Thrasher back issues from March 2004:
Downed soldiers.
Mar 01, 2004; Phelps, Jake T ... THRASHER WORLD HEADQUARTERS THE WAR ROOM. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FROM: Office of the Editor and Joint Chiefs of Staff TO: All solitary soldiers who live just to ride and be left alone REGARDING: Downed Soldiers Life is a series of random ...
Mike Burnett.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2004; Petar ... I would like to invite Burnett to comment on these ramblings. If ol' tomato face does not yet have his PhD in skatology, I don't know who does. I am pretty old; just got my first salary job and shaved my head except for a strip down the middle. I am also a sucker for nostalgia. Some things ...
Empty vee.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2004; Calgiano, Julia ... Have you ever wondered how exactly one becomes a Jackass? Does one grow up aspiring to be a jackass or do they just get thrown into it one day? Well, take it from Chris Raab, or more popularly known as Raab Himself, growing up to have a professional career as a Jackass is never part of ...
Don't count on it.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2004; Fuller, Andy ... What I am about to say will undoubtedly be met with much criticism, heart felt condemnation and with any luck even an insulting rebuttal. But nonetheless, I must in all good consciousness say what I have to say: What's up with all the shitting on shit-foot? It seems that pushing shit-foot ...
Vice patrol.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2004; Perez, Joe ... I bought the August issue and you printed some toy with whack-ass graft. I do graft and those letters ain't shit. I skate too, but right now I'm out here in Baghdad, Iraq, fighting these stupid "haggiez," as we call them. I'm glad I was able to buy your mag out here. It's very motivating ...
Flea & Andy.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Santa Cruz! To many, it's just another one of your average skate towns. No big deal, right? Fuck no! Santa Cruz, California, baby! This is the place that I call home. Seems like people think so much of this small town on the coast. I've heard it so many times over the years, ...
How to: lipslide a 15-stair: lipsliding 15-stair handrails has never been easier, thanks to thrasher's complete step-by-step. Follow our lead and you'll be slip sliding your way to stardom in no time.(Thrasher Magazine's Step-By-Step Guide)
Mar 01, 2004; Sieben, Michael ... STEP 1 Put on the filthiest pair of jeans you can find. If possible borrow a pair from a homeless guy. The more holes the better. Rub some dog shit on them if they have no visible stains. If the outline of your balls is not visible, then keep looking for a smaller pair ...
Underdog, #5.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... A hockey reference and ambiguous use of the word "harsh" (together with "barge" no less)? Must be the new ish of Underdog This 'zine's kill, clean photos (mostly), lucid writing, nicely done cover, and it comes with a patch no less. It's mostly street oriented stuff for content, all on a ...
Count the cliches, #2.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... This one comes from the Northwest (Seattle, I think, since that's what's mostly covered). It's full color photocopied, so someone's bankrolling this or has access to a color copy machine. It's got some good photos, a few mini-interviews of guys who wake up early to skate the park, but most ...
Wasted days, #1.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... This is supposed to be a one-off thing, but it's pretty damn good and maybe the guy who did it will put out another. What started as contributions to other mags that never happened became Wasted Days. Most of it is on the personal voyage of discovery-type action, including "My First Ramp," ...
Demolish, #3.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Another issue from down under, this is more of the same (and perhaps better with age?). It's mostly music, and covers kind of a wide variety of mostly punk bands (interviews include Swingin' Utters, the Dead Things, the New Mutants, Cantankerous, Charter 77, and the Naked Eye). It's also ...
Elk, #4.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Like a finely-peeled orange or a porpoise out of water, Elk is a periodical map on how to get to the ski resort (or at least Spain). If Noah's Ark makes you think of mating deer or a not-so-virginal pool in Bilbao, find the light and sing in the choir. Your tarot cards beg ...
Skate crew update.(Zine Thing)
Mar 01, 2004 ... this kid moved to vermont to work on telephone poles or something, he used to call radio shows and request S.O.D.'s "speak english or die." this kid got jimmy gestapo of murphy's law to sign his hat the first time he saw them. this kid makes maps of mexico and claims ...
Mark Appleyard: Skater of the Year 2003.(Trasher)
Mar 01, 2004; Byrnes, Lindsey ... THE LIGHTS WENT OUT in San Francisco just before 6pm on Saturday, due to a fire at PG&E's Mission Substation. Over half of the city's electricity was turned off, but at The Great American Music Hall Thrasher was turning it on. I was at the club at about 4:30 and there were already kids ...
Caz's barn: everybody in skateboarding has their scene.
Mar 01, 2004; Hammeke, Joe ... SOME GUYS HAVE their local park--FDR, Burnside, Pier 7. Others make their own. Bob Burnquist has his ramps in Vista, Danny Way likes the super structures ... and Caz has got his barn. Inside the barn is a wooden bowl that was constructed by Plywood Benders. The shallow end is five-feet ...
Bolt Cutter Project.
Mar 01, 2004; Burnett, Michael ... AFTER UMPTEEN YEARS of contest promoters promising to offer venues which simulate "the real streets" (but usually ending up with seven-foot spines), the dudes at Deluxe decided that rather than take the streets to the arena, they'd try it the other way around. More precisely, they decided ...
Headwind sucks: Jack Smith and friends skate across America.
Mar 01, 2004; Maready, Josh ... SO I WAS VISITING WOODWARD this summer and when I'm there I always love to BS with the girls in the office. This one time I was talking to Erica Mischler and out of the blue she says, "Josh, do you want to skate across America?" Without hesitation I say "yeah," similar to the way you would ...
Oregon escape plan.
Mar 01, 2004; Mumford, Matt ... AFTER THE LONG, GRUELING SUMMERS in which pro skateboarders are subject to strenuous and demanding tour vacations, some plain old get-away trips with friends are in order! These trips are strategically planned for maximum enjoyment and relaxation, which is needed by skaters, photographers ...
Dan Murphy: "I give 'em the Houdini".(Heads)
Mar 01, 2004 ... You have something a lot of hot ams don't--a college degree. Yep. What's that all about? It's mainly a back-up plan. I always wanted to pursue skateboarding as a professional career. I mean, I started skating for fun and I never knew if I'd be able to ...
Ben Krahn: "hanging out with drunk people.".(Heads)
Mar 01, 2004; Hammeke, Joe ... When did you first pick up a skateboard? Very, very first time? I was five, and my brother had gotten one as a gift. It was a yellow plastic banana board with orange wheels. Where were you living? Four Lakes Washington. It's a suburb Southeast of Seattle. ...
Johnny Layton: "front feebles--you know it dog!".(Heads)
Mar 01, 2004; Burnett, Michael ... What are you doing right now? I'm shopping for my girlfriend. What are you gonna get her? I don't know. Right now I'm getting her some checkered slip-ons. You're not getting her any weird underwear are you? I got her some stuff at ...
Pleasure of motion.
Mar 01, 2004; Ayers, Devin ... THE STORY of human civilization and progress is a story of tribes ... From the moment that people bound themselves together in groups, ostensibly to help one another survive in a harsh environment over which they had little control (the world), they have split, fragmented, and subdivided ...
Omar Hassan.(The Thrasher Interview)
Mar 01, 2004; Hammeke, Joe ... "HEY! WHAT'S COOL?" you ask. Omar replies back: "Oh, nothing," because he doesn't know what's cool and he doesn't care. What he does care about is skateboarding. And also punk rock, hip-hop, baggy pants, little wheels, launch ramps and street plants. Skateboarding has been through a lot of ...
Enon.
Mar 01, 2004; Erickson, Rob ... I'S SPEAKING NOW in lieu of said brain trust called Enon, whom are a triad of music makers in Brooklyn not deferring to the "cool corner," and are speaking their minds in multiples of tongues and cheeks. Their live show is a schizophrenic jux--they throw mean curve balls. It might not be ...
Deicide: "the next 10 years might get rough.".
Mar 01, 2004; Hitz, Sam ... WHAT THE HELL DID I GET MYSELF INTO?! I am standing outside Deicide's tour bus waiting to hit 'em with some questions 'n shit, and then it dawns on me--these dudes are from hell! They're huge biker looking fuckers with inverted cross brandings and evil tats, screaming about dead by dawn ....
Children of bodom.
Mar 01, 2004; Bol, Manute ... CHILDREN OF BODOM HAS TAKEN OVER MY WHOLE LIFE. They're a heavy metal band from Finland--a real heavy metal band--and I would take a ballet for them. Their music will turn anyone with s pulse into a mindless lunatic. Whenever I play their CDs for someone that has never heard them before ...
Howe Gelb.
Mar 01, 2004 ... HOWE GELB WALKED UP to the grandest of piani and (without hesitation or thought towards orientation) emptied his pockets of all tools musical into said piani's guts: Capo, harp, the thing that goes around your neck to hold your harp (this one tool was especially responsible for fucking up ...
Lawrence Arms.
Mar 01, 2004; Jeg, Tobias ... THE LAWRENCE ARMS are a young Chicago three-piece that fuse punk and emo in a way that's not shameless, but refreshing. This brainy trio is a favorite among critics, and whether you're a brick-throwing punk rocker or collegiate bookworm, this is your new favorite band ... well, at least ...
Spiritualized: "the Stooges fueled the whole thing.".
Mar 01, 2004 ... AFTER JUST OPENING HIS EYES on the road, Jason "Spaceman" Pierce of the band Spiritualized was woken up to answering the following questions.--Schmitty Where were you born and raised? "Born and raised," that's so American. When did you start playing music? ...
Drunk Horse: "a hard time differentiating between humor and irony.".
Mar 01, 2004; Kutner, Rick ... LISTENING TO OAKLAND'S DRUNK HORSE is a lot like an evening spent with a fine bottle o' hooch and yet favorite dirty magazine ... Sleazy for sure, but mainly a damn good time. The Drunk Horse sound was born after singer/guitarist Eli Eckert and his roommate came into a free box of ol' rock ...
Rainer Maria.
Mar 01, 2004; Whiteley, Dan ... HAPPY TOGETHER after their eighth anniversary, Rainer Maria swept the nation twice in support of their latest and greatest, Long Knives Drawn. Their melodic, bass-driven, girl/guy bantering indie pop is definitely at its best live; you have to see Bill's lazy-wrist drum style, Caithlin's ...
The Orphans.
Mar 01, 2004 ... THE EQUATION IS AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS, yet the payoff is rarely this good. Take four people who like to have fun and who want to play in a band for all the right reasons. They're not looking to get popular. They're not looking for a slot in some jerkoff tour. It's all about playing ...
Notes from the underground.
Mar 01, 2004; Lundry, Wez ... PASS THE ROBITUSSIN AND VALIUM COCKTAIL, and top it off with an Ex-Lax, because the Black Lips self-titled LP on Bomp will leave you reeling with the feeling of full on bummer rock. Slow down Lubricated Goat but up the dose, sprinkle liberally with the blues, and you'll be sucking your ...
Photograffiti.
Mar 01, 2004 ... Don't tell nobody but last month's shots kinda sucks. These rock. Send to: Photo-G, PO Box 884570, SF, CA, 94188-4570 Nick Weber, making us proud in Missoula, MT. Photo: Donahue [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NE's Ben Nevius kickflips when he could've ollied and ...
Comix.
Mar 01, 2004 ... It all started when the mail came in: "This crappy comic stuff again?" "More of the same junk?" "Should we just end Comix?" Boom. Thunder crashes. The clouds part. A voice bellows out of the sky. "YOU DO AND YOU'RE DEAD, INSECTS!" We're straight An awkward, blank space on the ...
Blown out.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... KING OF THE ROAD MVP JOHNNY LAYTON HAS SIGNED on with Thunder trucks where, coincidentally, his boss Ed Templeton is set to receive a signature color way. Rumors of a possible return of the salamander base plate, however, are said to be wishful thinking at best. Despite all the ...
Hall of meat.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Dripping hippers suck. Just ask ...
Set free.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Confirmed Christian Daniel Harold Sturt had to sever his relations with a particular magazine with the same name as ours because he noticed a 10-year-old logo featuring a goat's head with triple sixes. Pray for Dan to see the light and forgive us for the trespass of comedy. ...
Poser of the month.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Poser: Rad Webster Crime: Rasa ...
Down for life.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Like so many drops of acid rain, they pour into the ...
Burn unit.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... The Gonz hopped up on the conveyor belt and rode through an x-ray machine at an undisclosed Italian airport. No one present was certain whether this was a piece of performance art or a logical response/protest over the need for repeated security searches. The Italian authorities decided to ...
Quick time.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... (Dr. Z)ered Bassett is said to be currently laying low in the Los Angeles area, taking down some top dollars for appearing in a Mitsubishi commercial. Steve Berra is undergoing the knife for ankle reconfiguration and full restoration. Anthony Pappalardo has been seen ...
Past blasts.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... "Swenson's Benz looked too new, so I made it look more skate-appropriate like the team Van." --Mic-E Reyes "She's ...
Separated at birth.(Trash)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Passing the 'King of Trim' torch, Vinny Vegas and ...
Firing line Paul Rodriguez.(On Board)
Mar 01, 2004; Smith, Back ... Age:18 Status: Lonely Roommates: Two Roommate drama: None On lock: Noseslides Nick name: P-Rod First trick: Ollie First set-up: Powell blank Current set-up: Paul Rodriguez Girl board, Silver ...
Five ...(On Board)
Mar 01, 2004 ... Obituaries of 2003 1. Matty Luv, Hickey, Miami 2. Joe Strummer of the Clash/Mescaleros 3. Johnny Cash, the Man in Black 4. Henry Knowles of Aggression 5. Wesley Willis, wooped Batman's ass --Matt Johnson, W Boylston. MA ...
Poet's corner.(On Board)
Mar 01, 2004; Getty, Brandon ... <Pre> Style has returned with no avail. No more played-out hicks on that ...
Awful truth.(On Board)
Mar 01, 2004 ... SKATEBOARDER DIES ON STATE ST. ITHACA--A man riding his skateboard down East State Street on Monday died from a head injury he suffered after being thrown from the board, according to Ithaca Police. "This appears to be a tragic accident," said John Curatolo. Alessandro J Vico, 21, died ...
Stink tech.(Somethin' Else)
Mar 01, 2004 ... WHEN YOU SPEND YOUR FIRST five years of skating concentrating on foot control, actually grabbing the board must seem like forbidden fruit. For ...
