http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the naughties grind towards their inevitable close, the time has come to take stock of the decade and consider the progression of surfing since 2000. Surf Culture has blossomed and grown strong since the millennium.  What better way to chart this development than through the progression of Teen Choice Award ... http://postsurf.com/2009/08/29/photo-dispatch-teen-choice/ [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/ As Winston Churchill reportedly said, "History is written by the victors." Such is the case with Echo Beach, a seemingly self-congratulatory documentary in which a group of ex-pro surfers, turned surf industry insiders, give themselves a pat on the back for being tremendously cool and good-looking rippers back in the 80s. Surfermag ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/12/echo-beach-revisionist-history/ Why is it that so many child surfing prodigies never realize their full potential?  Each year the magazines proclaim a handful of youngsters to be the next Kelly Slater.  In reality, these pint-sized surf stars are just as likely to reach rehab as they are the Top 10. Today I'm highlighting ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/23/dave-eggers-wiki/ I thought I'd close the loop with the final chapter of my revisit of Shards Still Falling, an article I wrote back in '03. (Part One Here and Part Two Here.)  It would be nice if I could spend my time researching in-depth, introspective pieces with gargantuan word-counts, like this ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/18/shards-still-falling-part-3/ Hey Friends, I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately.  I don't think it's right for me to be so snarky and ironic and cynical all the time.  Too much negative energy.  I want to be earnest and heartfelt and optimistic again.  I'm returning to my first, innocent love. I'm offering ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/17/starting-a-magazine/ This article is a reprint from 2003. I had more time on my hands then.  Time enough to spend a few months a year in Indo, time enough to write long, sprawling, vaguely earnest articles about things I cared about.  I had more time than money - especially since no ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/06/shards-still-falling/