Surfers win.
We did it again. And by “we” I don’t mean straight, white, hetero-normative, male-presenting men even though that is, grossly, accidentally, possibly shockingly whom David Lee Scales and Charles David Smith are.
No.
I mean “we” as in surfers.
Pioneers grafted into a beautiful Polynesian and/or Peruvian stalk.
Cultural appropriators (save Polynesians and/or Peruvians).
But we surfers make everything better.
No?
Hear me out.
Twenty some years ago video killed the radio star.
Radio stars kicked to the curb, destitute, sad, hungry, feeling their slip out of relevancy too late.
Today, thanks to surfers, video is enhancing the radio star.
Watch here in modern CinemaScope.
Or do you like radio?
Listen here and applaud Kelly Slater saving humanity through his vicious Instagram takedowns. Applaud Jon Pyzel for recognizing a train wreck before it hit him.
Either way, surfers win.
And by “surfers” I mean Polynesians and/or Peruvians.
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There is zero to fuck all chance I’ll be watching this.
You sure?
100%
Sorry, mate, but I’ve never understood the point of a video podcast.
And I stopped listening to you and Scales a while ago. Don’t take it personally.
DLS sounds severely pussy whipped.
Why do Scales and Smith cross their legs just like a girl? Is being effeminate in surf vogue now? Is this what straight, white, hetero-normative, male-presenting surfers do? Doesn’t it mash your twig and berries?
I try to tolerate DLS’ soyboy ponderings, but I just can’t get through episodes anymore.
He get shit-canned? Where have I been?
Every “article” now has 20 to 30 comments, instead of 50 to 60. I reckon he and the Stab commenter who shan’t be named have some similar personality needs.
Jesus Christ…I’ve seen bigger arms on a clock.
I’ll listen to it later
Ha – JJ what’sher name. Plain as fucken potato and shit at her job.
Relying on being a shock jock, ha she ain’t got a cock.
Aww fuck – ain’t she a fucken mess !
Dunno if its the man scaping but DLS looking more and more like George Micheal circa Wham.. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Do you admit you’re wrong?
About Surfline!
The red chest is from his self-flagellation.
If you think for a second, I don’t have my alibis bought and paid for two years in advance, you obviously don’t your audience.
Chaz, we disagree on almost everything. But know I’m rooting for you. I don’t know why. I hope you keep this weird shit blog-whatever going till surfing contests start again. I hope you make money. Fuck dude, keep trying. Don’t ever quit surfing.
This is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.
I wish chas just wrote long stories and books with substance
This is the reason why Jebus coined the phrase, “You have a face for radio.”
I heard you on the wireless way back in 52
Lying awake intent at turning it on you
Your maths is terrible HRH chas, that was 1979 buggles
40 some years ago!
Don’t mess with the classics
That’s why I’m a surf journalist.
*Biggles
Thats why I’m a beachgrit commenter
Biggles wouldn’t stand for this shit..He also commanded a wider audience on a wireless serial 50 years ago than the billionaire backed WSL can conjure in a 100 year event where literally everybody is a captive audience..