Assassino do machado.
Fate is a funny thing. This very morning I drove, per the usual, to Album Surf in sunny San Clemente for my weekly chat with David Lee Scales. I wasn’t thinking about much, most of my interest soaked up by stumbling across Nic Harcourt hosting an obscure public radio morning program that somehow split headquarters between Northridge and Mission Viejo.
“Northridge and Mission Viejo?” I pondered over and over. “What strange bedfellows.”
Nic used to be host of Los Angeles’s KCRW’s famed Morning becomes Eclectic but was unceremoniously shown the door and I began wondering what he had done or what mad beef there had been in KCRW’s Venice-adjacent hallways some decade ago.
Interest soaked, in any case, until I pulled up at Album, waltzed in, sat across from David Lee and blathered on about Surf Ranch, Chris Cote, progression, regression, etc. until arriving at our segment closing “barrel or nah” where “barrel” means good or approved and “nah” means nah.
“Buying a home in which someone has been murdered,” David Lee asked.
“Barrel” I responded but the question did trigger another reflection about The Shining and its Overlook Hotel.
“Which of the world’s top 20 surfers, man or woman has the greatest capacity to become axe murderer?”
David Lee did not want to answer but I had sinking suspicion that it might be Gabriel Medina.
The current World number 1 has been electric all year with a personality that can only be considered a 180 turn from his previous self. He seems to be thoroughly enjoying his life, happy, easy-going, loving surfing etc. but also family struggles bubbling… somewhere.
Jack Torrance’s personality shifted drastically too. Family struggles bubbled.
After the podcast ended, I said my goodbyes, drove home and received a forwarded Instagram from the World Surf League’s account.
@swindler_ish, who sent, wrote, “Happy Gabi is gonna be pissed off Gabi when his 13000 point lead doesn’t secure the title coz he loses at trestles.
Axe-murdering pissed.
See?
Listen here.
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First of all, why did the guy had to book a surfing school?
Go out there and do you thing, be whatever you wanna be.
I’ve started surfing mid 90’s, trying to surf those Slater surfboards of that time, the complete opposite of what was best for me. But I was there, day in day out, trying and learning by myself. That’s the way we used to do back then. Me and all my pals did that and pretty much all of us are still out in the water.
So if you think you have something to hide, or if you think you’re gonna put apart because of who you are, to the f**k with others, just go out and have fun. If you’re having fun, by the all the process, even the hardest part, is gonna be worth.
Always felt this video had threatening vibes:
My vote is for Jeremy Flores (top 20?). He thrives in waves of extreme danger, likes to fight, and has a look in his eye that seems to conceal something darker than your typical bubbly surf star.
Very interesting 😉
wait Chas, I think that text you got came from inside the house… Get Out!!!!!
Peachy
The question is redundant.
The top twenty surfers of either sex couldn’t paddle 50 metres at the surf ranch without jet ski assist.
The suggestion they could hold a axe let alone use it when they lack the fitness to even paddle is spastic!
Wade posted an embarrassing clip of himself trying to chop some wood a few weeks ago!
A man was murdered in a downstairs flat nearby, about 2 years ago by a friend. After an initial flurry of activity with cops and forensics it has been boarded up with grey perforated sheet steel on the windows and door ever since. Meanwhile the flats above have seemingly been in continual occupation. It looks very ominous, more so for the length of time it’s been shuttered. Still barrel or nah when it eventually comes up for sale?
I’ve just woken up from a dream in which DLS was telling you about the sex dungeon he’d had installed in his house. He’d spent $500 and it had a trampoline.
Super fucking creepy.
It’s no wonder I don’t listen anymore.
Who is more relevant ? Cote or Dls ?
Oh wait – stupid question.
Sorrys to all.
I’m more Patrick Bateman than Jack Torrance
Barrels are a nah at the ranch.
Heeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrs . . . KELLY!!!
Perfect place for a horror movie.
“welcome to the surf ranch. I’ve been waiting for you. You know I love you, always have”
It’s a strange question to ax.
I’ll go ax my neighbor…