A sweet 74-inch long rhino chaser!
Are you given to impulse? Do you like to stand in corners engaged in “surf” conversation with other men?
Is hanging a surfboard on a wall or mounted on a stand in perpetual repose something that appeals?
If you answered yes to one or all of these questions, you will find it very difficult to ignore the sale of one of the two surfboards the French shaper Philippe Barland (his daddy Michel was one of the first shapers to work with machines) made for a Baz Luhrmann-directed Chanel shoot with Gisele Bündchen three years ago.
As advertised on eBay recently, you have the option of buying an unused (of course) Chanel x Phil Barland shooter that is upholstered in carbon and is “74 inches long and nineteen inches wide” for fifteen-thousand dollars.
The seller, Justin Reed, is a curator of high-end secondhand clothes, mostly, including a six thousand dollar Saint Laurent Glam Rock jacket.
Here is the surfboard in a lounge room.
And Gisele on set.
Tell me,
Do you think the buy of such an object would fill you with joy every time you saw it (on wall, in stand etc) or after a short period of time would you be filled with a sort of amplified post-coital gloom?
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Do you like to stand in corners engaged in “surf” conversation with other men?
As a woman Yes, yes I do.
Ah yeah I know some real Hawaiians on their way for this next one, they won’t pull back on the think ones! I’ll be there until the 8th of August if you’re back by then.
What’s the crowd like this season? Thick and kooky? Be up there in a few weeks. Hoping to go over the falls on a couple or ten
Been practising my crane kicks here.
Was looking for references to the noble savage and found this little piece from John Dryden’s “The conquest of Granada “ .
Hey, trust me, it’s fun. Who needs to know about buoys and swell charts anyway?
Maintain the Rage.
« I am free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When wild in woods the noble savage ran. «
Liking chanel is like likeing IPAs which are pumpkin spice lattes for white men.
What about pumpkin spice IPAs? I say DELISH!
Actually that sounds horrible.
Serge Gainsbourg , what a legend . A man who seduced Bardot and Birkin could certainly have plucked the petals from Tara’s flower of power . Les Petit Trous reminded me of other places and times, of Jet’aime…. moi non plus and France Gall’s supposed innocence while singing “ Les Sucettes “ . Hope your causing trouble in Nias .
You could probs get more joy from a pre owned Stretch off one of the local message boards for about 400$….
Things are nearly indestructible
The CFT’s are atom bomb proof…. soo pissed…
As Puertopians leave Wall St to invade the that post-Maria colony by the droves, I envision this board being mass-produced for the Ayn Randian, pseudo-spiritual, over-privileged dipshits taking over the island. Throw in a free download of the Google Translator on their water proof iPhone 15 and the boards will move even faster. The apocalypse is closing in, in more ways than one.
The fuckers are at it again:
https://www.theguardian.com…
I think the women should have a bikini parade before each event, thier exposure and sponsorship would rocket way past the mens. Just a thought
Ps who ever has the chicks waxing contract must be making a killing , how does one get that gig , is it WSL sanctioned , like before each heat they go to a tent and grab a quick Brazilian wax jobby , perfect not a freaking human hair amongst them , lovely role models those bitches.
Is it a Chanel bottom?
ha ha ha
It’s 15 g tightwad.
Sir Nicholas of the Carrolls wouldn’t be seen dead with it in Newport Beachies if it isn’t Le Bottom du Chanel.
If he buys 2 Chanel No 5s does that mean he will have 10 channels as per usual ?
Sweat Jebus of NASCAR-eth. Imagine if they’d put the fins on backwards for that ad.
It woulda been like another Xmas for us.
We may have to wait for the Feast of St Nicholas during the waiting time of the Jebus World Cup at Sunset if Jebus wishes it to be so ? Or during the Jebus Kibbutz Pro on the Sea of Galilee celebrating non traditional fin placements and walking on water . Amen 🙏🏽
Ah, I’d love to see Nick lead a whole bunch ex-pro type old bastards out at sunset with their fins in backwards, just to show us BGters a thing or two.
St Nicholas Day is celebrated on the 5th of December ,the second last day of the Van’s World Cup waiting period . It’s definitely his type of wave. Let the reverse fin shindig begin ? Reno, Hackman, BK , Kong , Tom , Nick , Cram the Hos and Sunny MR Cheyne etc and get Owl Chapman and Tommy Peterson to commentate . We could call the event THE fast EDDY WOULD not let Ian GO your not tops now Masters ?Or The Black Shorts BBQ ? Shalom , Salam ,peace , Aloha
The Beth Greve Celebration of Stupidity.
La petite mort ( the minor death ) .The sensation of orgasm as likened to death .
Tara says: Start your own website.
Tara is my new life coach.
Tara says: Celebrate post patriarchal dynamics and explore new found liberties in post-capitalist realities by being a shoulder hopping cunt.
Yes this should foster sustainable surf tourism too.
Pro tip for Tara – next time don’t go to Maldives.
Try an eco resort in the Ments with a couple or three boats of sponnos coming round the point every day – that’ll straighten her out real fukkn quick.
This time of the year is good.
On her next trip on the Beagle she may work on her 2nd Thesis of critical surf studies . “On the Origin of whose fuckin wave it is anyway by means of natural selection “ ?
I wonder if Tara is a happy clapper? Makes sense.
One hand for her
T-shirt wisdom, right there.
“Do you think the buy of such an object would fill you with joy every time you saw it (on wall, in stand etc) or after a short period of time would you be filled with a sort of amplified post-coital gloom?”
Can there be a middle option?
Futures or FCS?
Surfing has become so cool! I’m so pleased to be a part of it. Does anyone else wish they became addicted to something else when they were younger?
Well, you’ll be thrilled to know that the goat has just been struck down by ……..
wait for it ……..
Turf Toe !
How appropriate
Gimme more details! Sources etc..
wsl – just posted
Tub Surf = Turf
Ahh, v good. I see where you’re taking that.
Greenish murky water, in a pond, above soil.
The prognosis looks favourable for the goat. His painful injury should be somewhat recovered by Aug 8th.
However any strain could cause reinflamation and this could be possible sometime after Sept 10.
A full recovery is expected by 1st Dec.
I think the Ranch literally gave him Tub Surf Toe or Turf Toe. The repeated strain caused by the artificially created sporting surface.
“”Turf toe” is the common term used to describe a sprain of the ligaments around the big toe joint. Although it’s commonly associated with football players who play on artificial turf,…”(WebMD).
cocaine?
Yes! The book.
Interested. But why is Chas selling..?