http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Curren vs. Occy bout highlights the importance of choosing a stable sponsor. Despite being a lovably unstable personality, Occy has been steadily employed by Billabong for his entire career.  Hell, they even stuck with him when he looked like Rosie O'Donnell-with-a-bad-dye-job, and smelled like Gary Busey.  (Ironically, that gamble worked ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/07/the-op-pros/ Billabong just announced that Tom Curren will face Mark Occhilupo in a "Clash of the Icons" heat at J-Bay. I have nothing bad to say about this. It's interesting to note the career numbers for this specialty match-up.  Curren and Occy last faced each other in 1988, ending their rivalry with an ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/03/curren-vs-occy/