Pure arrogance?
Surfing’s grand Olympic debut is but days away now and the excitement is percolating. Spain, Brazil, Australia, Chile, Italy, Japan and more sending the very very best of their national (or in the case of Japan, Huntington Beach’s national) talent. The United States of America?
In a shocking reveal, it appears that the proud U.S. is sending its b-team in the form of John John Florence and Kolohe Andino.
Video promotion for ABC’s The Ultimate Surfer makes clear that the country that invented surfing (thanks Hawaii) sent its best to Lemoore instead.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRHm0f1jxAa/
Pure arrogance?
It appears that way.
David Lee Scales and I discuss The Ultimate Surfer, blood feuds and other such matters. David Lee was in Austin, Texas. I was at a Courtyard Marriott LAX-adjacent.
The room has poor lighting. Too harsh.
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There’s exactly 3 seconds (give or take a second!) of surfing in that promo – it sorta tells you something!
I think that pic is before any explosion. It’s the fine handywork of a good PNW eight ball and about a week no sleep.
“Meet six surfers ready to make waves at the Olympics”. I guess none of the Brazilians are going to do very well.
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Obviously this is all about Kelly and his jealous his not at the Olympics so ….
DLS can’t get waves off teenage learners and blames Gabriel Medina? I should have listened to this much, much later.
The positive we can take from this is that this has nothing to do with actual surfing!
Hahahahahaha wipe ouuuuuuuuuuut 🏄🏻♂️
Interviewer – “So is Ringo the best drummer in the world?”
John – “He’s not the best drummer in this band.”
I’m sure they’re the best surfers on that show
Can I throw a random question out there not related to this article?
Why do Sprinter vans kinda creep me out?
Whenever I see them on the road, or worse yet, have to park next to one (out of necessity, only parking place left in the lot), they just kind of spook me.
Haven’t quite put my finger on the underlying cause of this uneasiness that they give me.
Mobile meth labs AKA Coos Bay condo’s.
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Here’s a shot of Chas’s, though apparently he’s selling it to Koass Myth, after the spectacularly sizzling screen success of the ultimate surfer series, to put beside Kelly’s one at the tub…
No, that van you pictured I can kind of relate to.
The ones that creep me out are these ‘newer’ Sprinter type vans you see at the beach in S. Cal. and I would imagine spots further north.
Seriously, they creep me out for some reason.
I would have new found respect for Chas if he owned that.
The Santa Cruz Marcus Mobile™️
Once pristine, now battered and looking sad n sorry.
A bit like the OG comments.
It is either PTSD from your childhood or a really good, innate fear of being snatched up by a creep.
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The lipstick is a nice touch…
the irony is Zeke probably has a better chance.
what happened to the first R on his rash guard? also, does the pool chafe? more questions than answers at this point. who even says the phrase “united states”? i could go on…
he looks like a retarded, cross-eyed easter island statue
Thank god I’m not the only one that sees this. Started to think there was something wrong with me
to be fair and honset, I am certifiably retarded
I want less Ultimate Surfer, more about hotel room lighting
Both Koa Smith and Zeke Lau look like serial killers.
Lucky Charms?
Captain crunch. That outfit he wore was mental.
Under what flag do you think he sails?
The sugar cane islands of drive your parents crazy.
He’s a Quaker!
Not in the least.
Both look like they would be right at home in the Castro District, however.
Brutal, not sure which is worse.
Hahahahahaha!!