The Billabong Pro, Rio – SAMBA! From grovelly waist-high runners to green orbs from the planet zion, to some classic 1980’s gamesmanship, the Rio Bong-off had it all. Meanwhile, one week after writing Slater off as a “94-year-old grandma” with only days to go in his career, Ain’t That Swell is leading the KE12Y bandwagon. And we’re coming for the title, baby! YEAH!
Speaking of which, what is the role of the surfing media exactly? Are we on a crusade for THE TRUTH? Are we here to expose and hold wax heads accountable for their questionable posturings and behavior? Vaughan Dead and I undergo a monday night existential crisis for y’all live on air! Wooooo!
In lieu of the Arab Spring, Occupy, the Burmese monks vs the military junta and Thailand declaring martial law, the wax head community has finally got its shit together and taken to the streets. We take a trip through the history of the waxhead protest movement – from the big poo in Coffs Harbour to the Waxheads 4 Change movement and the good fight being fought by former World Tour surfer, turned mixed martial artist, turned mayoral candidate, Dustin Barca, against Monsanto.
Honorable mentions: Forget about surf journalism. Let’s all just make noises to describe surfing – Zah! Dootz! Bannnng! Bah! Zzzant! – Peter Mel does. Oh, and let’s not forget zzzzz…how else would you describe the ASP women’s performance in Brazil (Zing!) Al Knost: unbearable hipster douchebag or merely a misunderstood douchebag? Or neither? An interview with jiu-jitsu freak Rickson Gracie (of Gracie jujitsu fame), which we poached from the ASP (take that Zosea!). And can we please have enough of this convoluted ASP ratings system as well as the endless repechage rounds? You want repecharge? Bend over and we’ll give you a repecharge.
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