Is playing good music and playing good surfing possible?
The Beach Boys are, of course, the most famous “surf band” of all time. Surfin’ USA, Surfin’ Safari, Surfer Girl etc. titillated 1960s audiences with images of a libertine mis en scene being staged on warm California sands.
Students of history will know that the Beach Boys didn’t actually surf. Brian Wilson, the genius behind the group, recently told the New York Post in an interview that, “I tried surfing once, and the board nearly hit me in the head. That was it for me.”
As good a reason as any to instantly give up and turn to acid.
Do you remember when Andy Irons posed with Metallica for his boardshort? I think one or two of them surfed, right? And look at the size of that shaka!
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Flea both surf but both look very bad doing it.
Jack Johnson surfs very well but plays very bad music.
Which makes me wonder. Is there anyone who surfs passably and makes OK music or are the two pursuits mutually exclusive?
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THE GROWLERS!
Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys ‘did’ surf……
Chas Give us a shot BIG WORLD A couple of Surf Skate Vids Jason Jessee’s Pray for Me Title track Golden Years Electric Save the Whales DVD Sid Waterbrothers
Hey Sid. Review of your doco up today on Beachgrit. Pop in and say hi on the conversation…. Cheers!
Ty Segall
Donovan Frankenreiter can jam a ditty, surfs ok too.
What about Perry Farrell ? Eddie Vedder? I don’t know how good they are but they surf.
The Goons of Doom
Anyone know how good the guy from sublime was at surfing? I know he mentioned it in his songs
“to you I shall put an end, and you’ll never hear surf music again”
Did the Ramones actually surf? If so how well and on what drugs?
Nope not surfers.
Ramones pal here No Surf Early years Coffee
Sid is a Ramone, the esteemed Sid Ramone, played bass on the Acid Eaters Tour…1993
Elton John is the greatest surfer from Great Britain. Not quite as good as that sword waving guy, but very close.
What about Makua?
I mean of course….besides Makua. I thought that was implied.
what bout that bloke from Parkway Drive? saw him driving the truck at P-Pass awhile back
Jordi Davieson from San Cisco surfs well.
The guy from DI and the adolescents surfed ok and held it with high distain “i hate surfing in HB”
Casey Royer? I think he was /is a nazi junkie as well.
Well to be fair I’m a self loathing Jewish junkie but time to go on i tunes.
He did hail from the OC…
That was the best description of jack Johnson…. ever.
I missed the whole Jack Johnson thing… His shining, coincided with me having couple of years off everything surf related including surfing itself.
Filled my ears with Dutch Gabba during that time and my nostrils with Ketamine. Damn shame.
Sounds like we may have had very similar experiences Negs, although gabba also featured heavily at free parties and raves there was also a lot of breakcore, jungletek and techno. I always wondered why when on heavy horse tranks I liked such fast music? Glad I’m not living those days anymore but do miss them now and then
Mmmm You didn’t steal my German military trenchcoat from that brick lane squat party in 98?
I miss the chaos, Spanish girls and the fresh crazy tunes… Don’t miss the warm Stella, Pikey scammers and hairy arm-pitted bottle throwing crustie girls.
Certainly don’t miss the hard drugs… these days I numb my brain by commentating semi-anonymously online.
Wait, semi-anonymous online commentary isn’t meant to sharpen the brain? Fuuuuucccckkkkkk.
Ahhhh, my time was a little bit later but around the Bristol area so innocent of trenchcoat theft, although many similar characters
Brain can also be numbed with some of the Stab comments and WSL commentary if necessary!
Only a very few! Ty Segall. Jon Theodore (of Mars Volta/QOTSA). The guys in the Surf Punks (I assume). Keith Morris (regardless of his dreadlocks). FIDLAR’s first record was good (John Carper’s son). I think John “Speedo” Reis (RFTC, Hot Snakes) used to surf.
Oh yeah: Dennis Wilson is widely credited to be the “Actual Surfer” of the Beach Boys, and he released at least one remarkable solo record. But, then again, he also broed out with Charles Manson.
Marry me
OK! *kisses*
That shaka really is enormous. Good lord
Kirk was holding a guitar but they photoshopped it out so you could see more of Lars’ scraggy, Danish beard.