#tournotes is back as a rare and intricate depiction of pro surfer life!
It’s been a while since Peter King’s #tournotes has found a satisfying gear. In years past, the surf fan would wait patiently for the former pro surfer and songstress King to drop his disposable behind-the-scenes pop art. It was the perfect foil to the high-production values of the WSL, and a fitting conclusion to an event.
I think you’ll agree that #tournotes went half-assed there for a while after the WSL bought the franchise off Hurley: two-minute edits instead of six, it was oddly curated and there was a lack of candid hits. It felt as if King, who says he succeeds because “I’m overweight…and persistent” had made a Faustian bargain in order to keep his little show on the road.
In this episode, which is called French Magic and follows the travails of the Quiksilver Pro, King has his perfect pitch back and the result is a rare and intricate depiction of pro surfer life.
Kolohe Andino watches his post-heat interview and says, “I get nervous before an interview and don’t want to say anything stupid and I don’t want to offend anyone but I also want to be real. And be myself. And I also want to portray funness, happiness but sometimes you’re locked into that dark side of a heat and you don’t click out right away. It’s a weird limbo.”
Maurice Cole says he loves the French event, catching up on pals etc because, “For us homeless people it gives us a sense of belonging.
Ryan Callinan demonstrates a divine ability to lose with grace and Julian Wilson gives an emotional injection to proceedings with a contest win in front of wife and baby daughter.
“I want them to laugh, to be excited, and move onto the next thing. It’s not for sitting around watching. It’s not high-art, it’s not a movie. Watch it and move on,” says King.
That Maurice is one strange cat. It’s like he’s thinking “whats the weirdest batshit crazy thing I can say.” I dig it tho!
ha , nah he’s just homeless , wifeless , and back on the global shaping tour!
He’s still a big legend tho, just like you Brutus 😉
Yes clearly this one lifted, but it had to snaketales was/is taking over
A. King was the star and the other bloke was just P. King through the looking glass ?
An inside look at the charmed life of sponnos and their insufferable load.
The Australian Women’s Day of surfing.
Love fest. A villain would be cool.
Limbo…A wealthy folks’ point of contemplation.
The etymology of the word is fascinating! A very Christian-held belief that a non-Baptised child, should he die, will forever roam some ghostly hallway. Also a very fun game from the West Indies!
Do non-baptized children ever die? Fun game indeed!
But then you have Pope Benny the sixteenth’s decree in 2007 that pulled limbo from the menu. Any little heathens who had the misfortune to die henceforth are subject to the mercy of the Christian god, if you believe in such things.
I believe in G-d but the baptism thing is weird. Is surfing an eternal baptism? I once ate a pizza in the neighborhood Dante grew up in. Delicious pizza with buffalo milk all juicy and such.
I am not sure about surfing being an eternal baptism but confirm that it is definitely a communion with nature . Just to put baptism, communion and confirmation in a sentence .
On the subject of limbo, just checked the draw for the Meo Pro Portugal and it seems that the current no 8 ( and not officially baptized by the WSL ) has been overlooked for a wild card in Portugal . Seems normal that Vasco Ribeiro and Miguel Blanco get a guernsey representing Portugal and Callinan after his dream European run but to replace him by Samuel Pupo , bro Miguel and Wiggs seems a bit strange ?
Are they trying to open up spot in the top 10 for surfers behind him or keep him out of the Rookie race by denying him the chance to surf in 9 events which is a prerequisite to be included ? ( or is he injured ?)
Blanco and S. Pupo are Rip Curl wildcards. Dantas and M Pupo are the official replacements for the 2018 season (after M February and B Durbidge). M Wright will probably have a wildcard in Hawaii to get his 9th event counted. He already had more wildcards in one season than any other competitor in the WSL, Dane Reynolds included. This replacement surfers thing is not fair, I’d say, especially at the end of the season. I’d have like to see a kid like Seth Moniz (top 5 QS) rather than Dantas or M Pupo, though… But I still think M Wright was handed enough opportunities this season.
I agree with you that he has had more than his fair share but just questioning why the WSL changed the rules allowing wildcards to keep their points ( which should see him qualifying for next years CT as Stu Kennedy did in 2016 ) and then not use one of the 6 wildcards in this event for the surfer currently rated 8th and coming off a 1/4 final finish ? Over the last few years there has certainly been a lack of consistency and transparency regarding The WSL’s wildcard selection process which can give a huge boost to the wildcards’ career like the exposure obtained by Leo Fioravanti in 2016 with numerous wildcards while the eventual winner of the QS that year got none ?
I agree with you about those points they said should have been kept by wildcards. I thought it would work for M. Wright, though, it should! He had enough results to qualify, I think he deserves it. If it doesn’t work with his CT points, he still has his chance to qualify through the QS, though. But it would be fair to see him qualify through the CT, even though I’m not a fan of his surfing!
And I also agree about the wildcards selection process. Once and for all, give the slots to the QS guys, given their rank when the decision is made. Sounds the more legitimate to me. No more sponsors or local wildcards, it’s CT first, then QS ranking for the available slots. And also no more injury wildcard, I’d say…
He has certainly qualified with his CT points for next year’s tour . Just imagine you are in a race for the world title in heaving Supertubos ? Would you rather draw Mikey Wright or Samuel Pupo ( a very exciting teenager and future star ) ?And with Sam being the lowest rated of the six wildcards on the QS at the moment it was a wise choice by RipCurl for Gabriel as soon as he took over the yellow jersey ?
Yeah, I guess Medina prefers seeing Pupo than Wright in his next heat! But I’m sure he’ll be careful nonetheless, since Pupo is a good surfer, and as we say for any wildcard, “has nothing to loose”. I don’t know if there are instructions in a team, but I guess it’s possible! The truth is out there!
Wow, so we’re halfway into round two, and we already have lost all those guys, not a single one left in the draw!
Callinan from Newcastle remains . Can he take down Gabriel ? That remains to be seen ?
Callinan showed in the last two events (QS and CT) that he is in another league as all the others wildcards and replacements we were talking about! He sure can beat Medina, but I’d prefer to have another semi or final between Medina and Wilson, especially in Portugal! It looks like those two guys are intended to surf against one another in Portugal…
twas a no brainer. if pupo jr bumped gabby he wouldn’t be allowed to go back home.
“Listen: if everyone must suffer, in order to buy eternal harmony with their suffering, pray tell me what have children got to do with it? It’s quite incomprehensible why they should have to suffer, and why they should buy harmony with their suffering.”
Brothers Karamazov
I’m sure those waves at la grav would have made kalohe feel better
Right.