The bleak hopelessness of Tweed Heads swapped for Malibu!
Yesterday, the video channel Nowness, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, posted a lovely three-minute short of Stephanie Gilmore at her Point Dume beach house.
Stephanie shares the modest, although one uses the term modest in relative terms for the area is an enclave of the wealthy, with her sister-manager Whitney and, without being too cruel, is so superior, so vastly different, to her old hometown in Tweed Heads that it must feel, sometimes, as she’s living on a different planet.
Malibu/Dume: dazzled by wealth and stars. Leo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Ellen DeGeneres and so on.
Tweed Heads: homelessness, drug abuse, poverty. Seven years ago, Stephanie was belted with an iron bar by a homeless stalker, busting her wrist and cutting open her head, her attacker jailed for four years.
These sorts of edits, where the celebrity peels back the curtain of their living quarters, where they eat, dance, make love, cry, laugh, plot, succeed and fail, are compelling voyeurism.
Of course, Stephanie Gilmore isn’t the only famous surfer living in Point Dume.
Come visit the Man with the Attack Dog Tits here.
And watch Stephanie at home, here.
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Tenant: Steph Gilmore
Payee: D Ziff
You make a claim for my heart. Yes!
Two things. No wonder Mick feels at home there. And on the Sunshine Coast, we have a town, Caloundra, aka Ipswich-by-the-Sea. Given both are at the southern extremes of their respective ‘coasts’ and other similarities, could they be sisterised?
#transworldsurf 🙂
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There’s something very Diane Keaton circa Annie Hall about Steph.
Aren’t you hanging out with the ex-whale from Trestles?
Not unless he (she?) surfed a crowded Balinese Right yesterday.
East side?
(I was noting your recent shuffle from this mortal coil).
Shipwrecks, there, the secret’s out.
Could surf have produced something so cool?
I know where that house is. Can you say stalker?
Women’s surfing has become not only vastly more beautiful to watch but also vastly less pretentious than men’s surfing. Nice house Steph, you deserve beautiful things.
How dare you slander Tweed Heads, it is heaven on earth.
It isn’t.
As someone born in the Tweed Heads hospital that now lives in the US I respectfully disagree.
“The best part about it is it changes, every single day.”
Steph, among her many other fantastic qualities, has excellent taste in guitars.
Was that a Jazzmaster, the fifth world title gift?
And do you find the thin, single-coil sound of the Fender shows up deficiencies in technique unlike the lovely, forgiving humbucker?
But does a Tele not dazzle! Does a Strat not shimmer just so! My ears weep at the sounds of their clamour
Only in expert hands! The uncertainty of the intermediate player is revealed in the cruellest way.
My strat is on cryogenic ice until my skills elevate on my SG.
The SG! What a piece!
I’ve been lovin it. Been playin’ a lot of TOOL; it sounds great (the guitar, not my playing)!
Is it red? White? The latter, with the embellishment of gold hardware, is quite a thing.
Black Les Paul 100 anniversary. It does have the aforementioned gold gear and I love it!
“undertow” was f**kin amazing…….
My fave. Learned Crawl Away, really fun one!
“I can see your…back is turning…if I could I’d…STICK A KNIFE IN!
The singles in Jazzmasters are totally rounded and forgiving whilst still maintaining some really nice cut and shimmer. Case in point Sonic Youth.
Did you know that the wonderful Jamie Brisick dates the bass player gal from Sonic Youth and one year ago your ol pal DR was gifted a barbecue with Ms Gordon? And she’s more wonderful than you could ever imagine. (As is James.)
Ahhhhh fuck lucky you!
She is an inspiration.
I did warn her to take care of James’ gentle and vulnerable heart, which she agreed to.
Kim Gordon is the greatest. Read her autobio!
I do, but why choose? I’ll take both. The JM certainly doesn’t sound like other Fender singlecoils though. Guitargrit!
Looking for an Australian guitar rabbit hole? Try http://www.guitarnerd.com.au
The bass player from 6ftHick is a Maton freak and there are some cool stories such as the Motörhead Flying V from The Young Ones episode or the Eastern Dark bass.
Also the blog on https://tymguitars.com.au/ could blow your mind if you are into that sort of thing. Check it to find out about working with Bob Mould, J Mascis, Ed Kuepper, bloke from Earth, etc on how to get their sounds.
Oh man I’ve hit that Tym website pretty hard over the years. Cool stuff. Always been interested in Matons too, very hard to find in the states.
…how about a pre CBS Fender Malibu Acoustic (I think 1962) which I’m selling because I’m not worthy of it ? Anyone wanna make an offer?
How much you thinking, slinger? Three cees?
At least use lube….I was thinking more 10 cees or a single Gee, but for you I could compromise.
..a little.
Tell me, semi acoustic, to be played without amp, five hundred-ish. Advice? Axe-Grit, yes!
Mmmm, a challenge! Not sure of Aussie prices, but a used Taylor 110 is a hell of a guitar. I have a great super cheap Korean-made Fender acoustic that sounds quite good. The Korean factories pump out many a fine guitar, acoustic or electric. Almost as good as Mex.
I like your advice!
Wait! Semi-acoustic!
Ahh as in, hollowbody? Like a vintage style Epiphone ( I’m partial to a heavily modified Casino myself), or perhaps something from the Gretsch Electomatic line? The Japanese brands Edwards, Tokai, Greco and Vintage are more available in Oz and they are of very high quality.
Should I be saying hollow body not semi-acoustc? And a fifty-four dollar Tokai was my first-ever electric!
Synonymous, really. The Japanese made Tokais are gaining a reputation for excellence despite their previous “cheap” stereotype. I don’t have one, but would purchase before getting another “real” Gibson. (Feel free to email if this method is too cumbersome.)
Yes indeed!