No Work City.
It is political season in great America again and, no doubt, you are thrilled to death with the intrigue, posturing, red or blue waves either materializing or not. Thinking about Iowa. Various caucuses. Republicans vs. Democrats for the soul of the free world etc. but where do you find yourself on this exciting spectrum?
Hanging on every chad?
Frustrated when person behind you in line for coffee mentions Nate Silver and his perpetually off prognostications?
Oh, I know you are a surfer, more than anything, and thereby really only care about the issues that relate to us including subsidies for Kelly Slater’s Outerknown, World Surf League tax breaks, Conan Hayes costumery and Ivanka Trump bowing out of politics just as her father announced his presidential candidacy for 2024 in a gilded evening.
The 45th President’s oldest daughter was at Donald Trump’s side, non-stop, during his first term, there helping with policy, being an ambassador and senior advisor etc. but, yesterday, declared, “While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics.”
The “private life” they are “creating as a family,” it must be noted, very much involves surfing.
You’ll certainly recall when Trump nearly decapitated her son with a waterlogged soft top in Miami. That might have been enough to shake even the most motivated VAL but, in the months since, the taller blonde has been seen regularly surfing all around greater southern Florida both with and without her children.
Lately, mostly without.
Surfers, everywhere, both understanding and recognizing this affliction, disease as it were. The act of riding waves getting placed above every and anything until the aforementioned “private life” is in shambles.
Addiction.
Light a candle for the children.
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Only person i know that can surf away from the shore, amazing. And you never increase your distance from it.
My those Popeye girl friend’s legs, zero definition, looking like popsicle sticks.
Try eating a meal or two, not a good look in my opinion for a family obsessed with looks, daddy critical criticism of others.
Ivanka say hello to Stormy, I believe daddy allegedly told Stormy she reminded her of you.
Ha ha! Yes, he’d spear them with a weapon of a different kind.
summary: elephant party has hot ladies…donkey party, not so much…
I’d sacrifice myself for the cause.
Another case of wrong comments for above article..
make sailing a sport again…Swan 57/
https://cdn.moreboats.com/b…
As far as sponsors or advertisers—I think the bigger news is that it looks like JEEP dumped the Wsl and is no longer advertising there, or not near on the scale they used to.. (I could be wrong but it kind of looks that way). Which seems like it would be a huge major blow to them. (which kind of cheers me up). Chas, if you want a story, why don’t you research the Jeep ad and and see what’s goin on.
“need a track on a mastercraft…blonde in tow, over?”
I think you misunderstood RS’s drop in. My guess is the drop ins woudn’t be taking place in the ocean but rather on a nice cozy king size with fuzzy carpet and a mirror on the ceiling.
waterbed…motorboating…feather pillow fight…then onward to the barn for a hay ride?
Sigh.
Chas can you at least put a tag on the articles that are aimed at google algorithms so we dont have to read them?
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
I’m a massive fan of Remarque, and I always get so angry when I’m in a book shop and the only R’s are Tom Robbins! My ex was a major fan of his, she insisted I read him. Never again!
Love me some Tom Robbins
I read one of his books, some shit about a guy with a pyramid head. One of the worst books I have ever read
What authors float your boat?
Remarque, Hemingway, McMurthy, Capote, Hunter S Thompson, I read a lot of Stephen King between serious books
You might like JP Donleavy if you haven’t read him already. An influential writer for HST, the Ginger Man was a great book
I must give that one a go alright. I really enjoyed James Slaters The Hunters and Solo Faces. They aren’t about surfing, but they could be
Chas is complicit, too! Welcome to Paradise and Cocaine…I write great shit too!
I also love Fante, and Kennedy Toole. Nothing better than an unreliable narrator, perhaps that what I like about Chas’ writing
looked up Fante and realized I’d watched Ask The Dusk and will watch again. Bandini, oh man! A street in the City of Commerce where I polished my enviro consulting skills…allegedly one of the most corrupt with 85 residents surrounded by major manufacturing…20+ years of PCH, HWY 1 to 405 to 5 to Commerce exit. the commute. oh god. never needed therapy. was self-medicating both ways.
The movie is terrible aside from the scene where Salma goes skinny dipping, but the book is incredible. He was a massive influence on bukowski
I would love the chance to repeatedly drop in on her.
going to move to Aus to encourage building more dingo fences?
https://thumbnails.yayimage…
Good piece. Happy the Dems kept the Senate and Republicans got the House. Split govt is good. You go right, I’ll go left.
From The Root: “Sorry, the Bar Is Closed: CNN to Cut Back on New Year’s Eve On-Air Drinking.
“The holiday will never be the same without drunk Don Lemon.”
From Don Surber: Post-Trump, revenues are down.
Gotta cut back somewhere.
Terrible analogy.
It’s not a wave , it’s a tug o war.
fuck beachgrit is as lame as it gets these days, but as Chas said in his podcast with the man who said men shouldn’t wear shorts, he loves it
Oh it was me who said men should not wear shorts. I stand behind!
well Scales definitely agreed with you, he’s a crazy guy