Our most exciting three-way yet…
A caveat on today’s podcast; it starts…slow.
It might confuse the listener when the appearance of the members of this audio-only three-way are discussed: Chas’ naked tits, 2001 world champ asterix Clifton Hobgood’s tonsils and so on.
But it gets better.
Clifton Jnr was the subject, along with his baby twin Damien, of the recent documentary And Two If By Sea. It was this film that resuscitated my interest in a man I first met a dozen-and-a-bit years ago at a homestay in Teahupoo called Papa Teva.
I was struck, then, by the depth of his character and good humour despite my relentless barrage of theologically immature attacks.
“This journey into character and emotional transparency does mark a shift in surf film-making,” wrote Longtom in a review of And Two If By Sea, here, adding, “I like this new wave of revealing, authentic type of film, much, much more.”
Clifton is in classic form in this conversation, I think, talking about the meth dealer who lives three doors down from him in Orlando, the infidelity that stomped his first marriage and why he refuses to hide behind a public mask.
“The only way I can understand being free is to totally expose everything about me,” he says. “I want to be free in this world. That’s what fights off the depression, feeling super lonely, feeling what every human feels. I gotta face the unknown.”
(Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, TuneIn + Alexa, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro, Castbox, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer and Listen Notes)
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That was unlistenable.
Presumably the hobgoblin movie will be unwatchable…
Why does Derek’s American accent always feature a lisp? Like he’s in Barthalona Sthpain.
My ex made a half hearted suicide attempt by running head down into a wall, (resulting in two black eyes) – we had been having a fight about her infidelity. It wasn’t like I felt I could dump her after that, two more miserable years and she dumped me. No good deed goes unpunished! And walking around town with her by my side I was getting death stares from everyone!
Had an ex come at me with a knife. It took a while, but she finally came down when I asked her “how do you see this working out?”
worst three-way ever
Did they ever get into why CJ moved to Orlando? Doesn’t make sense to me why people don’t live near the beach in florida when it’s dirt cheap.
Na they left that one go begging for some reason..
It’s to be close to his eldest daughter who lives there
Any way to ask the Hobgoods to make that film about 40 minutes shorter. And less Salty ? For Jesus sake
I’ll listen to it later
I’ll upvote that later
A/c repair is a good trade. Pays decent and you’ll always have work
Lanterns for Paul revere
She was a real trooper!
Father ex KGB.
Ivanka
And yes. I guess we were kinda loud.
I sniffed some crushed pharmaceutical and tried again and it did get better.
Then I had flashbacks of a 3 day chemsex bender I had with a Russian colleague, while holed up in The Renaissance.
When we finally left it looked like a murder scene.
I found a bag of meth on the street today. It’s in my cupboard looking very lonely.
Good for the sinuses
Wanna give an extended play on this story?
Sure.
It was really really good.
Think American psycho when he’s flexing in the mirror while on the plough, view of Sydney Harbour, champagne, crystals.
Probly the height of all earthly pleasure.
What happened between Clifton James and Parko? He was a bit coy. Full disclosure!
Did a Gabe on Parko, still lost.
That story about your ex self harming herself on a night out is almost a carbon copy of what happened to me once. I don’t like to tell the story to anyone I don’t trust. I always figure they’ll think I hit her. Everyone thinks that if your girlfriend has two blacks eyes, that it was you that did it. Bad memories! But good to know I’m not the only one this happened with.