Comments for The Independent Surfer

Comment on Scream in Blue: Revisited by paul baymore

paul baymore — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:06:41 +0000

Cheyne was an absolute major influence on me….the guy just ripped in and out of the water. Lazor zaps were really fun to ride then and now, and the keel boards were absolutely a revolutionary board to those who looked past the stigma of being on something that did not look like a standard cookie cutter board of the day (or today for that matter)Nothing to me has ever come close to the force which you can lay into those boards off the bottom, and then it’s off to the races! I own a copy of Scream In Blue, and at times it can just inspire you, and at other points just ruin you. The man got hammered by the system, but stuck with his beliefs and came out the winner by my standards….something we can all take a clue from. If you get the chance, see this film…..it’s not a typical surf porn flick…..

Comment on Tom Stack Video interview: Che, Inspiration, The surf industry and hype by Church

Church — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:58:55 +0000

Viva la revolucion!

Speak the truth, my brother. Thank you for not drinking the Kool Aid.

Comment on Fort Pickens Point: A lost wave and being BZR Turner by Pre Shack /power tools

Pre Shack /power tools — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:13:01 +0000

Was at the Bay Christmas Day 74″ with my new Seiko watch and spring suit .It was 3 maybe 4 ft. Getting to the bay with my thumb went well that day and there was a fire burning with a view of the bay .I was cold and before I got close to feeling the warmth of the fire I saw Hairy Allen with Ben fairy and others enjoying the warmth and Yancy was there and he said to me ” if you want to stand by the fire you gotta get a wood ” so trying to earn a spot I walked over a few small sand dunes but there was no wood . I came back empty handed and nobody had moved and I said “sorry but there is no wood ” I knew that they gobbled up any remnants of fire food for the time and I was’nt going to search beyond that area but remember well the crew and feeling that day . Everyone was cold !

Comment on Mark Richards: Video interview on his early influences by Derek

Derek — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:05:10 +0000

One of my favorite video clips of MR is of him riding what I think is a McCoy twin in the MR Tapes video. I’m just guessing, but it appears he’s surfing Angourie in the very early 70s. I liked how loose and free his surfing was in that clip. He always had a unique style that to this day has never been duplicated…long live the Wounded Gull.

Comment on One Love: Tom Stack Interview by Bill Cochran

Bill Cochran — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:12:09 +0000

Tom has always been a modest man. I noticed in this interview he failed to mention the fact he saved my life at the pier one day back in the 70’s. We were paddleing out side by side and a kook tried to cut between us and ran over me, his fin took 12 stiches to close. Lucky for me Tom was there and pulled me out.. Thanks again Tom! Bill Cochran

Comment on Video interview Series chapter 1: Steve Forstall by Lisa Muir Wakley

Lisa Muir Wakley — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:26:15 +0000

What a great interview and informative. I remember Steve as a young wipper snapper pranksta’ on Pensacola Beach in the the 70’s. My first new surfboard was an Islander. Now he is a master in his league.Longboardlisa.

Comment on Mark Richards: Video interview on his early influences by Noel Whitman

Noel Whitman — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:17:23 +0000

Thank you B.T. I plan on putting up a better edited version run through a noise correction program, but I really wanted to get this out first.

Comment on Mark Richards: Video interview on his early influences by bzr turner

bzr turner — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:32:18 +0000

Hey Noel, good interview, bummer the audio is a bit lacking, too much back ground noise. MR is truely one of the greatest surfers of our time, plus a pioneer in board designs.

Comment on Horan Annivesary Winged Keel by Jerry Hirsch

Jerry Hirsch — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:15:46 +0000

I have an original lexon never used. I am a longboarder and I think I will try it out. Thanks for the inspiration.

Comment on When surfing was Surfing, Enter the industry and a bit of Leonard Cohen by Church

Church — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:14:43 +0000

wow.

it’s easy to be negative and bitchy, and it’s very hard to be analytically precise with straightforward speech that bites to the core of the dysfunction.

you bit so deeply into the core that there’s a seed on your tooth.

our sport is driven by the pimps and hustlers. it’s another sad tale of american capitalistic excess run amok, but this time it’s our love- our soulful pastime that has been whored out. not the first time, not the last, and unfortunately one more in a line of many, but each one of us who really measures himself as a surfer should look at their role.

when you buy in, you sell out.

great piece, by the way. thanks again.