Peak silly goose.
World Surf League Chief of Executives Erik Logan is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Mere days ago, at the end of the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the Oklahoman took to social media with a whopping claim that there were “51,000” souls on the beach to witness Joao Chianca’s maiden Championship Tour victory.
“THE MOMENTUM IS REAL” he exclaimed in all caps.
Well, those watching the broadcast could see many people, two or three thousand, standing on the shore. Five thousand maximum. An insanely far cry from 51,000, pointed out directly by Derek Rielly who penned, “If you’ve ever been at a stadium that holds fifty-thousand people you know the immenseness of that number, columns and columns of human beings sitting shoulder to shoulder as far as the eye can see. But, still, wild crowd numbers are regularly thrown out by event organisers.”
The “longtime Australian surf journalist” went on to recount absurdist people pumps from Egypt to Washington D.C. before circling back around to Supertubos and the ludicrousness of the 51,000 number.
Logan, mad as hell, not taking it, headed back to social media with a serious clap back.
“To all my ‘friends’ who want to comment and talk about the numbers I’d like to offer this PSA…” he wrote on Instagram Stories. “If you want to dispute the fact that there was 51,000 people on the beach I’ll offer this to you…” and littered an arrow emoji pointing to the next slide.
Mic drop.
Except.
A little research, as in first Google hit, will reveal some comparisons.
50,000 every seat full.
And/or a concert.
And/or a different concert.
What a silly goose that Erik Logan remains.
David Lee Scales and I discussed his willful, malignant ignorance today, anyhow, as well as laying rest to a dear old friend.
RIP Drummer Dave and your work in resuscitating Kolohe Andino’s career will echo through… probably not eternity but at least a couple years.
Listen now.
Going to be 100000 at bells. All crammed on a beach that can’t handle 1500. Pity you couldn’t get your elevated Winki platform up ya cunt
Ambivalent, and wondering about our reason for existence.
I’ll listen to it later
I thought her name was O-dawg…or is that the name Martin Potter called Owen Wright that made me want to punch Martin in the face every time he said it.
Max on the beach 500/600. Count the couple hundred on Facebook and a few thousand loons on you tube who aren’t even watching what’s happening. So being generous in totality about 3k worldwide on all platforms. Tombstone attempts off a cliff in Acapulco or Newquay has more viewers. Things can only get better mate.
Alternate facts. The white sand makes the crowd appear smaller. ELo is a sensitive guy, I can’t imagine Roger Goodell (NFL Commissioner) getting all butt hurt if Ralph Vacchiano (a real sports journalist) called him out on something.
I’m not a fan of this Erik Logan guy
This is typical CEO and marketing semantics and I don’t see how the BG staff, with their history of following pro surfing either cannot pick up on this or they are in the biz of creating click bait as well. Not ONCE, at least in the examples you have provided in the article does the poor sap say that “there were 51k people there at the same time.” I can easily see 50k people over the course of 4 days. And if push comes to shove… I’m sure Elo will confess to that while at the same time saying that he did not say anything that was factually and categorically false. 51k people could have indeed stepped foot on the beach. The US Open at HB and event owner IMG, annually puts out the attendance at 500k people to the media every year. If you all believe that there are 500k on the beach at any given time… I have Bluestar on the phone with a $1b offer to you guys for the acquisition of Beach Grit.
Well 2 things learnt from Supertubos. Elo definitely follows BG and a few dogs barking is louder than 51k people.
51000. Where they all park you Fucken kook. You must drink your own bath water and call it champagne
You and JMd a good pair. Both totally dilutional
No-one except Jamie O’Brien and Ben Gravy really cares how many people watch surf comps live. It’s almost always pretty dull and besides the odd surfer here and there, most people non-surfers or kooks who have no clue and at best roll out their soft tops at shitty beach breaks during holidays.
JOB doesn’t give a rats ass about tour events/crowds. He burnt a copy of the then ASP rule book and went free surfing. Don’t care for Ben Gravy.
Yes absolutely and I remember when that rat ass punched Ricardo dos Santos in a heat at Teahupoo after dropping in on him. Nice guy. But my point was related to his vested interest in soft tops and like the WSP, how he capitalises on kooks for $$$’s.
Fair enough.
specrtum
liberty. liberty/ sushii?
i’m listenin’
Massive tool – we haven’t heard the online numbers yet – am sure its about 2 million “unique” views!!!
Yeah!? Right on Erik, right on! Way to show the 38 dudes and one chick shaking their fists at the clouds in BG’s comment section who’s boss!
His drone shot of the beach looks photoshopped
RDJ, in Satirical Black Face™️, knew to never go Full Retard™️
He didn’t get ass raped by a strap on worn by Oprah for decades. Why do u think this kook is so comfy around the chic with the huge neck!?
Elo tea-bagging BG!
‘Andy with death grip on the angry inch more like it.
What a clown.
His ultra hard surf “friends”
Which raises the questions:
1. Does he have BG on favorite searches?
2. Does he get automatic announcements when BG posts something on the WSL?
3. Does he have someone on staff reading BG and BG comments, writing daily summaries and reports for him?
Dude has to realize that engaging BG on social media is only a lose-lose for him and the WSL, right? The comments on their IG page are brutal as is.
The chic with the huge neck, and the chic with the brain damaged brother sit around eating fudge and browsing this section of established surf hierarchy.
I hope someone reads him my episodes of the workplace dramedy at WSL headquarters (Prodie being the main character) that I put in the comments. I’m sure he gets a kick at how under-the-top they are.
arson?
Negs I think all y’all(Elo okie speak for everyone) need to understand how Elo learned to count. I once went duck hunting in the panhandle of Oklahoma and the land owner explained how they count duck populations in Oklahoma as follows:
“Ya see we send wildlife division divers in the water to count the ducks feet and divide by two to come up with the population count”
I’m guessing Elo surely forgot to divide by two as his Okie math(not meth) failed him…
Are most CEOs of major sports leagues, or at least, sports attempting to be a major sports league, this insecure? And also this unqualified? And this out of touch? At least Rabbit had a vision, and connections, and knew how to surf.
Roger Goodell got steamrolled by BLM into painting “anti racism” slogans on every field and helmet.
Rob Manfred got shamed in to moving the All Star game out of Atlanta.
So yes, there is definitely some insecurity.
*tearfully rips photo in half* https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Light a candle.
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Pour one out?
Chas. Lick the ass that feeds you
I’m struggling to avoid the visual!
Logan’s glasses look drawn on.
Do you prefer without? https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
yeeesh! you can’t unsee that!