Who in our water world has the potential to rock n roll?
The 2024 World Surf League Championship Tour is well over halfway finished, now, and it is clear that the women are the story of the year. Opening with blistering performances at Pipeline, taking their talents to Snapper (on the Challenger Series, sure, but the Molly P. barrel) and then, of course, Teahupo’o with mesmerizing performances from Tati Weston-Webb, Brisa Hennessy and Vahine Fierro.
Bravos all around though… if I might nitpick… there are no “female John Daly’s” in the crew.
Yesterday, one of those rare gems was discovered in golf. The English linkswoman Charly Hull, currently 8th in the world, was signing autographs outside the U.S. Open earlier in the week, looking relaxed and ripping a grit. John Daly is, of course, famous for maybe being John John Florence’s dad and also smoking, drinking, etc. whilst golfing.
Fans were very impressed, one writing, “Dude she just lit up another in front of me.”
What made it even better, was her golf pal had a pic of Hull hacking, showed it to her and elicited peels of laughter.
Back to our surfing, though. Who in the draw has the potential to rock n roll in this manner? Caity Simmers is a good possible option, what with her expletive-filled celebration after taking the Pipe Masters in January and is just barely old enough to buy a pack of darts though cannot yet legally purchase booze, or at least not in these United States.
Australia’s Tyler Wright a possibility with “feral mongrel bogan” and mullets in her bloodline?
What about Johanne Defay all Gauloises and red wine?
Help before golf buries our cool once and for all!
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Rick Rasmussen?
Slater is suddenly 56?
on the mens tour unless Medina jumps back to the dark side, Jordy and Cole have a bit of rock & roll streak in them.
on the gals side, Marks has my vote: dart firmly fixed between cherry red lips, white tank top under a leather jacket, wind blown hair, caining down the i95 on a Harley Soft Tail and a shot of Southern Comfort at the Truck Stop diner.
Defay definitely more of Gitanes type of gal.
one of the best logos ever by a ciggy company
do you play an instrument in class? mouth harp? 25 cents into the jukebox….
Havin a dart
After a fart
N cruisin in da golf cart
for peat’s stake, let toss some darts…
there ain’t no bad-asses left in surfing, that’s what happens when it becomes so uber corporate and complicated what with half-year cut BS
equal pay = equal bi polar
Tyler is too much of a wet tampon to rock and roll. Caity simmers/Molly Picklum sucking vanilla flavoured vapes at the post heat interviews is the best we can expect.
ROXY WAS BORN…
She said she’s ripping heaters to quit vaping.
That’s almost more John Daly than John Daly.
https://x.com/zephyrmelton/…
Nice addition!
Had an empty evening with missus out of town so pulled up the youtoob of the episode with Britt M — so fucking good! Turned it on thinking I would watch for a few seconds and then switch over to Nate F’s recent one from the Ments and instead was totally sucked in.
The Dead debate was classic stuff, great point about them just swirling in the eddy. Surf contest parts great too, of course, although the highlight may have been his description of terrifying slow left lane drivers with his F250. You guys need to have him as a regular guest. It actually was essential!
pip smoking virginia slims with the cruella deVille cig holder except his fur coat is baby harp seal pelt
Yeah, keep putting Mask in the front. That will bode well for the Sandwich Tour….
Wall of WSL vanilla noise will not Rock n’ Roll.
we’re seen as worse than golfers at this point and we probably deserve it
It doesn’t take much to be a character when every other athlete is a media trained zombie.
Was “media trained” necessary?
Not trained by the media, but trained in how to present to the media.
Of the current crew, Tyler.