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Category Archives: style
three Canadian surf films from #CSFF2011
first up is Dean Petty’s It’s all Bueno. Dean is one of those ride-anything type dudes. this one includes some login and twin keel surfing from Dean as well as a couple of comic interludes. IT’S ALL BUENO from Urban Peace Division on Vimeo. next we have some high performance surfing with Pete Devries, Nico [...]
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style: Mick Sowry
Mick is a humble man. though I only got to spend a little time with Mick in NYC, we’ve stayed in touch over the years and we’ve shared some interesting written exchanges. his blog is always funny and inspirational. the thing is, it’s not easy to be honest as a writer. honesty is what separates [...]
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alex knost can’t surf
right. this kid has more style than the entire archive of the Sartorialist. boom. and just before you get all high horsed and start double dickin about “look how little those wave are! anyone can surf those waves” etc. go out and try. and maybe check some footage of this skinny kid pulling into way [...]
#identity: part V – the surfer/hipster
I’m going to skip around in the identity chronology because the topic of being a “surfer” has been circling around my noggin like buzzards over carrion. recently I had an email echange with a post doc student on the topic of identity. she is researching identity as it relates to the web. she had this [...]
Also posted in absurdity, culture, ego, identity, social commentary 4 Comments
homemade quivers, CSFF, Devon Howard, and #singlefins
well this is it. these are my two homemade surfboards. the yellow one is my second shape and by far the best. I’ve ridden it with great success in waist to overhead point breaks. while it may not be great at hard re-direct turns, it sure as hell hauls ass and makes fast waves seem [...]
Also posted in culture, DIY, ego, halifax, ras photo, surf Tagged csff, devon howard, DIY, eggs, grant ellis, quads, SANS, scott hulet, tyler breuer 2 Comments
#cigarettes …now that I quit
I smoked cigarettes for almost 15 years. pack a day for a lot of those. but now that I quit… I love this Jim Jarmusch short. Tom Waits _ Iggy Pop – Coffee and Cigarettes by mugu_77
style: Dusty Payne
this is why I keep Dusty Payne on my FS team. another rad RT edit.
style: Joel Tudor
rode my new log this morning and got that really good giddy feeling of glide. then I saw this photo of Joel Tudor and…
Neilson log
I sold my log a while ago so that I could order a Tom Neilson. it’s done. hopefully it will be here in a couple of weeks. stoked. thanks Tom! boards specs: 9’6″ x 23″ x 3″ Tommy Evans model. I asked for an olive green tint on the deck and clear bottom. it has [...]
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sidetrack – New York City
been getting a little serious on Ku Yah with some of the identity posts. but make no mistake. I’m happier ‘an a pig in shit. I just think it’s good to balance good with bad, pleasure with pain. know what I mean? if you want some extra good reading be sure to check Pete Bowes. [...]
polyester – film
one day we will no longer be riding polyester surfboards. they are toxic as fuck, cannot be recycled, and are made from non-renewable sources. but like a good friend of mine once said when the topic of declining bluefin tuna came up: well I guess I better eat it while I still can. so without [...]
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style: the pompadour