"From his famous morning pancakes to strumming guitar with his friends."
It is certainly beginning to feel that Kelly Slater might be retiring from professional surfing. The 11x world champion has been on a “best life tour” of late, popping around Europe, golfing, attending college football games with famous friends. Of course he is taking some time to surf his various tubs, also with famous friends, and generally seems to be in a good mood.
That easy life.
To cap off the overall sense that the greatest competitive surfer of all time is moving gracefully into his golden years, a retrospective photo book by the legendary Todd Glaser has just hit the shelves. Forwarded by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, Kelly Slater: A Life of Waves “celebrates fifteen years of Slater’s exhilarating adventures, from 2008 to 2023: Slater’s most iconic surf sessions including the first-ever wave ridden at his Surf Ranch, as well as behind-the-scenes shots inside Slater’s home, from his famous morning pancakes to strumming guitar with his friends.”
The tome has raced up Amazon’s best-seller charts and is currently the #1 new release in surfing (#5 overall) and #5 in celebrity photography.
There are currently no customer reviews but the whole business certainly does have the essence of finality, no? That 2023 is, officially, the end even though Slater surfed through 2024. So, will you be sad, come Pipeline Pro, when he is surfing as a wildcard, also surfing as a wildcard in Abu Dhabi, J-Bay, Tahiti and a smattering of others?
The end of an era, certainly.
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where’s The Duke?
now i lay me down to sleep, I pray me lord to keep. Lord on an Hammond non-seculerd Catheridal organ…Deep Purple….
Ask this guy
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mamoa v raimani v elon took johnny depp’s ex silver unicorn each for a ride…any tens? imagine…
coffee table 4 sale…
Maybe if he gets enough lifetime achievement awards he’ll hang it up
Hopefully the tour surfers can get back to wholesome activities again like gunga, alcoholism, cocaine and womanising.
Kelly fucked surfing for everyone.
Remember when they used to sacrifice goats.
“strumming guitar with his friends”
He’s lookin like a bald tom hanks in that shot…(not a compliment)
Is there a kindle version?
I am wondering if I’ll ever read an article from Chas that doesn’t offer up twisted, gender bending undertones?
“Twisted gender-bending” is Derek Reilly’s job description –
The man is beyond reproach. It is written in surf law. Fact. Without his input pro surfing with decent outcomes for many wouldn’t exist. Fact.
not so sure.
30 years of surfing’s biggest star and they still couldn’t crack middle america.
Its coming. Believe. As Slates the visionary has for long time. The Pool will rule worldwide. Alice Springs are awaiting their groundbreaking construct.
nah mate, they’ve had a decade and only managed one more pool and in that time people have already grown bored shitless.
dream job…OK’s compliance director…
credentials…live on coast next door to Yvon Patagonia…
Host PR events and bring ’em down
To None…
(NO SURFING HERE)
Compliant…
food stamps…
not too sure what era you’re referring to, Chaz ol mate.
He’s been surfing as a wild card since about 2017 – whenever he cheated Caio out of a slot. The year he got the infected hoof ….
Years, eras, time, and age mean nothing to Charles. He makes it all up as he goes.
Ohh I know, I just like to slap him round a little when he gets too fast and free ….
We all do, right ?
More of a fiction writer each day, sadly
Caio was dumb enough to go surfing the ranch and post about it on his instagram page whilst being out injured.
See also Kelly at Ulu during Brazil event (foot)
Surely he will embrace his middle eastern roots and wildcard in Abu Dubai
got a long puffy syrian sofa with creases, the color of KY’s skin…altered now, I see that KY has slept there…bronze butt patterns and a few silverfish. there’s a pic ’round her or on MYSPACE/LINKED/America On-Line.
SOFA FOR SALE~
I was going to write something smarmy and sarcastic, but that cover shot is mesmerizing. Hopefully the pancake and ukulele photos are equally backlit and dreamy.
Glaser is a sick photographer.
Sick surf pic but it would be much more impressive if Right Said Fred wasn’t taking up the entire right side of the photo.
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Do you have any idea what the definition of “evidence” is Chad?
WCT (Wild Card Tour)
Kerrzy cannot stay away from QS events, in the draw at a 5000 in Philippines
Cloud 9 with 3 people I suppose…
Fucken sick wave !!and the sand.! Like fairy floss underfoot!
one tube wonders…