"It's gotta sting."
Real wins, lately, for Santa Monica’s ultra-green World Surf League. A Chinese internal combustion engine truck and sport utility vehicle manufacturer was just announced as tour partner, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach is ready to kick off in small but fun surf and Kelly Slater was recently celebrated by James Bond but might a rare jab from popular shoe brand Vans take some of the glow out of those cheeks?
It was just announced that the Duct Tape Invitational and Festival will be kicking off in Sayulita, Mexico April 20 – 23. It will not be one of the just-announced three stops one the reinvigorated World Surf League Longboard Tour but it will be very publicly headlined by Joel Tudor.
Tudor, you must recall, is the reason for that re-invigorated World Surf League Longboard Tour. As rumors floated, that were never denied, of a slash and burn, WSL executives cutting professional longboarding from three promised stops to one, the current world champion took to the airwaves and rallied much support, calling those WSL executives hypocrites etc. along the way.
Well, feelings were hurt as hot war broke wide open and Tudor became very suspended for “knowingly making baseless accusations of corruption and instigating social media based-attacks on the WSL and tour leadership.”
But now look. There our hero is with his name in lights once again, or at least acrylic paint.
Will this thumbed nose cause that hot war to reignite, World Surf League executives hurt feelings still smoldering and ready to scorch the earth?
Or is this a signal that the suspension is maybe coming to an end?
Much to ponder.
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Do vans still sell shoes?
If they starting a new tour based around the triple crown I might bothering see if they do?
Probably could only afford socks anyways
Lots of weed growing operations burning excess these days…
Bodyboarders rode Teahupoʻo long before anyone surfed it. They are at least as worthy of a WSL-run contest as longboarders.
Vans smams jew boy surf comp.
Longboarding sucks. Its like Transgender/womans Sports. Joel’s the Kelly Slater of the Special Surfing Olympics.
So… 150?
I’m bad at maths.
Joel is so right!
Sadly Vans is part of the woke crowd now. The old style half cabs still rule though.
Joel is to the WSL what Ronnie “Skull” Hill is to Shark Island. WSL made a mistake in not embracing and celebrating the chaos and the drama.
I can imagine an amazing road-trip series with these two.
Needs a narrator of some renowned.
Wiggs, perchance?
Epic. They should have had Tudor ripping a Vans branded bong, flipping the WSL the bird. That’s essentially what this is yeah?
Sounds Vans-tastic!
Surely it’d be quite straightforward for a decent all-round surfer to do fairly well in a longboard comp.
Perhaps it’s about time some of our Californian BG brothers (and sister) entered this event for a laugh, and chance to wave the BG flag if they get a podium finish…
People with your opinion mostly look terrible riding longboards.
#JoelGrit
They’ll score waves too.
Vans Presents the 2022 Tosh Tudor’s Duck Dive Decapitational!
For a publication that shits on Zuck so much — and we all support it — you serve a dreadful Amount of ads relating to things he owns…wtf
Mine is thru customer source data analytics.
As ordered by the Court, Pfizer was forced to release data. Turns out they knew NOONE needed f’n vaxx, and they admit it in their own mf’n documents. All you covid/vaxx cheerleaders (SCIENCE), might want to take a knee, and let the intelligent people in the room guide society. You’ve all just lost your big boy/girl privileges.
It was an IQ test.
There are many things in this world that aren’t needed yet forced upon us. Why? Because there are those in power and those who aren’t in power. Guess which category every one of us is in?
BTW, you have a new badge! What is it?
“Karen@MeToo”? Ouch.
Oh, that Negs!
Negs regressed youth issues!?
Second amendments help deter
Forget it Scorn, if data or smoking guns could change these people’s minds, we wouldn’t have got here in the first place. They’re going to die on this hill. Good riddance.
Oh! Another hip hippy yuppy aloprado!
Eat shit with your salam salame alah teu cu sujo, nojento limper cocksucker!
I can’t interpret your version of “English(?)”. But, I think what you’re saying is that your uncle raping you, keeps you from seeing the World logically!
Ahh how cute of you to share your raping experiences with the world, child.
But don’t you worry! Those memories will NEVER leave your excremential cheap existence.
Throw yourself from your room in the flat earth border, and enjoy the ride to your private amoeba world.
9 billions (plus) proofs are not sufficient to “clear the air” for those in denial.
Only morons deny science.
It’s ok, you’re safe now.
eat shit, salam al hali ku sujus
If only the duct tape invitational was an event where everyone could literally duct tape Joel’s mouth
Spot on and in my youth a mentor told me to only by drugs from men wearing suits as they have the best drugs.
like the Sackler family from Purdue Pharma?
Exactly! Funny thing is, at least to my wife, I hate prescription narcotics and after 8 surgeries I have enough oxy, etc to sell on the street to afford a new 8 oh Mick Fanning soft top to compete in the WSL longboard events!
See you in the singlet in Sayulita?!??
Man if I could travel this month I’d be there as I want the t-shirt! But a surgery knocked me down until mid-May
are you in the states? if so maybe I will hit you up when I get back. Too many nagging injuries to count. Maybe we can get you that soft top after all!
Joel Neuter
Vans…full of drugs.