Thrasher back issues from March 2002:
Mail drop.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... QUIVER ME TIMBERS Another issue of your mag arrived the other day. And as I pulled it from the mail box, a pre-addressed envelope fell out, urging me to renew my subscription for another year. As I eyed the cover shot (a handrail) and the first few pages (more handrails), I ...
H.R. (Zine Thing).(Hank Rollins)(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Wow. Heavy stuff here, kids. A girl named Kristen composes some decently-written but most indecently subjected prose for and about the man and the myth, good ol' Hank Rollins. Lloyd does the illustrations, depicting everything from said author and said rocker on full exhibition before an ...
Hit it or quit it # 16. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... "I humbly submit the next 94 pages of rabid obsession, mind-breaking, stealth hate, spelling abuse, and yuxx galore." Such starts off Jessica Hopper and friends' Hit It Or Quit It #16, cutted-and-pasted lots of the time, funny/witty/sarcastic/mean/nice, hella arty typos, and music writing ...
Villa villa cola #6. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... The girl(s) doing this one have been at it for a while, and put out more than just the 'zine in DIY style. A lot of the girls I know who skate are stocked and inspired by this one, and it makes a pretty good read. This issue, which may be the last, has got a road trip story with six ...
Razorcake #5. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... This one keeps gettin' better with age. Chock full of the sort of usual stuff you find in a punk 'zine, i.e. band interviews, record reviews, rants, etc, but this one is set apart from the pack by their quality (c'mon, you can't get any better of an interviewer than Vancouver, BC's ...
(You) Pissface #1. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Howzabout (You) Pissface? This shit rules. Fueled by beer, weed, hate and skate, this guy's got some funny rants to throw your way, reviews of the deathliest of death metal, a funny ...
Arto Sarr1: Skater of the year party 2001.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Byrnes, Lindsey ... December 8, the fillmore san francisco, california "Needless to say, Thrasher will not be invited back to have anymore events here at the Fillmore or at any of the other Bill Graham venues, including The Warfield (where Slayer played the night before)." So proclaimed The ...
Working on penmanship.
Mar 01, 2002; Gonzales, Mark ... RICKY WAS SCREAMING HIS HEAD off in the morning, like most mornings. "Where is my fucking bacon!" I need quiet when I get up, but Ricky just hollered louder and louder, "BACON! BACON! EGGS UP RIGHT!" "What's up right?" I asked. "Sunny side up." He stopped ...
Astoria with the Goonies. (Prime Cuts).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Hammeke, Joe ... IT was a typical rainy day in Portland when, while cleaning out the basement, we found a treasure map. Following the directions on the map, we took highway 26 west to the 101, which took us north for about 30 miles. Then we took a right onto highway 202 for a few blocks to the Dairy Queen ....
Get some: Vans' latest skatepark creation is ready & waitin' in Phoenix.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Between the end of the first skatepark era in the mid- and late-'70s until very recently, all mast skaters wanted was a hassle-free place to skate. Pool riding remained, but backyard ramps and street skating took off. We in Seattle had no parks or good indoor spots to speak of, so we took ...
Stone gold: Two weeks, two states, two photographers, and a bag full of mixed characters out to get hammers and live life on the road. "Here comes trouble" had never made more sense.
Mar 01, 2002 ... Peanut IT'S FUNNY how boat loads of criminals were shipped from a grey and cold city to a large, warm, tropical island as punishment for unlawful acts. So goes the story of Australia's colonization, which since has been built as a multicultural society with the only natives ...
Not cool enough to ride in the Van.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Freitas, Nik ... MY NAME IS ABE, BUT PEOPLE AROUND HERE CALL ME ABLE. I guess it's because I'm able to do pretty much anything these days. I've been a janitor at the Nugget hotel and casino for the past two decades. Doing this, doing that ...I don't mind really, I like being busy. Keeps your mind off of ...
Greg Lutzka: The Lutzka. (Heads).(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Burrnett, Michael ... What's going on? I've just been filming for my 411 part coming out. Let's get some stats going, as you are a newcomer to the scene. I'm 16-years-old from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My sponsors are Illenium, Spitfire, Independent, Hurley, Globe, and Phase 3 ...
Jake Nunn: The street nun. (Heads).(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... Let's get your vitals. I'm 24. I'm from Austin, Texas. I skate for Think, Indy, Split, Autobahn, and Metro Board shop. I've been skating for 14 years, since I was nine. Got any nicknames? Let's see. There's Frog legs. My friend Kaiser likes to call me The ...
Ryan Bobier: "Higher standards and more stress". (Heads).(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... What's the difference between filming for Misled Youth and the new video? Well, the standards are a lot higher now. So it's a little bit harder. But it's not that much different. The same stressful situation. The first time I was kind of stressed out, but it was pretty new to ...
Alienation vacation: Japan.
Mar 01, 2002; O'Connor, Tim ... For every 10 Dawes stories tola only one may contain the whole truth. The others are not so true. But he's been going this for so many years now that it is not his fault anywhere, and he may in fact himself believe these magical fairy tales that slip out of his mouth. Hey ...
Peligro fantastico!.
Mar 01, 2002; Bupnett, Michael ... Danger is a big issue these days. It's out there. We've seen it. Bonafide peril. And aside from flags edging out urinating Calvins on our country's bumpers, this recent tragic and downright scary turn of events has put some of our past worries in perspective. Consumer confidence? Lawn ...
Original outlaw: Merle Haggard.(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Sterling, Eben ... MERLE HAGGARD WILLADMIT THAT HIS LIFE PARALLELS SOME of the greater stories in history. He's probably the only one in the US who can brag about being sent to San Quentin and made Man of the Year by the same county seat within a decade. He's released nearly a half-dozen records in the past ...
Five Deez.(rap group)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Kelsch, Martine ... CINCINNATI IS A STRANGE AND INTRIGUING PLACE. WHILE it seems like there's no one there, masses of people are hiding through the outskirts. The Five Deez's headquarters is located on the quietest Main Street I've ever been on, yet it's home to the most creative and innovative minds in hip ...
Flogging Molly.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Mar 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE OF 'EM IS IRISH, THE EASIEST COMPARISON to make for Flogging Molly is the Pogues. And there's some truth to it: Punk infused with traditional Irish instrumentation and an Irish singer whose favorite subjects seemingly axe his lack of luck and love for the bottle. Well, ...
El Beardo's Corner: While all of this is going on inside... let's look at what goes on outside.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Harris, Andy ... HOWWWWDY! EL BEARDO HERE. YES, I DO keep comin' back. Whew! So many fun thingies to get into out there and so little time ...Been going to a lot of rock shows lately, and I've been noticing 80-percent of the time that the bulk of the fun is going down outside the damn club! A lot of times ...
Notes from the underground.(Brief Article)(Critical Essay)
Mar 01, 2002 ... "LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE MIKABOMB IS ALL about ..." So starts the second song of the LP The Fake Fake Sounds of Mikabomb, on Damaged Goods. They are inescapably cute in that Japanese-girl rock band way, although they sound a bit like the Headcoatees (replete with British pronunciation) ....
Trash.
Mar 01, 2002 ... HEAD BUTT IN A SURPRISE MOVE, DIEGO BUCCHIERI QUIT THINK TO join Ed and the boys on Toy Machine, effectively getting kicked off Indy and Spitfire in the process. While dodging head butts, The Butcher managed to get on Ricta wheels and Killing Machine bolts. While in the ...
Shorty's premiere.("Guilty" video)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Dec.8, Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA The second Shorty's video, Guilty, premiered in LA with a hip hop onslaught that had everyone from Kool Keith and The Beatnuts to Muska, alson, Smolak and even--albeit briefly--Minnick grabbing the mic in a ceremony that was as fun-tilled as ...
Firing Line: Marcus Bandy. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Age: Twenty Something Birth: Long Beach, CA Sponsors: Venture, Duffs, Universal Hardware, Avenue, and Eyewitness apparel Tech or gnar: Star Trek or Madmax? Who rips: ...
Poet's corner. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Three Lines Falling through new fog Stop shutter stop lights ...
Awful Truth: Teen-Ager guilty in fatal attack. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... SEATTLE--A 17-year-old shown on videotape hitting one man with his list and bashing two others with a skateboard was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder and assault during the city's Mardi Gras riot. Jerell Thomas was found guilty in the death of 20-year old Kristopher Kime. ...
Five. (On Board).(skateboarders rated)(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Crossover-achievers 1. John Cardiel 2. Noah Salasnek 3. Travis Yamada 4. Wade Speyer 5. Danny Way Jim Hutton, Napa; CA ...
Somethin' Else.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... "I've tried to culture you with trips to Madrid, with the sights of gay Pari, and all you care about is trapesing around Europe on that damn skateboard! Besides, the Eiffel ponds are full this ...
Butthole Surfers.(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002; Fitzpatrick, Andres ... The list of items that this band has misplaced over the last 20 years sounds like a recipe for a yard sale at a mad scientist's genetics laboratory. Have you seen ... --A red saxophone --A leather vest --X-rays of girls in sweat sock g-strings ...
Funbox. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Q: How many Dead Heads does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None. They just wait for it ...
