A grand vision fresh, uncluttered by the detritus that clogs our own?
One of the greatest parts of surf culture is our slang and one of the greatest bits of surf slang is “valley” or “val.” As in, “Valley go home…” or “Beat it, Val.” It fell out of regular use a while back, being replaced with the more universal “kook,” and I have missed it.
Derek Rielly, though, last night in a fever’d inspiration, brought it right back, this time as an acronym VAL or “vulnerable adult learner.”
Genius.
And timely.
For we are officially officially at the beginning of a VAL vision of surfing broadcast through the bullhorn of the World Surf League.
Yes, Erik Logan, new President of Content, Media and WSL Studios is in the building.
David Lee Scales and I talked much about what his arrival may do, how surfing, or at least the general public perception of surfing will change, if that change will be good or bad. David Lee believes that it will be impossible for an adult learner, vulnerable or not, to properly speak our language, as it were. I disagreed. Erik Logan is not an African-American woman yet by all accounts presided over a very successful Oprah Winfrey Network.
Is being a surfer so different?
Maybe Mr. President’s vision will be grand, fresh, uncluttered by the detritus that clogs our own. Maybe Mr. President’s vision will be as troublesome as his Instagram account. I’ll have a chat with him very soon but am betting on the former.
No, not betting on Former, though I do hope the brand is doing well.
David Lee Scales and I also discuss the slow death of Surfer, Egg McMuffin sandwiches and you. It is probably our best show yet.
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Nice to get a shout out and then the sunglasses go to the other guy…
Ben Marcus deleting all his comments yet again…
Ha! I’ve never met you, but you do come across as pretty mouthy.
Not saying thats a bad thing either…
Irony
Or a holiday
Looks like a cover shot for a retro flick Mrs. Magoo with the Pink Panther….?
Can’t make the shit up.
Probably just need a lens.
that podcast was less-than phemonial
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Eating Sushi in La Jolla once and had a baby roach crawling on my roll. That was enough for me!
What’s with this overnight sensation of using the phrase ‘adult learner’? Are you on commission per use?
Wait wait wait, just fucking wait.
David Lee Scales has never, ever bought an issue of the New York Times? I can’t wrap my head around that. I’m not sure I give a shit about anybody’s opinion who, not once, has thought “hmm, I’d better buy a copy of the most important newspaper in my country.” I bought the NYT in high school. David, that can’t be true.
A Val is a hit of diazepam, no?
How did this salacious, gossip descend into giving the go go’s props?
I rather prefer Gusto’s pocket pool pickle thread myself
Valley go home – Valley Girls – Go Gos – closed lips – the specials…… sorry .
Man all the talk about how to “fix” Surfer really convinced me the time has come for that magazine to die.
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you.
Is Quentin the best ever? Just maybe.
I swear I did not post that.
I’m freakin out here!
Its clearly a sign.
I dunno, kill Bill? Meh.
I reckon Cohen bros are better.
chill uma
Ricmatic is a cool handle I must say!
You’re too kind Bex?
(in ascending melody)
No really
If I was a chick it would say to me
I go all night.
My Brother’s Sweeper ?
It is tough being the righteous I must admit.
ps did you guys really suffer an Insta-cull because of the bong shark?? that’s fcuken unbelievable.
Mind boggling SJW bullshit.
Comedy = Tragedy + time.
Over 1k! Instagram is the softest place in the world.
Oh dear I thought it was the funniest thing I’d seen for months, I must be more fucked in the head than I imagined.
No doubt,
however the kooks have the numbers and underdeveloped senses of humour.
Gernerational change we didn’t see coming
Someone’s got 1k accounts and is having a laugh
A: Nup. Nada. No.
I’m still the same but my eyes hurt.
I’ll listen to it later
Pretty sure the next show will be the best, then 2 shit shows, then an average one, then a drunk one where you wrestle each other.
DLS is too eager to please unless he thinks CS would reeeaaaally enjoy the wrestle it isn’t gonna happen.
It would need to add value, so it’s more valueable cause adding value seems valueable.
Mmmm yes value, if it can add value, it will be more… valueable. I’ll have our secretaries cancel all our meetings and divert our phone calls. Let’s workshop this.
Pato Banton at Blue Note Waikiki February 21. Laird will be there with his date Ben Marcus.