http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're in the midst of summer doldrums.  No ASP events running, no big swells to hype, no big controversies that haven't already been covered.  Nothing to do but drink and fornicate... and endlessly gossip about Kelly Slater's new Super-Dreamy Tour. It's an understatement to say that the online speculation concerning this ... http://postsurf.com/2009/08/03/long-time-coming/ Kelly Slater Why is Kelly Slater back at number one in the Power Rankings?  Because he holds the fate of the ASP in his hands.  If that isn’t power, I don’t know what is.  The question now is will Kelly use his vast influence for good or evil?  Lately, ASP insiders ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/28/j-bay-power-rankings-1-5/ This year's Olivia Newton-John is Owen Wright. So far in 2009, Wright has won nearly every Pro Junior he's entered, beat Dane and Kelly at Bells, and now Simple Owen leads the WQS ratings after winning the Maldives event. According to the ASP's press release, "It was a monumental, high-scoring Final, described ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/16/the-new-physique/ Some ignorant people have suggested that there is a homoerotic aspect to being a fan of the ASP world tour. This is of course an absolutely ridiculous notion. There's nothing homoerotic in the worship and rapt appreciation of shirtless men frolicking in the ocean as they battle man-on-man. ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/12/reader-challenge-guess-the-pro/ Like most ASP events, the Billabong Pro turned into an extended Kelly Slater show yesterday, despite the fact that Slater lost early for the third time in three events. Denied their "Kelly Comeback!" angle, the media latched onto the "Kelly Vanquished - What Next?!?!" story. When Kelly was gracious enough to continue ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/19/the-great-equalizer/ Watching the Billabong Pro Tahiti webcast brings to mind some obvious surf industry conflicts of interest.  Other sport leagues believe that conflicts of interest delegitimize professional sport.  Therefore, they go to lengths to avoid them.  But the ASP? Bitch, pleeeeease! Let's consider three examples: 1) Wildcards: Think about this one for a second.  ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/13/conflicts-of-interest/ You know what Kelly Slater's problem is? He fucked around with some wizard mojo without really understanding what he was messing with. Now he's fucked.  Two contests, and two 17ths at the hands of wildcards.  His Wizard cutback isn't scoring anymore.  The Wizard's Sleeve 5'3" didn't work.  And now Kelly looks like ... http://postsurf.com/2009/04/14/dont-fuck-with-wizards/ This topic is a dead horse.  If you want to debate the double grab, might as well go to Jimmicane's Surfing mag diatribe and leave another comment, or check out CJ Hobgood's take on the double grab debate here . But looking over the photos from yesterday, it was interesting to ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/07/outbreak/ Hey Yall.  With the economy being so bad, I think I better SELL OUT any way I can. What can I do to make everyone like this website? Maybe I should post photos of me BROing out with super awesome, relevant pro surfers and then all you surf fans will be like, ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/04/help-i-want-to-sell-out/ I interviewed Bobby Martinez last fall in Mundaka, at one of the least-attended events in ASP history (not counting every Brazilian event, of course.)  I already posted the first part of this unused interview - here's the second part of our discussion, which centered on the apathy that swept through ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/02/bobby-revisited/