Kelly on Gabriel's bullish fade and John John Florence's world title celebration!
Is it too much to manipulate the teats of the Pipeline Masters one more time?
In the final episode of #TourNotes, Peter King’s WSL-funded contest wraps, we are gifted a reasonable insight into the machinations of the WSL’s stars behind the scenes.
Kelly Slater stars of course, a man as beautiful as they come, but unable to drift silently into the shadows. And there is no wasting of his good electricity.
First, he makes a crack about not being sponsored and asks whom I presume to be Bob McKnight from Quiksilver’s kid (surf industry people, correct me if I’m wrong) for money as he’s currently not sponsored.
“As you know I don’t have a sponsor…technically… any more and you know your father has sponsored me for years,” says Kelly.
The man opens his wallet and says, “I don’t think there’s much in here.”
We cut to the Gabriel and Kelly almost-collision, which Kelly theatrically enlivens with a double shaka.
“Gabby trying to pull a slick one and turn into him,” says Ross Williams, exhibiting a candour missed from the commentary booth.
“I was stoked because I knew I got a score and didn’t get an interference,” says Kelly. “I needed an eight…”
“How did you…know… you didn’t get an interference?” asks King.
“Because I didn’t interfere on his wave… on his scoring potential. He turned left into me and and hit my feet. And I was, like, what are you doing? There’s no left here!”
The episode then shifts to John John and to the celebration of his world title that was missed during the contest webcast.
However hokey the individual angles, the modernistic yammering, the total effect is supple and structured.
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Kelly on Gab’s burn “All good Gabby, no harsh feeling…but fuck you anyway”
Where’s was the footage of crowd at JJFs place when Jezza got that wave at the end??
Stop giving us the WSL bubble and squeak version…we want the grit.
For every happy-love-joy action theres gotta be an opposite reaction from someone getting angry-pissed. Film them FFS.
Anyone notice when his Mum tries to tell him where to go celebrate and he just shoots her the “Fuck off Mum!” look. No matter what you achieve in life, to some you will always be a kid who use to shit their pants.
Ridiculo was how the medina family was treated in hawaii by locals, we received the competidors and especially john john with a big smile on the faces in Brazil.
Nobody was waving Hawaiian flags on the beach in Rio all day during the contest either.
Come back when you find something decent to complain about
Yeah right. The fact they let the beach be overrun with Brazos going crazy the last few years tells me thats crap.
I couldnt imagine the Rio locals letting 100 Hawaiians on the beach screaming against one of their guys during that so called comp.
Would be Huntington riots part 2.
easy heat for medina 😉
Kelly only went over to “negotiate my next heat”. There’s the story that can’t be scripted.
I’d rather watch Snake Tales.
I make Snake Tales every morning in the toilet. They go better than Leo did.
You must get enough fibre. I’d be watching ‘Spray Tales’.
The WSL finds itself in a marketing quandray. Next year, can the WSL honestly market the 3X Back-to-Back-to-Back World Champ story-line when the determination of World Champ will so fundamentally change? The inclusion of the Surf Ranch event marks an end of one era, and the beginning of another. I believe a regression to Go John John Back-to-Square-1X World Champ is arguably best.
#borenotes even with drama unfolding right before his iphone.
If Gabby starts smoking big cones and wearing a gold chain I’m team Gabby mate. John John is a boring cunt.
Shoulda necked the bottle and smashed a few tins before his next heat, or going back to work as he puts it
Give the people what they want! another Hawaiian multi-title champ with an exciting drug addiction! The transformation would be like Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader could you imagine
Notice all the positiveness? All the happiness and backslapping? That’s why I’d never make it as a pro, because I’m a negative cunt to be around.
That and my total lack of ability.
thats why we need more jeremy flores interviews