I admittedly watched this for the very first time last night, and immediately wished I had bought it, rather than Netflixed it. Bustin’ Down the Door is Jeremy Gosch’s round documentary on the Aussie (and South African) invasion of the 1970s. Smart interviews and first-person accounts are fused with formidable footage (both contemporary and current) to form the cohesive and compelling story of six surfers (“Rabbit” Bartholomew, Peter Townend, Mark Richards, Ian Cairns, Shaun Tomson, and Michael Tomson) who changed the sport. MR’s style is just ridiculous and Ian Cairns is hilariously unapologetic. If you are even remotely interested in the history of surfing, at least rent the thing- you won’t be disappointed because it’s excellent.
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Snide Comments on Transworld Surf’s “The Real Jersey Shore”
Yesterday, Justin Cote posted “The Real Jersey Shore” on Transworld Surf’s site. Love the photos and the positive publicity. Some of the comments that follow those gorgeous barrels, on the other hand… wow.
“go ahead, rip away. San Diego, CA. Face it, NJ is the worst place in America to live. The show is what it is – true life on the Jersey shore. Your state is a joke to the rest of us, even people in places like Iowa.”
“Love it but spare us the ‘Jersey is misunderstood’ bs. I’ve seen the Jersey shore and my opinion is that show isn’t an exaggeration. If the real Jersey shore wasn’t like that the people from there wouldn’t be so defensive about it.”
You know what, spare me the “love it” bs… we all know it’s really tough to love sick waves when they’re found in a place as despicable as New Jersey, right? Why don’t you take a drive over here from your fabulous home state during the winter months and educate yourself on exactly how inaccurate Jersey Shore is. Or don’t: more waves (and less baseless hostility) for us.
“Dirty Jerz Goes Off Sun 12/27” from NYC Watershots
NYC Watershots always has these masterly photos of what the Atlantic did, like, 5 seconds ago. Check out their gallery of Garden State barrels. The waves were really beautiful on Sunday.
Dark Fall Trailer
Speaking of surfing in the snow, the trailers for Alex DePhillipo’s new movie, Dark Fall, look BOSS (ha, who says that?).
Post-Blizzard Casino Pier 12.20.09
I was standing on the beach yesterday in a ski jacket and gloves, and I could barely keep my camera in my hands because they were, pretty much, frozen. There were like 10 inches of snow on the sand, except where the biting wind had swept it away, and there were about 20 hard-core Jersey guys out in the water. They were covered head to toe in neoprene (or whatever wetsuits are made of these days) but they were out there in the 40-something-degree water and below-freezing air, getting some excellent rides. Impressive.
Ryan Daly trying not to freeze, literally.
These guys were nice enough to let me take their photo.
A Pleasant Surprise DVD Available TODAY!
Kyle Pahlow and Nick Zegel are not only two awesome guys who happen to have a knack for finding the most delicious, underground fried noodles in New York’s Chinatown at 3 a.m. They are also superbly talented filmmakers who have put together a beautiful homage to surfing the mixed conditions and sometimes frigid waters of Jersey.
I saw A Pleasant Surprise back in September at the New York Surf Film Festival and fell completely in love with it. Being from New Jersey, I know that our surf culture is unique, and it’s so nice to see that captured in this finely visualized tribute to the most scoffed-at state in the nation.
My favorite part is when the guys are talking about their high-tech winter gear.
The DVD is available today (Dec. 16th) – do yourself a favor and buy it.
Old News but Good News: Powers of Three
This film really is amazing. If you haven’t seen it, watch it on MSW.
Humongous Waimea from Surfermag.com
Read Chris Dixon’s blog post, which seems to successfully convey just how awe-inspiring these “fifty-foot walls of liquid death” were. Man, do I wish I was there to witness this!
“And the speed was indeed ridiculous…” The New York Times on Alaias
Alaias seem to be all over the place these days. Check out this article from today’s New York Times:
Ancient Surfboard Style Is Finding New Devotees by JAMIE BRISICK
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