http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple weeks ago I claimed Kekoa Bacalso in my rookie preview for Surfline.  I'm a big fan of Kekoa's surfing - he has a unique approach to both power and fitness.  With this in mind, I compared Kekoa to Chunk from the seminal 1985 classic The Goonies. [caption id="attachment_389" align="alignnone" ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/28/truffle-shuffle/ Match the Surf Brand with the girl! I thought I'd do a super-relevant post about the brands since even the LA Times is running articles titled "It's Getting Gnarly for Surf Gear Makers." There's a LOT of rumors goin' round bout which company is going down which set of tubes. "Action sports ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/27/reader-challenge/ The ASP season kicks off Saturday, so I thought I'd turn the hype-volume up a bit further by sharing a few words from our top contenders: Slater and Fanning.  The following quotes didn't make the QuikPro Peview I did for Surfline last week. [caption id="attachment_371" align="alignnone" width="477" caption="Kelly at Duranbah, 2006. ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/26/a-word-from-our-contenders/ Wow.  I feel really bad. Last week I poked fun at poor Alex Knost (turns out he's NOT gay or a pedophile!) - but little did I know, he IS disabled - Alex is one of those Contorted Hipsters. Not sure if you've heard yet, but it's a really sad and tragic ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/25/hcontorted-hipsters/ When I first started writing about surfing, I received this earnest advice from an editor: "Dumb down your prose - remember your readers are mostly 15-year-old boys, or they're as stupid as 15-year-old boys." Take a look at Transworld's new "10 Hottest Girls in Pro Surfing" feature.  The crew at TW ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/24/datelines-tpredator/ It's a widely-acknowledged fact that Jews control the media. (Hey, don't worry, I can acknowledge this because I am half-Jewish. (Perhaps this is why I am only half-way to having control in the surf media. (And I hope I didn't just alienate my Meshugina Skinhead fan base by confirming ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/23/do-jews-control-surfing/ As I've mentioned, PostSurf is based on a blind faith that there are many other surfers out there who are dissatisfied with the current state of the surf media.  Some of these surfers have started leaving comments on the site. On Sundays I'm often too hung over for original thought, so ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/22/comments-of-the-week/ Just finished a preview for Surfline of the QuikPro.  As usual, plenty of quotes don't make it into the final text. [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignnone" width="477" caption="Taj Burrow, Uluwatu. Photo: Chris Burkard /BurkardPhoto.com"][/caption] More than a couple guys in the 45 told me that Taj will be the one to challenge Kelly ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/21/taj-has-a-plan/ Part of being an authority on surfing is predicting new trends. What will be big in 2K9? I've noticed that "what's in" is different in the islands - they're "keeping it real" with street culture.  You know, like pit bulls and jewelry and gangsta rap and stuff.  Here on the mainland, ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/20/big-in-2k9-chola-eyebrows/ A few days before Kelly won his 9th title, I interviewed Bobby Martinez.  I was hoping to put together an article on "Is Kelly's Dominance Good For Surfing?"  The article never came together - partly because most guys dodged the question.  But Bobby is his own man; he did not ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/19/bobby-on-kelly/