Beloved Hawaiian surfer denies recent DUI allegations!
As you read right here two-ish days ago, Bruce Irons was arrested on Thanksgiving morning in Newport Beach, California for DUI drugs, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and driving without a valid driver’s license. A bummer turn for the one-time most exciting surfer in the world. TMZ released more information this morning, adding, “Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports Irons was found passed out behind the wheel of a running car at a gas station. Cops responded, found Irons, woke him up and determined he was under the influence of drugs. He was arrested without incident.”
All fine and good except just hours ago the world’s most famous celeb gossip website caught up with Bruce at Los Angeles International Airport, just outside the Hawaiian Airlines counter, and got his side of the story!
The cameraman asks, “Just wanted to see how you were holding up. News broke this morning that you got into a little trouble in Newport last week. Your fans were concerned. Do you have a message for them?” to which Bruce responds, “Yeah it’s all good, you know, just a little hiccup. Nothing I can’t get past.”
The cameraman presses, “What happened in Newport?”
Bruce says, “Nothing that my legal team can’t handle. It’s just an unfortunate couple of events in a row, you know what I mean. There will be things cleared up here… you know what someone writes is one thing and, that’s what he read but, uh, once my lawyers and stuff find… uh… innocent until proven guilty right? The cops weren’t too… I mean, I did the sobriety test and I was fine. It’s just a little… Oh I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine, it’s just you know driving without a license isn’t a good thing, you know, but I’m in the process of getting… my license is expired and it was just the little gap between getting the new one and stuff. It expired in Hawaii on November 16 and I was going back there to renew it, you know.”
The cameraman then wants to know if he is taking some time off but Bruce? Of course not! He’s headed back to Hawaii for the Eddie Aikau opening ceremony… and to get his license.
I must say, I completely understand. My license is also currently expired and I tried to make an appointment but the DMV messed it up somehow and now I’m just totally stuck and if I get tired at a gas station and fall asleep then I’ll be more than stuck. I’ll be fucked.
So yeah. I get it.
This is Beach Grit’s Opus. As soon as I heard this I knew you guys would be all over this story like white on rice.
yeah his hair is the problem
Hey Bruce, Your fans were concerned. Do you have a message for them? “Ya get a life”
Hey DMV haters: Spoiler Alert for you. Go to Triple AAA and renew your license in less than 5 minutes. You can do almost everything at a AAA office that you can at the nasty ole’ DMV….
You’re welcome.
Oh yeah, Bruce is an embarrassment.
Is this true?! I must investigate.
My 15year old self discovered it during the Hour of Power on 2jj in Sydney in 1980 , an hour of punk music from all over the world , while living in a garage turned into a bedroom as our family expanded quicker than our house . Was so excited that one song contained multiple irreverent references to Elvis , the Shah of Persia ( Iran ) , LeeHarvey Oswald etc and that I managed to hear it it on the radio that I still remember it vividly .
Ok it was made by a Dutch Television Documentary maker named Bram Van Splunteren and if you search his name and 90s Surf Documentary it will lead you to the film on Vimeo . Surfin’ with The Pixies – VPRO tv-special (1990) on Vimeo . Great stuff, Music , graphics ,art and surfing and the surfing media examined externally from an intelligent viewpoint from outside of the surfing culture . He also made a doco about Nick Cave 3 years earlier in 87 which I am going to check out and another on Iggy Pop In 93 .
I am trying to track it down for you . A young Dave Carson was in it as well .
Oh boy, Brucey doesn’t look good. He needs help, or this won’t end well.
c’mon. they are both cabaret acts now.
don’t put sticky fingers anywhere near my furs man
Look, I get it. I too always take a nap after topping off the tank. It’s a tiring bit of work.
Saw this crazy Dutch Documentary about 80s Surfing and Black Francis was interviewed and sprouted some interesting thoughts on the origins of surf music and it turns out that Dick Dale is of Lebanese origin and was inspired by music from the Middle East ?
Na, quiz night at the Regal Seagull
Bizarre, like a parody from Loose Change or something.
I found it eventually.
I now hate myself for going to Stab again.
canyou please put my records back in the covers when you’ve finisihed with them? Ta.
https://youtu.be/Gr36R_m4maA
This kai lenny shit is next level
what a beautiful beast of a wave. Those guys read it so well.
Thanks for posting that. Its so sick. I used to surf a (secret) wave shaped like those, but not so large. Twiggy’s takeoff and stall is incredible.
This is the most radical shit I’ve ever seen
Great soundtrack. Kai Lenny having lots of fun.
Soundtrack perfection
Bruce is over the hill. Bruce Irons in his prime could have easily rambled and said “you know” five more times. Sad to see.
If you’ve ever met Bruce you’d know that’s just his regular persona. Generally pensive, but also a schizophrenic angst than can come off as confrontational. He’s a sweet heart and a time bomb. One of my most favorite surfers ever. I hope he’s doing alright.
a surfer who needs a ‘legal team’, yeah really inspiring…
This is in no way condoning what he did, but your statement would read more correctly as “a world that requires a legal team”. Smart people both guilty and innocent typically retain legal counsel if financially capable. It’s not inspiring, but it is a great way of covering one’s ass.
It popped up on my Facebook feed over my lunch break and I was interested as to how they’d swing the story…
Pretty average I thought and written by STAB not an actual person that might have to be accountable. Such teamsters!