Jerry Jones uses a FLIP PHONE?
But to be the CEO of professional surfing at this very moment, sitting on a growth spike not seen since… well ever. Numbers through the roof. Numbers to the moon. Millions upon millions upon millions of new fans tuning in and clearly falling in love with our Sport of Kings.
Viewership eclipsing European soccer, crushing America’s National Football League.
The confidence boost must be intoxicating. Enough chutzpah to openly mock the owner of global sport’s richest franchise, one Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, for using outdated technology even.
The WSL’s Erik Logan did just that on his preferred platform, hours ago, head back laughing at Jones’ use of a flip cellular phone instead of, I’d imagine, an industry standard iPhone.
Logan penned, “I love having conversations with leaders and tremendously successful people about what drives them to generate success and learn from their experiences. As I have the conversations, every so often you pick up some classic pieces of information! This is a clip from an interview I did with my friend @kellimasters , Former Ms. Oklahoma and one of the very first and most successful FEMALE NFL agents. I was so surprised by this nugget.”
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“Surprised” in the rudest way possible.
Forbes estimates that the Cowboys are worth some $5.7 billion, coincidentally what the WSL’s owner Dirk Ziff is now worth on the strength of surfing’s growth.
As it happens, I sat in a booth next to Jerry Jones two years ago at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Handle Bar. Or, actually, it was Ajax Tavern in Aspen. I did not notice a flip phone but he seemed salt-ish of the earth, chatting easily with staff, being generally chill. I thought about making some small talk but had nothing to say so kept my mouth shut.
I also sat next to LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy but that was a different restaurant, the Little Nell’s Element 47 and on a different trip.
He had crumbs on his 5 o’clock shadow but I didn’t openly mock.
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No doubt. But he does Pray for Surf.
I’ve never heard of the guy making fun of Jerry Jones. I have been anchored next to Jerry’s yacht recently. What a tool to not even understand the level of technology in play with this thing or Cowboys stadium. To whomever this guy is, grand pompa of world surfing league, here’s a saying perennial playoff contenders use for the newbies talking trash, act like you’ve been here.
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The “Pray for surf” wallhanger was one of the first things he bought when he came to town as the newly appointed CEO. He got it down the street at one of the many LA over priced beachy boutiques owned by a cunty rich house wife that needs something to do.
SOMETHING SOMETHING ‘FLIP TOLEDO ASTERISK’.
I don’t know. The “pray for surf” sign is pretty cool
HAKMAN, Jethro
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coal is dirty…so are sniffers.
Come to think of it, I stubbed my toe on the sidewalk outside a Roy’s restaurant trying to avoid some drunken old cougar walking her chihuahua. Or, actually, it was near Suni’s Sushi bar in Kaimuki.
As it happens, I also sat across James Worthy about a year later at some Rick Bayless airport restaurant but that was on another trip somewhere I can’t remember.
I thought about telling him that he had a loose booger flapping in his nose but I kept waiting for it to dislodge on its own. But it never did. I don’t know what finally happened cause I had to board my flight.
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milkmilf?Oh where? And Coolio? Or Lil Keed?
The WSL is doing so well under Elo.
Imagine what could be possible one day it became even mildly popular among surfers !?