Thrasher back issues from June 2002:
Mail drop.(Letter to the Editor)
Jun 01, 2002 ... BOSS MAN I got a few things to say. First of all, I'm from Jersey. Go ahead, laugh. It truly is a shitty state. In fact, most Jersey jokes you hear are true. Second, Thrasher kicks fucking ass. Now that I've cleared some stuff up, I wanna apologize for writing this letter so ...
Vaquero. (Zine Thing).(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... This one's outta Virginia. OK, it's a little smug, and has some of the aforementioned problems: an article on absinthe, a fake advice column with hangover cures, and a six-page treatise on the "State of Modem Skateboarding," which is the main article. Sometimes introspection is good, but ...
Dead tree #1. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... This is another comic/'zine, and is the collaborative effort of five artists, which means five styles and five stories in each issue. Pat Williams seems to ...
Short shorts for various victims of love. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Poetry and short stories are personal things, and hard to do well, which is why for every successful writer and poet there are thousands of other languishing in self-absorbed depression. Well, obviously, in this day and age why wait for someone to ...
Tell your mom to put her pants back on/Street Theater. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Awright, so the guys in Minneapolis have some time on their hands (a cold winter, perhaps?). The same guys put out both of these and they are pretty funny in parts. A few skate photos, including some artifacts, but mostly written rants about why ...
Brutally morbid axe of satan. (Zine Thing).(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Yeah! Ever thought GG Allin bore more than just a passing resemblance to some of your (counter-) cultural heroes or nemeses? How about VI Lenin? Jesus Christ? Bikini Kill? You'll slap yourself on the forehead and think, "Why ...
Coffin to fakie. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... Colorado has some kill spots despite the snowbrucer-to-skater ratio. Coffin to Fakie used to be called Sugar, but since there seems to be a multitude of 'zines and other things named Sugar, a name change was in order. This one's got a bunch ...
Nice dog I wanna chop its head off: 14 + 4 + 9 13 = 3 + 9 % 8 = 0.(Poem)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Gonzales, Mark ... TIME IS FUNNY. THE MORE TIME THAT passes, the funnier things become. That's how things are, absurd and funny. Back a long time ago when I was 12, I asked my father if he would be interested in hearing a proposal I had for him. He laughed at me and told me that I did not have a true ...
Hey Tampa... let's party.(Florida)
Jun 01, 2002; O'Dell, Patrick ... Koston won. I've been waiting to confess this to my bosses at Thrasher for awhile. Every month or so I call somebody over at High Speed and ask for a package of shirts, sweatshirts, patches, buttons, stickers; whatever. I usually call a different person each time, so they don't ...
Behind the music.
Jun 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... When watching VH1's Behind the Music, it's easy to be critical of the stars who continuously hit the same pot-holes on the road to and from super-stardom. "OK, here come the drugs," you think, not that it's much of a surprise knowing the general theme of BTM as well as the ...
Lance Mountain. (Heads_Mountain).(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... "I had a scumstache too" Most parents have no idea what their kids' lives are like. Being around teenagers a lot, do you feel like you have a better understanding of your son? I had a kid when I was really young and I've been growing up as he's grown up, so I feel ...
Marc Johnson. (Heads_Johnson).(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002; Burnett, Michael ... "I'd be pissin' on the panda!" Jerry told me be has over one hundred naked photos of you. Great. Is that a question or is that a statement? That's just a statement. I thought I'd just put it out there. Let's just say that Jerry's been there and ...
!Que lastima! Spain dirt tour 2002.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Hammeke, Joe ... Growing up in middle America, I remember looking forward to demos. I remember the anticipation in the weeks beforehand when my friends and I would fantasize about the tricks that would go down, or in the case of Bryce Kanights, how one of us would get our photo in Thrasher. With ...
Go epic or go home.(skating in Lake Berryessa, California)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Salba ... It all started with a photo from back in the day. Vintage pilgrimage of monolithic proportions. The photo stamp said Thatcher but when asked about it he didn't remember. The pic reeked of '70-ness: Rector skate shorts, early Norcon pads, two tone Vans, long tube socks, short shorts, Vans ...
The stitches.(punk music band)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002; Beardo, El ... "DO YOU GUYS SKATE?" THAT'S THE QUESTION I'M HAUNTED with every time I conduct a rock interview for this blasted skateboard rag. To some extent, yes, I am interested as to whether or not the bassist of Dung Heap can Smith a rail or whether the cats in Blood Sausage are heavy pool dogs ....
Redman.(Reggie Noble, singer)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Rocwilda's Birthday Party, Le Hermitage, Beverly Hills May Schneider who got the key to my Ryder--Shelbleeezy and Xceptional, you know how we do ...rolling through Beverly Hills in the hired Ryder truck and rockin' the new Angel Biotek. "Don't bite bitch, shirt's looking fly." On ...
Super chunk.(Dan Masek, musician)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002 ... EVERY VERY TIME A SUPERCHUNK SHOW hits town, can never understand why all of my friends are not there. It may just be me but there is something amazing about this band ... Their new album Here's to Shutting Up is an example of how they can progress, continue to make great music, and stay ...
The hives.(punk group)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The hives have been around for a while, you just haven't heard of them until recently because they have been festering away in a small town in Sweden, ice fishing and eating lutefisk and lingonberries. Well, that and honing their high-test rock act. In the last year they've exploded on ...
Notes from the underground.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Lundry, Wez ... IT CAN BE SAID WITH AUTHORITY THAT GIRLSCHOOL, an arse-kicking metal band that blew out of South London in 1979, is the greatest all-girl band that ever rocked. You can talk about the Runaways, an invention of the '70s featuring Joan Jett and Lita Ford. Some experts will mention the Slits, ...
Old Star Skateboard Shop & Ramp Factory. (Shop of the Month).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; Callans, Jim ... "Old Star Skateboard Shop & Ramp Factory, located in the heart of Dogtown in Santa Monica, carries on the local tradition of hardcore skateboarding. Old Star stocks the full range of skateboards and accessories: from pool rippers to switch flippers, and longboarders to slalom corners, ...
Joe Lopes.(skating celebrity)(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002; West, Jay ... WE MET JOE ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO, ME AND JJ. Joe was 18 and we were about 14. We heard about his ramp in Thrasher and started going over there. To this day we don't know why Joe let us skate with the guys--Our heroes--but that's who Joe was. He welcomed people from all over the world. Back ...
Trash.(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... BIRD TURD NEVER ONE TO BE OUTDONE WHEN IT COMES TO EXPOSURE, Tony Hawk is off working on his Boom Boom Huckjam, which is "an unprecedented array of alternative athletes and musicians" on a 24 city arena tour. Tony's Las Vegas premiere will be made into a 60-minute TV special ...
Tim Upson. (Firing Line).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Date of birth: 08.20.75 Home: East Coast to SF Music: I like it Sponsors: Anti Hero, Spitfire, Indy, Vans Who rips: Gonz, Cardiel, Brian Anderson, Trujillo, Penny, Greco Tech or gnar: Little bit of both ...
Funbox. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... One saggy boob said to the other saggy boob: "If we don't get some support ...
Five. (On Board).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Pro Rockers 1. Ray Barbee 2. Chris Gentry 3. Paulo Diaz 4. Duane Peters 5. Chad Muska Sam Peterson, Burlington, VT ...
Poet's corner. (On Board).(Brief Article)(Poem)
Jun 01, 2002 ... <Pre> Poet's Corner Skateboarding separates me From this world of rules and limitations While trying a trick I feel disconnected For the few seconds that seem like minutes Full of concentration I hear nothing Or see nothing but the board under my feet Perception is altered to my ...
Ramp-riding neighbors create stir. (Awful truth).(Brief Article)
Jun 01, 2002 ... SILVERTHORNE, CO -- Silverthorne Council attempted to determine Wednesday if a Tanglewood Lane house can be declared a nuisance. That accusation is based on neighbor's claims that the house is an eyesore, a boarding house and a gathering place for a young, beer-drinking, skateboarding ...
