http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a tale of two surfers, and two forms of surfing. The ASP Brazil event kicked off a few days ago.  In the first heat of the event, Tim Boal beat Jordy Smith, 12.66 to 6.10.  Who knows what Boal did to beat Jordy - replays are not available.  You'll ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/29/on-the-asp-and-relevancy/ Comment of the Week goes to Jiggy Jig, who helped deepen the TurtleGate controversy by sharing his recollections of turtle-hunting on the North Shore in the 1960s.  See below. As TurtleGate entered its sixth day, PostSurf's investigation uncovered further shocking revelations. Big wave legend Greg Noll, in a 1997 Surfer's Journal article, ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/28/comment-of-the-week-re-turtlegate/ [caption id="attachment_1668" align="alignnone" width="520" caption="Tom Curren. Sunset. Photo: JS CALLAHAN / TROPICALPIX.COM"][/caption] JS Callahan was kind enough to share with PostSurf these iconic photographs from an era passed, along with his recollections: "15 images of Olde School North Shore Power Surfing. Men were men, waves were big and mean, and turns ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/27/photo-dispatch-john-s-callahan/ Honestly, I'm still trying to piece together what this fuckery is all about. I was unaware of it up until this morning, when I came across this headline on SurferMag.com: "CAR ACCIDENT STOPS TEAM SURFING USA; ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/26/lairds-ego-nearly-spans-america/ As TurtleGate enters Day Three, TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson is dead.  Shortly after 3pm, on the live NSSA webcast, Peter Mel confirmed this report. "Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/25/turtlegate-day3-michael-jackson-dead/ Big news: Surf Artist Drew Brophy has been crowned PostSurf's Sell-Out of the Week! Like almost everyone else who works in the surf industry, this whorish schemer has hopped into bed with corporations in order to extend the glide.  Don't be hatin' - we all do it!  Difference is, Drew Brophy ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/25/sell-out/ As TurtleGate enters its second day, PostSurf has uncovered shocking new evidence that the surf industry takes itself waaaaaaaaaay too seriously. Despite not being a journalist, I have managed to assemble the following timeline of events: Friday 19th June: Aussie charger Andrew Mooney (virtually unknown in America) and friends attempt to rape ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/24/turtlegate-day-two/ As mentioned in the "Pro Surfer Type 58" post, until a pro surfing Carolus Linnaeus emerges from the shadows to end debate about the order of pro surfer species, we’ll have to muddle through classification efforts on a case-by-case basis. Enviro-Pros are already a well established, flourishing pro species.  These gentle, ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/23/yes-but-are-those-eco-friendly-boardshorts/ If the ASP thought outside the box, a surf contest in Brazil could achieve the same shiny pink, saccharine, end-of-days entertainment value that Reality TV provides. Picture this: The Top 45 descend on a sport-crazed, surf-fanatical melting pot, surrounded by small mountain ranges of coke and the hottest ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/22/brazil-preview-almost-journalism/ I remember it like it was yesterday. It was one of those defining moments in my life. I was standing at my office window, checking the surf, and thumbing through the latest issue of Transworld Surf. It was a self-congratulatory anniversary issue – celebrating 10 years or 100 ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/21/comment-of-the-weak/