Thrasher Magazine

On May 6th, 2023 the Atlanta skate scene came together to celebrate the memory of Thomas Taylor—friend, dad, ripping skater and keeper of the flame. Big love to the Stratosphere family. This shit’s forever. ––Michael Burnett

We’ll never forget how hard Thomas ripped

When DJ Juan Love shows up you know it’s gonna go off

The Taylors, impeccable in white

Just ‘cause you’re a punk doesn’t mean you want a sunburn!

Bowl sesh firing up

Plenty for all

Psycho Dro finds the lines

Lenny and Dave wouldn’t miss this one for the world

Punkers … coming through

Bobby, Stormy and Jeremiah … ATL proud

Back at ya, buddy!

Big Buck Smith on the right cozies up to Bones Brigade alumni Kevin Lambert and his daughter

Nothing Stranger than getting your photo taken with your friends

Okay and agreed

Is that you, Una?

Fancy steps on the side wall

While Chappy tests out of the deep end

The Embassy fools are alway busting big

Lofty!

Coan made it!

Wait, where’d you get tacos??

Grant vs the volcano, round 1

Proper tuck

Some much-needed advice from K White

You got it now, GT?

Shit yeah!

Ok, yep

Straight into a lock with ATL legend Don Hillsman!

Slider into the corner

Gus Gordon, trusting the process. He’s the best

Scotty made it!

Find G Bicks and you’ll find the tacos

‘Just sayin’ …Seventh Son of a Seventh Son is wildly underrated …’

This is how we do it!

David Clark and the crew

Nothing says family friendly like good ol’ cotton candy!

Babes, everywhere!

Thanks for coming out!

A little girl talk over some Voodoo Ranger

Priceless artifacts ––Tear it up, Kingston!

Bring your pit …if you got one

White and Kanfoush ... forever

Hey, some people are just trying to rip, ok?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water

Widdip, y’all?

Cute homies alert! 

Y'all look fire too, tho

This guy’s an animal

Tight bros from way back

Montessi!

ATL legends Fred Reeves and Don Hillsman ... Damn!

Tables turned

You guys!

Good seeing y’all

How sick is that shirt??!

Ditto

Session in the big(ger) bowl!

Ronnie egged ALL the hips

You bone it, you own it. Phelper said that

Part time editor, full time shreditor. Yeah, Buddy!

Patlanta fires everyone up with his signature front tap. Very fucked

Quick glimpse of Raney in the square. Elusive, those Bereses

No exceptions, ma’am! Roll in or GTFU!

‘Let’s do a handsome one …’

Southern skate legend Jimmy Leaphart wanted to see an invert, among other requests. Wait, is that a tattoo of himself?? 

Valiant effort!

THERE it is! Leaphart approved??

Roman follows up with an egg in the cradle for good measure

Yep, we did it

Hongry gets last licks

And Bira collects the cans

Product toss time!

Hope you all got something

Ron definitely came up. Wow!

Next day, meet up at Strat

Anybody remember these guys? Skate doctor Brian Chung and good ol’ Mic-e Reyes

Hair of the dog

Ditched the raccoon in the truck, got a wife! Another ATL legend, Tommy Kay

Way up!

Body made it!

Managerial types Flynn and Alden

Reppin the Card

Bob Reynolds … of the FUTURE!

Whattup, Yoder?!

Heavy maka

Mic was hugging everybody

Is this your only luggage, sir?

Semmes leans in on my classy photo of Jimmy “Slim” O’Brien

And now … GROUP PHOTO!!! We actually had to do this twice because important people kept showing up

This is a better way to see everybody in this format







That about does it. Good looking crowd, right?

Family is forever

Sunday session at Tom’s

Set in stone

Cody buries Smith

This bowl is no joke

In old-lady slippers and tube socks?!

Gnar half-Cab from GT

Wha-haaa!!

Maybe it’s the footwear?

Nah, he got it next run

Big ol’ booster. We all wondered if they were gonna peel back the garage roof again

Aerial attempt over the memorial wreath

It’s what Tom woulda wanted

Writings’ on the wall. Some other heavy tricks went down but you’re gonna have to wait for the mag to see those

Leaphart was on a hot one

With the bulk of his wrath focused directly on John!

Not sure what this was. Arrest story?

Anyway, never a dull moment!

And then he and Gut almost kissed

Friends like these ...

Gotta love ‘em

Buddy on grill

Heckled, mostly

Want some bacon on that burger?

‘They never have Nutter Butters …”

Cardiel shot these with my camera





Excellent, really

Thank God, some authority figures around here

John likes Grant’s mom’s chili … A LOT!

Nap time!

Jake really was asleep using a kettle bell as a pillow. Don’t even ask about Layne

I take that as a sign that the weekend is winding down

Time to shut it down. See you next year, Atlanta. Thank you, Tom. We will never forget