Thrasher back issues from February 2005:
No answer.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Montes, Andrew ... I have a question: how come it is that everybody flipped out when Corey Duffel said "nigger," but it is perfectly fine for Jasin Phares to say it's gross to touch a gay guy? I thought the piggy back ride with a gay guy was a funny idea. Here are challenges for next year's KOTR: ...
Old dirty.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Elliott, Matt ... I am writing in response to a claim made by Wez Lundry in a 'zine review that there's no such thing as a frontside indy air. First, the fact that airs do not have frontside or backside designators is meaningless, because it is very common to drop the frontside or the backside when ...
Masshole.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005 ... I received my September 2004 Thrasher recently and there was a Baker tour article in it. Surprisingly to me, there was a photo of Andrew Reynolds kickflipping out of this one bank over a big rail in the opening spread. This rail is deep in Lynn, ...
Christ arise.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Shultz, Chris ... I just started skating about six months ago on Easter of 2004. My dad got me a board and I rode it for awhile and it broke so I then got an Element. I'm pretty good at it now. Learned a few tricks, but that's not why I'm writing you. I am writing because at my school there is an assload of ...
Truth told.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Zentner, Jeremy ... To those of you who thrash I must congratulate you on such a brutal 'zine. I think the best part about your mag is how closely connected you guys are to the street skaters and their mission to destroy and keep skating alive and well. The last year I spent skating was alongside all those ...
Hard times.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Rushing, Sean ... I used to skateboard. I skated for three or four years. I was pretty good, too--but I didn't quit by choice. Right now I'm sitting in a cell in the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall. I'm writing this letter on top of the latest KOTR issue, and it is making me think all about how fucked up my ...
Neil Young.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Gaillardet, Shawn ... What's up with all these people making fun of us Canadians? Every time a person walks by who knows I am Canadian, the will say something like "Hey, what's up you stupid Canuck?" Every time I'm just sitting, talking with people, they joke and make fun of me because I'm Canadian. What's bad ...
Who cares.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; Gutcher, Rob ... Could you please give me info to receive a catalog or a phone number of Aaron Filion? He had a Canvas in the October 2004 issue. I would like to ...
Salad days.(Mail Order)(Letter to the Editor)
Feb 01, 2005; McSqueeb, Joey ... Mail Drop sucks. What happened to the vampires and the girls? Back in the day there'd be 20 letters a month, all flavorful and shit, each followed by even more flavorful quips by T-ed. Now it's just full of bad English written by kids who couldn't keep out of juvenile hall ....
How to be a "skateboard artist".
Feb 01, 2005; Sieben, Michael ... HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE TERM "skateboard artist?" If not, then get with it, man. Skateboard artists are like, totally cool right now. And it's super easy to be a skateboard artist. Trust me dudes, I'd know. Because I'm like, totally a skateboard artist myself. So how do you become a ...
Pick your poison, #4, and you idiot! #3.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Two more killer issues from the mind of Nate, these are both seriously top notch 'zincs. The writing is excellent and hilarious. You Idiot! is the "research" oriented of the two, and the theme this time around is anti-drug propaganda in the form of comics, cartoons, DARE essays, and rap ...
Lowcard, #6.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Goddam you Lowcard, Number Six. For two days all t smelled when I walked outside was puke after some asshole puked outside my front door. I had a headache and was hung over, so I puked too. I got your mag when I was starting to feel better, but it just made me feel worse. Actually, I take ...
Cold ones, #11.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Andy's up to #11 already? Cold Ones is always a good chuckle, and this issue has a drunken road trip to Oregon (aren't they all?), a Ripon camping trip, Marina skatepark review, Ozzfest, some more random stuff, ...
Ask yourself a question.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Who do you know in your life that has made a major difference in the way you ...
Second wind, #3.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... This mag's getting better and has become (or could become) somewhat of a resource for girl skateboarders. It's got key road trip ideas (Burnside and Oregon), interviews with girl skaters in Colorado and Australia, some pool and ditch skating with dudes in the mix, and it's ...
Bad egg, #1.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... This mag is off to a ripping start. This one has interviews with skate rock legend Tim Kerr, and up and corner John Doe of Throw Rag. It's also got tons of skate coverage, including the Carbondale Run and a review of a slalom contest (?!). Don't be scared by the latter, it's poking fun at ...
Anti-lectual #1.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... This mag's kill. Reminds of the first couple "Answer Me" mags but without the misogyny and substituting anarchism for complete assholism. The marijuana smoking clown bit was a laugh riot, and it was chock full of other shit (scares, a "Garbage Pall Kids" essay, pinball, cheesecake/bondage, ...
Nihilate, #1.(Zine Thing)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Once in a while I get these cheesy pseudo self-promotional 'zincs, but this is above the norm. It's got the glam, flared-out, posed shot of the guy, but it's couched in a banana board gag article. There are essays that he turned in for school credit ...
Chet childress.(Canvas)
Feb 01, 2005; Hammeke, Joe ... MAN, THIS GUY IS HYPER. Chet always needs something to keep himself occupied, so when he's trapped in a car, airplane, or van on a trip or waiting out an injury, he's got to do something to keep from going nuts. What does he do? He ...
Damn Am 2004.
Feb 01, 2005 ... VOLCOM HOSTED ITS ANNUAL Damn am event, in which every amateur ripper from San Diego to Bangladesh came out to either bust or get broke. For anyone who hasn't been to a Damn Am, it's very much like a carnival. Incredibly different than your regular contest, in which jock security guards ...
We lived like kings ...
Feb 01, 2005; Hillding, Emil ... I FEEL BLESSED. A FRIEND OF MINE AND I RECENTLY COMPLETED A CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE FROM RHODE ISLAND TO WASHINGTON, IT WAS FOUR WEEKS OF PURE CEMENTAL SICKNESS. OUR LUCK WAS PRETTY UNBELIEVABLE, EVERYTHING JUST WORKS OUT WHEN YOU'RE ON THE ROAD. ALONG THE WAY WE STOPPED AT SOME PARKS. STRICTY ...
The 15 most loved skaters of all time.
Feb 01, 2005; Dawdler, Scott ... THESE SKATEBOARD SUPERSTARS AREN'T JUST POPULAR. When you're popular, chances are there are just as many people out there in the world who absolutely hate your fuckin' guts. No, these skaters have something much more than plain popularity. Their fame is perpetual, multi-generational, and ...
Jani Laitiala: the Trasher interview.
Feb 01, 2005; Phelps, Jake ... Why in the world would anybody want to skate in Finland? Riddle me that. It's cold there, right? Yeah, it's very cold over here right now. But in the summer it's super good for four months so it's not that long of a season for skateboarding, really. You have indoor ...
The enjoi tour!
Feb 01, 2005; O'Dell, Patrick ... HOW DO I EVEN WRITE ABOUT THESE DUDES AGAIN? Caswell (epic!), Jerry (later'd!), Clark (epic!), Tony (burnt!). It's the same thing over again, and if I talk about anything else that's funny, dudes catch feelings all over the place. I guess I like talking shit. It makes me feel ...
The Washington Street skatepark art shmooze.
Feb 01, 2005; Beardo, El ... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL what went down at the Washington Street park on October 30th. Was it an art show? Sure, 'cause there was a bunch of art displayed on temporary chain link fences set up all around the dong in the main section of the park. Heavy on the skateboarding motif (well it ...
Kurtis Colamonico: "I straight ran back into the house".(Heads_Colamonica)
Feb 01, 2005; Scurich, Nick ... So you're not a Huntington local anymore? Nah, man. I was from Long Beach anyway. I moved down there because I wanted to be with my dad at the time. Why did you come back to Long Beach? I couldn't stand the people in HB and the attitude they had; "I'm ...
Chad Tim Tim: "The Pino Nation".(Heads_Tim Tim)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Pound for pound, who do you think is the most powerful Filipino skater on the circuit? On the circuit? I don't know. Who's Filipino? Well, Willy. Dan "The Hammer" Rogers. The Gutierrez brothers from Virginia Beach. Oh yeah. Richard Mulder's Filipino, ...
Hicks with sticks: Arkansas 'crete rehashed.
Feb 01, 2005; Hammeke, Joe ... OBY BERRY, a 27-year old high school math teacher and somewhat-leader of the Little Rock, Arkansas skateboard scene, was mostly responsible for making sure a good concrete company won the bid to build the new park in here. Having skated the legendary Kanis bowl for the past 15 years, he ...
Sign language.
Feb 01, 2005 ... HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? Would you believe a vast web of cosmic connections, involving our entire solar system, affected your every minute? From the woody you woke up with this morning, to that mid-afternoon wheelbite body toss and the sketchy-ass burrito you decided, then regretted, to ...
Pine Hill Haints.
Feb 01, 2005 ... OUT ON THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE state line where the roads are still dirt and a few miles off the Natchez Trace, you can find the current home of the Pine Hill Haints. For many people there's not a lot to be seen out in this area--mostly trees, pastures, rivers, and hills--passing backdrop ...
Breather resist.
Feb 01, 2005; Gray, Guy ... IT'S A STORY THAT SOUNDS ALL TOO FAMILIAR, but it bears repeating: "If I didn't start skateboarding, then I would've never gotten into punk rock or started playing music at all," Breather Resist guitarist Evan Patterson said.--Guy Gray "I remember when I was 10; I went down to ...
Interpol.
Feb 01, 2005; Whiteley, Dan ... MY FIRST ENCOUNTER with Interpol was a small black and white photo in SF Weekly. Great, I thought, another hipster band from NYC in suits and funny haircuts, most likely with that '80s throwback sound that was so popular at the time ... I hated them already. But when a super-fine girl ...
Mr Vegas.
Feb 01, 2005; Woods, Shelby ... THE TIME IS RIGHT, and ladies getting wild on the dance floor. Mr Vegas takes center stage at Jamaica Gold in LA, and over 2,000 people are out on a Sunday night to see the man who busted onto the international dancehall reggae stage with the superstar anthem "Heads High (Kill 'Em with ...
Pinback.
Feb 01, 2005; Palmer, Brian ... PINBACK FEATURES THE VOLTRON-LIKE combination of San Diego musicians Rob Crow (Thingy, Remote Action Sequence, Optiganally Yours) and AB "Zach" Smith (Three Mile Pilot). What originally started out as two friends sitting in a living room recording songs onto a computer has grown to be ...
The Ponys.
Feb 01, 2005; Locks, Jesse ... "ROCK 'N' ROLL'S ESSENCE is that it's made by and for kids. It's not about virtuosity--it's about energy, passion, frustration, lust, and fun. Not to mention drugs. Teenage life. Life and life only."--Richard Hell from Hot and Cold "We use old guitar amps so maybe that's why ...
Only crime.
Feb 01, 2005; Taylor, Todd ... MOST OFTEN, SUPER GROUPS (from Traveling Wilburys to Velvet Revolver) come across like plastic surgery on a corpse. There's a decent idea of how all the parts are supposed to look, how they're supposed to fit, but it's hard not to think that when you're looking at its perfect nose or its ...
Rickter scale of doom.
Feb 01, 2005 ... THE HIDDEN HAND Mother Teacher Destroyer (Southern Lord)--I've been waiting for this record perhaps for decades, and finally it's here. Wino and cohorts compliment each other's talents to conceive a blistering blend of political-psychedoom with diversity. Aggressive melody, fanatical ...
Notes from the underground.
Feb 01, 2005 ... WHAT THE HELL? Seems like everyone's puttin' out a video these days, and I'll be dipped in sheep shit if a couple of them aren't worth watching. Top on the list for any metal-head worth his (or her) weight in weed is the Slayer Still Reigning video, in which they play "Reign in Blood" live ...
Tennitus.
Feb 01, 2005 ... --SWITCHBLADE s/t (Deathwish/ Icarus) ... Crappy vocals are responsible for most bands not getting their CD reviewed. Sweden's Switchblade is bucking the system with an all-instrumental record that I can only describe as a dark, sentimental journey that reaches epic proportions. ...
Photograffiti.
Feb 01, 2005 ... No camera-phone digi-nonsense. Just shoot a photo, dude: Photo-G, PO Box 884570 SF, CA, 94188-4570 Alex Jenkins, lot to lot front board. It had to be done. Knoxville, TN. Photo: Perez The James Craig doppleganger Dima Volkov airs in SoCal. Photo: Wong ...
Skate coach.(Thrasher Comix Comic)
Feb 01, 2005 ... In the spring of 1970 he found his calling: rollerboard tutor. He is rumored to have played a part in every major skateboard development since--urethane wheels, ollies, Powell magic. He told Natas to ...
Vs. Nate Jones.(Thrasher Comix Comic)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Man, it's been a tough week of lecturers and Life Lessons for the pro ranks. Now it's time for some adult recreation. Hmm ... tall frame, sandy blonde hair, tasteful blouse, and a fetching magical scarf. This is my kind of lady. Excuse me ma'am, I was ...
Vs. Jason Jessee.(Thrasher Comix Comic)
Feb 01, 2005 ... ARISE MY SON!! IT IS I SON. IS IT TRUE THOU MADE A MOCKERY OF KING OF THE ROAD? God, is that you?? I was just kidding when I Sent that ...
Vs. enjoi Tour.(Thrasher Comix Comic)
Feb 01, 2005 ... What THE ...? Pillow Fights? Costumes? Giggling? What Kind of SK8 tour is this? Chill out Coach, we Just like to have Fun. Hey Boy named Hsu, wanna See fun? How about you Bar Letta? Check out the Consolidated tour outside. Their tour van broke ...
Smart money.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... After THEY WERE DISMISSED FROM THEIR DWINDLE-BASED board companies over a year ago, Gershon Mosley and Chad Fernandez were recently released from their Globe shoes spots as well. Gersh continues to hold it down at Status, but Bad Chad may have to dip into the Grind money if his sponsor ...
Far east.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Twenty-thousand tiny, little, angry words and a whole lot misplaced anger later and Bootleg skateboards has bowed out. No word on new spots for Elissa, Mike Maldonado, Kane, Eldridge and Brian Michaud, but they are bound to hook it up somewhere. ...
Girl squad.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... The All-Girl Skate Jam is going off in Hawaii in conjunction with the Triple Crown of Surfing at Pipeline. The seventh AGSJ will import leaders like Mimi Koop, Kim Peterson, Cara-Beth Burnside, Isabelle Caudle, Nicole Zuck, Elissa Steamer, Holly Lyons, Amber Cangilose, Cnaan Omer and Jen ...
More beef.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Cesario Montano, also known as Block, has been crisscrossing the landscape interviewing all sorts for the much-discussed documentary on Christian Hosoi. Five years of efforts have now secured an abundance of rare early footage as well as pivotal recordings of such emotional moments as ...
Hall of meat.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Boards to the face are fun. The wheels fit right in the eye socket. Austin Whiting Bess Lipman snapped her ...
Destroy everything now 88 shoes video premiere Oct. 31, Encinitas, CA.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005; Burnett, Michael ... A LOT OF THE DUDES that work at the other skate mags are pussies. But not Ed Dominick. He could care less about sitting in some cube all day, trying to hook up his 15th free backpack, and would rather slam his dick in the ice chest than worry about which Nike colorway is coming in the mail ...
Gayson Jessee.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... The deep forests of remote Canada may have consumed Tony Manfre, who has gone the way of total ...
I rule.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... "Four guys built this industry. I met the other three at the Sports Arena in LA."--Richard Novak "Fuck that dude, luck that dude, fuck that dude. Do you get that?"--Jake Phelps "I'm not always in the mood for surprises, so sometimes I hang ...
Shut down squad.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Two East Coast greats pause before the hammer drops ....
Rodney vs. Daewon: round 3 almost video premiere: Nov. 10, Avalon Ballroom, Hollywood, CA.(Trash)
Feb 01, 2005; Schweinbold, Todd ... THE AVALON THEATRE in Hollywood, California hosted Almost skateboards' latest in the Rodney versus Daewon trilogy, Round 3. Even on a Wednesday night the theatre was packed to the gills with eager viewers. Chris Haslam's part was my favorite, with some strong originality. Lutzka left a ...
Firing line: Peter Ramondetta.(On Board)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Home: San Francisco, CA, 6 Newell Current setup: Real Known Associate board, size large. Hi-147 Thunder trucks, Marc Johnson pro color way. Classic 53mm Spitfire wheels. Swiss bearings without shields Hobbies: I just started ...
Five ...(On Board)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Pros with Signature Jeans 1. Jovantae Turner, Jovontae jeans 2. Tony Trujillo, 1984 3. Jim Gagne, Split 4. Corey Duffel, Sessions 5. Reese Forbes, Quiksilver ...
Fun box.(On Board)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Q: What has eight arms and still can't play bass worth shit? ...
Poet's corner.(On Board)
Feb 01, 2005 ... <Pre> It's simple you gotta have that POP It's that chance of creating something beautiful or eating shit. I went to Pier 7 today but someone killed it So I just cruised too slow and are shit. I heard someone laugh I'm glad I amuse you I ...
Stop the car.(Somethin' Else)
Feb 01, 2005 ... WHEN VERT HIT STREET, kids called 'em streetplants. Screamin' Lord Chalba adds it all ...
