April 1988


Inside This Mag: A skate trip to England with Screaming Lord Salba, Jason Jesse, Steve Keenan, Jeff Grosso and Christian Hosoi and an interview with Joey McSqueeb

TH8804Cover: Steve Alba – Frontside Tap-In. Photo: Keenan

Also In This Issue: Skate prose and the N.S.A. '87 amateur vertical competition featuring Troy Chasen, Bill Ferguson, Dave Heibert, Dave Hollimbeck, Gene Hare and Jason Espesseth and more

Music Articles:
Mom's Make-Up


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Salba Santa Cruz ad, Speed Wheels


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Dogtown Skates, Contents page


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Rodney Mullen Powell Peralta ad, Art Godoy Gullwing ad


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Steadham Designs, Natas Kaupas


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Bash, Speed Wheels ad


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Odd Man Out, Venture Trucks ad


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Classic Allstar, Wheels on Fire


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Smoothiill, Mail Drop, Schmitt Stix ad


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Mail Drop, Thrasher Subscribe Page


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California Cheap Skates, G&S ad


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Lake Skateboards ad, Concrete Jungle ad


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Go Skate, Subculture


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Mondo Vision


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Alva Rector ad


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Cal Skate & Sport, Smith Madrid ad


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Suicidal Clothing ad, Jesse Martinez Thunder Trucks ad


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Cali4nia Skate Express, Team Hosoi ad, Monty Nolder


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Ask the Doctor with Rick Blackheart


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Walker ad, Skater's Edge


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G&S ad, Skarfing Material


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Skate Warehouse, Alva T-Shirts


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Powell Peralta ad, Pros and Cons


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Pros and Cons


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Life's a Beach, Sessions Snowboard Shop


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An English Swindle, Shane O'Brien, Jason Jesse


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Jeff Grosso, Mark Gonzales, Salba, Christian Hosoi


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Skateboard Specialists


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Joey McSqueeb


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Joey McSqueeb, Z-Rollers


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Free Flight ad, Stussy ad


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Intensity Skates ad, Mark Gonales Vision Street Wear ad


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Balls, Monty Nolder, Dave Hackett


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Chris Cook


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Charlie Ransom, Tony Magnusson, Jay Adams


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Christian Hosoi, Steve Schneer


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Sessions ad, Destruction ad


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Find Your Own Spot


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George Wilson


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Haunted Hole, Eddie Reatigui, Dave Duncan


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Journey To The Center Of The Earth


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Amateurs


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Mike Crescini, Bill Tocco


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Naked, Competition Results


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Palo Alto Sport Shop, Jimmy'z


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Pipe Dreams


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Pus-Zone


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Pus-Zone


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Skate-Werks, Noise Records, Screamer 2


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Mom's Make-Up


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Skate Rock, Gastunk


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Rannalli Trucks ad, Notes


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Elephant Brand, Igor's Record Collection


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Trash, On Board


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On Board, Lester Kasai Tracker Trucks ad


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Sticker Express, Willamette Sports Center, H-Street ad


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Placebo ad, Photo Jumble


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Skates on/off Haight


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Gamma Wheels ad, Product Patrol


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Cali4nia Skate Express, Steve Schneer Airwalk ad


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Powell Peralta ad, Step by Step


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Products you need, Mail Drop, Quik Caps


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Surf Style, No Age


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Tune in the Edge, Thrasher Products


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Circle A Skateboards ad, Somethin' Else


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Independent ad, Chris Borst Powell Peralta ad


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  • February 1989

    February 1989
    Cover: Vladimir Morozov – Tic-Tac Photo: Boyd Inside This Mag: Contests, demos and expositions and skate scene reports from Japan, the U.S.S.R., Israel and PeruAlso In This Issue: Pool skating, street plants from hell and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: Devo, Sick Of It All and Igor's record collection 
  • January 1989

    January 1989
    Cover: Jay Adams – Grind Photo: Hudson Inside This Mag: Thrash-A-Thon in San Luis Obispo and what skateboarding is all about in 1989Also In This Issue: An overview of contests, demos and other skate-intrusions in '88, pool skating in Cambridge and some snowboarding actionMusic Articles: The Sugar Cubes, Igor's record collection, Suicidal Tendencies and Eek-A-Mouse  
  • Winter 1988

    Winter 1988
    Cover: Tony AlvaPhoto: Kevin ThatcherInside: Best Of Thrasher: Our first 13th issue. Interviews with Mullen, Hosoi, Blender, and Smith.
  • December 1988

    December 1988
    Cover: Lance Mountain – Sad PlantPhoto: Ogden Inside This Mag Capitol Burnout in Sacramento with Lance Mountain, Micke Alba, Eric Dressen, Jason Jesse, Mark Gonzales, Steve Caballero and Ben Schroeder and skating in Germany Also In This Issue: Spotlight on skating in Boise, IDMusic Articles: Social Distortion and Guns 'n' Roses
  • November 1988

    November 1988
    Cover: Bod Boyle – Back Lip Photo: Kanights Inside This Mag: Jaks team in Santa Barbara and the World Cup '88 in MunsterAlso In This Issue: Metro D.C. skate report, the "Gotcha Grind" in Seattle and the O'Boy/Thrasherland/TNT Skate Shop series finaleMusic Articles: The Hard-Ons and Social Distortion