It's a cruel world.
If you know anything about the great state of Florida, then you know its South Beach is famous for many things (a vibrant LBGTQ+ community, The Raleigh Hotel, Phil Collins) but not famous for waves.
That all changed yesterday when a magical run of swell hit those white sandbars and flared.
Barrels etc.
One man named Dustin Richardson, Florida born, and described as “humble and hardworking,” was in position to snag one and snag he did, a glimmering tube, his effort being caught on camera by 17-year-old Peyton Willard from St. Augustine and subsequently posted to Surfline’s Instagram account for each and every of its nearly 2 million followers to ooh and ahh.
Dreams, as they say, do come true.
Except.
One of Surfline’s nearly 2 million followers just so happens to be the world’s greatest surfer Kelly Slater and he was not so convinced that Richardson had actually been barreled, writing “Small kine” and including a shrugging emoji, laughing emoji, teeth gritting emoji and tagging the very funny account @barrel_dodgers_anonymous.
Dreams, as they say, can quickly sour and become shameful burdens to bear especially if the 11x World Champ is anywhere near that dream with his patented quick-action desire to cut anyone down to size.
It’s a cruel world.
Not even 1 paragraph into the article LGBTQPB must be rammed down your throat. A guy got barrelled in Miami. Kelly Slater responded. Remember to celebrate LGBTQPB.
Kelly Slater, Boy you got balls. First you chime in about Meghan Markle then you bash this person, may have been the best wave of his life. Was he trying to make money off it ? just doing his thing. People forget who made the industry, not the stars but the Grommets and Menehune’s the people that have financed the industry. Me an old menehune my claim to like is I got to wax Robert August board at Longfellow in Hermosa Beach. He was a complete gentelman. Cut Ben Ipa off at Stone Stepps, did he pound me out no, he was a complete gentelman. Grow up be a man, teach people
I’ve dodged much smaller and shorter barrels than that.
gopro
look back
passive aggressive cutback
not humble
click bait
Walter: “Did you know south beach has a vibrant LBGTQ+ community?”
Dude: “Its a story in beach grit about surfing, Walter.”
Walter: “Dude. You’re being very un-dude. A vibrant LBGTQ community is worth noting in any story. Come on, Dude.”
Dude: “This isn’t the Huff Po, Walter. Its a story about Slade dissing a local who got too much speed from his entry turn and didn’t get totally shacked. LBGTQ has nothing to do with it.”
Donny: “What’s LGTQB, Dude?”
Walter: “Shut up, Donny.”
Who gives a shit? Kooks unite and have fun out there!
Of all people in the world of surf, let alone linked with the World Surf League, should Kelly be the one calling out someone else’s dodging right now?
he has two hands. didn’t even try to slow down?
True me thinks, it was a short and fast wave and he would have to have ‘stalled’ right after the drop.
No evidence whatsoever he tried to dodge it.
Why wasn’t this article posted earlier so we could still get in and watch the live cam?
100 % better than the waves i got today.
Well the cool thing about Kelly is he really isn’t. There is no gratitude in narcissism……
More like I believe someone was talking shit for a while …and … just got called out for it in front of the surf world… kinda like getting you glass-on fins knocked out by JBG or getting tied the pole at Narrabeen ….pay back a bitch… and happens when you least expect it … but Dustin can actually surf pretty fuck good just should not knock the Goat #localshittalking
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What a cunt…
Small kine 🤷🏽♂️🤣😬
Ok
So he’s not exactly a tube master, all cool, no worries.
But heck, the look up and back was waaay unneeded, and he’s got a shockingly stinky style on the face.
For that bloody awful cutback attempt he definitely deserves the kook label…
Can a barrel truly be dodged if it was intentional?
If a barrel is dodged on an otherwise empty beach, does it still make a shame?
Slater rattled by Longtoms ode to Gmed.
Even I, in my lofty position as a re-born total fucking kook, think that Mr Slater is technically correct, but it still rankles of apocryphal pronouncements by some royal dolly-bird in 17780’s France.
Kelly may be the greatest surfer but he is still a kook