http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are other worlds beyond this one. Maybe we've asked too much of surfing. Maybe we're asking the wrong questions. [caption id="attachment_2243" align="alignnone" width="519" caption="Surfing in 2009. Photo: Will Adler"][/caption] The cool kids are focusing on the past.  Groping at our velvia roots, trying to reconstruct surfing's age of innocence.  Groms on ... http://postsurf.com/2009/09/02/modern-complaints/ It's back to reality for me starting next week.  Off the road, behind the monitor, staring at "real work" instead of "PostSurf," billing hours instead of being billed. As a consultant, my professional life has the binge and crash rhythms of Amy Winehouse's personal life.  I stay up late doing everything ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/18/the-waiting-game/ 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/ Wow.  I feel really bad. Last week I poked fun at poor Alex Knost (turns out he's NOT gay or a pedophile!) - but little did I know, he IS disabled - Alex is one of those Contorted Hipsters. Not sure if you've heard yet, but it's a really sad and tragic ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/25/hcontorted-hipsters/ [caption id="attachment_112" align="alignnone" width="384" caption="A RetroBro"][/caption] With the collective surf world teetering on the brink of economic ruin, it's important to look on the bright side. With a weekday at our disposal, premier surf historian Matt Warshaw and I spent a day driving around in circles, for surf. One of my favorite comments ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/06/after-the-apocolypse/