Feat. The Offspring.
Think you’re pretty smart, surfer boy? Ok, what is the oldest and longest continually run professional surf contest in the world? WRONG! It is not, in fact, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach that takes place every easter in Torquay, Australia but rather the 60-year-and-counting East Coast Surfing Championships which calls Virginia Beach, United States of America.
And the ECSC just yesterday received a tax payer shot in the arm with VB’s city council voting to pitch $750,000 and this years festivities set to take place August 21 – 28.
“It’s a dream come true,” Dee Nachnani, owner of Coastal Edge surf shop, told The Virginian-Pilot after being told of the cash infusion.
“I’m overwhelmed,” added Tony Pellino, chairman of the event. “This is just an amazing opportunity for the city.”
But imagine with me, if you will, a whole new crop of east coast American surfers being supported, financially, by their local governments. Imagine how they will flourish not having to worry about “jobs” or “work” and instead focusing on rail and air games. Imagine a red, white and blue challenge to Brazil’s utter dominance.
Oh say can you see?
In any case, some of the money might be going to secure musical acts for the week as opposed to professional surfer development. Shows during the week of revelry used to be free but now tickets will be sold and the tax payer will recoup 25% of the revenue.
The Offspring have been locked as performers with others to be announced soon.
The Offspring were my least favorite group from surfing’s golden era of pop-punk.
Which was yours?
Also, with this news, is flim-flam World Surf League CEO Erik Logan going to go on a tour of American municipalities and sing and dance for dollars?
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Sorry… but anyone who calls Offspring a punk band should be beaten buy the gut slider who beat the kid esky lid. Even Pop Punk, whilst easier to live with, is still a little blasphemous Chas.
Green Day never ever never ever inspired me to surf or skate. The worst. Enjoy at your own risk.
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NOFX and Millencolin are the only good punk bands of that ilk. The rest cast fuck off.
Don’t forget Bad Religion.
Don’t forget about strung out, face to face, lagwagon, adolescents, social d, suicidal tendencies.
Yes agreed they can all fuck off.
Lol
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Yeah man, well, like, the bands I’m into hating are like, pretty obscure. You’ve probably never heard of them. But I was into hating them before they sold out.
punk rocking in portugeuse…poolside music for the JMD bloodbath!
Lotta shitty pop punk bands out there, but I couldn’t think of one worse than the Offspring
Sprung Monkey were awful.
Blink 182 or Offspring, take your pick. Worst band ever for me would be either 3rd eye blind or the new radicals.
Relax people – it’s really just an excuse to have a party. Nobody takes the surf contest seriously.
Funny because the outer banks is just a little bit further drive.. I always thought Alien Ant Farm is / was pretty weak.
VB looked really appealing in Surfer mag 55 years ago…
late August on the Mid-Atlantic coast… it’ll either 105 degrees, 110 percent humidity, and shin-high – or maxed out, walled-up, wind-blown, and pouring rain sideways as a tropical system nails the Del-Mar-Va region… this decision makes the WSL look competent…
VB local “Theo” I quote “What are they going to do with all that money? They can’t make waves!”