Thrasher back issues from September 2004:
No wear.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Taylor, Brandin ... I'm writing you because I need your help. I want to go somewhere with my skateboarding career, but my mother does not support me enough to get good most of the time, except for once when she took me to Morristown skatepark--if you've ever seen it, it sucks. When I ask her to take me to a ...
Stacked deck.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Court, Marshall ... My name is Marshall, but sometimes I forget that I have a name. My problem is that I'm in the Navy, and as of right now I'm on hoard the USS George Washington and we are floating around in the Arabian Gulf, off the coast of Iraq. We don't have first names in the Military. First names are ...
How high.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Barker, Nick ... What's up with all the two-year chowder eatin' socal kids gettin' all up in the mag? Damn. Those dudes wear T-shirts that look like dresses and ain't got no style. What were they doin' 14 years ago, back when Gonz was ollieing all four of the four at Wally's? Suckin' D, that's what! I know ...
Red zone.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Ganistann, Ralph ... I've been a big fan of your mag for a long time but I realized you made a serious error in your last issue, with the story about Black Label in Europe. Rhino notes that Preston drinks 15 beers a day for 30 days for a total of 350. It's actually 450, and you don't have to be a brainiac from ...
Scared straight.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Turner, Josh ... I'm an eight-year fan of your mag, but I never appreciated it as much as I do now. I'm currently doing some time in the pen and every page of Thrasher helps me to stay positive. Skating was my life and with your sick pictures pinned on my cell wall, I'll never forget those stellar times I ...
Shit list.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Harmon, Dan ... In response to "Mr Third Grade" in Mail Drop in the June issue, you think that since The Casualties released an album and are punk that they are nothing but a bunch of corporate sellouts? Listen, they've been around a long time and show what being "gutter punk" really is. Ever since being ...
Lively up.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Sep 01, 2004; Walker, Zack ... To all you guys who skate for money out there, I've gotta tell you that I've seen better sakting from Bob Marley. It was March 3, 2004. He was going 30-mph, on a rail, bluntsliding--I mean, butt sliding. His board was already at the bottom of the rail! Did I even mention that it was a ...
Skating in Europe really does suck.
Sep 01, 2004; Sieben, Michael ... PRETTY MUCH EVERY INTERVIEW I've ever read with a skateboarder from Europe touches on the subject about how bad the spots are where they're from, and how much better the spots in the US are. I recently had the opportunity to go to Europe for a week-and-a-half, and while I was there I kept ...
Zine thing.
Sep 01, 2004 ... UNDERDOG, #6 More from Winnipeg Manitoba ... Nice-looking cover and great layouts and words to boot. It's mostly skate photos accompanied by rants warning of the perils and evils of the world, which sounds a lot heavier than it actually is (although it's a far cry from the ...
Canvas.
Sep 01, 2004; Stone, Iain ... "HERE, TAKE THIS," commanded the shrewdly contemptuous thespian. Omen hesitated, but eventually abided to the onlooker. As he sat in utter disposition, the constant reverberating echo pulsated to the point of surrealistic nostalgia. Stop to forward the end of freedom. The turn ended in an ...
Fahrenheit 540[degrees]: 20 years of the twist.
Sep 01, 2004 ... THE 540, OR AS MY FRIENDS CALL IT the "McTwist," was first conceived in my head when I was twice the size of Jamie Godfry's little ripping brother Dean. I had just maxed out on my seventh Gatorade when I saw Fred Blood, the roller transbiker, do a 360 and a half-Cab pirouette in the Egg ...
Channel street: part one: why we did it.(The Skatepark Chronicles)
Sep 01, 2004; Harris, Andy ... OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS a group of skateboarders in the Los Angeles Harbor region have been building a concrete skatepark under the 110 Freeway at Channel Street. The park funding has come completely out of their own pockets, and those of supportive community members and businesses. Using ...
Shane Cross: when you least expect it ...
Sep 01, 2004; Burnett, Michael ... BRASH, BOLD, AND BRAZENLY unbathed, Australia's Shane Cross is the latest entrant in skateboarding's ongoing unofficial hot-shit competition. Since showing up at Mumford's two months ago, Shane has dove trucks-first into American 'boardin': meeting the pros, trying his luck at El Toro, and ...
Men at work: etnies down under.
Sep 01, 2004; Mapstone, Andrew ... IT'S D-DAY--the night before the deadline--and I have to get this story in. Writing these things is just like doing homework; I always left my homework until the last minute and got out of doing it if there was any chance possible. But I don't think those big scary people at Thrasher would ...
Dustin Dollin: "best times of my life".(Heads)
Sep 01, 2004; Reyes, Mic-E ... Alright Dustin, beat trip story ever, Not the best, but a funny one. Ali and I went out in Switzerland, and--I think it was All and Deacon--we pulled this giant globe off of a restaurant billboard and we rolled it down the street. After we ditched that, we went into a food store ...
Jimmy Astleford: "my house has more puss than yours".(Heads)
Sep 01, 2004; Scurich, Nick ... What's up, Tangy? What's the Jimbonics word of the week? Blowouts! Because I've been eating shitty lately and having mega blowouts. How's life in San Marcos? It sucks here in shitty San Marcos. I'm banned from my favorite bar, so I'm stuck going to high ...
28 days later'd: Baker bus tour.
Sep 01, 2004; O'Dell, Patrick ... LATELY I'VE GOTTEN A REPUTATION for going on a lot of Baker related tours; some might say even too many. Phelps was like, "How come you only go on Baker tours? Our other photographers go on tours with a bunch of different companies." But if Andrew Reynolds called you on the horn and said, ...
Message in a bottle.
Sep 01, 2004 ... WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU HAD ONLY ONE CHANCE TO CONTACT AN ALIEN CIVILIZATION? "Nanoo-nanoo?" "Benihanas suck?" "I'm Rick James, bitch?" Well, 8 billion miles away and travelling at 27,000 mph, a little metal nugget that mankind drop-kicked into space is on its way, carrying ...
Oxes.
Sep 01, 2004; Erickson, Rob ... OXES. MAY I DIVULGE? Eh-hmmm ... in one swath these mother-'fers take the stage and make udder mockery of any ambitionist that ever advanced upon said arena. Baltimore, a town disputed as a poor man's New York. Edgar Allen Poe, John Waters, natty-bo beer, a town that has spawned the likes ...
Secret machines.
Sep 01, 2004; Reesman, Bryan ... SECRET MACHINES ARE HERE FOR A PURPOSE. Hailing from Dallas, Texas but now based in NYC, the four year-old group--comprised of vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist Brandon Curtis, guitarist and vocalist Ben Curtis, and drummer Josh Garza--wants to rock out and create a fulfilling musical ...
TapeOpCon04.
Sep 01, 2004; Capstan, Squeaky ... MY PROFESSIONAL MOONLIT CAREER as a recording guy was really over before it started, before I'd ever threaded a reel of Ampex 456 onto an old, temperamental Tascam 388. Physics, junior year of high school, 1992-'93. Physics class is when they teach you how waves work. I was ...
Riverboat gamblers.
Sep 01, 2004; Taylor, Todd ... HIGH-ENERGY ROCK AND ROLL, like almost every genre of punk, has been stretched thinner than a 99-cent store condom. It should be eyed with the same suspicion. "Is it really gonna work? Is this gonna save me from unwanted mistakes?" For every Turbonegro or BellRays, there's a thousand bands ...
Lil' Flip.
Sep 01, 2004; X., Aki ... NBA ALL-STAR SUPERBALL WEEKEND IN LOS ANGELES, and Shelblack and me have been on the grind since Thursday, lunchtime. It is now Saturday afternoon and ain't a damn thing changing. Today is special, because Lil Flip is gonna christen Shelby's new Hollywood photography studio. I break out to ...
The Loud Pipes.
Sep 01, 2004; Lundry, Wez ... BAG TAG? BAD GAS IN THE TOUR VAN? Must be the Loud Pipes, from Las Vegas. Mean, mean chops are laid down by the two guitars (Jesse and Pit), Tony gets aggro on vocals, and it's held together nicely by Roxie on the bass and Gilbert on the drums. There are liberal dashes of the right kind of ...
Sparks.
Sep 01, 2004; Whiteley, Dan ... "I'LL POP A CAP UP SOME FOOL AT THE GAP," Russell Mael sings as his brother Ron struts around on stage in a wifebeater. What? These guys are in their 50s. And their crowd are a bunch of Dungeons & Dragons nerds who know every lyric. Welcome to Sparks, one of the most influential bands of ...
Los Dryheavers.
Sep 01, 2004; Lozano, Gabriela ... LOS DRYHEAVERS ARE A FIVE-PIECE BAND from Central California who power out a breed of music that can only be described as punk rock and roll. In the four years the band has been in existence, they have kept busy "spreading the Hearer gospel," as they like to say. Their new release, ...
Notes from the underground.
Sep 01, 2004 ... STARTIN' WITH THE LITTLE RECORDS, check the new 7" Hatebeak entitled Beak of Purefaction on Reptilian. Every fan of screaming, gnarly, death-inducing grindcore will find this fits right in with their tastes, BUT IT'S A FUCKING PARROT DOING THE SINGING! Get it? Hatebeak! Ha, ha! Don't act ...
Photograffiti.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Mind-bending fly-out but the big question is where did you get the speed, son? Taylor Swoveland, Tacoma, WA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shit-talkers might snicker at the booster but Bill Coe don't give a damn. Tailside, Salem, WI [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Thrasher comix.(Comic)
Sep 01, 2004 ... THIS FALL YOUR TEACHER (or parole officer) will ask you to write about what you did during summer break. Put a Crayon in your hand, make a tiny fist, and scrawl away on how you became a famous published artist in Thrasher magazine. Sound out any difficult words. BOARD! ...
Gear crisis.
Sep 01, 2004 ... HEAD FOR THE HILLS--KING OF THE ROAD 2004 IS ALMOST HERE with Zero, Girl and Almost locking horns with defending champs Real (plus guest TNT) for the cross-country retard-a-thon rifle royale. If they don't come through your town, you can catch all the teams as they meet up at ...
Dark crystal.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Matt Field and the Godfather put Danny Fuenzalida on the IPath. Lil B's got a shoe coming on Osiris, nab sayin'. Conan Hayes has signed both Leo Romero and Ethan Fowler to RVCA. Mark Partain is on Deathbox. As is Tony Mag, whom many suspect to be a ...
Poser of the month.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Poser: Ben Maxwell Crime: Dull ...
Ain't so.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Blind's Ronnie Creager is rumored to have relocated to sunny Phoenix, Arizona, to film for the upcoming vid on the bevy of beautiful spots. They better be good to move to AZ in July. Clint Peterson has ...
Smoked bowls.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Encinitas YMCA unveiled the latest inception of their long-time skatepark project with a revamped and shrunk street course, the epic vert ramp monstrosity from last years X-Games, and a couple of genuine in-the-ground skateable swimming pools--a triple and a pro-caliber 11-foot-deep ...
Lid tech.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Following California's lead, New York state is poised to pass a skateboarding helmet law for all ...
Tight spot.
Sep 01, 2004 ... Acts of skate aggression being what they aren't, The European Economic Union Commission has labeled skateboards as terrorist weapons. As quoted by the London Times, the EEU says they are "weapons that could be used to hijack an aircraft." As a result they have been banned from the cabins ...
Bite the blade.
Sep 01, 2004 ... After 25 years of ripitude, Boston City Hospital ...
Hall of meat.
Sep 01, 2004 ... The way it's going for SF's Rick Sanders, he should skip the staples and just get a zipper. [ILLUSTRATION ...
Holmes away from Holmes.
Sep 01, 2004 ... The Mercury Bar in Honolulu was the location of the first Griptape Club. Jeff Hartsell as DJ Manifest, along with DJ Gary O, spun for the crustified congregation. Just before he slipped off to Montreal to catch the summer rain, Tony Vitello was observed rolling off the ...
Doghouse.
Sep 01, 2004 ... The replicated Dogbowl in Pasadena, CA, bit more than a few during the final days of principle photography for the film Lords of Dogtown. Most obvious of the casualties was director Catherine Hardwicke, who dropped into a header and fractured her skull. Her blunt force head trauma held up ...
Bad breaths.
Sep 01, 2004 ... "If you do not know your past then you will never know your future." --Natas Kaupas "He believed that killing Reagan would guarantee Jodie Foster's love and respect."--Tony Vitello "Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, they like to see us take ...
Frequent flyer.
Sep 01, 2004 ... SPC Dane Phelps deep in Baghdad with the ...
On board.
Sep 01, 2004 ... FIRING LINE: TOSH TOWNEND DOB: 3.12,85 From: Huntington Beach, CA Height: 6'2" Shirt size: XXL Drink: Newcastle Rail or pool: Pool Who's busting: Zered Who's busted: Scurich Band/group: ...
Simon says.(Somethin' else)
Sep 01, 2004 ... IN SOME made-for-TV skate contest, double flip means double points. All we want to know is ...
