Capitalism.
Now, Jack Johnson may not be your cup of tea but the North Shore local’s surf bonafides are beyond dispute. Coming up along side The Momentum Generation, Johnson cut his teeth at Pipeline and such, pushing against Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian etc. then playing healthy tunes on oceanfront yards afterward.
Well, his career took off with massive hits such as Banana Pancakes and Bubble Toes and Upside Down and he sells out concert halls is able to charge thousands of dollars for VIP meet and greet packages.
Living the dream… except… a woman has been scooping up too many of those VIP meet and greet packages and harassing the poor surf crooner so much that Johnson was forced to turn to the courts in order to get a restraining order against her.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Jack claims the woman traveled to Houston, Texas on Aug. 26 and got in his face at his hotel … and the interaction was so frightening, not only for Jack but also for the bandmate who saw it all go down, Jack and his band bounced until cops came and detained the woman.
Jack had a show that night in the Houston area … and he claims his alleged stalker often buys VIP packages to his shows in order to get close to him. JJ also says she emails him and his management, claiming she’s been the victim of a long-term financial scheme … conning her out of millions of dollars.
Jack says he’s worried for his safety because it’s easy for the woman to track his movements … pointing out his tour dates and personal appearances are readily available online.
True and one quick search showed me that he is next playing in Santa Barbara tomorrow and Chula Vista on Friday where the meet and greet is going for a cool $1134.
Are you in? If yet, mind your Ps and Qs.
No harassing.
Then again, if someone was paying $1134 to harass me, I’d feel it was a fine exchange.
Capitalism.
Jack was at Rincon today. It was small but he was shredding on his little twinny.
precisely why I dropped the guitar…I like to harrass in the water and not be harrassed on a world stage…while playing little bubbles…
Jack has been serenading women around the world with those panty dropping island tones for 20 plus years. If this is his first stalker he is doing well.
I need to be restrained when I hear his music
I respect their surfing abilities but out of the water don’t want to listen to either of them.
#gorillawisdom
Jax…
Beach Grit is back, baby! Lips parted Dez
Few news outlets give me as consistent a chuckle as good ol’ BG. Even if writing fuck all about surf, I’ll keep on coming back.
Imagine winning and having salty Jordy having to interact with you hahahaha, I’m entering!
Just keep asking him why he hasn’t won a title yet.
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Johnson (literally) cut his teeth at Pipeline and such…
I interviewed Jack day after accident! One of my first assignments. Jammed in his little bedroom afterwards. (With guitars.)
Link?
Too cool!
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Seriously Chuck, do you remotely read what you write? I know grammar and spelling aren’t your thing but $1134 is 4 figures, not 3. 3 figures needs to be below 1000 and above 99.
And I don’t know if I’m in yet, if yes I will watch my P’s, Q’s and other letters.
A long day teaching 4th grade math, man. Just imagine how well they’re going to turn out!
I think he’s lonely coz no-one buys his tickets to m&g.