Former Number One

Ever since I finished the 1991 season on the Asp world tour I have been labeled a former number 2 surfer and I've been fine with that... Sort of... I don't see myself as bitter or all weird because I didn't win the world title... guess that's not for me to decide hahaha. Ok at least I don't feel weird. Anyway, I was watching tennis with bobby martinez the other day (not) and heard the commentator talking about a former number one player. So I started asking how that worked and I came to find that if a player held the number one spot at any time in his or her career than they were forever labeled a former number one. Mmmm that seemed cool to me because it was a fact. The other day I was cleaning a storage unit and found the 1991 ratings sheet. Haha proof! I am a former number one! Seems I should know that but the number 2 was seemingly beaten into me I guess.
So for all those surfers that held the number one spot, even for a week, give yourself the credit man!
Now I got to find the 1986 ratings sheet.

Ton o fun

I had a lot of fun today on a cool little right not too far from the homestead.
I rode the board on the right first. 5'8 x 20 x 2 3/16 its the op3 model cutdown I changed the front fins out from the Simon's I rode yesterday. I got them in Oz last month, they are Haden shapes, they were a touch smaller which made the board feel lil looser. I mean 20" wide is pretty extreme for me Anyway then i switched to the 5 finner. Which is hand shape. Which is same size and thickness only a quarter inch narrower at 19 3/4. Crazy how much more control I had. I really had a ton o fun on that board today! The 5th fin (knob) is actually called "the knub" or "knubster" works good with the quad set up for wider tails.

Small Wave Humblings pt. 2

This was fun trying different boards and different fin set ups. 

I found out that I liked the black railed board the best. 

It's dimensions are in the vid. I'm always interested in finding 

a board that flies in little waves and has no drag. I can't say I love 

this footage but it's cool to watch and from it coach myself. What I took away

from this was to move my arms less and straighten my back a little more. I 

am still very interested in getting better. 

As for the ending, I love the way this guy surfs but his taste is questionable. 

hahahahaha 

BG

Old boards, photos, memories

This is a 6'2 6 channel shaped by Peter Benjamin. It worked incredible. I think this is seaside 1987-88. I used to surf there everyday I was home.
I took down Kong in Newcastle on this puppy with a 9 in the last 30 seconds of the quarters. It was always so fun to beat Kong cause he was so cocky and never said hi to any of us. Hahaha
This board is at my bro Gilles' restaurant Calypso in Leucadia and was painted by John Glomb my long time friend and mentor when I was a grom.

I love the blues

I asked this old dude to play me some howling wolf and he went into "going back to Kansas city." I'm guessing there was a girl there. Can't see many other reasons other than family. He had two little amps one for the mike and one for the strat. Old strat too. He seemed happy to oblige. I love to throw a little money to the street musicians. They make life so random, beautiful, and sweet.