Goodbye horses.
“Life is like a box of chocolates,” the famous thinker Forrest Gump once declared, adding, “you never know what you are going to get.” Former World Surf League CEO Erik Logan certainly didn’t. The Oklahoman with a million dollar smile and a magic wetsuit of armor was riding high. After slamming those who dared put themselves above “the integrity of the sport,” the big boss traveled to Brazil in order to revel in victory while living his best life.
Alas, something happened (more as the story develops), and Logan was suddenly and brutally sacked in the most terse way possible.
Simply “no longer with the company.”
Rabid surf watchers immediately swung to Logan’s much-loved Instagram account, a place where he took followers on special tours and ordered his employees to take their shirts off, in order to find clues or, at the least, comfort.
Their dreams dashed, slowly, by days upon days of silence.
Though a small devastating shift has, just moments ago, occurred.
While not posting a topless massage of Jordy Smith ahead of the J-Bay Pro, Logan quietly disappeared the phrase “CEO World Surf League” from his biography.
Before:
After:
The fact that Logan continues to live life “one wave at a time” certainly provides some comfort but what is his new “passion” and how will he remake his life around it?
If he would speak, I imagine him saying, “I see you rise.” But, it always falls. I see you come, I see you go.
He say, “All things pass into the night.” And I say, “Oh no sir I must say you’re wrong. I must disagree, oh no sir, I must say you’re wrong.”
Won’t you listen to me?
He told me, I’ve seen it all before. I’ve been there, I’ve seen my hopes and dreams.
Lying on the ground. I’ve seen the sky just begin to fall.
He say, “All things pass into the night.”
And I say, “Oh no sir, I must say you’re wrong. I must disagree, oh no sir, I must say you’re wrong.”
Won’t you listen to me?
Goodbye horses I’m flying over you.
Logan’s Linkedin still, thankfully, lists him as CEO of the World Surf League.
Hope springs.
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coffee top table books….this one is lame.
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Taking it down could be seen as an admission of guilt.
synchronicity plus dharma = a feelin of belongin…#metoo. I wanted to be Sandy Koufax!
they use cookies. does ELO accept cookies?
https://www.cotizup.com/bui…
I wouldn’t be surprised if Elo quietly got the sack before Brazil but decided to turn up there anyway being a delusional pig-headed cunt he didn’t want to believe he lost his dream job and could somehow make things right. Dirk, deciding that Elo being a turd that won’t flush, had no other option but to put an abrupt end to Elos tenure.
And male anuses
Xox
ballito – rd of 16 willcox vs morgs was a cracking heat
good waves too
Heat 1 round 16: just brought up Willcox vs Cibilic on tube. and a 10 for W. ehhh?
The waves were pretty good as well!
I see that he is following one less in the after photo.
I wonder if that one he unfollowed was the WSL.
Tit for tat warfare.
Chaz … I know you have Logan’s personal phone number. As you are dearest friends and all. Have you not reached out yet?
Anyone floated the insider gambling theory on that thrown final? That’s what I’m going with.
Shannon looks like elo enough to think there’s something there. Shannon seems pissed off enough to think its unstable. Pros like lynch and pottz disappeared. Maybe elo got served what he dished out. Brazos complaints may have just confirmed previous accusations. Padle boarders just don’t get it.
Best creative short piece of yours I’ve read Mr. Smith. Literature no question. Henry Miller, Bukowski, HST, but clearly yours. Thumbs up emoji
As TheOnion is to crazy world…As Chas is to the surfworld…polished sarcasm for the few able to comprehend; as either a downward spiral or a view beyond the ‘lookin glass.’
Instagram is for old people
maybe 45-49 yr olds?
Yes. That’s me…45
The story of Elo’s demise will likely never be told other than in whispers in clandestine back rooms in 3rd world, war torn locales. Yes Chas you know those places and IF you’re worth your pretty, door opening looks and pedigree you’ll get the goods. Step on it pal!
Yes, NDAs are meaningful these days and Dziff knows how to enforce them.
introducing we;re ur new queer p’ducers… https://youtu.be/Y-xCTaDhYWQ
or The Mexican? https://youtu.be/J1c1d8KAAC8
WHOA! Sammy is a LEGEND but I prefer Herb’s version with the semi-hot LA girl in the video
ELO’s fav is tijuana taxi. beep. beep!
blackball flag rising: slash my bro out of that pic. skyfall, again?
And all the missing socks!?!? How does that figure into it all? Maybe it’s that cat, pushing them off into space.
The real story: Who the fuck are these folks that follow E-Lo? Using social media is embarrasing enough as a grown man. Following a cat like E-Lo, though? New-Lo
They are the same people that have the inertia page tab saved as one of there favorites.
Then I humbly must rescind my comment. I have it saved right there on my MySpace page.
Still can’t help but think this all has something to do with Medina, Pip, and Italo , their whining, and Elo’s response to them – and of course lawyers advising Dork Ziff to can Elo immediately due to a Saquarema surprise, via threats of a lawsuit… all of it so absurd it can only be true.
Surely it involves some bizarre Okie sex ritual with farm animals and not the typical ill advised corporate missionary style sex act with a subordinate in a far away beach resort or in the bowels of the corporate offices
or, he’s so delusional that he still thinks he didn’t do anything wrong by that and that taking it down would effectively be an admission of culpability
TMZgrit… Wasted opportunity to not re print THE letter
I almost stopped reading at that point but hoping someone finally has the balls to say what happened. Lots of claims to know but tails tucked in their dirty vaginas when it comes to saying. Pretty pussy ass considering this shit is anonymous.