Wade Speyer

On The Road - 25 days of skating, over six thousand miles of highway, one rental van, thirty two tanks of gasoline, two citations, and a smorgasboard of skatespots all add up to one hell of a road trip. Peel back your eyelids and join in on the events that went down in Thrasher's summer tour.

Skate harassment is at an all-time high and the battle will never be over. To a cop, nothing is more sacred than a sweet donut. Come between the man and his jelly filled delight and feel the wrath. Step into the shoes of heavyweight patrolmen Hank DeSouza and Dennis Marino as they quench their sadistic appetites for apprehending rag-tag crews of skaters who continually destroy public property within their jurisdiction. As always the names that appear have been changed to protect the guilty.

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Thrasher Magazine presents Feats, a brutal visual assault that cuts to the bone of what skateboarding is all about. Travel through europe on 90¢ a day. Tour the Australian continent with a rag-tag crew jonesing for concrete skatepark annihilation. Sacramento's underground N-men reveal the tactics of locating and skating backyard pools. Karma Tsocheff shares his beliefs on skating, urban transcendentalism and bizarre apparel. Plus! Rare footage of Pipa Grande expedition. East Coast, West Coast, pools, ledges, flips and grinds. Hey it's all in here, Thrasher style.

The summer of '99 was the last of the century and everyone had to get their licks in before the end of the world. All of the hottest tricks that went down are in this box, so you'd better wear potholders when putting this in your VCR.

Renown sportscaster Rupert Safkin has discovered a new sensation that is sweeping the nation: The sport of Skateboarding! Displaying peculiar prowess at this wild new craze, Mr Safkin rolls us through the hot moves of this groove he has come to admire. Check out his splendid reports on the streets, ramps and hotspots throughout the country complete with never before seen footage of daredevil skateboarders as they perform the most incredible stunts.

From Madison Avenue ESPN®, skating is everywhere. But beyond all the hype and fanfare, there is a lot more than image. Check out how one clueless fool decided one day that he was going to be a "skater".