A miracle in modern entertainment!
I met with David Lee Scales this morning, host of the fantastic Surf Splendor network, and it surprised me. Oh I’ve known David professionally for a few years now but brought down a world of hurt when, three weeks ago, I decided to jump across a reclaimed wood and steel coffee table at Stab editor Ashton Goggans.
The reaction was fierce.
Surf podcast enthusiasts took to David’s website demanding retirement of the show, insisting that it was low garbage and not worthy of sharing airspace with the likes of Jamie Brisick and Matt Warshaw.
Of course they were right but David must have a healthy appetite for the tawdry and so here we are again. I don’t know if this episode is good but it felt good chatting about surf again and, if you choose to listen, there are some valuable nuggets inside. Like, to whom the Adjunct Professor‘s computer actually belongs. Have you been wondering? Has it been keeping you up at night? And that the World Surf League forgot to fill out the proper paperwork in Oahu and may lose their window on the North Shore.
Can you imagine a tour without Pipeline? But can you really?
We also talk Yo-Yo Ma, herbal infusions, the power of positive thinking and masturbation.
Just kidding (except we do talk about masturbation).
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Chas, great podcast. I like your self reflection in the debate and ranch recap. But I disagree Surf Ranch is a bad mirror. It is just “a” mirror that you never had before because there was a filmer and a huge audience. I agree with Scales that a good real wave you ride filmed like swamis or trestles would similarly depress you if you got filmed in action and there was a crowd watching you. The difference was how few waves you get at ranch.
So he didn’t fired. Can you write him up and report him to HR siting inappropriate work place wardrobe? And the leg cross, pinkie ring and juice can and empty spirits bottle……priceless.
I still blame Mick.
Black eye journalism. Reason, accountability etc the first casualties.-)..
Nothing overly witty or caustic to say here except I’m glad The Grit is back. Purest vida going for your core target market segments.
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Just listened to the whole thing, 2 thumps up. Chas you are a dickhead, but a smart, kinda funny dickhead. loved the north shore book, when is new one coming out?
Oh thank you! And June 16th!
btw, I got clinically depressed just listening to Scales WaveTub experience.
What made you so sad?
His description of such desperate longing and then blowing both waves before the money shot.
Then the whole horrible realization that this was what surfing was, for him ,and coming to terms with that.
It was traumatic.
Be honest, is there anything sadder than a grown man travelling to Lemoore and falling off before he even gets to the tube section?
It seems deeply symbolic.
If Jesus ever smiles down on me and gives me a shot at the Tub I am going to stand there like a statue until that thing tubes so I at least get inside it.
it’s painfully symbolic. like almost mythological.
Of course the owner will issue the injured rider an honorary reinvite regardless of his premises liability claims. Into that good night, right! haha.
Starting to grow on me this podcast.
Started out not liking but it gets better each episode and its on each week, not now and then like others i like.
Respect the fact Chas n Dave dont try to be something they are not with surfing talent, just like 95% of us in the water should do.
Best commentators in Football, basketball or golf are not former champions. There guys that are engaged in the sport but can critique players because they don’t pretend they could ever be as good as them or have an agenda that might get them ahead of them in a team or rank.
Happy to keep tuning in now because at least there will be an opinion that doesnt pander to some pro surfer or companies precious ego.
Good job Dave.
Agreed. I got almost to the finish line which is something I’ve never done with any poddy ever, except the Table jump Ep.
that hair line is G O N E
“Being a sexual predator does not have as good a name today as it once did.” Ha ha!
I still don’t understand why Chas was so mad at Ashton. I get that Ashton’s a douche, as he proceeded to prove, but I can’t figure out why the mention of your wife was such a touchy point.
its the same as calling Chas “broke”. in the US, being broke is extremely embarrassing and among right wingers it makes you a cuckold now. its pretty bad.
Just realised (I’m quite slow on the uptake) that your last surf before injuring your shoulder was in the tub! It could at least have been in the ocean. Heavy, I can fully appreciate the depression.
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When you devoted a whole episode of The Grit to denouncing Slater’s wave pool and saying you’d never ride it even if you were invited … had you actually already ridden it? Asking for a friend.
good question. I hate, hate , hate the concept of the pool, but would ride it if I had a chance, and then would Iadmit my hypocrisy?
Oh that was after I had ridden… mostly for my own personal laughs.
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This is honestly brilliant.
I couldn’t have done it without you Chas.
That is absolutely grotesque. Maybe I shouldn’t do this……ah what the hell
One piece of the puzzle I would like to see revealed is the cause of the enmity between Chas and Goggans.
One minute it’s stiff drinks and texts and rainbows and dream catchers and the next it’s leaping the table.
But Chas you came in like that. I mean ready to rumble. What happened?
I thought he was one thing but he is very much the opposite, basically.
you thought he had a sense of humor?
Rainbows and dream catchers! May I also add unicorns and hula hoops.
as long as there is DMT and beer chasers.
When are we going to laugh and laugh and laugh? Was it this and your pink pants???
pretty staunch D of the Grit Chas.