On board

Thrasher Magazine, July, 2004

FIRING LINE: JOSH FALK

Birthplace: Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Home: Southeast Portland, Oregon

Current setup: MM deck, Indys, Spitfires, Ninja bearings, Randoms hardware and Cal's Pharmacy grip.

Hobbies: Golfing, fishing, making music, and twiddling my thumbs Job: House painter

Best NW skatespot: The streets of Portland are a best-kept secret

Girl: My wife Jessica and our daughter Avery

Cars: '68 Riviera, '91 Blazer, '71 VW Bus, 2010 Allante

Up and comers: Brent Atchley, Shorty's coming back

Favorite Video: Bones Brigade Video Show

Food: Pizza

Heroes: Anti-Heros

Last words: Love life

FIVE ...

Bands to Paint on Your Jacket if You're a Poser

1. Dead Kennedys

2. Black Flag

3. Slayer

4. The Casualties

5. Discharge

Legit Bands to Paint on Your Jacket

1. Poison Idea

2. MDC

3. Filth

4. Tragedy

5. Assuck

--Matt Johnson, Boylston, MA

FUNBOX

Q: What did the rubber say after scamming money from a bank?

A: I conned 'em.

--Rex Gorden, New Orleans, LA

AWFUL TRUTH

BOARD WARS: PUBLIC ENEMY #1--To skateboarders, Chris Loarie is the villain. To every one else, sick of the scratches and skid marks caused by 'boarders swooping over benches and handrails, Loarie is a hero, thanks to Skatestoppers, a simple invention that earned the Southern California entrepreneur more than $1 million the last two years. 'Tm not against skateboarding," says the 34-year-old father of two. 'Tin just helping people protect their property." Loads came up with the idea in 1998 after his brother Mike mentioned the mayhem skateboarders had caused outside a nearby church, 'Boarders have since sent him thousands of hate messages and even death threats. While Loarie finds the venom unnerving, skating guru Tony Hawk calls it misguided, "If he didn't [create] these, someone else would [have]," says Hawk. Then he adds, "But [they] aren't going to stop skaters."--People Magazine

POET'S CORNER

Skating true

Keeping it real

Skateboarding is what I feel

All else fails, board still there

Throw it, slam it, it don't care

So forget about the sorrow

Your board will be there tomorrow

--Brujo, Del Rio, Texas