And Shawn Stussy enters the fray!
Did you wake this morning, as I did, to a bona fide blood feud between Joel Tudor and Noa Deane, the first of its sort in what feels like months?
The noted San Diego longboarder and “competitive grappler” Joel Tudor was “angry with Noa Deane…for artistic appropriation and, quite possibly cultural appropriation too.”
See here.
Joel, who is forty two years old, is no shrinking violet.
When Chas Smith posted the story on the Instagram account @surfjournalist Joel didn’t spare the horses, as they say.
Man y’all some gossip bitches begging for content and follower – we’re both friends …I’m just giving him shit for biting his uncle’s stuff so quickly – piss off troll pages like these. JOEL TUDOR
“Man y’all some gossip bitches begging for content and follower – we’re both friends …I’m just giving him shit for biting his uncle’s stuff so quickly – piss off troll pages like these.”
No sense of humour?
“You are the spice surfing needs! How boring would today be without this?” Chas replied.
“Ok ok …I’ll give ya a pass haha ..this is true ..surfing is way to soft these days,” Joel wrote back. “But please remember Noah is like a nephew to me …I’ve known him since diapers …still love him – just disappointed.”
Readers were less disappointed than confused as to who the wronged uncle is.
Is it the Hawaiian sort of uncle, meaning any elder close to the family, which I suppose is Joel, or is there an inter-continental blood link as well as a blood feud between Joel and Noa?
Anyone got the juice?
And, to further augment the tension, should we bring the designer and shaper Shawn Stussy into the feud?
His label is called SDouble; Tudor’s is Double S.
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Yes because Joel Tudy owns the rights to all 3 eyed Smiley Faced Logos
The most ridiculous feud I’ve ever seen Joel come up with. All those logos he posted are all very different adaptations in the first place. Joel doesn’t know design. Joel doesn’t know the shit that he is talking about. hahaha I hope Noa is laughing as hard as I am.
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They’re all just biting Forrest Gump anyways.
You win!
lets give Keith a share of the settlement too!
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luke stedman just emailed and wants to join the feud. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Damn poser surfers that try to design! I’m a full-time artist and designer and all I can say is that “THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!”
“biting his uncle’s stuff so quickly” … uuuuuum, okay ?
Sorry for not posting this earlier. “prying open my third eye” seems somehow fitting for this blood feud.
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what is sdouble selling? I saw a fish with the name on it on insta, but no idea what he is selling? maybe the cool folks do, or the runway folks do?
fuck the lot of em are drawing fucking smilies. fucking smilies! and they are claiming some original artistic tm. get the fuck out of here. joel tudor is a fucking prick. a dumb fucking bampot trying to make a name for himself in a tiny surf bubble world that no-one cares about except a few fellow cali-bros, and by defacto no-one will ever give a shit about this deadset nyaff. thank fuck.
Angel, are you perchance of a Scottish inclination, amongst other proclivities?
indeed. now put the proclivities together and you get a wild ride, beautiful.
The lion, rampant.
“Enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do you think about me?”
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Man, if I was in high school this would be some epic gossip girl shit right here… but I’m not… I’m a grown man reading some pathetically desperate name dropping garbage worthy of nothing but marking another low point in the BeachShit tabloid saga. Great job ladies.
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Reveal?
This will cheer you up:
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Beach Groot ? That Photosynthesizer is my no 1 super hero of all time .
Is Groot , is great .
Oooh Bicko! You’ve spoiled the fun for MrBackside!!!
The poor dear will still be in a sulky mood now.
You know Bicko, sometimes we all have trouble with our MrBacksides, don’t we?
Do you know what helps me ‘get things going’?
If you were French I would say “ Café, Clope , Caca “ , known as the 3 Cs . ( une clope = a cigarette ) . Great morning method to relax the sphincter and send Mr Backsides’ blockage on its way ?
Non, my former Antipodean Francophone-phile.
Mr. Grumpybum needs some OATBRAN FOR THE WIN!!!
…and maybe some prunes.
But yeah, a coffee and spliff used to work for me too.
Hmmmm….
Bored now.
MrGrumpybum? Are you still there?
Anything to say?
Yes, I’m here… and I think after all the incredibly witty comments I’ve just read I’ve come to the conclusion that you are all very very “special” people… and I mean “special” in the most homographic way possible. I think if you could all exchange numbers and address there’s a great chance and incredibly clever sewing circle could be created where topic’s like “what’s Chaz wear to bed at night” and “who’s the pro surfer with the largest hands” could all be discussed while you crochet rainbow colored beer can koozies.
That all you got?
That’s all you’re worth. 🙂
I’m gonna read you from a distance. Cuz I’m bored.
You’re a late 20’s probably early 30’s American male, probably from California. You are likely a pretty good surfer, but getting a bit slower.
You are becoming aware of the yawning gulf between you and the 16 year olds who, despite their polite line-up deference to your pack status, could likely blow you out of the water with nu-skillz.
You are staring into the abyss of advancing age and are fighting it. It makes you grumpy. You come here because you’ve heard it’s full of sass and bull. “The WSL is afraid of BG!!!”
You can’t understand the lack of machismo though. It makes you confused and the easiest reaction is anger. Quick! Pull out the homophobic remarks! That always works in the carpark! Gets a laugh from the bros and theoretically reinforces your potential as an alpha-male.
Mmmmm…
The anger in you I sense.
Let it go. Be one with the ‘Grit. Let it flow through you.
Accept your aging kookiness and smile. The youth will never understand. It is not their time yet.
Eat some oatbran for the win, relax.
You seem reasonably witty, and obviously intelligent. But I don’t think you were anywhere near bored enough here. Perhaps if you had been truly bored, your “read” would’ve been far less patronizing and smug, and maybe even somewhat funny.
I kinda meant the patronising tone, the smugness is a co-traveller with the former. The funny…? I was being ‘serious’ for the lack of a better term, in most of my ‘read’.
Don’t sweat it. Today’s comment section is tomorrow’s digital dust.
Play on playa
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I’m really unsure what to make of that communication.
For the sake of politeness I will assume it is a positive notion. Thank you.
Mission accomplished and
You’re welcome. Nah it’s just damn funny. Look at homegirl’s face. And dude is like 12 but thinks he’s pimpin. I’m probably just too easily amused
Stick to your day job… because your psychic abilities are nil. I’m a European black mid 50’s rollerblading lesbian woman furry with a deep desire to be dominated by super cool Aussi surf clowns in full rubber regalia.
So I’m totally spot on, is what you’re saying?
Oh do come in , but next time leave the rollerblades at home .Now repeat after me in a false German accent « everywhere I have these chains but I have never felt so free « ?
I think those topics will be great reads In the days coming…
I’d prefer to let my imagination deal with the first question (so many exciting and/or boring possibilities!!), but I now have a deep yearning for knowledge on pro surfer hand sizes.
Can anyone satiate my burning curiosity?
‘Hands’ Hedeman?
Felicity Palmateer?
She the type you start dating when you’re a ‘bachelor’?
Easy, just look for the fastest paddler.
Well which is it? A sewing circle or a crocheting circle? My strong opinions on these are well known, but for the sake of the uninitiated:
• Sewing circles are accommodating and warm spaces where I feel free to share emotionally.
• Crochet circles have a much darker tone and usually devolve into sexual acts that aim to shame everyone involved.
I usually go to my local sewing group on Tuesdays and I bounce around a handful of crocheting groups on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Upvote for the “crochet rainbow coloured* beer can koozie”. Crocheting as I type.
*Learn to spell knucklewit.
Coloured, or (in America) colored are both correct usages. Grammar correction is for repressed librarians.
I want to support you but:
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Sad but true.
Mate, I’m all for spelling being fluid to the point of still being understood. But when we have spellcheck getting confused, letter order matters. For example; “Are you African or carry bean?”
Pie ,funny how color or colour is correct but remember that wankers remain wankers .
Coincidentally, I heard a thing on the radio coming home from a fun 2′ beachie session that explained where it came from. Back in the day, sellers figured out it was cheaper to eliminate extraneous letters from ‘for sale’ adverts as they were charged per character . Typesetters liked it too because it meant less typesetting. (Yay capitalism). And before you knew it, Americans lost the ability to spell correctly.
Just be careful if you go for the Sanitarium Oat Bran ,who believe that food should not only taste good but be good for you, and line the coffers of its owner the Seventh Day Adventist Church who may or may not pay company tax due to its status as a charity .
Yeah, fuck those guys.
I usually get the standard supermarket brand.
You know Cornflakes were Cornelius Kelloggs’ effort to keep pubescent hands away from themselves? You know, when the porridge gets a bit exciting, what with raisins and honey.
Do you think there’s any connection between their morals and the Metallica song of the same name?
A punter on the net believes it is related to « one flew over the cuckoos nest « ?
Excellent! I’ve quit smoking 6 months ago, no more clope for me and I told myself I’m gonna be in trouble without my third C!
Café , surf , caca ? Combination of caffeine , saltwater combined with exercise and you’ll be Jackson Pollocking the porcelain in no time and while a longboarder and a free surfer are grappling over three eyed smiley faces you can wipe your arse on a masterpiece from Banksy, freshly shredded at purchase by the artist in a tribute to Marcel Duchamp’s « fountain « ?
BeachShit? I dont get it. Oh! Its a play on words. Us ladies dont deserve such genius.
The reality is not much of real interest happens in the surf world on a day to day basis, at least not in the way of soap opera intrigue that fuels the inner gossip in all of us (as much as many of us, myself included, hate to admit it). It’s all pretty dull for the most part.
When one of the main “persons of interest” in a given subculture is Kelly Slater, that subculture is anything but interesting. These guys are just trying to find the lowest common denominators in a pool of single digit numbers. Expecting anything more is setting yourself up for disappointment and disgust.
Just sayin’
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Here we go
LOL
BTW Chas,
Which ‘Spice’ is he?
Scary Spice?
Baby Spice?
Ginger Spice?
Posh Spice?
Which one? Joel or Noa? Noa is for sure Baby and I think Joel is Scary.
speaking of spicy. I saw an article about the remaining Beasties, and one of them at least surfs a lot.
Article fuel?
He had Stef G on his radio show and it was great. Also did a Monster Children trip with Machado and Al Knost.
Godddd I am counting the days until the current MC shows up in my mailbox.
I know he has a house somewhere in California, like in front of where he is surfing. Mostly longboards, though.
Joel: “I’m Scary Spice, goddamnit!”
No! Scary is my favourite spice girl – you’ve just ruined one of my last remaining joys in life.
I’ve met 3 of the Spice girls and Sporty was the nicest by far.
Details Negs.
Mate, cmon …
The gritty stuff.
While living in London I worked in the BBC 1 radio station building as an inhouse Plumber doing odd jobs… It mostly involved sitting around reading The Sun, drinking tea, having 4 hour boozy lunch breaks and stealing CD’s from John Peels inbox but when onsite we always had the radio tuned in to hear which celebrities were getting interviewed in the rooms above.
Of course the guest waiting room kitchen tap always needed a service if anyone of interest was about to get interviewed…
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Nice. The backdoor method.
astro approves.
Never a fan of the them – but the slutty one with the lips and tits …
No conversation necessary.
I had a similar role at Channel 7 during the Skase period as an electrician . I was perplexed by all these midgets running around until I found out it was the cast of a new soap Home n Away .Came back from holidays to find out that Mr Skase had escaped to Mallorca and took my cushy job with him .
I saw the spice girls on TV.
Ahah, I met two of them, professionnally speaking. I asked for an autograph, but I had to make it clear it was for my daughters. The brunette (not Victoria, the other one) asked me how old were my daughters, I said eight and ten, she then looked at me and said something like “ho, so you’re too old for me”…I was very pleased and tell this to my wife. how proud I was (and still am)!
The old faulty tap trick!
Nicking CDs from Peel’s pigeonhole must have been epic! Could be shit, could be weird as fuck, or could be utterly mindblowing!
Interestingly it was Posh who frequently fueled my early adolescent self-exploration (a distant second to Pam of course!) but it was Scary who won me over as a nostalgic middle-aged adult.
I always liked ginger
Do go on…
Is that because she was the least famous/ extroverted?
you are scared of tinkerbell? His act is a bluff. He is timid
Joel is ‘Sporty’ the one no one remembers so has to pop up and make a fuss every once and a while
Fuck, if I was Noah I’d disown this fuck knuckle.
Uncle who ? Uncle Neverheardofhim.
Tudors brand has less followers than my mum on instagram, yet he literally believes everyone must know about his smiley face logo printed on slave-made clothing. Sounds like Joel needed someone like Noa’s name to promote it.
I’m standing up in my open-plan office, pounding the table and screaming in fury at in the injustice of it all.