Huzzah, old sport.
Oh to be Matt Warshaw. Surfing’s premier, and only, historian certainly has it all. Author of best-selling books, past checkered with a who’s who of notable surf personalities, respect from every corner. He is not like us. He is a cultural icon and, such, has been lionized for the second time by the most important magazine on earth.
Yes, The New Yorker, founded in 1925, matters to people who make money and hold power. It employs Pulitzer Prize winning writers, not racist AI bots. The topics it covers are discussed in various salons whilst the well-heeled sip brandy.
The first time, Warshaw was lauded for being the Oxford dictionary’s surf consultant. His caricature appeared thusly.
The second time, just yesterday, Warshaw was praised for going on a surf trip to Fiji. His pasquinade presented so (Warshaw on right).
“The first Zephyr surfboard ever made was made for me,” Warshaw told the writer. “My brand-new Jeff Ho surfboard had been stolen. I was twelve, and heartbroken. I was with Jay Adams, who later became the most famous of the Z-Boys.”
A double-barreled flex that makes Kelly Slater’s various boastings seem downright humble.
Somewhere, Sam George is weeping into a crumpled photograph of Nia Peeples, pleading, “Why not me? Why doesn’t The New Yorker love me? Why doesn’t The New Yorker choose me?” to a silent universe.
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Matt’s great.
Sam’s a tool.
You might be in the New Yorker, but you are not in Chas’s police report.
Sure the New Yorker is pretty high brow and they have had great writers like Truman Capote and James Baldwin, but we have writers like Cha…, uhh, never mind.
Couldn’t be less interested in learning what people who don’t surf think about surfing.
Just remember that surfing gave birth to all board sports.
What about skiing or tobogganing, or roller-skating?
Or ironing?
This is great news.
After a six month hiatus from surfing, I did not do super good my first day back.
Now I know if I wait another 9 1/2 years….I’ll be back in prime form.
I never knew Matt Warshaw was with Jay Adams! Hawwwt.
Xox
Pics or it never happened, Matt….
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That could be any beach. I’m not buying it hahahaha
hallmark card: this is us~
Definitely could be Blackpool beach in England in winter.
While this is a spectacular effort, I am more interested in the latest news from Outerknown! YES, I just received their latest mailer and I can buy their overpriced clothing and they now offer monogram services too!
Do you have to be member to buy there clothes like FMX? I couldn’t believe you have to subscribe to purchase a $850 wetsuit that takes weeks to get.
I don’t believe so but I cannot envision a reason why I’d buy their overpriced clothing. Just looked at a Matuse 4/3 but the full price is painful so headed to wetsuit warehouse and other sites to compare prices
Get a Feral bro. Best suits ever.
Looking at them now. THX!
worst article ever. two mega interesting guys and that’s all we got? Matt is rad but don’t sleep on Marc Theodore either…very cool guy who ran a punk rock record label for a long time. Great stories
How do their asses taste? I figure you would know with all that kissing.
nice one boss, got me
poo…within’s a stanch …er, stentch~
Wheat germ
in the mix?
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Bland ass..
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Why was the NY’er article written? Did the author just run into Warshaw on his first surf trip years?
The article is basically high culture’s first encounter with quit-lit.
Adult learners and people who have surfed a few times on vacation like the New Yorker editorial staff have a hard time understanding why a hardcore surfer would spend 10 years of his life documenting surfing while just not surfing. We all get it though.
Too bad she didn’t get into why she thinks surfing is racist and Matt does not. That might have been interesting.
His eyeglass choice screams “Mississippi Burning”..
A smart Man knows that Reef Brazil ads getting clipped, were their undoing. Just like the wsl leaning up the sandwich makers against the Men’s comps. smh T-n-A, or bust! I repeat myself…
Reef ads were the best. The day they stopped making the reef calendar was the day surfing sold out.
Someone told me the New York Times was failing
It is. The New Yorker, though, is forever crushing.
The Old Grey Lady’s younger cousin is much more attractive and sophisticated.
“… pleading, “Why not me? Why doesn’t The New Yorker love me? Why doesn’t The New Yorker choose me?”
Those damn demons in your head talking to you again Charles?
You’re the Christina Revels-Glick of Beachgrit, masturbating on Chas’s beach daily.
I’ll take it. Beats being the Kim Kardashian of Chas’ beach, biggest ass (hole) on the beach.
I was going to say ‘touche’, but I think Negs topped you in this exchange. Up your game, d00d.
I’m trying but I’m not typically as angry at the world as he is.
someone is typing…
I thought Tony Alva was far more famous than Jay, but I’m a revisionist who cannot be trusted.
I’d put my bet on more people being aware of Stacy Peralta than any other of the Z-boys. They may not realize it, but the Powell Peralta name exceeds the famous-ness of the others by far.
While Stacy was/is more successful, Tony and Jay have much more face recognition.
And street creds.
Gator was pretty famous for a while.
final curtain… you make #0.00. common sense/
Of course he is.
Infamous and famous are so close.