"To declare the World Surf League does not understand surfing is a profound understatement..."
To declare that the World Surf League does not understand surfing is a profound understatement. The “Global Home of Surfing” routinely steps the wrong way, its institutional ignorance too vast to even begin to catalog. “Backward Fins” Beth, Erik “ELo” Logan, Finals Day at Lower Trestles… I don’t have enough time for this, to be honest.
The latest? Mason Ho discussing how he received a strongly worded letter from the veterinarian offices about how he was “offending the audience” after a maybe botched Pipeline claim.
Ho, son of Michael, brother of Coco, nephew of Derek, sat next to the legendary Cheeseburger on the must-watch new series from Blak Bear Surf Club discussing a wave he caught during a Pipeline event and getting caught betwixt a finger snap and Andy Irons’ iconic shotgun claim which turned into something all its own.
Whilst surf fans celebrated, as they always do, Ho’s creativity, the World Surf League grew incensed and issued him a strongly worded letter telling him he was “offending fans,” or some such.
The conversation is priceless, Ho forgiving, kind, wonderful, does not cast stones (other than the ones he already cast).
Burger the best sidekick ever.
But my goodness.
World Surf League?
Do you even watch surfing?
David Lee Scales and I, anyhow, discussed the moment along with hot sake, mouth taping, faith healers and Carissa Moore’s perfection. It might be our best show yet and I think you should probably enjoy.
If not now then later.
RIP Party Pete.
Or did you come to the universal conclusion that listening now is better?
It’s the right call.
bruce wasnt invited either?
Why RIP Party Pete? What did I miss?
Dumb founded here too CB..
Fuck that. Mase should just quit the tour
Hard to quit something you are technically not on
Actually he was giving the jerking off gesture to WSL.
These MF’ers… I can’t even come up with a funny comment attempt on this one… the fact that these millionaire dweebs who think they are the face of surfing , telling the son of Michael Ho (who also surfs better than at least 9/10s of the CT tour) how to act at Pipe is f#$%in infuriating… this one right here is beyond any other atrocious BS the WSL has pulled. F%$k!!!!
I like Mason’s shallow approach.. Better than 9/10’s is a large portion of the CT pie.
Old mate mason Ho with big chip on shoulder cause he didn’t ever qualify for CT. Why else would he compete in the QS circus. Get over it dude
Chas and DLS, please apply hostage tape before recording your next show…
Baffling baffled how the word legend gets used so frequently in the surf world…fuck the WSL straight up it’s puckered shit hole fucking butt.
I watched the interview and thought about listening to The Grit but then thought,
”Fuckit! Why start now?” Didn’t want to break my clean slate.
9.23
I wonder if they do IQ like they do wave size in Hawaii…..
“Ah bradah, he’s 80IQ,…..’Hawaiian!”
Yeah, measure it from behind don’t they?