The intern… aka “slob” just got back from bali for a few weeks. Here are a few photos from his adventure.
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The intern… aka “slob” just got back from bali for a few weeks. Here are a few photos from his adventure.
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Our boy Bruce Irons took the Rip Curl Pro. Nice job B.I. gettin’ it done. Check out the footy for the recap on the event.
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DRCF EVENT PHOTOS
On Monday night we hosted a benefit for the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation at the Lakewood BlueClaws Stadium during a baseball game. The BlueClaws are a minor league team for the Philadelphia Phillies. 8,000 people were on hand for this 1st time event and it went off. Here are a few photos from the event. To see the rest of the carnage click here: DRCF EVENT PHOTOS
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On Monday night we hosted a benefit for the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation at the Lakewood BlueClaws Stadium during a baseball game. The BlueClaws are a minor league team for the Philadelphia Phillies. 8,000 people were on hand for this 1st time event and it went off. Here are a few photos from the event. To see the rest of the carnage click here: DRCF EVENT PHOTOS
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We are living in the age of negotiation… destruction with the goal of creation, participation without purpose and machines crazier than the people who use them. Humans act as electrical sockets in post-cultural societies to slow cook a global crock-pot of bullshit. Fax machines are played out and cubicles burn with black smoke.
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Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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Want to know what Team Rider Luke Ditella does on those flat summer days? He teaches groms how to rip as hard as he does.
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In case you haven’t seen it already on the Transworld site. You can watch the trailer for Americas Next Top Grommet on youTUBE. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w5N-LRZYSMc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Do you have what it takes to be Americaʼs Next Top Grommet?
Ergophobia and Transworld Surf have partnered to bring you the next big thing in online contests. Are you sick of sending your sponsor me video to companies and never hearing back? Well this is your chance to be seen. Americaʼs Next Top Grommet is an online video submission contest that will chose 6 finalists judged on performance, difficulty of maneuvers, style, creativity, and flare. The 6 finalists will receive a 1 year subscription to Transworld Surf Magazine and a huge box of Ergophobia product. The grand prize winner will receive a 1 year Ergophobia surf team contract with travel fund, contest entry fees, and photo incentive. Get off your computer and start gathering footage to become Americaʼs Next Top Grommet.
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Since the surf has gone flat in Jerz, Luke has taken on some new roles for the company. We received a call from Discovery Channel last week asking if he was available for a shoot. Here is a photo of Luke in the deep. Enjoy!
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Since the surf has gone flat in Jerz, Luke has taken on some new roles for the company. We received a call from Discovery Channel last week asking if he was available for a shoot. Here is a photo of Luke in the deep. Enjoy!
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Come out and support a real Jersey legend. Benefit for Dean Randazzo. Free giveaways and awesome food provided by Surf Taco.
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Small and fun has been the surf report lately for the entire Jersey Shore. Matt and Rob Kelly decided to have a little more fun with Matt’s ski. All photos shot by Dave Breisacher from Garden State Surf Magazine.
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There comes a time, when the tide is just not right, and there is an incredible itch for radicalness that just MUST be scratched, that you simply need to kick the fins off your favorite Murder Machine and head for the hills for a little bit of ShrubShreddin’!! Luckily, we happened to run into one of the planets premier Freestyle Foliage experts Brendan “BushBaron” Buckley, and witness what we can only describe as an indescribable session of his shrub shredding prowess. Believe me ladies and gentlemen, this kid knows a lot about bush….
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He took us on a 16 mile hike, barefoot mind you, to one of his top secret spots….
To illustrate the level of gnar possessed by the BushBaron, this is how he warms up, by charging down this monstrous and potentially deadly BEAST of a dirt wave. This is like the Waimea of this discipline folks…
Being the absolute, hands down BEST at what you do does not come free; the current consensus is that there are already a total of 665 gallons of the BushBaron’s blood in these hills. Here, he is adding the last drips to gallon 666….
The BB don’t mess around with weak ass chop hops in the water. He sure as hell won’t be bustin’ no jive ass crop hops in the bush….
Being a world class Hedge Hunter, an accomplished Slave Raver, an orthopedic surgeon, and regular volunteer at the O’Reily Institute for Diarrhea Research doesn’t take away from what the Bush Baron is at the core,……a Patriot.
The man has one simple dream, to jump off the edge of the world, into the universe’s biggest and baddest bush, wherever that may be. Maybe it is where the horizon lies, maybe it can only be found within. Whichever path he decides to take, the Baron of Bush will remain a legend, and myth amongst men….Viva el Pinche Baron
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As soon as we posted part 2 of the Camp Keenzo series, more pictures of stoked groms came in our inbox. Matt’s really doing it right down there.
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Our friends over at Grindtv hooked us up and featured our video from a team trip to Nicaragua on the main page of Yahoo. Incase you haven’t seen it yet head over there and check it out.
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Another group of grom’s leave stoked.
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“I am going back to being a freesurfer, it’s what I was meant to do.” - Bruce Irons
Bruce Irons is going back to the stream he came from and it’s about time. After four and a half years of tough losses, Bruce is set to go back to his roots. This is good news for everyone as it really gives Bruce a chance to be creative again and shine in the light that he needs to be in.
Bruce is now 28 years old and admits that he has some regrets about surfing in the tour. Of course there were a few good times along the way like when he finished second to his brother Andy Irons, in the 2004 Quik Pro in Hossegor but it seemed like the bad times outweighed the good in this situation.
Irons will be finishing up the tour this year as he is loyal to his commitments but after that, it’s over and he will be “free” again once more. Best of luck to you Bruce and we can’t wait to see your progression in free surfing over the next few years!
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Brazilian surf pro, Bruno Santos took the win in the final, edging out guys like Mick Fanning, CJ Hobgood and Taj Burrow. According to sources, the event really didn’t go off as expected and the swell was struggling to stay consistent. For more coverage on the event go to billabongpro.com
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As we all know, local boy Jamie O’Brien, took the 2008 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout back in January and took home a cool $50,000. He was followed by Bruce Irons who nabbed $25k and Ola Eleogram who brought home $15 g’s. DC Shoes just released the following footy from the contest. As you can see from the waves, this contest proved to have some of the best conditions at Pipeline in recent memory.
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As we all know, local boy Jamie O’Brien, took the 2008 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout back in January and took home a cool $50,000. He was followed by Bruce Irons who nabbed $25k and Ola Eleogram who brought home $15 g’s. DC Shoes just released the following footy from the contest. As you can see from the waves, this contest proved to have some of the best conditions at Pipeline in recent memory.
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Kelly Slater is an amazing human being. The guy wasn’t even going to compete in this contest, but he ends up winning the thing. We don’t have much details at this point other than I think Slater is an alien. For realsies.
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So basically to sum up what is going on with Kelly Slater right now is… Yes he has made up his mind to compete in the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach. See the thing is, Kelly wasn’t going to compete at first and withdrew from the event late last week. As expected, many were bummed on Slater’s decision.
Kelly then got online and noticed how bummed people were and in his own words, he had this to say about the situation, ”A combination of things influenced my decision to come to Bells. I had called ASP Tour Manager Renato Hickel to ask to be officially taken out of the event and that is when he asked me if I had seen the swell forecast.”
So the swell looks good, Slater is happy, what more could you want? It’s on!
Here are the round 1 matchups:
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 1 Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Bobby Martinez (USA), Luke Munro (AUS), Royden Bryson (ZAF)
Heat 2: Dean Morrison (AUS), Dayyan Neve (AUS), Travis Logie (ZAF)
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA), Bruce Irons (HAW), Tiago Pires (PRT)
Heat 4: Pancho Sullivan (HAW), Neco Padaratz (BRA), Jihad Khodr (BRA)
Heat 5: Andy Irons (HAW), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Chris Ward (USA)
Heat 6: Bede Durbidge (AUS), Tim Reyes (USA), Daniel Ross (AUS)
Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS), Ben Dunn (AUS), Nic Muscroft (AUS)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS), Adrian Buchan (AUS), Stuart Kennedy (AUS)
Heat 9: Taj Burrow (AUS), Leonardo Neves (BRA), Nathan Hedge (AUS)
Heat 10: Kelly Slater (USA), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Troy Brooks (AUS)
Heat 11: C.J. Hobgood (USA), Dane Reynolds (USA), Daniel Wills (AUS)
Heat 12: Kai Otton (AUS), Jay Thompson (AUS), Ricky Basnett (ZAF)
Heat 13: Tom Whitaker (AUS), Ben Bourgeois (USA), Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 14: Taylor Knox (USA), Michael Campbell (AUS), Mikael Picon (FRA)
Heat 15: Damien Hobgood (USA), Kieren Perrow (AUS), Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 16: Luke Stedman (AUS), Roy Powers (HAW), Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA)
For more go to aspworldtour.com
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Don’t miss this epic group art show that will feature original artwork from over 70 prominent surf, hotrod, tiki, and other “outsider” artists.The show opens March 15th, 6 p.m. to midnight at The Light Gallery in Costa Mesa.Some of the artists showing are: The Pizz, R. Kruze, Drew Brophy, John Bell, Candy, Miles Thompson, Damian, BigToe, Mr.G, Doug Dorr, Grimb, Steve Caballero, Ken Ruzic, Dave Lozeau, Bamboo Ben, Chongolio, Brad “TikiShark” Parker, Fudamae, Max Grundy, Aaron Kraten, Squindo, James Mcleod, Keith Ciaramello, The Mysterious 13:11, Dirk Hays, Buddy June, Spencer Reynolds, Scott Aicher, TV-1 and many more talented artists from all over the globe!The Light Gallery440 East 17th StreetCosta Mesa, CA 92627www.thelightgalleries.com
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This clip came out of Nike 6.0’s short attention span theatre. The concept behind it is to reach the next generation of ADD shredders through snack-sized, hyperactive .06 second clips.
For this one, we enlisted the help of a national auctioneer champion, gave him a script of surf lingo, and edited to it accordingly. Check it.
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Just got all the info about the newest ad campaign from the INSIGHT folks and as promised in my earlier post, here’s a taste:
“With the help of his brother George, ::Insight’s marketing creative director Steve Gorrow packed up and shipped out to Bali to “make a ghetto submarine and take it on a magical surfing safari”. Together the two brothers embarked on and conquered the massive feat of building on land and beneath the sea. No easy task - water and sand are a bitch to deal with, they always complain, storm off into the horizon muttering something about “this wasn’t in my contract”. But Steve’s savvy, and pulled in the help of Aquaman; a bonafide ‘wave whisperer’, a man with gills who spent his days hanging on the ocean floor helping put Steve’s vision into place (and loosing a fin or two in the process). The results are a wave of wondrous new images (thanks to Dustin Humphrey) of what the ::Insight surfers uncovered when the graffiti trashed submarine launched - ocean dinner parties, terror spikes, alientoon eggs, Malia Jones in a bikini traveling on a giant lobster and a crazy bunny in an underwater cinema.
Welcome to ::Insight’s newest surf campaign”
If you want a full visual experience, check out the video on making Good Morning Pluto
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Looking, scanning, searching the horizon for what might be that approaching set. A lump in the ocean moving quickly towards the land and I know what is in store. I turn around and paddle, lining myself up 2 feet on the shoulder of the dry rock that creates the boil. The wave slams the rock and I stand up, air dropping into what seems like death, all I can see is reef beneath me. Land in the flats, and somehow hook my bottom turn and angle into the pocket of the hollow wave. I see Quincy sitting on the shoulder, just outside of the barrel’s mouth pointing that bright yellow water housing directly at my face. I tuck under the lip and draw my line through a beautiful emerald green and electric blue tube. Flying past Quincy, the lip closes tightly and I hold my chest as closely as I can towards my knees. I push my head through the chandelier of the barrel, knowing this situation can go both ways - close out or a beautiful exit. Before I know it the sun shines and the shoulder of the wave welcomes me as I make it through another amazing barrel at this secret surf spot.
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Nike 6.0 is happy to announce the addition of Dusty Payne to the team.
The name Dusty Payne is synonymous with progression and style. Dusty charges anything and everything from small wave trickery to heavy swells. Look out for Dusty this season at select WQS and Pro Jr. events this season. Welcome to the Team Dusty!!
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