Watch his last-ever surf movie cut right here…
Ventura’s Norwell9 aka David Cwikowski is on the short list of heads whose stuff I’ll check based solely on his name. I don’t need to be told it’s good, just assume it will be and go from there.
I don’t really do instagram though, so I appreciate when he drops the long form vids comprised of all his short form stuff. They almost remind me of Voluptuous. Huge cast, decent music. Perfect to run in the background while your mind is on other stuff. Like drinking or reading or drinking and crying while reading.
At forty five minutes it’s fairly long. Maybe too long for a single serving. Cue it up and watch in drips and drabs. Or, as I’ve mentioned, crack a bottle of booze, suck it down ’til you get sad, then give it a gaze to break the sadness up.
Or just watch it sober and reflect on how much time the guy spends standing on the beach watching other people have fun. Filmers are weird. Just a weird as photogs. Semi-creepy voyeurs hiding from the world behind a lens. God bless ’em for the work they do, but it is a tad odd, yeah?
Cue it up and watch in drips and drabs. Or, as I’ve mentioned, crack a bottle of booze, suck it down ’til you get sad, then give it a gaze to break the sadness up.
Unfortunately, it looks like this will be the last we hear from dear Norwell9 for the foreseeable future.
Just like the country song says, “My camera broke down, care broke down, computer down…” After trying to nurse this season, tonight the axel on my old car snapped. That and with my camera down and costly repairs I am forced to make the decision to shut down the volunteer work that I have been doing in the Ventura area for the past 31/2 years. I will organize all current footage, make the remainder instas, and then make a final Insta Movie #2. Then celebrate all that we have accomplished with one final party and be gone.
Ain’t life cruel?
Here’s hoping he gets his shit redialed and comes storming back onto the scene post-haste.
He packed a bowl for me at Rocky’s once didn’t know it was him but he was pretty mellow, kept missing waves too?
damn, 805 looks like a fucking nightmare
Shit
Is this the dude that hates Mini Blanchard? If so, I wonder what the story behind that is.
i heard everyone hates Mini Blanchard cuz he’s a prick
Sad Norwell is bouncing but oh well, giving shit away only works for so long. sometimes you have to collect a check, or maybe hes just over it and actually wants to surf.
flimers and photogs are weird. we know this, and we expect you to know it too. if we also surf, expect us to be really weird when it starts pumping and you are blowing good waves.
that being said getting insane clips of my homies surfing is almost just as fun as getting waves my self. keyword is “almost” also how hard is it to come up with cash for a new camera? a 7dmk2 is like $1100 used in amazing condition, and its deductible if you have a business.