“All in plain sight for the blind sheep to see…”
The temporarily crippled eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater has finally addressed claims he is a member of a secret Masonic order and that the logo of his popular surf brand Outerknown is modelled after the Masons’ compass and square.
Slater, who is fifty-one, ain’t one to back down from an online skirmish, instances too numbers to list or link but the most enduring, I think, is when he hit back at an historically inaccurate troll who claimed US military involvement always ended in failure.
(Slater had jokingly suggested the US Navy sink 260 Chinese fishing boats in the Galapagos Islands.)
“You would be the type of fool to advocate for military violence and US involvement overseas,” wrote the troll. “The US needs to stop fucking policing the world. Getting the military involved has never helped anything it’s always the same people who end up hurting and having to pay for it.”
Slater’s riposte.
“Fuck off. It’s a joke, albeit a serious topic. I’m currently and always have been anti war. I’m also pro environment and wildlife. And I don’t really give a shit to talk to you or hear your opinion so fuck off.”
A new front has opened up, however, after Kimo Clark posted a debunking of conspiracy theories surrounding the devastating wildfires on Maui.
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“I don’t mean any disrespect to people believing these ideas,” writes Clark. “There are a ton of confused and hurt people affected by the fire. I am also a victim who lost my home, my neighborhood and the place I grew up in.
“I think it’s healthy to question authority and processes. But do it for your own knowledge, not to jump on some band wagon that has no factual basis or because it’s what your friends believe or whatever latest social media trend is.”
The conspiracy busting Slater, who has previously taken on flat-earthers responded, “Humbling to hear your words about the situation, the people affected, and the outlandish ideas carelessly being spread. Hopefully this is heard far and wide to counter some of the nonsense. Thanks for bringing sensibilities and respect to the people doing their best to help during and after such a catastrophic event. Sounds like we need more like yourself.”
As is the norm in online discourse in came the freaks,
And, “His logo is a Masonic compass and square… you need to research whom controls your reality…be objective.”
(More, too, including: “Just goes to show you can be awake to the vaccines and still fast asleep to the weather modifications and weaponising of weather throughout the world. You’ll be woken up very soon.”

Slater quickly squared off, “You taking about me and our company logo that is a literal ‘O’ and ‘K’ for Outerknown?”
And,
“Nobody owns my mind. The Masonic thing is cute…I just wish I knew what benefits its affords me that I’m not getting.”
Kelly Slater, of course, is no stranger to conspiracy theories himself and believes there’s a “lot of fishy things about” 9/11, that those pretty white plumes of smoke from jet airliners ain’t so pretty, mainstream media lies etc.
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And she enjoys frolicking in theaters….
They were just measuring the joint up for a new base. Nothing to worry about.
gives me chicken skin and a slight RUSH…
There ABSOLUTELY ARE Directed Energy Weapons in existence that can do this type of damage. We have them mounted on U.S. Navy ships and on drones. If we have, Everyone has em. This cat is obviously a “coincidence theorist”. There’s only 100+ strange coincidences you have to believe in if you believe this forest fire crap. Chinese satellites? I don’t know, but maybe THIS is just yet another coincidence. See for yourself:
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Is this a Rush reference? Either way, time to crank up that my Rush playlist.
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Board versus Sword!
Score…
Saw ‘Gladiator,’ R. Crowe…Romans 0, Crowd 2…win the crowd!
Tonight’s feast is Fuel TV and Dubai…The Emirates, princes, and a degrading, non-hard, lemonade fanatic-driven (fan) religion…
Skateboarding is in ‘in’ the Middle East, capitalism city/state, no residencies…
No routine coverage on local tv, cable tv, VS., or mtv…not ABC…
But back in the days of 6-feet of snow, we used to tear the steel wheels off of roller skates and nail them into a self-customized plywood board…
I went thru dozens of Buster Brown, leather-bottomed shoes…
Skateboarding down to Cos’s and Ian’s house and later ended up at the beach…MB (near LA)
Surfing, biking, skating…
Back to the skateboarding thing…
Middle East is (as the Demos say in the States ‘should be about CHANGE) without regard, really charging!!!
Aerial speed airplane shows, high rising buildings, and
World in changes, I don’t think so…somewhere there is WAR…
Skaters rule and succeed, while “no skating boarding” signs abound worldwide…
Haven’t slowed any of the Thru Caribbean crowd down (Fuel tv)…or WSL Puerto XXL mañana (8AM; World Surf league.COM)
And will not impede progress…
We have always been lovers of the board and the ball (bearings)…
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At my Lodge, as all Lodges, we have records/minutes from every meeting. Who attended. What was discussed, etc.. Being a relatively older Lodge from early 1900’s, you can, for a moment, catch a glimpse of the general societal mood in the air. One clear example are the records from late 1941 through the end of the war. Huge uptick in membership with men, barely out of high school, joining Freemasonry before heading off to war. You can feel the tension in the pages. A raw pursuit of truth right as the world was going mad, while also cognisant that being a Mason may prove lifesaving should that man find himself alone in enemy territory. An angst leaps from the pages.
How would being a Mason potentially prove life saving in enemy territory?
There were (still are) Lodges throughout occupied Europe. Service members would commit to memory and make notations on maps where Lodges were. Once Hitler outlawed Freemasonry and sent members to concentration camps as political prisoners, Masons adopted use of forget-me-not flower pins on their lapels, which would be recognizable by other Masons but not authorities.
In prisoner of war camps Lodges were formed which helped soldiers endure the harsh treatment by the Nazis through strength found in brotherhood and fellowship.
As a Mason, you have an obligation to help another Mason in need. Not that troops found themselves alone in enemy territory often, but knowing the exploits of your enemy, any advantage should the occasion arise was utilized.
That’s quite interesting. A colleague tried to get me to join, it not really my thing, but he really seems to enjoy it!
Only Brazilian prayers please.
pastor says you’re free from mortal sin. ‘cept that one time~
His shirt says truth so it must be true
You didn’t do the Degrees, even after DeMolay?
Hmmmm……. birds of a feather…..
since when is brotherhood and fellowship bad?
ask Adolf?
It was illegal to be a Mason in Nazi Germany.
Kelly is the sole reason that I won’t touch psychedelics to attain chill enlightenment.
Maybe I should one day, but only when his linen soiling purge begins to show.
Xox
Doggy, Kelly needs psychedelics to realize nothing positive comes from groveling in social media mud with more talented contrarians.
He is not yet displaying any benefits of his ayahuaska journey though. Xox
I’m steering clear of the ayahuasca, ketamine and heavy shroom journey fad many are doing these days as they seem to go deeper and uncover too much baggage that most humans cannot manage. That said, I do microdose roughly once a month or so to take off a little of life’s edge and while not for most, it works for my twisted soul.
Dig in to what works, I’m terrified of the potential realisations I may have.
Xox
I absolutely agree! I’ve seen some solid result with buddies who have a decade plus of sobriety or PTSD BUT I’m not convinced the heavy journeys won’t cause deeper scars to unravel their souls. Maybe too heavy for the pages of BG but as they say “buyer beware” or as the the good Dr Hunter S. Thompson said many decades ago “buy the ticket, take the ride” so for now sipping tequila and an occassional microdose keeps me relatively sane
Went for a macro-dose last night. Between that and the beers and bong rips, our poker game suffered.
LOL!!! Hopefully the cards were, at the minimum, breathing while in your hands or on the table! A seasoned mixologist told me in the 80s to never mix weed with shrooms as they conflict and to focus on tequila as the proper balancing agent. True or not(I was rather messed up at the time) it seems to work for me these days. The same guy also believed blow worked well with shrooms…who was I to question his thinking?
I ended up $3 poorer at the end of the night. But we all gained priceless amounts of wisdom in the bamboo forest where we were playing.
I’m immensely envious of the experience!
My younger self would say a punch in the mouth would be more appropriate but I’m old now so I’m left to suggest Slater should keep at it as his groveling and lacking intellect provides great entertainment
I don’t think Kelly could even weather the journey of being a 1° Apprentice Mason. Doubt his ego would allow it.
Please explain.
You’re nothing but an Apprentice Mason until you prove otherwise. A Mason, but only an Apprentice.
I imagine Kelly would have difficulty checking his ego like that.
Yeah, he’d want a gifted level.
My father in law would never explain it to me. He was dying and I took him on a bucket list golf trip, so I thought he would drop the goods, nada.
We have a lodge in town, never seen it open, never seen anyone going in or out.
Every Lodge has a website. They meet once a week.
Free will is important. Must be your decision, not your father-in-law’s.
I grew up near a massive lodge, 60,000 sq feet. We skated the parking lot. Always empty. I have/had no intention of joining. Anything that is that secretive sparks my curiosity.
You’re missing out. The virgin sacrifices are a hoot.
There was a guy who came to Orange County and opened a competing business to mine. He had a talented partner, but kind of stuck in one style. He was a member and he began gobbling up accounts immediately. My biz manager couldn’t get his head around it and I told him not to worry, the accounts they were collecting we had let go years before. Biz manager wasn’t having it, once they consolidated the middle ground biz, they would go for the high end stuff and they obvs had juice because their work wasn’t all that.
I became friends with them and nothing really added up. After I sold and moved, I even went to help them with a few gigs.
At one point, they started attending my shows and conventions, shared a few dinners and drinks over a few years. I was told their biz guy was a Mason, wind at his back and it sure seemed like it but I didn’t care.
I had a problem with the ex president’s club and declined a job that this man took… turns out, he moved to DC to work at the WH and was implored to execute the gig I declined. He called me and I gladly sent him the art direction I had already been paid for.
To this day, every step he takes is red carpeted.
What was the ex-President”s club?
mar a lago
is that orange land?
yes
a moral decision?
They missed their payment deadlines.
Was told that the RNC would pick up the charges, they had paid for my visit and presentation. They said the JDL was underwriting the gala (AIPAC), JDL rep said the club would scratch me a check upon completion.
I get paid in full two weeks in advance and was unable to nail down the club GM to even sign the contract that the RNC claimed paying my appearance fee was sufficient.
Had no choice. Event planner was scrambling for all the vendors.
So it’s not really the Masonic connection that troubles you?
I have no idea, just that Jeff always is the right place at the right time despite not offering anything special.
Ben Gravy is an apprentice Mason.
It’s a start.
Edit: ugh, now that the joke has sunk in, let me start my snarky reply anew; yeah, so that’s why Ben dresses up like Santa Claus, he’s always “Ho, Ho, Ho”ing
Kimo Clark looks like alternate reality Chas, where Chas grew up in Modesto and took up dirtbiking instead of writing.
Much respect to Kimo for his debunking. Still don’t understand the flat-brim cap thing.
never really paid attention to it before, but that masonic logo thing is downright pornographic. The G and the V between the legs…dirty old men, I reckon.
I just woke up from a two surgery, five day incubated state where my missus was told to prepare after I had a bit of ‘abdominal pain’. Hug your loved ones , your animals or your people. Love you all.
jeezus Gil, hope things turn for the better soon. Glad you’re up enough to post at least this. Thoughts
andprayers!!Thoughts are prayers
Stay Grit, Gil. Stay Grit.
Real glad you’re still with the gang Dubs G.
Criiikey Double Gee
Sounds heavy
All the best with your recovery…
Faaark, Gil. That’s no good. Here’s to a full recovery.
Freaking rad that Beach Grit is one of your first post-op stops
Bit of time between surgery, ICU and this dang ward lol
So gnarly, hardest part of being a patient is being patient.
Hang in there…. loved one’s are waiting on you.
Sending lots of love and hugs Xox
I almost wrote harden up cunt but thought better of it.
Get well soon my friend.
Soft cunt. I would have written it.
Haha!!
Touche!!
Sounds like you just duckdived a cleanup set.
Now you can turn around and catch wave of the year!
Hectic! What happened?
Two laparotomy surgeries and some gnarly self healed septic shock that needed ‘unhealing’.
geez, GG. is it contagious? can we all get it by sharing the the blog site?
Glad you made it through the surgeries. Five wave holdown. Once you get home try and get stronger quickly as you can. Try and go on walks. Laying in bed is really bad for you.
Was Kelly in the bed next to you offering advice to your Doctors?
Kelly got the Drs using cut up bits of discarded mark cunningham single flippers as an organic recycled mouth guard to stop me from biting the breathing tube.
He also got the Drs using single sourced hand foiled outerknown fishing net wrist restraints to stop me from sitting up to look at my gaping abdominal cavity whilst fighting sedation.
Man never stops giving.
That comment is a 9.
Sounds like they provided you with proper pain killlers and good tequila to wash them down with. Can you write an article for BG about this experience?
Well Negs the air of homoerotica is well represented in your single sentence offering. Or am I just projecting due having just seen a video of a US politician(Lauren Boebert) engaged in heavy petting while watching a play that left me troubled knowing her fun bags are massive…
Wishing you only the best.
Here’s to a quick and full recovery
Hang in there! Man I do love the sleep during surgeries as it is a rare moment of true peace!
Shit dude.
Glad you’re still with us!