What do you prefer, tube wrangling or whoring at the trough?
Whoo-ee! Yesterday’s event at double Padang was something else.
Barrels galore. Mason Ho’s wave riding genius. Bruce Irons on a ten-point drainer. An event sponsor that used slave labor to make it’s products. They don’t anymore though. Or they don’t think they do. Can’t be sure, really, when you’re chasing down the cheapest labor possible.
No big deal. Just issue an “oopsie doodle” press release and move on. No one really cares.
Good things about the comp:
Tons of local surfers. One of them won it! Mega Semadhi smoked a field of killers in world-class surf. Quite the notch on the bed post.
Good waves. I forgot that contests could have those. Powers that be pimp the shit out of the US Open. This one here’s a standalone exhibition.
Great commentary. I don’t know who most of the Aussie yammer heads were, but I liked their deal. Way better than the big stage corpo boys. And the ever effervescent Dave Wassel did his part. I love him so. My wife says she reminds him of a cross between Huell Howser and Mr Peanutbutter. Which I’m fairly sure was meant as a compliment.
Good waves. I forgot that contests could have those. Powers that be pimp the shit out of the US Open. This one here’s a standalone exhibition.
Bad things about the comp:
Poor production values. Not a big deal, still plenty good. But I would’ve loved a channel cam.
In-stream commercials. My ad-blocker can’t do shit about those. Clever people working for Rip Curl. WSL still hasn’t figured that shit out.
“Having joined forces with the WSL as an officially sanctioned specialty event, the 2016 Rip Curl Cup will feature the most exclusive field in event history…”
If Rip Curl paid the sanctioning fee they’re a bunch of fools. Not a single current ‘CT competitor on the roster. Because they were all busy scrapping for money in Southern California like a bunch of whores at the trough.
2016 Rip Curl Cup Final Results:
1. Mega Semadhi (IND) 19.00
2. Damien Hobgood (USA)16.60
3. Mason Ho (HAW)15.50
4. Clay Marzo (HAW) 4.00
Watch the whole six hours of it here!
I thought Dave Wassel was awful; 4 hours of platitudes and speaking in capitals. Not my cup of tea. Chris Binns was good, and I enjoyed Pete Matthews’ board insights.
The Aussie commentators where Vaughn Blakey, brother of Ronnie Blakey, and Chris Binns ex editor of Surfing Life mag. The other 2 where Aussie ex pats living in Indo. And Dave Wassell was awesome as always. They should be the full-time WSL commentators
That wave by Mr irons was unreal! Didn’t watch as I’m limited on time but did see some instagram shorts. What about the uluwatu quick challenge? Saw on Mark Richards insta, he still has that style I do adore!
I think I have made a life of choosing waves over women…
I used to tell myself that… then I just accepted the fact that I’m ugly.
HUELL HOWSER SHOUTOUT! HUELL HOWSER SHOUTOUT!
The original Joe Turpell
How dare you disrespect Mr. Howser so.
I liked the rough edges. Better than the typical polished blah.
“Whore’s at the trough,” is a very big call , but understandable for those who have never had to try and forge a career thru the competitive arena. We all love watching great surfers in great waves , but that does not pay the bills or lead to a potential pro career , where there are contracts etc that determine what ya have to do for the monthly bucks , one could even argue that its the so called journalists snout in the trough , commenting and get paid for calling pro surfers whores! Hmm a little bit of hypocrisy added to lust for $’s under the guise of journalism??
I can’t remember why you’ve got such a hard on for Rory? But that’s some stinky old bait you’re casting there MC…
Mirco-sized QS surfers dreams and contractual obligations aside, Whore’s at the trough has got to be the best depiction of the US Open I’ve ever heard…
Isn’t it pigs who have a thing for troughs? Mixed metaphors aside, Padang proved that not having a WSL contest in Indonesia is farcical.
I had this idea once – 9 out of 10 competitions in Indonesia in 9 different zones [eg Nias/ Mentawaii’s/ Sumbawa etc] with a month waiting time for each zone to allow for a 4 day swell window on as close to consecutive days as possible. Then the Pipe comp as usual and a month ‘off ‘. I realized it was a horrible idea because the pros would be in Indo all the time fucking things up for the bottom feeders like me, and never told anybody about it.
nah the bait is calling young kids/surfers “whores at the trough,” if you don’t get that, well I guess that’s the difference between me and you , its the system not the individuals , but y’all making bucks off the whores , hmm
hey neg , no reply , calling kids whores , hmmmmmmmm, I understand rory has to bait us all with obnoxious statements , but you too calling kids whores , please explain?
No response because I felt I Would’ve had to explain the punchline… And that’s painful. At no stage did I call a child a whore, I said Whores at the trough was a great description of the US open and that includes the circus that attaches itself to the event. If any children or their parents are offended I offer no apology only some advice of get a back bone.
so the Trough is the US Open, and the whores are? Yes its a great circus , and luckily we all have a choice to go or not to go, My understanding was whores at the trough was the competitors , as I am a fossil anyone under the age is a kid , you brought in the word children , and I take it that even calling kids whores , in your world need no apology , you’re not catholic are you?
I never said children, kid, child…
You’re just trolling me now MC, that and implying I touch children.
yeas ya did say children , and my comment on being a catholic was not to infer you touch children , bit paranoid there, but maybe you are desensitized abuse of kids!
Maurice I’m working out of town, just got back into range and having a quick feed at a shitty pub. obviously it’s Friday night and I’m about to go back and work under lights till 10. it’s 2 degrees now with snow on the ground. Forecast of -2 tonight and I’m sleeping in a swag in a new build with no windows installed yet. My tolerance for bullshit is low to say the least. Yet again, I never said any children were whores… That is easily something you can check by reading my comments. Quote me saying that or fuck off.
ooohhh neg , tolerance for bullshit is low , sounds like is really tough , waahh , Just trying to clarify , “the whores at the troughs ,” which you have said is everybody at the US open meaning competitors, and there are a lot of kids , U/18 who you have called whores!
Like I said if you can’t quote me, fuck off..
“Yes, Trough the open. Whores anyone selling or wanting something there… that encases the surfers signing autographs on girls arses, the fans sucking product and beer in plastic cups and everyone else there down to the fucking hot dog man…”
Now neggy , your comment , includes all the kids, children , who are at the US open , junior competitors , you are the one who clarified that whores at the trough encases…..ALL , you wrote that , clarified it , so man up and take responsibility , I understand Rory thinking its funny ,but a moderator?
I know it’s hard for you to gasp, but Check the timelines on the comments MC
But to ease your mind… I Negatron am a morally corrupted moderator I also think children are whores. Happy?
if you think that having a morally corrupt moderator , who thinks children are whores makes me happy , you must be living in a alternative universe.
You couldn’t back down , and say ,”yeah bit out of line including kids in the whore comment! “
there is a saying , “that be careful what you write in emails/texts/facebook/forums etc ,as would it be the same comment if it was on the headline of a newspaper !”
you have publicly admitted that you believe,”all chidren are whores !” do you have kids?
Maybe you should find a more suitable website MC? some like minded, born again, substance free, right winged conservatives to shoot the breeze with…
far to many free thinking degenerates here that may offend you.
ah now the trollers ,trying to troll me , by not being able to simply answer and explain statements and quotes you have made , or your writers .
then judging me to be as a substance free , born again , right wing conservative , now there’s a problem , but easy to understand from a very closed minded degenerate , are you for fucken real with that judgment !
you are a Donald trump or Pauline H , disciple?
If you think that you are a free thinking degenerate , well you certainly have filled the degenerate description , but free thinking , ha , what a very bad joke.
there are 2 things I struggle with , racism and child and women abuse, seems you have no respect for people who are living and fighting against these abuses , and trying to explain to people , by making jokes about racist and pedophiles , you actually trivialize the problems.
then again when you call all kids whores , including mine , well is that a reportable sex crime, or should you maybe put on a list as a potential offender!
Word of advice MC, don’t ever go to a comedy club you’ll be frothing at the mouth within minutes.
I would and could not take advice from a potential sex offender , and maybe you can point me to a comedy club that uses racism as its subject matter or a comedy club that makes joke about pedophiles and abused kids . Seems like you are a relic from a sad past , and still see Sam Newman / Eddie Maguire as relevant!
You by the sounds of it you have never been to a comedy club, nothing is off limits.
Here’s some comedian’s podcast talking with a guest whose father was a pedophile. Laughter heals and makes the darkness easier to deal with MC.
https://itunes.apple.com/nz…
Episode 60 “when you find out your Dad was a pedophile”
I don’t know Sam, but Eddie is a fucking idiot.
Also please refrain some calling me a potential sex offender or a sex offender as I am not.
seems you do listen to different comedy to me , and to think making jokes about pedophilia , abuse of children , makes the darkness easier to deal with is a huge call , especially with the Royal Commission presently in Ballarat , which was where I was brought up , more than 30 kids suicide , trying to trivialize abuse through comedy ?
In Australia at the moment , abuse of women and kids is being investigated and become socially unacceptable to even joke about racism..Adam Goodes, etc , child and spouse abuse , preists and wife bashers etc….
I understand the beach Grit pushes the boundaries , but , there is aline that’s crossed…even you saying that all children are whores , is that a joke , or an attempt at humour?
I can only form an opinion of you or any of the others who post here based on what they say here , and them make my observations , based on my life experiences and philosophies.
So that is why I push so hard to see if there is really some underlying dark side to people and or sites like this , and from what I have read here , from Rory and Chas and now yourself , there is a darkness .
The good news is that we are all under surveillance , so all comments on this site are read to make sure that this is not a nest of could be’s………as I said before , anything you write in a public domaine , would you be prepared to see these comments on the front page of a newspaper , and then publicly explain your comments , just like Eddie and Sam had to!
Comedy doesn’t necessarily trivialise abuse… trying to box art or peoples view’s into set boundaries will do that.
Did you even listen to the interview I linked you to? It’s sad, it made me angry but I also laughed. We have a range of emotions and those who just spew rage will only alienate themselves from the argument.
Yes ,some like Rory and I may enjoy a darker humour than you. But i’m not going to be put on the cross for it, because you don’t approve.
Yes you are right about all comments are there to be seen including the timeline answering link on the comments themselves which lists who said what to you and when they said it… in reference to that YET AGAIN, I only said “all children are whores” AFTER you accused me of saying it. You’ve been so busy wagging your finger the truth just got pushed aside and ultimately thats what will trivialise any debate for me, because once that happens it just becomes nonsense.
Its not about who has the darker humor , its about what is acceptable ?
I questioned you on…is your whores at the trough inclusive of all the kids , you actually replied yes , and when questioned on kids ,, came back with ,”all children are whores” , pretty straight forward !
I haven’t been wagging my finger in disapproval , just seeking clarification and that’s what’ve provided here.
I have also wanted to get to know different people in surfing and their relevance in todays culture , through social media , don’t worry you are not the first person that has been reported!
I hope you also reported me to the hotdog sellers union also…
nah you are in the system now , which means when you go into certain countries , you might be seen as an undesirable!
Ok Neg , I am done on this , just had a few friends review what you have said here , and you have been reported , not by me , but a lawyer who works with and for the sex offenders registry, you might actually get a call!
Are these the same friends you threatened Rory to watch his back about?
But congratulations Maurice, thats the weakest response I’ve ever seen.
Maybe your friends and the lawyer might be able to help you work out how you came to the conclusion that I called kids whores from my quoted original comment below and your reply..
Negs…
“I can’t remember why you’ve got such a hard on for Rory? But that’s some stinky old bait you’re casting there MC…
Mirco-sized QS surfers dreams and contractual obligations aside, Whore’s at the trough has got to be the best depiction of the US Open I’ve ever heard…
MC…
nah the bait is calling young kids/surfers “whores at the trough,” if you don’t get that, well I guess that’s the difference between me and you , its the system not the individuals , but y’all making bucks off the whores , hmm
MC…
hey neg , no reply , calling kids whores , hmmmmmmmm, I understand rory has to bait us all with obnoxious statements , but you too calling kids whores , please explain?
the rory thing was completely different with a group of guys from san Clemente really pissed and wanting to bash him, as they see him him as some kind of junky with weird shit with kids!
I work with a couple of organizations that help kids recover from abuse , I also work behind the scenes with a couple of other organizations that deal with indigenous issues pertaining to the Stolen generation ,
I have forwarded your comments , and they have been received and also as you continually defend the indefensible , I have no problems in you being put on a list , in being a possible sex offender , and should be watched , so yeah you might think mine was a weak response lets see how you handle and investigation into your “all children are whores” comment !
hope you can back up your comments , because one of my missions in life now it to flush out potential pedophiles like you , and make sure you do not have contact with the vulnerable!
Hats off to you for your work outside of the surf world but Like I said previously, I’m not a pedo. Using legal threats to try put a stop end on a conversation is something that really Doesn’t sit well on a forum for discussion. So until I hear from your lawyer I’m thinking of putting you on the blacklist. Oh just to speed the process, my real name…
kindest regards Matthew W McCrory.
damn blacklisted on Beach Grit , now there’s a turnup!
you won’t hear from a lawyer , but maybe next time you travel O/S you might be seen as an undesirable!
I am not trying to stop any conversation , but trying to make you understand , how seemingly innocent comedy , at the expense of the vunerable in society , creates a lot of unnecessary pain for victims and their families!
Am I allowed to laugh at you? Or is that going to cause pain and suffering to you and your family? All these rules relating to laughing… I can’t keep up. Maybe compile a laughter appropriate list for me to adhere to?
please laugh at me , you just don’t seem to get you have been involved in public pedophile statements and I hope low life gutter dwellers like you are dealt with sooner than later , maybe its because you are white ,living in NZ which explains lack of empathy , and inbred jokes?
you will now go by the name of pedotron , which I find funny!
What!! A pun at the expense of others!! seemingly innocent comedy , at the expense of the vunerable in society , creates a lot of unnecessary pain for victims and their families! Mmmm that sounded familiar….
ah but I am now on the De-evolve program with you guys , but at least I will pun with adults , and not pick on those who can’t defend themselves , a big difference when you are a bully!
I thought I was punning with adults? I hope Rory’s piece today doesn’t offend your strict moral code… you could get the whole gang on the international sex offenders registry?
strict moral code ,hmm, I know how hard it is for you to understand that , as I have previously explained, people who abuse the vunerable , such as women, kids etc and see them as fair game to make fun of their plight , yeah you guys are King Bullies , but at least you admit that , ” all children are whores” ,I just wonder what you pay them!
What I pay them? I think that’s the full stop on the conversation…
do you understand what a whore is, someone who does sexual services for a $ return , so when you say “all children are whores,” you are actually saying ” children accept money for sexual services , or maybe you could be a boiled lolly man?
Where did that Catholic comment go MC? You’ve been editing!!! We’ll just sweep that one under the rug aye?
haha , still trolling , yes the catholic comment is still there , I don’t need to edit my comments , so not sure what you are even talking about?
But am interested to keep trying to understand how and why you think “Kids are whores, prostitutes” and do you or have you had your own kids?
Yes, Trough the open. Whores anyone selling or wanting something there… that encases the surfers signing autographs on girls arses, the fans sucking product and beer in plastic cups and everyone else there down to the fucking hot dog man…
so reporting on the US open , is selling a story about the open , is what people want , which means rory and yourself are the biggest whores of all , according to your philosophy.
you did say….
” If any children or their parents are offended I offer no apology only some advice of get a back bone. “
which make me wonder about your empathy towards kids that have had problems with bullying etc and being called whores, well that’s your prerogative , and comment ,”get a back bone!”
I wonder if you would say that to the kids and parents who have been abused?
Hypocrisy, yeah? Like championing “sustainable” surfboards while still pumping out planks made from poison?
We’re all just trying to create a world we want to live in. I’m as appalled by yours as you are by mine.
ah Rory , but at least I am part of a solution in trying to get all competitive surfers to ride sustainable s/bds , with a WSL Sustainable Surfboard Summit in the offing , to discuss potentially all surfers must be riding s/bds in the very near future and not the 50 year old Toxic cocktail , using 15 year old designs.
I will also be announcing in the next couple of weeks that MC S/bds will be changing to sustainable s/bds , and will not manufacture and more boards out of Polyester.
So Rory , you making $’s out of reporting how young surfers are whores at the trough , but the irony is that you live off these young whores, is that a pimp?