A journey of self-discovery!
While our World Surf League is mired in bad PR, cutting historic events due lack of financial health, getting punched directly in the mouth by beloved surfer reps, others in the space are thriving.
Take, for example, dogs riding soft tops, which very much overshadowed the WSL Challenger Series US Open of Surfing.
Or darling of Edinburgh Fringe, Surfing the Holyland.
Now, I spent a few glorious days in Edinburgh, many years ago, and fell in love with its black medieval vibe. Hulking castle in the middle of town, cobblestoned streets running from whiskey joint to whiskey joint.
Peaty.
And I have been aware of Edinburgh Fringe for almost as long, though not exactly certain what it was until today when I learned it is the world’s largest arts festival that is featuring the aforementioned Surfing the Holyland which, per Deadline News, is described:
THIS one–woman show covering twelve characters is a definitive must-see performance.
Erin Hunter tells her story of an American who moves from Ohio to Tel Aviv when her husband gets a new job.
With no work visa, what is she to do with her time? She learns to surf of course.
Not only does she learn how to navigate the waters of the Middle East, but the challenges on land too.
Erin tells of her adjusting to a different culture, dealing with loneliness, hostility and her husband now becoming increasingly distant as he becomes obsessed with religion.
With a sexy surf teacher taking up all of her time, and finding a new hobby, how will this turn out for her?
Erin puts on a quirky, fast-paced show, that blends both comedy and music, as we join her on a year-long journey of self-discovery, uncovering new passions and finding the way back to each other.
Will JP Currie go and see?
Dirk Ziff wish he invested in one-woman shows instead of the World Surf League?
Currently more questions than answers.
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Edinburgh Flange would have been better y’know.
No I will not.
And you misspelled whisky.
The WSL is Dirk’s woman show, no?
Erin, turning her husband into a cuck via surfing! Strangely I feel like I’ve been turned into a cuck via surfing as well, except I derive no pleasure from watching the wall of positive noise and social media fuck surfing into it’s version of surfing. Plus a move to SD county is enough to make me feel like I’ve gotten my surf cock locked in a cage…
fuel by coors regular, camel reds, and the new edition…of archives/
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the 5 days a year the med gets waves, mrs ohio learned surfing….lol
honey, send your M & D post cards from the front…
Dont mess with the Zohan was enough first time around
he’s my boy…
grown ups…
the wrong missy/
I ddint read but based on the title, is she fan of the WSL?
As a hard hitting journalist were you afforded the opportunity to ask such a tough question?
Let’s crowdfund an Andy Lyons bit of performance art at one of her shows!
Here is an excerpt..
“like, like like like fucken fucken fuck like like kook regu;ator.Like thank you fucken Edinburgh!
So not a lot different to the average Scotsman then…cunt
I’d help pay to send him to the holy land to surf and police the lineup…just to see how it goes for him over there.
“Triggered” One night and one night only with Malibu’s favorite godson Andy Lyons
I know that when I die and go to hell my punishment will be to watch a ‘quirky, fast paced stage show that blends both comedy and music’ on repeat for eternity
commies in cars with caffeine…