Thrasher back issues from October 2003:
Hard time.(Mail Drop)
Oct 01, 2003; Heddings, Neil ... What's up? This is Neil Heddings and I just wanted to write in to let you all know at Thrasher that I'm doing OK. Sorry it's taken so long to write, but I just got your address from Jason Jessee's hideout (the boys at Automodown) today. As a lot of you already know I'm in jail in Riverside ...
Spine chiller.(Mail Drop)
Oct 01, 2003; Hughes, Geoff ... Cheers to Brian Sumner and his "let's bring back mini-ramp skating" comment in Heads. I agree! Looking at 10,000 pics of crooked grinds gets boring after the first two. I think skate mags in general should devote a small section (even if it is only four pages) to mini-ramp or tranny ...
Blood clot.(Mail Drop)
Oct 01, 2003; Blood, Frank ... Let's get ready to Rumble at the Hard Rock Skate Jungle. It seems like nobody really thinks about it much, but in vert skating you use almost every muscle in your body, staying ahead of the curve by defying gravity to maintain or generate the speed needed to pull off these maneuvers. And ...
Industry insider.(Mail Drop)
Oct 01, 2003; Schutte, Pat ... From Pat Schutte to Steve Caballero: Hey, how come Thrasher ripped you in the July '03 issue over your association with Honda and Fox? Can I write a letter to Jake or would it just add fuel to the fire? Pat Schutte OMS Sports, Ann Arbor, MI ...
Zine thing.
Oct 01, 2003 ... LOW CARD, #1 On the scrappy end of the scale comes Low Card. Hastily thrown together with a bunch of poorly photocopied photos and handwritten scrawl, it's junky but kind of appealing. My guess is the next one (if it ever happens) will turn it up a notch because we need shit ...
Abrasions: tattoo skateboard art: Presto Art.
Oct 01, 2003; Childers, Oakland L ... The parallels between skateboard graphics and tattoo imagery are undeniable. In the '80s that link was especially strong, with skateboard companies' art departments churning out enough skulls, blood, and fire to make Pol Pot proud. The art of the day had a profound effect on the kids that ...
Gonzo cuntry: enjoy a little glimpse into the world known as Gonzo.
Oct 01, 2003; Reyes, Mic-E ... ANYTIME YOU GET TO TRAVEL and skate with The Gonz you know it's going to be an "adventure." I go to the airport and meet him. "What are we doin'?" I ask. "I got this clothing line in Japan called Gonzo Cuntry," Mark replies. We hit Tokyo and the work starts right away--eight interviews a ...
Going to the skatepark.
Oct 01, 2003; Dittmeyer, David ... SOMETHING FOR THE KIDS: Going to the skatepark can be quite intimidating for a little fella. But if you follow some handy skatepark guidelines, you'll be fitting in with the other kids quicker 'n shit. GROOMING If you can sort of grow a moustache, sort of ...
Tour daze: six gun and black label.
Oct 01, 2003; Childress, Chet ... --IT WAS TWO-WEEK TOUR OF THE MIDWEST. STARTING IN MINNESOTA AND ENDING IN NEW ORLEANS. TEN DEMOS, 2 WEEKS, 2 DAYS OFF = TOUR DAZE --OUR CREW CONSISTED OF JASON ADAMS, JACKSON TAYLOR, RICKY ESPINOSA, ALFARO, SHARK ATTACK, SVITAK, RHINO AND OLD DIRTY CROOKS. OH DAMN ... ...
I hate flying ...(From Russia With Lice)
Oct 01, 2003; Fowler, Ethan ... NOT SO MUCH AS I USED TO, but still it ain't my preferred mode of travel. Seeing as ocean liner was out of the question, it was up to United Airlines to get us where we were going. Heathrow. London, to you. A few scotch and sodas and everything was just fine. I brought a ...
Deconstructing America: how grindline skatepark construction is making things right one pit at a time.
Oct 01, 2003; Phelps, Jake ... AMERICA IS A DISPOSABLE COUNTRY. We always want the new, hot, trendy things. Skateparks may be trendy, but they're certainly not disposable. To build something that will last long after you and the hottest trends are gone is a calling higher than Heaven. Mark Hubbard is one such ...
Mark Hubbard interview: the man behind grindline.
Oct 01, 2003; Ogden, Luke ... Why are you qualified to build skateparks? Twenty-eight years of skateboarding--searching and destroying--and building skate terrain has given us the experience to represent the skateboard movement. To travel the world in search of the best, the worst, the gnarliest, and the ...
Schmitz Park Washington: skateboarders pool talents, land in hot water; W. Seattle underbridge project runs afoul of city.(Orcas Island)
Oct 01, 2003; Haberstroh, Joe ... The skaters were stoked because the pool would have been killer. But now they're bummin'--big-time. Translation: Skateboarders were excited as they neared completion of a full-scale swimming pool--in which to showcase their gravity-mocking skills--at a secret location in a West ...
Tosh Townend.(Once a Skate Rat, ... always a Skate Rat)
Oct 01, 2003; Scurich, Nick ... WHAT ARE THE CHANCES that you would be bore into a life in Huntington Beach, Califonia, with the great weather of constant sun? And what are the chances that your father would be a world-renowned pro surfer from Australia, meaning your whole life is centered on days at the beach playing in ...
Lost Vegas.
Oct 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... IF YOU THINK SKATEBOARDING can have a big-money contest without the help of outside corporate sponsors, then you obviously have never been a skate photographer trying to get paid for an ad. "Oh bro, I thought you'd be stoked to get the photo credit!" "Didn't we ...
Loose trucks -n- loose women.
Oct 01, 2003; Phares, Jasin ... I STARTED THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO WRITE for this tour article this morning after a large cup of coffee. I wanted to write about all the times we were forced to leave our hotels by the police. Or the time we took a girl with us from a Kansas City demo and put her in the van until New York ....
Chad Fernandez paid in full.
Oct 01, 2003; Burnett, Michael ... A CAREER CLOUDED WITH CONTROVERSY, a head full of hair, a bottomless bag of tricks and some spotlight acting gigs--Chad's been around for a while and is only getting better with time. Maybe 'Nandez is fueled by the trash-talking. So you keep hatin' while Chad keeps skatin'. ...
The exploding hearts.
Oct 01, 2003; Palmer, Brian ... THE EXPLODING HEARTS WERE A BAND ON THE RISE--in March they released their debut album, Guitar Romantic to acclaim from critics and fans alike. At just under 29 minutes, Guitar Romantic incorporates the styles of The Clash, Nick Lowe, and the pop sensibility of a group like The Ramones ....
The Fleshies.
Oct 01, 2003; Harris, Andy ... THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN a long time in the making. Seriously, The Fleshies have been on my to-do list for two years or more--I got sick of writing about music and bands and just never got around to doing it. It's a shame too, because the Fleshies deserve all the press they get. Listening to ...
Califone.
Oct 01, 2003; Orzek, Kurt ... YOU'VE GOT YOUR HEADPHONES, microphones and gramophones, but if you don't have Califone, you're missing out on the forerunners of what could be called "free indie." A gooey stew of rock, jazz, blues and folk, the Chicago gang eschews conventional instruments, hard drum beats and ...
Sean Paul.
Oct 01, 2003 ... SEAN PAUL'S MANAGER STEVE TWO-WAY'D ME with an urgent message. "Aki, we just got to LA. We have a show in three hours and we need someone to braid Sean's hair. Can you help us? If you can get that to me in an hour we can de the interview." I replied, "Done. Where you at?" I holla'd at my ...
Paint it Black.
Oct 01, 2003; Epstein, Joseph ... "THIS IS THE LAST BAND I am ever going to be in," proclaimed Dan Yemin last rail during Jade Tree's CMJ showcase at the Warsaw in Brooklyn after Yemin's latest, Paint it Black, had just rocked a hall filled with New York's soggy, tired, and uninitiated. Quite a proclamation, no? Not for ...
The glory holes.
Oct 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... THESE GUYS ARE ONE OF THE BEST LIVE BANDS out of Seattle these days, or perhaps anywhere for that matter. Singer Doug Slug has been wailing away for years with previous bands the Felchtones and the Sinister Six, and has his shit down pat. The rest of the band--guitarists Shelly and Chris, ...
The enemies.
Oct 01, 2003; Byrnes, Lindsey ... A FEW MONTHS BACK I went to the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco for a Real Skateboards video premiere--I think it was Seeing Double. Anyway, Tony Trujillo's band Hell on Earth played, and I was hyped. Hell on Earth was great--heavy metal covers and Tony's hair--I mean, how could it ...
Wipe the muck out of your eyes.(Notes From The Underground)
Oct 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... WIPE THE MUCK OUT OF YOUR EYES, grab the bong and your stash, and head to the couch for 64 minutes of the stoniest rock out there. They've reissued Sleep's Dopesmoker on Tee Pee Records (the 64 ...
Before hardcore turned into chunky metal riffs it was a lot closer to earlier punk.(Notes From The Underground)
Oct 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Before hardcore turned into chunky metal riffs it was a lot closer to earlier punk. A couple great records from that era are back in rotation: Channel 3's I've Got a Gun and Solger's Codex 1980. The Channel 3 record was originally released in the US as Fear of Life and it kicks ass like ...
Proudly flying the skaterock flag is Santa Barbara's Holier Than Thou.(Notes From The Underground)
Oct 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Proudly flying the skaterock flag is Santa Barbara's Holier Than Thou. The cover of their "High on Barbecue" is plastered with skate photos (a couple glaring bail shots as well). It's good meaty punk with a ...
Early '90s vert pro Todd Congelliere's still at it in Toys That Kill.(Notes From The Underground)
Oct 01, 2003; Lundry, Wez ... Early '90s vert pro Todd Congelliere's still at it in Toys That Kill. A little more on the rock side of punk rock, but in the vein of irreverent politico-punk (but not nauseatingly so). Their record Control the Sun on Recess Records kicks ass, as does their live show. And playing with Toys ...
TENnitus presents ... The Thrasher mail bin of Free Groundbreaking Music.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Every day here at the mag (like, every day) the local mailman stops by to drop off loads of padded manila envelopes filled with the latest aural delights Excessively packaged, one 8.5"x11" envelope might contain a CD (no cover art, but a free jewel case!), a couple pieces of cardboard (to ...
Photograffio.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Amid Machnau's stomping grounds, Osiris Barrera oozes a boardslide in Burnaby, Canada Photo: Carlos [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We hereby deem this a high-caliber Photo-G Submission. Chris Collette Florida. Photo: Budd [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Thrasher comix.
Oct 01, 2003 ... CALLING ALL semi-talented doodlers who have even one fiber of artistic merit: your country, and mag, need you--to send comics, that is. You'll hot receive one thin dime for your efforts but you'll help stop the onslaught of drivel we face daily. LOOK HOW GOOD I AM GRANDPA ...
Carl's Jr.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Welcome to Carl Jrs Now may I help you? AW BRUDS ... C'NOM GET CREE CUTS FRIES, AND ONE SODA YOU NO SHARE SODA! AW BRUDS, JUS GIVE ME MY ORDER! YOU NO SHARE SODA! OR YOU GET KICK OUT. LATER ON ... LEMME HIT THAT DINGER! ...
The Thrashard meets the Poser.
Oct 01, 2003 ... HEY DUDE!! WHATS UP? NOTICE YOUR SKATE SHOES. DO YA SKATE? YEA. I JUST MOVE HERE FROM UP STATE A COUPLE DAYS AGO MAN RIGHT ON DUDE!! BRING YOUR BOARD TOMMOROW. WE'LL SKB!! COOL. I HAVENT SKATED ANY FAT RAILS SINCE I MOVED. NEXT DAY.. ...
Letter bombs: how to detect a letter bomb.
Oct 01, 2003 ... ON ANY GIVEN DAY, somewhere in the world, a kid gets KO'd rolling in for the first time. As he whimpers home, enjoying the double vision, he knows he's got a full day of bed-rest, skate vids and mags ahead of him. Send your art. Do it for the kid. This won us over through sheer ...
Corey Shuffle.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... IN A WHITE-HOT BRAND SHUFFLE, FINNISH FUEGO ARTO SAARI HAS been relocated from eS to Soletech-sister-brand Etnies, single-handedly wiping out the rest of the team's hope of ever getting a pro shoe. In other Etnies developments, fellow Flip pro Rune Glifberg has left Axion to fly for the E ....
Pigs suck.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... In Homeland Security news, Trasher lensman Scott "Pommade" Pommier was arrested along with Ed Templeton and a video dude in a Burbank schoolyard sting operation. Citing a new "zero tolerance" policy on sidewalk surfing, the pigs took the three downtown in cuffs, then impounded Scott's car ...
Too late to skate.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Gareth Stehr and Josh Beagle gave the beastly Valaparaiso 9-flat-8 their best shot but ...
Cell you Lloyd.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... More DT news: The recurrent chimera of Dogtown illusionism is coming around the bend once more. The two-day spectacle of the "Downtown in Dogtown Festival" is now scheduled to occur over at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in the foreseeable future. The specifics are provocatively off the ...
Hall of meat.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... There's no need for the sign, Sean Parker. We ain't smart but we're sure not stupid [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Market made.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... And at the other celebration geared to the masses ... Tony Hawk and Kelly Slater will join Jillian Barberi and David Spade at the Teen Choice Awards spectacle. Jack Smith has organized another of his cross-country skate jaunts. Nick Krest, Paul Dunn and Gary Fluitt will be ...
Poser of the month.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Poser: Andrew Von velasco Crime: ...
Zzzz-boys.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Skipperboy Engblom and Stacy Peralta are releasing an SMA signature deck for the latter. Z Boy executive-type Nathan Pratt is rumored to be forming, in some sort or other, a collaborative venture with various Zephyr survivors. Pratt was recently seen with Magic Johnson at the ...
Rasta video daze.
Oct 01, 2003 ... Reese Forbes and Dan Wolfe get ready for the ...
Grunt stunts.(Trash)
Oct 01, 2003 ... "The average DT skater is in his or her 40's, although there will be many young adults at this event. Entertainment is a high priority; they are computer savvy." --Downtown in Dogtown prospectus "These ...
Five ...(On Board)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Great Skate Albums 1. Black Sabbath Sabotage 2. AC/DC Powerage 3. Guns 'n' Roses Appetite for Destruction 4. Subhumans Cradle to the Grave 5. Misfits Static Age --Elfstone, Haena, HI Mini-Ramp Champs ...
Poet's corner.(On Board)
Oct 01, 2003; Cavanaugh, Alex ... Skateboarding is not a crime, for it has changed with the time. From plastic boards with ceramic wheels to wooden decks with fancy deals. Skaters are always misconstrued, people think all we do is feud. I hope that someday we will be acquiesced So never again will ...
Awful truth.(On Board)
Oct 01, 2003; Ewington, Duncan ... SKATER'S VOW AFTER 70km/h SMASH HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA -- Jeremy Xepapas used to get a "rush" from riding a skateboard downhill at 70km/h. That stopped 10 days ago when he almost lost his life on a downhill "bum's rush" on Proctor's Road. For the uninitiated, a bum's rush is riding a ...
Firing line: Bryan Herman.(On Board)
Oct 01, 2003 ... Date of birth: 4.10.86 Hometown: Victorville California Shoe Size: 8.5 Sponsors: Baker, Emerica, Rvca, Ghetto Chi]d, Pharmacy boardshop, Thunder First board: My brother had a Mad Circle and he gave it to me after he had skated it ...
Field goal.(Somethin' Else)
Oct 01, 2003 ... AS TECH TRICKS get harder and harder, precisions is crucial in making any tricks look good ... or ...
