Thrasher Magazine

The website of Thrasher Magazine. Skatepark * listing, trick tip video clips, industry rumors and reports, letters, subscription info, soft goods, and more. www.thrashermagazine.com Search * Related
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Fausto Vitello, Skateboard Pioneer and Thrasher Publisher, Dies At 59

The founding publisher of Thrasher magazine died Saturday, April 22 2006, of a heart attack while riding his bicycle. The 59 year old entrepeneur founded Thrasher with a friend in 1981. (Full Article) Search *
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John Cardiel on Thrasher Magazine

Chatting about signature shoes, the 360 at Marseille, his setup, Hellrides, computers, and recent CD choices. www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php? SCREEN=interview_cards Search * Related
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Trujillo Voted Thrasher's Skater Of The Year

Tony Trujillo * was voted Thasher Magazine's Skater of the year. "I just want to skate and have fun", says Tony. (Full Article) Search *
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Fausto RIP

A letter to Thrasher Magazine from the son of the Thrasher "boss", Fausto Vitello. www.thrashermagazine.com/index.php? SCREEN=article_faustoRIP Search * Related
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Skateboard Science

Brought to you by the Exploratorium and Thrasher Magazine, this site explains much of the history of skateboards and skateboarding. www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding /index.html Search * Related
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Skateboard Art: History, Preservation, and Disposability

Sean Cliver, artist, skater and writer, recently organized the pop-culture influences into the new book "Disposable: A History of Skateboard Art." The 228-page volume includes full-color photos of decks complete with histories and anecdotes from the artists that designed them, including Steve Caballero *, Marc McKee and Ed Templeton *, and the skaters that used/ruined them, including Lance Mountain *, Jason Lee * and Tony Hawk *. (extract: ...companies at the time) advertised in Thrasher * magazine. He dropped out of college and became...writing credits, Cliver wrote for the skateboard magazine Big Brother *, where he was the editor...) (Full Article) Search *
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San Francisco Skateboarding Task Force Planned

The San Francisco * Department of Recreation and parks "voted unanimously to recommend the formation of a 15-member Skateboarding Task Force. ... What skateboarders said they want is a good skate park... full of the sort of blocks, benches, ledges and steps that fill public spaces. They also want to be able to use their skateboards to get around town ... just as bikers and bladers do, without getting $75 tickets." Jymi Shores and Nikhil Thayer * are mentioned. (extract: ...the country in the city-based Thrasher * magazine and in skating videos. But the subsequent...) (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Pro Danny Way Planning Great Wall Of China Jump

The longtime skateboard pro has announced intent to jump over the Great Wall of China *. The ramp planned for the event will be 120-feet tall, with a 75-foot-tall roll-in and a 30-foot-tall, 100-foot-wide quarter pipe *. (Full Article) Search *
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The Physics of the Ollie

"To pull off spectacular tricks, crafty skateboarders bend the laws of physics." All about the physics and history of the Ollie, the Frontside 180, "Big Air", and the 900-degree flashpoint. (extract: ...you ask Jake Phelps, editor of Thrasher * magazine,which some call "the skateboarder's bible...) (Full Article) Search *
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