Donald J. Trump approved!
This ain’t even a rumor. Maybe. It’s totally true. Probably. And totally epic. Whispers of Surfer magazine’s parent company TEN Media being on the block have been floating forever and ever. Of course we all know that media has run up on hard times with venture-backed companies like BuzzFeed and Vice failing to turn profits. Of course we all know the common sense un-sustainability of Stab, which once sold for a cool 10 million dollars, juicing their Facebook/Instagram “likes” and Youtube video views in an attempt to convince naive brand managers that it’s wildly popular.
But National Enquirer is a whole ‘nother level. The damned big leagues and let’s read a legit news source before we dig in. Boardistan writes:
American Media, the parent corporation of Men’s Journal, Radar, US Weekly and more famously the National Enquirer (you know, the company run by Donald Trump’s friend David Pecker) is reportedly purchasing TransWorld Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Snowboarder, and Surfer Magazine’s parent company The Enthusiast Network. Employees were apprently informed today (January 31, 2019) during an all-hands meeting at TEN’s headquarters in Carlsbad, California.
Things may not be looking all that bright for current TEN employees. As one media executive who is not involved with either company told us, “I would assume this is going to be brutal. American Media has tons of debt, so I doubt they’re going to invest in anything. They probably see synergies and cost-cutting as a quick way to shape up the bottom line.”
So there we have it and… Would it be rude at this point to be jealous? If there ever was a surf tabloid it was your little ol’ BeachGrit.
New rumors just floating through the phone suggest TransWorld Snow just died and Snowboarder is hot on its heels.
Good thing the world has LodgeGrit!
More as this story develops.
Well that escalated quickly, Pecker is bribing Bezos for dick picks:
https://medium.com/@jeffrey…
^^^ What an exquisite example of Ben-baiting!
Im pretty sure BG is the world’s fave goss rag
i can’t believe i’ve never thought about this before, “whole ‘nother level” is a fucking stupid turn of phrase, a down turn of phrase, if you will
I remember when the phrase “grass roots” came out. I instantly hated it along with every other one that has been shat out since.
Surfer is well written, but places too much emphasis on photos, that might have been cool before Instagram and the internet in general, but it’s pointless at this stage! The latest edition had a couple of pages of flouro night surfing photos from the surf ranch – Come on! I like to read long articles on paper, photos – meh! A lot of people state they hate surfer now, and in the sentence say they haven’t looked at the magazine in years…
And no way of knowing simultaneously where it is or how fast it’s going . So much Uncertainty …..
And the truth is, the funnest times were the simpler, analog times.
When I started at Surfer it was still Kodak and Velvia film and manual focus.
Our computers were Apple 2s and not very good and the Art Department were still cutting out type using Xacto knives.
Divine would announce a slide show was on and we would all stuff ourselves into a dark room as he clicked through the carousel and we said “Yes” or “No” or “Maybe so.”
The Jay Moriarity cover was determined that way: Film, slide shows, ooohs and aaahs.
Sometimes the simpler way is the better way.
Too Much Information now.
You’re getting scooped over at Stab: The axe has fallen. Grant Ellis is out. Tony Perez is out. Sad!
https://stabmag.com/news/it…
has he wrapped his cock all the way round his waist before popping out the top of his pants?
Yeah, why bother.
We had 10 good years when a lot was happening: Mavericks, Cortes Bank, tow surfing, shark attacks, Foo/Solomon/Chesser/Moriarity. the Video Awards, Slater and Friends, Teahupoo, Millennium Wave.
It was all before the Internet, and SURFER was still the definitive word: The Bible of the Sport, not the Sears Roebuck Catalogue of the Sport.
SURFER was owned by a concrete mogul named Mr. Fabian under For Better Living Inc. He let us do what we wanted, so we played a lot of ping pong in the warehouse and put out a fun magazine.
Now…. waste of time.
SURFER is drowning in all the noise – and going down.
But SURFER was funny and fun to read and relevant during the Hawk/Carson/Joni era.
Not so much anymore.
Yadda yadda yadda.
It’s all about… synergy, SSD!!!
Hahaha
And the Scottish Comedy Double , Ben Doone and Phil McCavity ……?
I was a shame Stephen Hawkings passed away as he would have been chuffed to see so many Learners and Black Holes together in one spot . Singularity Now ? Though that might be difficult when time = 0 ……Off to the garage to find myself a quantum mechanic which shouldn’t be too hard seeing Max Planck started pimping atoms in Kiel !
“History never repeats, I tell myself before I go to sleep…”
Alls well that ENZ well ?
Where did they end up? I had 3 of there albums in the 80s, but they must’ve gone on to other things?
Two Finns became Single Finns as the crowded house was not big enough for the both of them ?
The shame of not being twins. Neil has been doing some music with his son Liam, which is by some accounts as good if not better than any previous efforts.*
*I haven’t heard the music, just the reports. Don’t sue me.
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So wiggs is Bill O’Reilly?
I am such an idiot I thought you meant he was Bob O’Reily who played for the Eels ?
Was he a sex creep?
Of course not ! He was a professional rugby league player .
One of the first professional receders too
I want to know more about that monumental failure that has been kept hidden all this time…
[EDIT] Ah, so it hasn’t been properly launched yet. It looked liked it had been given up on 6 months ago. My theory is that the BG/LG cabal is going to drive engagement primarily by baiting surfers and snowboarders into bitter contrived rivalries across the two sites, as each group of commentators ultimately tries to subvert the other’s site to their own whims. No?
Given up on 6 months ago?!
LodgeGrit’s late term abortion was but an afterthought even before my Dead Whale at Trestles carcass roamed these hallowed grounds.
Now, you just know me as a stupid phrase my friends said when I missed a surf session I shouldn’t have.
I miss TDWAT…
It’s exhausting being a jerk when you’re really not.
Well that explains my endurance then.
well… let’s guess:
who’s the speaker?
who’s the guys that sided with him?
who’s the inquisitor?
But most important…
who’s the uniformed guy?
and…
who’s the cereal box?
https://youtu.be/PURYT7fFL3E
Uh oh