http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have fled the scene.  I am currently in the mountains, meditating on my sins against surfing.  I am running through the snow holding a large boulder while simultaneously drinking vodka from a sheep's bladder, training to achieve the standard of journalism that readers of surfing websites demand. It is slow ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/26/do-you-like-kooks/ No, I'm not on the Gold Coast - I'm sitting out this particular bro-down.  Why?  A) The economy. B) I'm mostly hated and I mostly hate bro-ing down.  C) There's more to life than the tour. D)  All of the above. [caption id="attachment_434" align="alignnone" width="520" caption="Brad Gerlach Photo: Lewis Samuels"][/caption] Bizarrely, the ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/03/retro-primo/ I have a tendency to anger people. Case in point:  The 40-Year-Old Barrel Virgin, a piece I wrote for Surfline last summer. [caption id="attachment_153" align="alignnone" width="397" caption="Illustration: Sandow Birk"][/caption] The ensuing shitstorm included the following email exchange with an owner of Mollusk in NYC. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mollusk NYC To: Lewis Samuels Sent: Monday, August ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/08/making-friends/