The peace likely won't hold.
On February 10, 2022, sitting professional longboard champion Joel Tudor took to Instagram after becoming frustrated by a rumor that the World Surf League was planning on chopping his tour from three events down to one while also heavily featuring longboarding clips, particularly women’s longboarding clips, on a Pipeline telecast. “Yo @wsl @jessmileydyer @elo_eriklogan can y’all explain this kind of equality?” The San Diego native asked before continuing, “Not very woke of you to treat the log gals with so much disrespect in regards to pay? It’s kinda clear on your own Instagram which style is more favored by your audience!”
Thus began the War of the Noses, a conflict so hot and fierce, so radical and destructive, that crews are still finding bodies buried in the sand. At the end, the aforementioned Jessi Miley-Dyer, the World Surf League’s Senior Vice President of Tours and Head of Competition, and Erik Logan, its CEO, were forced to bend to Tudor’s will, keeping three events on the calendar, but showed their displeasure by holding two of them at horrible waves and also indefinitely suspending the champ for “Too much fun making and rude talk plus generally unchill vibes directed toward World Surf League leadership.”
Well, it appears that Manly, Huntington Beach and cancellation are not strong enough punishment as reports trickle out from a recent World Surf League and partners meeting. Witnesses say that Logan, who was sharing what next year will look like and how exciting it is for sponsors to be involved, stopped when he reached the topic of longboarding and said something like, “And then we have those longboarders,” while guffawing, rolling his eyes and utilizing other dismissive body language.
Apparently, the public shaming was well-received in the room with advertising executives at various oil refineries, coal mines and disposable furniture manufacturers excited to showcase their green bonafides through the act of wave riding, laughing and applauding. Logan, buoyed by the response, continued hamming it up for a moment, maybe walking an imaginary nose while employing a classic dunce face.
The fact that the incident has been released to the public does not bode well for peaceniks as it is likely hot war will, again, resume.
Will Tudor respond?
Will professional longboarders sign a petition a la their shortboarding brethren?
Currently more questions than answers.
Suspended for “To much fun making and rude talk” only in the Woke USA Go back to Oprah E-Lo! The surf world just may not be for thin skinned cubicle rats
Apparently he held his thumb and index finger about an inch apart and went on about the phallic aspect of riding a Mal and competing in the sport
I wonder if it’s some kind of stick-on thing.
He needs his wax to be precisely symmetrical and geometric. Classic anal retentive personality.
Tippy toe shuffle forward to strike a pose to tippy toe shuffle backward enthusiasts are hurt by this article.
Sounds like a good description of me visiting the toilet half-asleep.
First we hated Phil Becker for starting the mid length trend in the mid 80s. Nicest man, but thats not the point. He reintroduced the recent “retiree’s” back into lineups.
But how benign compared to SUPs, foils and now E fOils?
don’t confuse equipment with rider, its not a good look on you, hip.
And God Bless Phil! The world could use a little more volume right now.
Thank fuck SUPs are no longer cool , except of course if your a middle age hoodad from the burbs.
Erik (E-Lo) Logbored
When will they just start their own damn tour? Why are they holding on so dearly to the WSL teet? Its like an abusive relationship at this point.
We need to combine the tours to more accurately portray surfing to the masses. Every CT heat runs concurrent with two six man longboard heats.
15 man heats with no priority.
And no leggies. Swim and drown and get bonked on the head you plebs!
“…continued hamming it up for a moment, maybe walking an imaginary nose while employing a classic dunce face.”
Visuals on point.
I’m with team Oklahoma on this one!
Those damn long-boarders 🙄
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I’m sure Joel will have something to say about just what that board should be called.
I’ll bet he had a fantastic time. And good on him.
Chas and ELo. I’d say Joel, but Joel would light up a blunt and ju jitsu both/either of the other two:
https://www.youtube.com/sho…
LOL. Girl fight.
I should write something about how worthless that article is and how Chas is clearly involved in something else that is taking up his time so he has resorted to pushing out whatever he can, as fast as he can, to meet his quota’s allowing him to move on to pursuits more meaningful and lucrative than BG. But I won’t, I’ll keep it to myself.
One hundred years from now, historians will look upon this piece as a seminal part of the surf cannon.
I give you that one, as long as you use the correct definition of seminal:
1. seminal: containing important new ideas and having a great influence on later work-DEFINITELY NOT THIS DEFINITION
2. seminal: connected with semen-DEFINITELY THIS DEFINITION
Next time keep it in your cannon.
Write something, anything. Help wanted sign is glowing in the BGbshop window
Even Ben Marcus eventually “got” Beachgrit.
Barrelled will get there one day.
I like to think I get it and am getting along and participating just fine. You just aren’t fond of some people for some deep seeded childhood abuse reasons.
Only the ones that whine on about the gruel served up. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Good thing is that you’re the only one who takes it personally. Everyone else sees the lighter side, you know, sarcasm.
See ya tomorrow for some mouldy porridge.
‘Seated’
Or… maybe ‘seeded’ is good too.
Want some stickers?