In the vein of Villa Villa Cola (I never figured out what that one meant, but oh well) comes Swash Buckler, which pretty much sticks to the ladies side of skateboarding. This is issue #3 and it's got a few interviews and coverage mostly from the All Girl Skate jam. Although it's ...
Recoil. (Zine Thing).(magazine)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... This is the premier issue of this mostly cut and paste 'zine. It's got some pretty funny jokes, photos of graffiti, drink recipes, girls, comics, and a lot of random stuff. Also some hiphop related material and a few things ...
Mayonnaise Retro Reject Corner. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Oh God. Good thing we never throw anything away around here, right? Back from the O.G. 1983 comes Mayonnaise, a punk/new wave 'zine with bad fashion and eve better music. The Bangles have the feature interview (and show the extent to which they were down with us on the cover), followed by ...
Donald-Oregon Nontest.(skateboarding contest)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Hammeke, Joe ... CONTESTS CAN BE A DRAG SOMETIMES. Controlling skateboarders and making them wait to perform on cue just doesn't always work out. There are a select group that can deal with the pressure and in return they get a reward in the form of a trophy, cash, and sometimes even a car. Well, no one ...
King for a Day.(skateboarder Frank Gerwer)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002; Randall, Steve ... SKATEBOARDING WAS PRETTY BORING IN 1990. Videos were lame, wheels were small; there was nothin' much going on. Somewhere in that year, Blind's Video Days was released and made skating look fun again. Guy, Rudy, and Jason all had kill parts, but Mark Gonzales stole the show. His part had it ...
Stteddy Mobbin': Girl Land Barge Day Tour.(skateboarders' autograph signing events)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Woods, Shelby ... LAND WHAT? Land Barge. What that? OK, I'll tell you about the Land Barge. It's not a long story, but it's a fun story. The mission: Hit the road for a day with some of the Girl and Choclate crew in a giant RV and barge the land, barge the spots, and barge. The dudes were to do ...
GNAR--Dogs in Paradise.(skateboarding adventure and road trip)
Feb 01, 2002; Umil, Leni ... THE TRIP BREAKS DOWN LIKE THIS. First we have Mike Peterson and Kevin Graver coming from Jacksonville, FL along with Beau and J. D. who are buddies from the same Jacksonville crew. Then there's Greg Lutzka and Steve "Force" Forstner who have already traveled together a few times this year ....
Arto's Helsinki Summer.(skateboarder Arto Saari)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002 ... WHILE HIS PEERS WERE SUFFERING THROUGH the traditional agonies of the profession-the "First demo, then breakfast!"-death-by-autograph-session-windowless-cargo-vans-across-G ermany-to-cramped-contest-course-crowded-with-Europe's-finest-death-l ...
DAMN DAMS: A Volcom Contest Story.(skateboarding event)
Feb 01, 2002; Perkins, Larry ... I HAD NO IDEA THAT SO MANY HEADS WOULD SHOW UP FOR THE DAWN AM FINALS, BUT IT BROUGHT IN SOME OF TODAY'S TO PROS TO PEEP THE AMS, AND EVEN CAUSED SOME FOOL TO DRESS UP IN A DONKEY SUIT ""HEN MY TEAM MANAGER PAGED MY GIRL and told her to give me the heads up on this Damn Am ...
Mike York: Deeper than Just Hardflips. (Heads).(skateboarder)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002; Randall, Steve ... Why did you start skateboarding? I was a little hyper kid who got into riding bikes after seeing the movie Rad. That's what made me look at that kind of individual deal, and then I saw the little skateboard ad in there. The Rob Roskopp and Lucero graphics got me. So ...
Jub: "I'll Die in Michigan I Guarantee it". (Heads).(interview with skateboarder)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Melcher, Patrick ... What is Jub? It's me, dude. Nothing, it has no meaning. Why did you live in your car for six months? So I could film for the Black Label video--save money to move to Chicago. And I didn't want to burden anybody by sleeping on their couches. So ...
Tyler Hanson: Showers Less than Normal People. (Heads).(skateboarder)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002; Barnett, Michael ... Let's talk about the wrist guard. Most people I talk to know you as the wrist guard kid. My wrist is super fucked up. I can skate flatland without it, but if I skate down stairs or a handrail without it, it'll break. Have you been to a doctor? I broke it ...
Oscar Jordan: "We Were Like the Ghetto Plan B!". (Heads).(skateboarder)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... Did you ever ride for Steadham? Yeah. That was my first hook-up. I was pretty young when that happened, so it was a pretty bad introduction into the game. He wasn't really in the industry. You notice how even when me and Kanten rode for him, no one knew. Steadham was pretty ...
Jetset: Osiris whirlwind jaunt to japan/puerto rico.(skateboarders' promotional tours)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; O'Dell, Patrick ... YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF, "WHY DOES THIS DUDE KEEP GOING ON OSIRIS TOURS?" Well, they pay me a bunch of money to go to exotic parts of the world with my friends. When I tell people I'm going on an Osiris tour they imagine me trapped in a small room with T-Bone, the Kasper and ...
Rob Welsh: Alive with Pleasure!(skateboarder)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002; Barbier, Sal ... THERE ARE SOME SKATERS WHO LIVE BY A CODE WHICH DICTATES THAT THE ONLY ONES THEY COMPETE WITH ARE THEMSELVES. FOR ROB WELSH, IT'S NOT A JOB--IT'S WHAT HE LIKES TO DO. VIDEOS AND MAGAZINES WILL NEVER BE HIS PRIORITY. GETTING BETTER BY HIS OWN STANDARDS IS WHAT MATTERS TO HIM, AND IF YOU PAY ...
The Gilded and the Gold.(Short Story)
Feb 01, 2002; Schmidt, Thomas ... DANIEL WAS THE BEST SKATEBOARDER in San Antonio. His knack for smoothness and tendency to rarely fall earned him silent respect at the many spots in the hot area. Being that it was summer, Daniel traversed from schoolyard to what-not throughout the Texas temperatures. He preferred the ...
The Shape Shifters.(music group)
Feb 01, 2002; Harris, Andy ... HIP HOP! THAT'S RIGHT BITCH, YOUR FLANNEL WEARIN,' freedom rock listenin' hero is about to take a journalistic mission into the urban realm of the MC, graffiti artist, and 40 oz drinker (this beard prefers quarts, of course). The reason? I dunno, good shit just seems to flock to me ....
Exhumed.(music group)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Hitz, Sam ... CRACKED CYMBALS, CHAIN-LINK GUITAR STRAPS, on-command puking, chainsaws, fire breath, and severed-head blood showers quench gore-thirsty heshers! Don't expect a mosh pit, pussy--expect to be thrown into a flesh blender at the next Exhumed gig! -- Hitz Hitz: Do skating and death ...
Citizen Fish.(music group)
Feb 01, 2002; Carswell, Sean ... CERTAIN OLD PUNK BANDS' LOGOS HAVE BECOME PAR OF A UNIFORM. I always see kids at shows with patches or t-shirts from the Dead Kennedys or Black Flag or the Subhumans. That's cool, but it always makes me wonder why kids aren't more supportive of current bands. Hell, three of the four guys ...
Zen Guerrilla.(music group)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... UNFORTUNATELY, MOST MIGHT KNOW OF ZEN GUERRILLA ONLY BY THE fact that one of their songs is on one of those Playstation video games. Don't get me wrong, the song kicks ass--"Empty Heart Swamp" by the way, off their first LP Positronic Raygun--but it just scratches the surface. They've put ...
New End Original.(music group)(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Epstein, Joseph ... HE'S TALENTED, ARTICULATE, AND THOUGHTFUL. But Norma Arenas, guitarist for fresh-off-the-presses New End Original isn't always easy. "I don't care how many records we sell," laughs Arenas while working at Primitive Records in his newly-adopted home of Oakland. "I told my band I was keeping ...
From the Underground.
Feb 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... FIRST UP THIS TIME 'ROUND IS A NEW LP FROM SWEDEN'S The Hives. More of the same high-octane, high-quality poop as their recent EP on Gearhead, only this baby's an el-pee (and again on Gearhead). Good, loud, guitar-driven, catchy punk rock; makes you wonder if there's something to be said ...
Trash.(skateboarding news)
Feb 01, 2002 ... BEAMED UP AS RUMORED LAST MAG, STEVE BERRA AND HEATH KIRCHART have quit Birdhouse to ride for Alien, though whether they will be straight members of the Sovereign Sect or leading their own project has yet to be determined. Heath, for one, is rumored to be more normal than ever ...
Globe Premiere.
Feb 01, 2002 ... EL REY THEATER. LA Mike Carroll Globe premiered their new video Opinion at the El Rey theater in Los Angeles two blocks from where the Notorious Biggie Smalls was gunned down, one block from Chico Brenes and Nick Diamond's infamous apartment Photographer Shelby Woods ...
Five.
Feb 01, 2002 ... Great nollie kickflips 1. Mike Carroll 2. Josh Kalis 3. Mark Appleyard 4. Cairo Foster 5. Dylan Gardner Dave Simons Cambridge, MA Where-Are-They-Nows 1. Damian Carbajal 2 ....
Firing Line: Shaggy.(skateboarder Dave Palmer)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Feb 01, 2002 ... Name: Dave Palmer Age: 29 Years skating: 26 Home: Homeless Car: No Last read: It's a possible Psychology of Human Evolution Music: Madonna First axe: Craig Johnson, Zorlac Where are you now: Lost ...
Poet's Corner.(Poem)
Feb 01, 2002 ... United we stand a nation at war with itself to rule the world the land of the free must first be won people becoming one unknowingly with the encroaching darkness world mourning taken in terror fear the weapon of choice in a war with social control the goal set up to take the towers down ...
Darkest Hour.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2002; Childers, Oakland L. ... In a perfect world, Darkest Hour would be kicking the ass of every other metal band out there, selling millions of records and living it up. Despite their DC hardcore upbringing, they are the essence of hard rock music. The band plays straight-up death metal, full of double bass drumming ...
