This ain't nothing to do with waves.
I really don’t know what we’ve done to deserve all the scorn heaped upon our bowed heads. Don’t know why the entire world has suddenly decided that we are not only vacuous, silly, generally worthless but should also be on the receiving end of discriminatory laws and hurtful discriminatory jokes.
But alas, here we are.
Standing in the public square, placard around necks reading “HERE STANDS A SUPER SPREADER OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND AN UNMANLY MAN.”
Jen See stands next to us, not caring so much about the slur. Stab magazine stands off to the side, not having to wear a placard in exchange for busily printing them.
But where did this “unmanly man” business come from?
Well legendary football player Eric Dickerson of course and let us turn to his discussion over the Los Angeles Rams and their new uniform design.
Dickerson, who set the NFL single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984 for the Rams, had previously criticized the logo. Now he took aim at the uniforms.
Among his comments, he said the horns on the helmet look like “two bananas” and that the changes make the team look “soft.”
“This is football. This ain’t nothing to do with surfing. This ain’t nothing to do with waves. This is football. This is a man’s sport,” Dickerson said in the interview. “And to me, it just looks soft. It don’t look like football. It don’t look hard.”
All our heads are very bowed except for Jen See and Stab magazine where the writers keep their eyes up, alert, so as to tattle on any surfer behaving badly.
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steve is benny. he would come up here to surf last decade, but haven’t seen him in ages. he also is buddies with the mailman. fucking small world. he attended my first wedding and his gf told me I married the wrong girl. so did weiser’s wife. lol. was divorced in 18 months. russell laminations were dog shit, btw. that’s how the entire crew latched onto my program. tended to build user friendly stuff too and the boys wanted more.
Do you remember Benny at Russell? Manager?
I was being given boards for 2 decades from an LA shaper, but the Newp guys were always trying to hook me into their programs to get my extended crew to switch as well. Spent heaps of time in mainland, but south of Puerto and in other states you know well.
Cappy’s is owned by a greek guy, so I visited often. Waitresses were off the hook. After my divorce, I moved into 33rd and Marcus off the bay near newp Island. I used to walk to Malarky’s and Snugg 3 days a week minimum. Snugg for drinks and Breakfast, Malarky’s for prime rib sundays.
My warehouse was across the parking lot from Quik sunglasses. That’s where I would meet the Kelly’s… volcom was in the Quik old building on Monrovia, two blocks down. Mc Elroy and Garrett were down the street in Foto’s building.
Still very close to Foto who lives near 52nd. Done heaps of projects with him. Surf trips etc…. he’s got a house at Alligators too.
Antonucci’s was Pizza Rolls for us… cheap as fuck and one fed two of us when we had no money. Our house went bankrupt and we were not charged rent for 18 months… no way I was moving out.
I’m in the special event world, but I’m morphing into the fine art deal. Have done two well attended shows and shooting a unique project though I need a new lens to play with because Foto is traveling with the Cowboys and he rented his bldg out where we used to shoot.
LA art scene was very difficult to negotiate, so hoping my minor success’ represent precedent for the next time I approach them. Very political. Palm Springs was way easier and I took advantage of that opportunity.
Do you get emails alerting you to replies to comments?
Not from this neck of the woods but I love this stuff. Good work BG
Lived down the alley from Antonucci’s…. Lugonia St. 1981-2… then ’84-7. I lived on pizza rolls and breakfasts from Newport Burgers.
Newps was magic from ’75 to about ’85. Once the jetties filled in, RJ’s was all that was left and the Point suffered too although el nino ’97 was epic. 3 weeks of non stop hurricane swell through Halloween. I had a quiver at home and at my warehouse by Hoag. By the middle/end of that stretch GOAT, I was begging my shaper for boards off the rack, but he didn’t own the store. Broke dozens of boards. Business manager was livid, I was working nights because I’d surf all day. My buddy from your hood now flew over with two “old Faithfuls” I had stashed at Rockies and the day he arrived, the Point went to sleep. Never surfed it again. Trunked it through Thanksgiving that year, special one and the channels all flooded.
We are more alike than different. Ray Rice slaps women And Tomo’s dad slaps women. #cantwealljustgetalong
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Exactly, sore spot found. Tough guys who couldn’t rush for 2 yards let alone 2K.
Well I sure know there’s no point asking Lance up there that question…judging by that conversation, poor fucker likely doesn’t know
fuck u barney, go back 2 oc faggit
Ohhhh my and holy fuck…it is so obvious, yet I almost completely missed it…just view the facts…
Dumbass, razor thin skinned, hyper sensitive, abusive, bigoted, racist, sexist…
Why…it’s an honour to meet you…Mr president
Note: above comment formally withdrawn
ur the one that took 43 minutes to write that reply bud, i love you.
if u actually read my comments u might understand that i dont like republicans
lmao faggit
Yeah well, this surf riding caper naturally develops characters that are a bit different to shrivelled testicle steroid troughing cyclist types, lamé besuited lacrosse players or ‘foos’ballers (as The Waterboys mother might say).
Even with the ‘modern surfer’ etc gaining numbers we’re really still straight out of the party fight scene in Big Wednesday whether we like it or not sorry Jennifer…
So horns look like bananas. He associates horny bananas with surfers. Sounds like he is resisting the urge to tackle some toned, honey skinned, golden haired bois. This guy is in the gym closet. Set him free someone.
erick dickerson is terrible for the black community. fuck him. literally perpetuating stereotypes
fuck the rams too
rams fans are entirely comprised of idiots and law enforcement
not a real team
again FUCK THE RAMS they have the refs and cops on their side
anyone that associates with the rams is the narc clocking off boys
Sorry you got cut freshman year. Team needed you
also the type of dude that thinks brain trauma is just “part of the game”
erick dickerson aint no barry sanders he has no authority
his comments about surfing were probably the least annoying, hopefully it discourages all these beefcake fratcakes from paddling out
I don’t know about the rest of you. But I’m not acknowledging anything said about surfing, positive or negative, from an individual who looks more like Lionel Richie than Lionel Richie.
Let me see your pic from 82, he’s more Rick James.
oh s$%t… if he looks more like Rick James, I’ve truly painted myself in a corner… in ’82 I still didn’t have glasses like Eric’s…
Yeah well
Originally they were called the Auckland Warriors way back when it was meant to be on the cards that another NZ team from further south would join the league…
Outstanding once again BG community…haven’t laughed this hard since…a long time
Being emasculated is just the worst thing Jen!
It’s like, ” I AM a man!! And to prove it, tomorrow, or perhaps today, I will mansplain something.”
*The Tamworth Warriors
Bribie Island Rugby League Club: The Fighting Whiting.
Longtoms was the second choice.
you go, girl!
Legendary BG commenter Chazz M2 is saying BG is getting soft. He may be on to something.
He’s been saying that for some time. I always just imagine him reading the articles and comments in a Scottish accent disparagingly “weak as pish ya whippy wee cunce”
Whilst wearing a kilt and listening to the Peatbog Fairies.
Soft and scared is the new tuff.
I was 20 years before my time
Would be interesting to see how this bloke would handle being left out the back on a big heavy day, and then see how his attitude had changed if he made it safely back to shore…
Never heard of a surfer growing manboobs from overuse of steroids… actually that does sound kind of manly. So muscular strong and manly that in the end the only way left to go is to evolve beyond manliness and become… a woman.
Stunning and Brave.