The fact is skateboarding can survive without the parks, but the parks will never last without skateboarding as a whole to support them. Many times I have wired a new trick in the street only to find myself the next day at the park trying to perfect it on the vertical. Street skating is fun, and also visual. The whole world is out there waiting to be entertained, but they want it delivered to their doorstep. Thrasher was born out of a need for intense and objective reporting on an activity that has established itself as a major pastime for many people and a rewarding experience for countless others.
Thrashing is an attitude, a skate attitude.
Thrashing is part of a lifestyle, a fast-paced feeling to fit this modern world. Thrashing is finding something and taking it to the ultimate limit- not dwelling on it, but using it to the fullest and moving on. You don't have to be a super talented professional skater- Grab that board if you're a novice just having some fun on a Saturday afternoon. There's no rule saying you have to go fast or skate vertical. Just being outside or in the skatepark practicing maneuvers and balancing is a lot of fun.