Thrasher – August 2019

157 “I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING FUN, BUT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME DAY OVER AND OVER” What are the rewards of staying sober? Time. ...

158 Thrasher ow did you become a user of drugs and/or alcohol? The first memory I have of drugs and alcohol is from my early you ...

159 the way, becoming at one with myself away from the skateboarding spotlight, without a cool group of people to surround mysel ...

160 Thrasher ow did you become a user of drugs and/or alcohol? I started drinking in my early teens like most do, just experimen ...

161 What are the rewards of staying sober? Fuck, man, it’s endless really. If someone would have told me at 24 when I had been u ...

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163 By Rick McCrank • Photos By Bryce Golder ...

Griffin, air-conditioned gap to tall back Smith. Check that landing “I HADN’T WORN SHOES IN A MONTH, AND TO BE HONEST, I DIDN’T ...

165 was camping on a beach in Australia when I got the call—ten days of skating in Melbourne with the Girl squad. My first thoug ...

Niels, aka The Professor, giving a lecture on front 5-0s to back 180s out “IT’S A PERFECT STORM OF SKATE STOKE!” ...

167 On Smoko Once we started to skate I instantly fell in love with it again. It’s hard not to when you’re in an amazing city an ...

Griffin’s wallride gap out was perfect but definitely not boring ...

169 Fitzy After skating some city spots we hit up Fitzroy bowl, aka Fitzy, one of my favorite little parks. It’s small and lumpy ...

170 Thrasher Maniac with a Mohawk One Sunday we left the cars parked at the Airbnb and skated through downtown. After hitting a ...

Griffin, front three with a pocket full of diamonds BUT IN THIS CASE IT WAS WOOD ON CHEEKBONE” “IT WAS LIKE WOOD ON CONCRETE, ...

172 Thrasher Front nose all the way into traffic, Simon was smoking! ...

173 30 Years of This Shit We escaped from the knife-wielding psycho, but Rickk was with us so we were still in danger. He’s got ...

174 Thrasher We’ve always loved coming to Australia. I personally think of Melbourne as a second home. Special thanks to Bryce, ...

Simon frontside wallrides past the skate stoppers all the way to the beach—over and out Down Under! ...

176 Thrasher ...