Thrasher back issues from April 2005:
Hot shit.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2005; Heddings, Neil ... This is to some dude in Clarkston, Michigan, named Matt Elliot, who tried to talk shit on my friend Wez Lundry in your February Mail Drop, and is trying to convince us that he knows more about skating than the rest of us. Who are you trying to kid? I saw Wez back in the day with long-ass ...
Mini-soda.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2005; Ness, Karl ... I read with interest the article "15 Most Love Skaters." There was a sidebar in it called "The Five Most Love-Starved Skaters." And it caught my eye because you had Justin Lynch as one of the skaters listed. The two-sentence blurb mentioned he talked shit about Cab and then got ...
John 3:60.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2005; Ham, Jordan ... In the Bible God told Noah to make an ark of cypress wood for he was about to flood the earth. That very same wood built into the ark is currently being used for something that is ironically incorporated with some of the harshest stereo types, yet was created for virtually the same cause ....
Art skool.(Mail Drop)(Letter to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2005; Filion, Aaron ... This is Aaron from the October issue Canvas. First off, I need to say thanks to all at Thrasher for choosing to publish my art work. I couldn't be happier. You guys did a great job. Thrasher rocks. That made my year. Like a dog with its bone, I carry it with me everywhere that I go. I'm ...
The fat lady has sung (what to do after skateboarding).
Apr 01, 2005; Sieben, Michael ... SO HERE'S THE SCENARIO: Young dude shows promise of skateboarding excellence, drops out of school, devotes entire young life to the pursuit of awesomeness, wakes up in his '30s without any real world education or training and comes to the realization that jumping down flights of stairs as ...
Coffin to Fakie #5, and Frontside Air.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... A hearty guffaw, a long-winded chortle, and the release of that gas bubble that gave you insomnia last night are waiting for you on the reading of Coffin To Fakie. This is some worthwhile dope that definitely doesn't take itself too seriously. It's got a bunch of horoscopes with Mr Cleo, a ...
Razorcake, #23.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... One of the best things about Razorcake is--despite the fact that some of them punkers over there are gettin' on in years--the mag keeps its youthful exuberance and provides a good example for the younger folk fillin' in shoes as people die off (or drop out). They also push smaller, ...
Ride the slime, #1.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Strictly a photo 'zine, this one has stuff from backyard pools to humongo kickflips to DIY looking shit to mini-ramps to disappointing discoveries. And doesn't that pretty much sum up both what ...
Impact press, #54.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Well shit, the country's gone and done it, and W has been inaugurated again. I'm not saying that Kerry was so great, but Bush is a fucking war-mongering idiot cowboy, and it just goes to show that a lot of the country likes that in a president. At least it wasn't a landslide. Maybe it's ...
The rise and the fall, #3.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Two issues of this killer San Pedro 'zine worked themselves into my mailbox. Although the skating content has gone down, this is still one of the most worthy 'zines I get because of its ultra-clean layout, interesting articles, hometown history, and killer attention to aesthetics. There's ...
Lowcard, #7.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... From the Bay Area comes the voice of the lowest common denominator, the common man, the alcohol-induced, skateboard-fueled adventures of a band of ne'er-do-well rapscallion scallywags as they shred the rad and cause trouble. A couple boobs, Shed playing at Jake's old ramp, ...
Party mom.(Zine Thing)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Our own Michael Burnett has gone and done it again, putting together his own slice of the 'zine world. This one is called Party Mom and if you had a suspicion that your mom was a party mom, Burnett will clear it up for you with his list of party mom attributes, including, but not limited ...
Weekend at Winslow's.
Apr 01, 2005; Hammeke, Joe ... THE BACKYARD RAMP used to be a treasured part of skateboarding. Not everyone had one--both your neighbors and parents had to approve, and then the issue of paying for it would stop most people. But everyone knew somebody with a backyard ramp. For a while there were not all that many ...
The Tampa article of hate.
Apr 01, 2005; O'Dell, Patrick ... TAMPA AM IS SCREWED. Somewhere along the line, maybe in the last three years, what used to be a proving ground of the best dudes on the cusp of professional skateboarding became a bunch of dumb kids in factory gear nobody could give a shit about. Maybe I've aged, but I seem to remember a ...
Skaters eye: Tadashi.
Apr 01, 2005 ... A LOT OF PEOPLE want to get into the skate photo biz, but not a lot of people want to work for it. Tadashi digs up the secret spots in his beloved but largely skate-proofed San Diego and shoots with the underground rippers who not only don't need photos for ads, they might need to borrow ...
S.O.T.Y. Party Danny Way: Thrasher magazine Skater of the Year 2004: great American music hall, SF, CA, Dec. 18, 2004.
Apr 01, 2005; Byrnes, Lindsey ... DANNY WAY'S SKATEBOARDING CAREER has been an unstoppable fire. He won the first street and vert contests he ever entered, turned pro at 14, and was named Thrasher's Skater of the Year in 1991 at age 17. Unlike most child prodigies, Danny's flame still burns. As a matter of fact, Danny is ...
Thrill of the hunt: the Rowley interview.(Cover Story)
Apr 01, 2005; Burnett, Michael ... MANY OF THE TOP PROS are very guarded about their image and like to micromanage every aspect of their coverage--down to the questions I ask them for their big interviews. They see the mag as just another ad and, if they got their way, would turn their interview into something closer ...
Desolation angels: things to do in Australia when you're dead.
Apr 01, 2005; Phelps, Jake ... I'M SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE who are a lot smarter than me. I'm the last of my breed; I can't shoot photos, I can't write. Hell, I can't even skate. But here I am "in charge" of the last bastion of skateboard gnarlitude in the world, Thrasher magazine. I can't complain; I just have to think of ...
Fabrizio Santos: "I never take a drug in my life!".(Heads_Santos)
Apr 01, 2005 ... So, wow, you had a baby? Yeah. It's a girl. Four months. What's her name? Naria Eduarda. Fantastic! Was it scary to have a baby? First of all, yeah. But now it's incredible. I love it. It's a totally new experience. How ...
Jake Duncombe: "it's strawberry-blond".(Heads_Duncombe)
Apr 01, 2005 ... What's up? Just illin'. So you're from Byron Bay. What's it like living an hour away from the drug capital of Australia? It's alright--just a little surf town full of hippies. How come you're such a Bogan and not a hippie? I didn't ...
Cold war.
Apr 01, 2005; Malto, Sean ... As any US public school attending student will tell you, the Cold War was when we beat Lewis and Clark at Pearl Harbor to avenge Custer's Last Stand. The spoils of that war, the Magna Carta and the Louisiana Purchase, are still encased in Fort Knox as we speak. It's all explained in the ...
Angry amputees.
Apr 01, 2005; Regal, Lewee ... IN TODAY'S AGE of overpaid emo bands with bad haircuts and silly pants and the even worse presence of retro-hipster groups wearing silly suits while sporting pussy-footer attitudes, its nice to find white knuckle rock anywhere you can. The Amputees are just that. Technical enough to keep ...
Burning brides: "in our heads they are all there to see us whether they realize it or not.".
Apr 01, 2005; Staba, Brad ... THERE'S GOOD MUSIC and there is shitty music. There's even shittier music too, but were not going to waste anybody's time here and start rambling. I guess I'm already rambling in a way but there's a point somewhere. You know when you see a band live and there's some dude playing guitar, ...
Kev Kelley: "I want to become hip-hop royalty.".
Apr 01, 2005; Vitello, Tony ... ISN'T IT LAME when somebody's telling a story or describing something and they're all riled up, saying "Oh, damn! That shit was hella funny. He said this. She said that." Then, finally sensing that their audience is either unamused or not paying attention, they say, "I guess you just had ...
Del Cielo: "I was just playing three dissonant power chords and thought 'I am awesome.'".
Apr 01, 2005; O'Neil, Luke ... IN THEORY, ROCK BANDS are supposed to thrive during conservative administrations. The Reagan/Thatcher era brought us some of the best reactionary rock and roll in history from the likes of The Clash and The Dead Kennedys, among others. After all, oppressive politics and rock and roll are ...
Oer the Ramparts: "these boys are darn good live. On stage it's like seeing four polecats in a bag ...".
Apr 01, 2005 ... LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE RISE, remove your hats, and place your hands over your hearts. The "Star Spangled Banner" is one of the cherished artifacts of American life. Sometimes the impact of its message may be forgotten, and in trying times remembered and quietly contemplated again ....
The rapture: I think Tony Hawk got weirded out by us.
Apr 01, 2005; Whiteley, Dan ... The Rapture play the disco-punk-funk (or whatever you want to call it) that makes the sportcoat-wearin' nerds and chicks in leg warmers freak out. It's the type of band you wish you could see at a raging party in your friend's basement but instead have to shell out mega-bucks to see on a ...
Operatic: "we've done the music in parts for Chris Senn, Tom Penny, Jeremy Wray, Darren Navarrette and like 20 others ...".
Apr 01, 2005; Greenwood, Colin ... AFTER ENJOYING THEIR MUSIC back home in Blighty, I got ahold of some more of their charged sounds, provoking misty-eyed reminiscences of Killing Joke and Gang of Four for this old codger. I'm looking forward to seeing them in concert, as long as they're not on too late or too loud. In ...
Neurosis: "it takes effort to fold time and space.".
Apr 01, 2005; Coyle, Michael ... NEUROSIS HAS BEEN MAKING HEAVY and intense music that does not--and has never--fit into whatever fad cliche the mainstream media has been passing off as hard rock. Neurosis are a dense trip, a sensual overload, and the band best suited to be making the soundtrack to this slow apocalypse we ...
Rickter scale of doom.
Apr 01, 2005 ... THE MIGHTY NIMBUS S/t (Threeman)--Groove ridden, stoner doom extraordinaire led by ATP and Sixty Watt Shamen members. Whiskey soaked psychedelic leads, flashy rhythms and hard drumming. Just think St Vitus and Obsessed blasting the finest southern rockspitality. INTERNAL VOID ...
Notes from the underground.
Apr 01, 2005; Lundry, Wez ... AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE GOIN' HOME TO SEATTLE for the holidays, especially since home is where the shows are. Saw a great one while I was there: first up was Joe Silverking. He played a quick set--just him, his guitar, and his Burger King looking outfit. The Royal Pains played, and because it ...
Photograffiti.
Apr 01, 2005 ... One sweet roll-away, comin' up. Jack Sanchez, nollie heelflip in Berkeley, CA. Photo: Wong [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AZ's Curly cranks down a burly truck dink. Photo: Atwood [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keith Reese goes Sky Captain while Kyle Craren ...
Thrasher comix.(Comic)
Apr 01, 2005 ... The convoluted case-study of Skate Coach continues. Amid a blizzard of intrigue, innuendo, skewered egos, mustaches and clipboards, founding Skate Coach artist Ben Hall has left the building. Once the lawsuits and paternity tests are settled, you can expect a VH1 expose on the whole ...
Lost Angeles.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... IN THE TEENAGE MILLIONAIRE DEPARTMENT, ANTHONY MOSELY has parted ways with Shorty's for board sponsors unknown. He was a Menace, then a City Star, but now smooth operator Lee Smith has joined the Cruz Dot over at NHS to ride with Lowery, Mouly and Mike Frazier. Nice one, Smith. After a few ...
Five points.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... 5Boro put Dan Pensyl in the pro ranks at the NYC ball, only to have to live up to the aftermath of the gift which keeps on gifting. Up in Encinitas, Chris Lambert, of backside flip fame, greeted his second child--a healthy baby boy. Good on ya, Lambert! Nyjah Huston ...
Poser of the month.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Poser: Lawrence of Arabia Crime: Ishtar ...
Windy City.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Zero's Trent Reznor look-a-like Garret Hill has sunk his feet into 88 footwear. In a more shocking 88 update, it seems team captain "Hard" Corey Duffel broke both his wrists simultaneously while trying to re-shoot a backside tail on the gigantic Oceanside hubba (from his Thrasher cover), ...
Gold metal.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Jim Fitzpatrick and Tony Hawk are said to be working with a consortium of high-profile entities including the United States Olympic committee and NBC. The goal is to get skateboarding included as an official event in the next Olympic Summer Games. NBC is said to be hyped on this ...
Built to Grind book signing, Jan. 15, '05.(Indy ... In S.D.?)
Apr 01, 2005 ... INDEPENDENT'S FOUNDERS Fausto Vitelio, Richard Novak, and Eric Swenson led the melee in the San Diego Convention Center banquet hall. The fire marshals and building management wanted to bust the Built to Grind book-signing party immediately since there were over a thousand people more than ...
Family values.
Apr 01, 2005 ... The OG Olson and son Alexander Parker are two ...
Hall of meat.
Apr 01, 2005 ... In a world of hurt, Kevin Krahel gets crutched. This ...
Closer status.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... High Speed go-to guy and fisherman extraordinaire Josh Stevens recently sustained a no-nonsense injury. We wish him a speedy recovery. Stay strong, Hambone. The February issue "Most Love-Starved Skaters" fall-out continues: vert veteran Justin "J Ly" Lynch didn't take the ...
Utterly deranged.(Trash)
Apr 01, 2005 ... "In life it's the drugs, the alcohol and the hoes that you have to keep separated."--Fausto Vitello "His world is black and white and mine is like being on acid with all multi-colors all the time."--Chris "Alien Sarge" Carter "It's all in the jack off muscle."--Tony ...
Poet's corner.(On Board)
Apr 01, 2005; Pearce, Chris ... As I attack this slab of concrete with my weapon of choice, my sanity level increases somehow skating is my voice, smoothening ...
Fun box.(On Board)
Apr 01, 2005; Huergens, Greg ... Q: Why don't bunnies get hurt when they sack a rail? A: They have cotton balls. Q: Why don't ...
Firing line: Andrew Reynolds.(On Board)
Apr 01, 2005 ... Shoe size: Eleven Weight: One hundred sixty pounds First board: Suregrip Last make: Pasta with tomato sauce Belt, white or spiked: Brown leather Ring tone: Whatever the phone comes ...
Five ...(On Board)
Apr 01, 2005; Blum, Pat ... Best Skate Names 1. Weiger Van Wageningen 2. Dave "The Dave" Davis 3. Richard "Dick" Paez 4. Zered Bassett 5. Justin Case --Pat Blum, Grand ...
Barrel rock.(Somethin' Else)
Apr 01, 2005 ... ENTRANCE INTO ANY ROOM OR PARTY has to be calculated ....
