http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Comment of the Week goes to Fishing w/ Brautigan.  Why? 1) His screen name alludes to a brilliant alcoholic mentally-ill American writer who committed suicide with a handgun in 1984, a stone's throw from my childhood homebreak. 2) Fishing with Brautigan's comment - a semi-incoherent fitness diatribe from someone who seemingly obsesses ... http://postsurf.com/2009/08/02/comment-of-the-week-survival-of-the-fittest/ Damien Hobgood You don’t finish runner-up at J-Bay twice by mistake.  Unless you’re Damien Hobgood, that is.  Shades of Peter Sellars in Being There, as Damo somehow won heat after heat, despite being seemingly only dimly aware of his surroundings, what year it was, and perhaps even what his name is.  ... http://postsurf.com/2009/07/27/j-bay-power-rankings-6-10/ Just finished a preview for Surfline of the QuikPro.  As usual, plenty of quotes don't make it into the final text. [caption id="attachment_322" align="alignnone" width="477" caption="Taj Burrow, Uluwatu. Photo: Chris Burkard /BurkardPhoto.com"][/caption] More than a couple guys in the 45 told me that Taj will be the one to challenge Kelly ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/21/taj-has-a-plan/