The world's number one jumbo surfer goes to court!
Remember James “Jimbo” Pellegrine the world’s most wonderful plus-sized surfer? Earlier in the year, as reported right HERE, he was driving around hometown Kauai when things went slightly pear shaped. Like, maybe the hood of his car (bonnet if you are Australian or English) flew up while he was driving after enjoying a few drinks with friends…maybe only Cokes…who knows! But anyhow his hood flew up and blocked his view and so he had to stick his head out of the window but a car came whizzing by and whoosh! His arm fell off! And then he went to a police substation for help.
He went to jail, after going to the hospital, charged with multiple things like DUI, reckless driving, inattention to driving and driving without a license but his bail was set so high, over $5o,000.00. Why? Because, apparently, he also made terroristic threats to the ambulance drivers transporting him to the hospital. But his wonderful lawyer, in trying to lower the bail told the judge last week, “Curse words were used. If you lost your arm, your honor, if anybody lost their arm, and were requesting pain medication, you may say some words you may regret later on.”
Except it maybe wasn’t curse words. It was maybe, “Once this is over, I’m going to put a bullet in your head…” the prosecuting attorney told the judge.
Whatever the case, Mr. Pellegrine’s lawyer, as part of the plea to lower bail, told the judge, “He’s considered one of the top five jumbo surfers in the world…” but Jimbo spoke up and said, “I’m number one on that list, actually.”
Which brings up the most important point. Is the World Surf League getting in to the jumbo surfer game? Is there going to be a jumbo surfer world tour? Will Jimbo win and inspire like Bethany?
Read the whole news story HERE! It’s even better than this curtailed version!
that’s why they make straws.
Was it the bonus section in one of those Lost videos with Jimbo shredding Indo? I still can’t fathom the physics behind it. And now this story. Crazy world we live in.
Forget that – how about a follow up with Bruce re the pic of him smoking a big joint on the way to his heat against Filipe? http://www.surfingmagazine….
After all the begging and whining, Is that any way to honor his brother?
I’m not one to shy away from some manufactured outrage, but weed ain’t what did in ol’ AI.
I do think the picture’s interesting in the context of something I half remember someone, I think it was Rabbit Bartholomew, saying about marijuana as a performance enhancing drug. Not that it makes you surf better, but if it helps get you in a calmer mindset pre-heat, is it cheating?
Personally, I can’t surf for shit unless I’m stone cold sober. But the argument makes a sort of sense. So forget the whole drug addict big bro angle, was Bruce cheating? Is smoking a joint before you paddle out any different than, say, popping a few Ritalin and being hyper focused during a ‘QS event? Or sucking down a big rail of crank before paddling out for a heat at Mavs?
Well if that was him cheating, it wouldn’t have been pretty to watch him playing fair…
But the issue isn’t about what happened to his older brother, it’s about the fact that he got a wildcard into an event which is named in memory of his deceased brother. Other more worthy recipients were overlooked so Bruce could have a shot. Remember his little bitchy post last year on instagram about Billabong showing disrespect to him by not bending over sideways to accommodate him. And this year he doesn’t have the decency to turn up lucid and sober. Unbelievable! Two years ago he turned up late to a heat – which he lost – again at the same competition that is named in honor of his brother. No more wildcards for this guy, see how far he can get in the trials, not very far, sober or high!
First sentence = genius.
Nailed it.
We differ in opinion here. His brother was a drug addict. He was reported to be an addict too. He begged to get in the comp to honor AI and the word was he had cleaned himself up. Not only did he shit the bed, but he didn’t even bother to hide his continued drug use.
Now, don’t get me wrong – weed’s fine. Should be legal. But it’s not now, and given the circumstances, you’d think he could have at least puffed in private.
And yes, I’d think that somewhere in that WSL drug use policy there’s something against such behavior.
Personally I almost never surf without smoking first. I stared surfing at 16 when I was a little pothead but even today it’s like I can’t surf well without it. Thinking it’s prolly the same for Bruce. Anyone who smokes on the reg will tell u if u smoke before doing something enough, your body will get used to it
I’m sure you drive better drunk too.
Little attitude adjuster for Bruce, so what>? He wasn’t the only one to go out early, most of the back half of the CT went out with barely a whimper. He tried hard in Rd1, then got whipped by Toledo.
Still reckon on a purely economic basis the WSL would have got their money/eyeballs worth out of him and the joint drama just prolongs the theatre for them.
He did better than the Wildcard he got for Keramas, still, you’d have to reckon this is the end of the line for BI.
That stump photo killed me. Weed I’m fine with, stumps I have a low tolerance for.
Yeah, I checked this story as I was eating a nice Sunday breakfast.. Didn’t need the the stump photo… Bethany comparisons aside, Jaba the Stump isn’t going to be hoisting that 350 pounds into a standing position in this lifetime.
How fucking much do you have to drink to be able to continue driving after your arm has been torn off at the elbow? Fuck, I can drink, but whoa…
What if it’s a ciggy?
Hey, stop throwing water on the fire!!
Sorry.
Bruce looks like a Marlboro Red man?
Kools.
Red all the way with Bruce. The athletes choice.
it’s captain goodvibes
All that is unsaid in this article terrifies me.