“It’s sad to see such a prestigious event being run by kooks,” says JOB.
Yesterday came the bombshell news that the carrot-topped king of Pipeline Jamie O’Brien wouldn’t be invited to this year’s Vans Pipe Masters.
“The way this event has been handled in recent years, since Vans bought the rights to it, feels disrespectful to one of the most iconic waves and events in the history of surfing—right here at OUR home in Hawaii. When I heard that JAMIE was given an ALTERNATE spot in the event, that’s when I felt something has to be said. How can you leave out arguably the greatest Pipeline surfer of all time?”
Jamie O, who is forty-one, says he was told by organisers that he was too old to be invited to the event. In a post to his 1.3 million fans, he wrote:
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“Growing up, I was told to “let your surfing do the talking,” but I guess that’s not enough anymore. For nearly 30 years, I’ve dedicated myself to Pipeline—winning every event, building my dream home here, and making Pipeline my life.
Last week, I realized I didn’t get a Pipe Masters invite. When I asked why, I was told I’m ‘too old and ‘didn’t make the cut.’
“Instead, I’m on the alternate list with a ‘don’t worry, you’ll probably get in.’
“Looking at the current invite list, it’s not only me that should be on there. There are so many other surfers who didn’t receive their invites and they deserve to be on that list.
“To say I’m upset and disrespected is an understatement. It’s sad to see such a prestigious event being run by kooks who clearly don’t understand the reality of the lineup at Pipeline.”
Are you sad JOB not in Pipe Masters?
Or at this point, y’don’t give two fucks about the disintegration of what used to be the world’s most prestigious surfing event?
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Guy doesn’t have to work a day in his life, gets to bang that little Asian minx (and possibly her sister too) yet sooks about not being able to surf the spot right in front of his house, that he can surf any other day of the year?
Dude just stfu about your injustices. Maybe surf equity will go into bat for you.
Turns out these tough guy ‘Pipe specialists’ are a bunch of whiney cry babies.
If the Pipe Masters doesn’t have significant influence in crowning a world champ then I don’t really care.
Holy fuck Gorilla did derek klein actually just post a comment?
And it’s a quality one! Finaly got the chance to pay him back with an upvote.
How about a 6 man heat (expression session) between the semi and final for the Pipe vets?
JOB in his feelings that Vans sold The Pipemasters’ soul after selling away his own to the YouTube masses years ago. You cunt script this.
And selling the Red Bull poison to the youth is weak.., no respect for anyone promoting that
really not sure what I actually give any fucks about these days, seems to change from day to day, and sometimes 180 degrees from one day to the next …
that said, Vans the company and ‘specialty’ events that swoop in and feed on the carcasses of ELO’s many roadkill specimens are pretty consistently on the no fucks given list
What about Filipe? He has put in his time out there!
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Don’t care about JOB, but he isn’t wrong about the degradation of the Pipe Masters. A lot of the changes aren’t going to push progression and the vans heavy invite list doesn’t contain the same level of contenders for an actual event win.
we sould ask ChatGPT what it thinks…..
Definitely needs a “Go fuck yourself” account…I’ll set one up!