Day 1 of the MEO Pro both thrilled and confused!
I spent the better part of this morning half-watching Portuguese heats while cooking eggs, bacon and waffles and ooooooo-ee it did not look easy. Big chunky bombs. Weird tubes. Confused surfers. Julian, Leo and Caio scored an 11 point heat total. Combined.
I am not about to spoil Longtom’s upcoming analysis with my droll musings (Spoiler: Mason Ho almost kicked Gab Medina out of title contention!) but there was one moment that caught my attention. Martin “Pottz” Potter, in the booth with Joey Turpel, was helping call a heat featuring the great Zeke Lau. Zeke took off on a very large closeout which exploded behind him filling the entire screen with whitewash.
It did look like a giant snowy avalanche and Turpel said as much to which Pottz responded, “Except in our avalanches you have to hold your breath too…”
By “our avalanches” it is assumed he meant surfing but it really made me wonder… Has Martin Potter ever seen the snow? What does he think happens in “their avalanches?” Soft powdery white surrounds skiers, snowboardings, mountain climbers like a cottony pillow? Underneath the blanket they serve tea and enjoy witty conversations?
Or was he talking about another sort of snow that people, generally surfers, breathe?
In any case, I was left greatly confused but also mentally planning a trip for me n Pottz to hit the slopes. Japan I’m thinking.
Chas when is the cocaine book coming out?
I need to let my connect know so can pre-order an onion and stay up all weekend reading it skizzed to the ceiling….
Snow is so hard to find in Japan. And prohibitively expensive. And jail time so long…
Them getting pounded getting back out was a nice touch.
Has Italo just been robbed again?!
Totally!
If they say “under the hood” again I’ll scream.
I heard that scream from over here.
Lovely little Natxo to spin from Jules just then (rd 3). Such pop.
Is Strider turning into Pottz? He just growled.
Fuck no mate – we have some epic back country 1000m vertical stuff if you know where!!! Just not depth of elsewhere, however this season was pretty epic at times
There was a drone shot of the contest site with the worst type of rap music playing, and I love rap music
Are you kidding me BG??? Day 2 is about to start and your supposed Day 1 official BG report is not up yet??? You pay good money to an esteemed Surf Journalist and this is the service? You are paying him – correct???
Yes, paying him with a Mayhem sled that’s been lost in the mail for 5 months.
Ohh Jesus! I sort of figured it wasn’t financial, was hoping it might be rupees or peso’s, but should be thankful it’s not sexual favours, which would be illegal BTW!
So BG chastises Rory and MC for taking financial paid jobs at other media outlets but continues to exploit their own contributors??
And is there not irony in BG’s reasonably recent criticism aimed at Rip Curl exploiting Nth Korean labour?
Old Black Billy is still pickin’ cotton
I think Chaz needs an “intern”
i actually get a bit of glee when i see the unfilled advert break time
Where to start?
I’m guessing this will be the only time we see a photo of Mike Doyle (in front of Eddie) grace this site.
Please
I’m sure while trawling through the heat analyser I heard Joe Turpel say in relation to some closeout related carnage; “Thats uncredible Pottz”. And I agreed wholeheartedly.
Yep. I think it was the Freestone escape, but could be corrected on that.
I know that people on BG have alluded to a non surf related condition that resulted in Owen’s “injury” two years ago at Pipe but the shot of him putting on the jersey today was pretty interesting. The guy looks like he weighs about 100 pounds. He’s also been struggling to win heats. Is Chas suggesting something here?
In my opinion it’s a bad moment.
He competed pretty well in the beginning of the season
I think Owen, like others, have to adjust his surf, only, especially looking for the next year with the new rookies
Owen rips!
Perhaps the Dane Reynolds diet will get him over the line, as he’s rail thin.
He’s dealing with his missus, I think, big time. He’s mostly come back from his head injury.(I still think he should be sponsored by Gath). But this is clearly a woman issue that he is navigating. Trying to keep a needy girl satisfied mentally and emotionally, so he can get some of that ultra fine pussy she teases him with. i.e…How to spend enough alone time with her to keep her happy, while still trying to compete at an elite level. Or how to show her he loves her and values her vegan dietary choices, while burning through 9000 calories a day surfing cold WA, and acting like he’s happy with a small bowl of veggie quinoa at sunset so she will cream her panties for him while discussing environmental issues she wants him to embrace. FOR HER… we all know what women are capable of, and how they have brought many a great man down.
The “Yoko Effect”
Wonder how much money Rip Curl paid Mason to throw that heat
His wave selection with priority was brutal.
Brutal horrible!!!
That tube was overscored, but most of all, horrible
It’s in his contract.
That was too obvious right?glad I wasn’t the only one to think about it
Mason Hoax
Can we definitely leave Mason Irons ops!… sorry … Bruce Ho, quiet in your corner? …
Or are we going to have to spend endless contests, and heats, and times, observing the same past history?…
Please… call next time Dane Robbo.. ops! sorry… Jack Reynno!
He’s got that “I’m jacked out my mind,so I’ll try to sound calm” voice. Hmmm.