Thrasher back issues from May 2003:
Mail drop.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2003 ... Place a bid, flip your lid for every gnar-s-nails skate vid: Mail Drop c/o THRASHER PO Box 884570 San Francisco, CA 94188-4570 SAD SACK I would like to say that your mag rips and you're one of the reasons I started to skateboard. I was disappointed to see that ...
Edge-asaurus-rex. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... First off, if this guy's serious, this is pretty funny. Straight-edge became for some a religion even more brain-numbing and dogmatic than most others. From the I-had-to-explain-it-to-my-dad testimonial in the intro to the general condemnation of every single person who doesn't conform to ...
The Journal. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Got two issues of this one, 5,2 and VI.II. The former is the photo issue, which I guess I like a little better (there is some great stuff in there) than the latter, although the latter has some great photo coverage of an anti-war rally that shows many sides to the ...
Ride Free #4. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Henry, Ryan ... A straight-up ethical skate 'zine out of good Portland-town, this issue of Ride Free marks a very special milestone in their short history--the first publication of a handrail photo! Yep, Thrasher's own Joe Hammeke (also serving y'all as Ride Free's Photo Guru) snapped Shorty's Smith down ...
Poor and Forgotten #10. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Life behind bars has gotta be dull. All that flicking free time on your hands, why not do what you can and start a 'zine? That's what Poor and Forgotten is all about. It's a collection of unfortunate obituaries, punk ranting, and pining for girls. There's a word search in there too, and ...
Self inflicted. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Whoa, shit, is that a photo of a guy who blew off the top half of his head? This one is the SD/SoCai pool report, all killer, cut-and-paste photos of places nobody else will ever see except ...
Western Lore #4. (Zine Thing).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003; Henry, Ryan ... Ghost towns are just the coolest shit ever. Scattered all over the Sierras, these dirt roads and dilapidated walls of what used to be the Wild and Wooly West--once thriving with prospectors, whores, outlaws, and the last remnants of a native people--stand testament to all the good and bad ...
The #2 eric 'are you hot'?
May 01, 2003 ... Tipshee Style Trendy Fuokero IT'S NOT EASY BEING THIS beautiful and looking this ugly. In the hipster crowd, the hottest (and least flattering) accessory is a mesh-and-foam trucker hat. They've ever** been spotted atop those ubiqu** tous ...
Kevin Long Spanks tampa: 2003 Tampa Am contest report.
May 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... 2003 Tampa Am Contest Report. TAMPA AM 2003 TOP 20 20 ALLEN RUSSELL Allen Russell didn't enter this year, although he briefly swashbuckled the course in Tampa Bay Buccaneer's regalia. As this was the park's 10th anniversary and the contest's ninth, I was ...
Later'D II or how I got spanked by Tampa: 2003 Tampa Am contest report.
May 01, 2003; O'Dell, Patrick ... THE ORIGINAL LATER'D CREW of Anthony Shetler, Nick Dompierre, Jon Hoisington, ahd filmer Seamius Deagan had come from New England to pick me up in New York on the way to DC. In DC I got the flu and refused to shoot any photos. Nick and Anthony apparently killed the gold rail, although I ...
2002 T-Eddy awards: congratulations and salutations to the notable nobilities of 2002. even the losers are winners here at the mag.
May 01, 2003 ... Rookies of the Year P J Ladd, Chris Cole, Paul Rodriguez Trends that Still Don't Sell Girls, midgets, the '70s, God Video of the Year Sorry Shop Vid Shocker P J Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life Best ...
Tony Trujillo Skater of the year 2002. (Skater of the Year: Tony Trujillo).(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... Skateboarding rules. And when you see it being executed by someone who knows what they're doing, the visual turns emotional. Very few skateboarders can pierce you in that way. Raw skateboarding. Raw power. Raw-ass tony trujillo John cardiel Is being where you are ...
Passing the Torch: Arto Saari. (Soty Feature: Passing the Torch; Arto Saari).(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... How was your reigning year as Skater of the Year? It was good. It was all good. It was sick to see Tony win it. It was amazing. What advice would you give to Tony as you pass the crown? Advice? Ah. Just keep on fuckin' shreddin', man. What were ...
State of the Skate the year in review. (Soty Feature: State of the Skate).
May 01, 2003 ... THE ROOKIES 2002 was a popular time to turn pro. Of the ams we featured in last year's SOTY issue, over half have their own boards out in 2003. For some of these rookies admittance to the big leagues was a long time coming. For many others, however, professional status came ...
The AMS. (Soty Feature: The AMS).(up and coming amateurs)
May 01, 2003 ... ONCE AGAIN, the biggest conversation starter of the year was, "Have you heard about this new guy?" Unknowns continued to salt the slug of professional complacency, sparking bidding wars and pusing the do-nothings off the pages and into desk jobs. Think you've got the juice to make a run in ...
Sam Jones made a film about Wilco.(music group Wilco)(film title is I Am Trying To Break Your Heart)(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... BOB MOULD SAID OF ZEN ARCADE before its recording that " ...it's going to be big--bigger than punk rock." And although fellow Midwestern band Wilco's 2002 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot wasn't a hardcore album to be recorded in a one-take session followed by a 40-hour mix marathon, both records share ...
Retisonic.(new band headed by Jason Farrell )
May 01, 2003; Childers, Oakland ... THIS STORY BEGINS like so many great modern tales: with an overzealous German sitting at his computer, disseminating misinformation. To set the record straight, Jason Farrell, the guitar mastermind behind Bluetip, did not nearly die in a heroic trek from the 15th floor of the World Trade ...
Living Legends.(underground hip-hop)(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD of the Living Legends by now you better crawl out from whatever rock you've been hiding under for the past decade and ask somebody. Hosting both their own shows and their own world tours many times over, the Legends have taken back power previously thought only held by ...
Hot hot heat.(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... Hot. Sizzling. This band steps on stage and they explode. You begin to sweat. Vocals sock you in the face in a most powerful and obnoxious way. Lyrics seep into your head for days. Catchy, jangly guitar riffs are slung about violently. There's a giant behind the drums clicking and ...
Notes: from the underground.(sound recordings)(punk rock)
May 01, 2003 ... PERHAPS DESTINED to become a "folk classic," a relic of the early 21st century to be pondered centuries in the future should turntables survive, The Poontang Wranglers debut 7" finely meshes classic American kazoo and poor-quality, punch-line-and-victim comedy in a combination as ...
The Dismenberment Plan.(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... Two sold-out nights at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. "Genius," says the Village Voice, a remix album plus a DVD in the works.., too bad they're breaking up and there ain't no offer from no label big or small that can stop them. Ha! Ha ha ha! Travis is gonna do a record with some folks ...
Ximeno. (Shop of the Month).(skating store in Simpsonville, South Carolina)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Simpsonville, SC Eric Joerger opened Ximeno in June of 2001, naming it after the store he owned when he was 16 in Long Beach, California off Ximeno Street. Since the atom's opening, the police and the city council had banned ...
Trash.(skateboarding news)(related article: Poser of the Month)
May 01, 2003 ... Down for Life No mag logo but it is our shirt. We'll take it. Ryan church, needle and the damage done STRAIGHT SHOT IN THE TIGHTEN-YOUR-BELT DEPARTMENT, ARCADE CUT Arkansas assassin Daniel Haney and Inglewood's Malcolm Watson from the team. It'll be hard ...
Five. (On Board).
May 01, 2003 ... Worsts 1. Griptape bubbles 2. Ripping laces 3. Security guards 4. Packed skateparks 5. Swellbow Kings of Freestyle 1. Dave Vey 2. Rodney Mullen 3. Prima Desidero 4. Gunther ...
Funbox. (On Board).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Q: What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? ...
Awful truth: skateboard ramps recalled after report of injury. (On Board).(Gen-X Sports Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Washington AP - A Toronto company is recalling about 88,000 plastic skateboard ramps because they can crack and cause riders to fall. A boy riding a scooter on one of the ramps from Gen-X Sports Inc broke his collarbone when the ramp cracked and he fell, the Consumer Product Safety ...
Firing line: Pete Eldridge. (On Board).(skateboarder)(Brief Article)(Interview)
May 01, 2003 ... Birthplace: Jersey Shoe size: 8.5 First board Nash Executioner, it was my brother's Wheel size: 50mm Soft drink: Coke Dream session: Good flatground Movie: Police Academy Book: Dictionary ...
Poet's corner. (On Board).(Poem)
May 01, 2003 ... Dropping down from upper Dome Street a skater sometimes sings the homebeat: An atom of rhythm ...
Somethin' else.(kids' hobbies could make them stars)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2003 ... Star Search IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT THE FUTURE, but the stars of tomorrow are not too bard to find. Every kid has a hobby, and hobbies evolve into ...
