Thrasher back issues from July 2003:
Mail Drop.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Define the worth and give wide berth for all scorched Earth at: Mail Drop c/o THRASHER PO Box 884570 San Francisco, CA 94188-4570 DOWN SOUTH This is in reply to Alexis Armand in the May 2003 issue. You have some good statements, but even though every company is taking ...
Zine thing.
Jul 01, 2003 ... STREET THEATER, #5 Got a big envelope of issues of this 'zine from Omaha, NE. It's done by a skater and has some great stuff (such as why working at the skatepark sucks and why it's hard to relate to people who don't skate--often so true), but has a lot more than skating in it: ...
Of the Bucket Brigade, 2003. (Anatomy).
Jul 01, 2003; Randall, Steve ... MOST KIDS TODAY NEVER THINK about what a little elbow grease can do to make a spot more enjoyable. For the over-30, beer-drinking backyard brethren, there's a little thing called the Bucket ...
Tranny steep enough, smooth, no bad kinks. (Prime Cuts).
Jul 01, 2003; Tsocheff, Karma ... Martinez Skatepark GOOD: Coping is set proper throughout park. Tranny steep enough, smooth, no bad kinks. The spine is done right with coping set back to back BAD: Could always be taller or deeper. Helmets ...
Perfectly poured bowls of concrete. (Prime Cuts).
Jul 01, 2003; Hammeke, Joe ... GOOD: Perfectly poured bowls of concrete. Pool coping all the way around; Pembrose, the best. An over vert pocket. Built by Grindline, Monk's crew who not only designed and built these parks but they rip them harder than those construction crew guys rip farts at the bowling alley. Less ...
The Phoenix Am jam.
Jul 01, 2003; Woods, Shelby ... WE ALL KNOW THAT THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE WINNER at a contest and that usually ends with tears and hurt feelings. But this year at the second annual Phoenix Am contest at the Desert West skatepark, everyone was a winner. To get full enjoyment of the following, you must read the opening line ...
Red Bull rebels. (Bootleg On Tour).
Jul 01, 2003; Perkins, Johnny ... SO I'D BEEN INVITED TO GO ON A BOOTLEG TOUR from Miami to LA for a week. This sounded pretty good; I like those dirty-ass van tours where you just go where you want and get to fuck shit up and no one really cares. You get to be exempt from responsibility. What I didn't know was that they ...
Eric Franco. (Canvas).
Jul 01, 2003 ... FRANCO GOT SKILLS. Like tranny skills and paint skills, skills with the pen et al. But on top of this, he's good people. Eric Franco, DEVO, 29 years, one-man gang, San Francisco via ...
John Rattray.
Jul 01, 2003; Mumford, Matt ... IN THE SKATEBOARDING WORLD TODAY, we find ourselves in a realm full of possible impossibilities--where things are being done that not long ago may have seemed inconceivable. Where even the boy next door can do tricks you only thought possible by your favorite pro or Skater of the Year, and ...
Shredding for Heddings: pool scene, beers, music, BBQ, and chicks the cops even showed up, but left about five minutes later. When does that ever happen?
Jul 01, 2003; Rhino ... ON SATURDAY APRIL 12TH, a Skate Jam was held at the infamous Pala Pool to raise money in support of ousting Neil Heddings and fiancee Christine from the Murietta Detention Center, held there due to bogus charges brought against them (I'm sure everyone has heard by now). A number of people ...
Steven Cales: "I'm back because I love skateboarding". (Heads_Cales).
Jul 01, 2003; Randall, Steve ... You've been out of the game for so long. How come you're back? I'm back because I love skateboarding. Why do you love 'boarding? 'Cause it makes me feel free and I can do what I want, go where I want, ollie what I want, just ride. You must have ...
Paul Zitzer: "there was a giant hot dog chasing us". (Heads_Zitzer).
Jul 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... You know Paul, a lot of pro skaters are thinking about car rims and that new 50 Cent disk, why is it that you spend your free time working on a skateboarder's union? Technically Mike, it's not a union, it is an organization. It's called UPSA, the United Professional ...
Ali Boulala: "it was like Vietnam, man!" (Heads_Boulala).
Jul 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... What have you been doing? I've just been back a few weeks from Australia. It was fucking great there. Got to hang out with Dustin the whole time and film a little bit. Is Dustin still broken? Yeah, he was when I was there. He's supposed to be getting ...
Vinny "Vegas" Gambardella: "I just don't want to be bothered". (Heads_Vegas).
Jul 01, 2003; Woods, Shelby ... OK, tell the kids who you're down with. Birdhouse, Adio, Spitfire wheels, Destructo, Speed Metal, November, and City board shop. What's your real last name? Gambardella. When did it become Vinny Vegas? The day I met Muska. ...
Handsome men, ugly times: toy machine in Spain.
Jul 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... THERE WERE DARK CLOUDS LOOMING over this Toy Machine trip to Barcelona. As we (the team, minus Caswell and Broussard, plus P-Stone, Spiro and Dave Hoang) prepared for another two weeks of four-wheeled fun in the sun, US Forces were getting ready to clobber Iraq, much to the disapproval of ...
Black Keys.
Jul 01, 2003; Sterling, Eben ... THE BLACK KEYS take many cues from Northern Mississippi hill country blues, but they're a rock band with a sound of their own. I saw them at a small club in the obscurity of a Monday night, but got the sense that the obscurity phase would soon be over--they're already embarking on a tour ...
The Blood Brothers.
Jul 01, 2003; Soares, Jared ... THE BLOOD BROTHERS have come a long way, from playing gutter punk house parties to being one of Spin's 50 Cool New Bands of 2003. But the guys don't understand why they are in that magazine. 2003 has been a good year so far for The Blood Brothers: the month of February marked the release ...
GZA.
Jul 01, 2003; X, Aki ... BOUNCING ACROSS HOLLYWOOD BLVD with the GZA, his Wu brother Masta Killa, DJ Mathematic, Pootie Tang, Wanda Sykes, Reemo, Shelbiack, GZA's Manager Angelie, and yours truly, Aki X. We pull up at the Knitting Factory to meet the hoards of Wu-Tang fans waiting outside trying to get into this ...
The Knockout Pills.
Jul 01, 2003; ReTodd ... THE BEST OF TUCSON PUNK kindly brings to mind stinky armpit, substitute teacher, reject rock--in a good way. It's isolated and honest like a home-done tattoo high on your thigh. It may not be the prettiest nor slickest, but the crude material sure sinks in after the initial sting. It'll be ...
Mooney Suzuki.
Jul 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... THE MOONEY SUZUKI put out an amazing debut LP, People Get Ready, on Estrus in 2000 and haven't looked back. Their persistence and confidence has apparently paid off; they recently signed to Columbia and their plans end with world domination. Live shows are a spectacle. They take cues from ...
Hate Eternal.
Jul 01, 2003; Hitz, Sam ... YOU THINK YOU'VE heard it all before, but then you get smacked with a sound unfamiliar to the rest. You seen the inverted crosses and wicked symbols, but upon further notice realize the homework that has been done is real-these dudes know what they're talking (screaming) about. Yeah, ...
Notes: from the underground.
Jul 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... THE BELL RAYS CONTINUE TO AMAZE. Just saw 'em play the other day and was blown away by a set that consisted of nearly all new material, which rocked. Sure enough, a new record is on the way, but until that one comes out I highly recommend the Raw Collection CD on Upper Cut Records. It's ...
Comix.
Jul 01, 2003 ... IN THEORY, we're appreciative of any comics you guys send us. We cherish your support and see the value in each and every submission. In actuality, we ...
Trash.
Jul 01, 2003 ... PILLOW FIGHT UPDATE: CASWELL BERRY LEFT TOY MACHINE to ride with his Tilt Mode pals at Enjoi, apparently now (and creatively) in the hands of Louie Barletta and Matt Evs. Other Enjoi updates include Mayhew off, Mullen off and Tony Manfre on. Who knows what's up with Mayhew, but it's not ...
On board.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Q: What do a cowboy and pimp have in common? A: They both know how to throw a ho down --Cripple Billy, Pacifica, CA Top Wiggers 1. Brandon Biebel 2. Tim O'Connor 3. Scott Johnston 4. Rick "Spidey" Demontrond ...
Somethin' else.
Jul 01, 2003 ... BOMBS AWAY WITH ALL THE CNN COVERAGE of Saddam's "Chemical Weapons," Sean Stockton will be ready ...
Intro.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Straight up, contest suck. For fans and spectators H's all good, for the competitors and Judges It's all a sham. How can one Judge something that comes from the soul? And who's to say "My kickfip up Indy is better than yours?" when thrasher was approached about the Boost mobile pro. I made ...
Andrew Reynolds.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: 24 Home: Hollywood, CA Sponsors: Baker, Indy, Active, Krew, Emerica, Boost Set-up: A Baker board with Indys First Board: Suregrip Brodi Dream Session: The session I had at Braydon's friend's mini-ramp Favorite Casino ...
Tony Trujillo.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: 20 Home: San Francisco, CA Sponsors: Anti-Hero, Spitfire, Vans, 1984. Independent, Boost Set-up: Wide Anti-Hero, 54 Classics, Stage 9s, Swiss bearings First Board: Steve Caballero, Indys, Ratbones Dream Session: I can't answer ...
Max Schaaf.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: Happens so fast Home: Oakland Sponsors: Real, Vans, Four Star, Spitfire, Indy, TSG, Boost Set-up: Yes, I'm pretty set up First Board: No, I'm on my 1,369th board Dream Session: I usually just power nap Favorite Casino ...
Geoff Rowley.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: 26 Home: Huntington Beach, California Sponsors: Flip, Vans, Volcom, Ricta, Fury, Active, Boost Set-up: Any 8 1/4 Flip board, Fury trucks, Ricta wheels, FKD bearings First Board: G&S Fiberflex sprayed silver (my father painted a red arrow ...
Rune Glifberg.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: 28 Home: Copenhagen, Denmark Sponsors: Flip, Axion, Volcom, Ricta, Fury, Mountain Dew, Boost, Oakley, TSG Set-up: Flip Rune Glifberg deck, 850 Fury trucks, Velocity bearings, Ricta Rune Glifberg 60mm wheels First Board: Neil Blender Coffee ...
Mark Appleyard.
Jul 01, 2003 ... Age: 20 Home: Huntington Beach, CA Sponsors: Flip, Ricta, Circa, Boost, Thunder Volcom Active Rideshop Set-up: Eight-inch board, 51mm wheels, I usually write something stupid on the griptape ... First Board: I don't even know what it was. Some ...
Have a go!
Jul 01, 2003; Pastras, Chris ... I ALMOST HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN before this trip even started. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but living out of a duffel bag for eight out of 12 months this last year had taken its toll on my physical (and especially mental) well-being. My room in San Diego is nothing but boxes, tour ...
