Whoop there it is.
Church bells began peeling at exactly 10:06 am Pacific Standard Time as surf journalist Chas Smith pressed “publish” on his 5000th story for the culturally valuable surf blog BeachGrit. While there was some debate as to if various “Open Thread: Comment Live” pieces should count, most put aside fussy bean counting to simply take the moment in.
Smith reached the milestone after nearly nine years of tireless, oftentimes groundbreaking, reporting on topics of essential interest to surfers worldwide including, and almost limited to, Kelly Slater.
Zach Weisberg, founder of cosplay website The Inertia often featured on BeachGrit, was unavailable for comment.
While readers, worldwide, celebrated the moment by lighting candles and going not surfing, attention began turning toward what Smith’s 5001 piece might be. Early buzz suggested something possibly on a new busty brunette in former, and perpetual, world number two Taj Burrow’s life even though he seemed to be happily married.
Anticipation growing to almost dangerous levels.
More as it develops.
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we’re still inbibing & celebing: Warchild cracks a beer; Chas pulls out the frozen Stoli; DR has over-glazed eyes; Currie is on the stove; LT and Jonah? commercial break. “Down a Corona and CHase it with Hornitos~”
Congratulations to all of us for having the fortitude to at least sometimes read the first paragraph of these articles.
Cherish is the word used to describe…All the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside
[Chorus]
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I had told you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could hold you
You don’t know how many times I’ve wished that I could mold you Into someone who could cherish me as much as I cherish you
signed,
The Association (of former trolls, now considered either Chas-chick-filets and/or Dereklicts)
7.1 single wave heat avg for the career to date, though this came in at just a 2.4. Seems the judges didn’t buy the claim. Needed more thrust, Joe?
Truer words were never spoken/written/commented(?). Still congrats, thanks for sometimes trying to make us chuckle.
Thanks for yuks Mr. Smith
Keep ’em coming
valley girl
5000 or variation, may refer to:
In general
A.D. 5000, the last year of the 5th millennium CE, an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday
5000 BCE, a year in the 5th millennium BC
5000s AD, a decade, century, millennium in the 6th millennium CE
5000s BCE, a decade, century, millennium in the 6th millennium BC
5000 (number)
Music
Powerman 5000, an industrial hard rock band
“5000”, a 2002 song by Nelly from Nellyville
Michael “5000” Watts, rap artist
Other uses
5000 metres, an event raced by long-distance athletes
United States $5000 bill featuring a portrait of James Madison
Ford 5000, a tractor
5000 IAU, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt, the 5000th asteroid registered
5000 (District of Berat), one of the postal codes in Albania
-Wikipedia
Tu meke Chas!
Goddamit Chas, that is a fine effort. Content is king as they say.
P.S. I think you’ll find that Bells “peal” not “peel”, unless you have a mighty sharp peeler.
I like to keep consistent.
What a seminal moment in surfing history
One day of waves in six months and I miss this auspicious occasion.
Congrats Chas, is there a gold jacket or ceremony we can live feed?
LOL
Take a bow, Sir… Kudos to you!..
Just like the miscounted Floridian votes due to the unpunched ‘chads’ on voting cards on some American election a while back, this total of 5000 is being disputed by many due to Chas including ‘live comp comment announcements’ in the total.
These ‘live comp comment announcements’ aren’t actually articles, so a recount is needed…
Hope you have a great day Chas, and know that we’re looking forward to your 5000th genuine article
Cheers
Chastising Chas?
LA news Flash: “The Aussie guy who invented the booerrang grenade died today.” (Johnny Carson, Aug 1987)
5k…some cranked out with careless bravado and occasionally with piercing clarity. The biting critiques along with the feats of fatness and fatuousness. But even insufferably insouciant Chas was/is always better than no Chas.
P.S. Thanks for teaching me the word insouciant. I come here, dear Master, to learn.
Claim your prize!
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Ruh roh. Trouble brewin
That’s a lot of STD’s in that pic.
The suspense was killing me. Congrats!
God it seems like so much more. Congratulations, Charlie.
The negative to our toxic positivity, what a journey xox
thanks for being in charge of the love, dogsnuts
You are most welcome cunt xox
is pubs or cunt referring to the directive? FOCUS!
Chief of Love and deputy vice senior bumhole fingering xox