On his worst day, Dane still outshines most of the top 34...
Dane, Dane, Dane, Dane, Dane!
You captured my heart with Chapter 11, kinda lost me with the release of Former, but like Shaq in his prime you rebounded your wild free-throw and dunked it into my soul with this clip, Rejects!
So… maybe the lesson is just stick to surfing/editing?
Either way, my heart is yours once more. Nineteen minutes of witty and unique surfing the likes of which is only otherwise found in a pint-sized Hawaiian.
We know Dane’s got all the fancy moves — spins, jumps, that nose-dive layback thing — but what impressed me most were the unfamiliar lines drawn on waves we’re quite accustomed to seeing. This could be attributed to the myriad of board designs he used in the making of this film, but I believe surfing of this nature comes from nothing more than boredom with the status quo.
Dane’s always been seen as the misunderstood-artist-type. He’s introverted, avoids trends like The Plague, and seems to seek out all things weird and quirky in life. This contrarian mindset has allowed Dane to apply brush to canvas in ways never seen before. He goes up when he should go sideways, backwards when he should kick out, and somehow it all makes sense.
Oh, and all of these are B clips.
Prepared to be humorously amazed.
rejects from Marine Layer on Vimeo.
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As humans we can be forgetfull….but here we are again reminded why Dane is overall the best surfer in the world.
geez….and those were reject clips⚡️
Damn, dane is skinny as fuck. That’s crazy.
You know Dane though, right?
Felching isn’t really a story you tell in an open air setting.
Fuckin hell, that was too good. If these are rejects, the clips edited out of this movie would even be worth watching.
And, Dane has uncharacteristically good taste in music for a surfer.
When I order my next board, and my shaper is rolling his eyes as I blather on about an 1/8 inch extra tail rocker or the batwing tail … I’ma gonna try to remember Dane ripping on that Esky lid