Celebrate!
This Coronavirus Clampdown insanity had to end somewhere and who could have ever guessed that somewhere would be Ken “Skindog” Collins’ hometown of Santa Cruz, California where it was just announced that beaches, parks and other outdoor spaces are open for business.
Per the local news, “There is some encouraging news coming from the Santa Cruz County Health Office. As of Thursday, Santa Cruz is lifting the ban on surfing as well as opening beaches and parks. Santa Cruz County Health officials credit the community’s willingness to practice social distancing…”
And you’ll certainly recall Team Skindog’s stance, taken a few weeks ago, that surfing should most definitely be banned in order to stop the spread of disease. His position was directly countered by San Diego son Joel Tudor who made much fun and formed Team Tudor in order to encourage active surfing lifestyles.
Well, Santa Cruz is open, San Diego still under lock and key.
Will Skindog take credit?
Will common sense prevail down south or will furious locals revolt against the jackboot?
More as the story develops.
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good one at windansea yesterday: https://www.instagram.com/p…
She wears her sweater tied over her shoulders just like Chas.
The Fox News of Surfing spews more non-news.
Fair And Balanced. Does this comment mean that Stab is the CNN of surf News?
“Coronavirus clampdown insanity”. Might be pushing your ‘adjunct professor’ title a little too far on this one, Charlie. Maybe just let those well-informed stick to deciding the best method out of this.
there you go.
it’s never the people making the bad decisions at fault. You are consistent.
Joel Tudor reminds me of Matt George… STFU
More than a little tone deaf.
I’m thinking an apology from the good people from Beach Grit to the good people in Santa Cruz is in order after using that picture above. Just sayin’…
Kept frozen in her 24k dollar fridge. Modern day Marie Antoinette.
Tone deaf exemplified:
The Democratic Congressional Committee Communications Director mocked people who were upset, calling them “Republican operatives” and tweeted that “The only Q: Which @jenisicecreams pint will she enjoy today as she saves the country.”
I think going forward wearing a mask should be compulsory.
So many positives
Smoke less
No asbestos, dust in lung
Hides identity
Don’t have to stop and talk to people
Stops colds flu
Hides ugly people
It would definitely provide us aesthetically challenged folk a far better chance of scoring on tinder?
If it’s not on.. It’s not on!
brilliant bexy!
Don’t forget bank robbery
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Her lack of self awareness should be surprising, but it just isn’t anymore.
Point of clarification…There is still a ban on people not from Santa Cruz (true). $1000 tickets to be handed out liberally to out of towners who go to Santa Cruz to surf, thus perpetuating the fantastically xenophobic thread that runs deep through SC.
No problem. I’ll tell the police I’m a trans-man and an undocumented immigrant, visiting SC doing a story for CNN on how transfolk are treated by SCPD. Not only will they put the ticketbook away, they’ll instruct locals to make sure I get all the waves I want. Woke is wonderful… fabulous even!
His name wouldn’t happen to be Jack O’Lantern?
Do you think that guy would notice any difference between when social distancing laws are enforced, and when they are not?
Guessing not likely
(Theory based on personal experience)
If that guys not from Oz, I’ll eat my shoe.
Hope ya not a steel cap kinda a guy then..
At first glance, I was pretty sure Chas had somehow gained access to my family photo album
Will do gay for meth.
Cardiff by the Sea more likely
How’s ya shoe going ?
start chewing
There are literally no fuckers like this in my pristine nation of criminals. Not one.
NZ surf ban will finish next wednesday
Maybe. Might depend where we live?
Celebrate – hell yes… I am packing up the Spinter vans full of North County locals and heading north with a quick stop in Surf City, USA. Surfline cams showed some fairly good lefts on the south side of the pier with a nasty current running. Setting up Tomo with parallel fin set up now. I only wish this was a true scenario. Zoom is the death of me right now, but more than happy to be getting a paycheck.
Good for you brother. Gotta provide for the family.
Speaking of Zoom, just saw a story about couples breaking up via Zoom. It’s called “Zumping”. Hump ’em and Zump ’em.
And apparently people are paying to go to virtual nightclubs on Zoom.
The new normal sure went sideways.
You must have been watching “The Five” at the same time I was, no?
Yes sir.
This is splendid news!
Joel should venture north to Santa Cruz, shake hands with Skindog, and they should share a few waves. Let this be a metaphor for the kind of unity this country (and the world) needs.
When this is all over I’m stopping handshakes in favour of the wet willy
I was thinking docking but yes wet willy might work.
Wet willy in formal settings, docking for good friends
Is that where the band got its name ? : Dokken ?
Docking is exclusionary.
Next thing us helmets will start wearing prosthetic foreskins to fit in.
The world is not fair
Or purple nurples