Wahoo . He can take pics! Lol just keep us up to date. Oh by the way wear a fluorescent pink top so ya stand out in the crowd. Been watching along so far. On another note what the heck happened to John John? I was astonished. But ****e happens huh.
Slow the roll bro. A braddah in the thread wanted pics. What, you didn't like that fine wahine's rear end in the pic? "Not that there's anything wrong with that." To answer your question, there's def been an air of veteran precedence there so far and people have commented on it. Was down at the shorebreak yesterday morn and a couple of the younger guys were pacing there before their heats and looking like they were in their own heads more than ready to do their thing and enjoy it. He's pretty young though, and even with it not being his first rodeo, veteran athletes usually have a built-in edge similar to home field advantage. Not that Muniz is an old buc, but I'm speaking of the general composure of some of the younger guys though Andino showed composure whereas others have been rattled. Gudauskas did his thing in the same wave size as the Vans a few weeks ago and let's see how he does vs. KS. Some cool matchups tomorrow, and the crowd seems to be excited with Wilson. Scored a good eve sesh and got a bunch of rides. This trip is definitely making me better and I'm getting self-feedback from attentiveness to each ride which helps the next. Virtually no aggro in these lineups, which has been very surprising, even in the free surf during the warmup yesterday morning.
whats up with johnjohn,is he still in?i only caught 1 heat and it was the one with jj vs pupo?? or toledo dont know they all look the same,but the brazilio did 2 airs and got a high 9.wouldve loved to see jj do good,but considering hes a haole from the north shore where u surf perfect 10 ft waves for breakfest,its hard to do well when the conditions look like waikiki.il bet 50bucks a brazilio wins,dont know which ones are in or out,but id say pupo,toledo,or medina.adrianos too fit for trestles
Isn't that dicrimination ? If he was muslim or something else you can bet that al sharpman would be screaming.
It's Tuesday, 6:29AM PST (9:29AM EST), admittedly a bit early to worry yet, but: I signed up to get a text message - didn't get it ever, and every time I try to log in, I get Service unavailable. I guess there are still issues with this Trestle's hosting - most ASP contests have terrific web-broadcasting. I've enjoyed them - just wonder what the problem is, that's all - it's a shame - I will have to go surfing in 4-foot slop, rather than watch the contest -
Man, the first 3 matchups were fun to watch. Kolohe couldn't find a wave for what looked like 14 minutes and Taj wanted it bad. What these guys do in mush and how they find sections, long rides, and many maneuvers in them is amazing. That announcer has his work cut out for himself keeping the crowd in it, good thing he could sell Christianity to Bin Laden. Grabbing a quick bite then watching KS and my boy Mick. Was talking for a while to the braddah that rents out Pat Gudauskas's house and he was saying Pat could upset Kelly as he's done it before. Spicoli is stoked after scooping a 5'6 34L stick at dawn off CL and scoring 5 of 6 attempts in the Uppers small kine before the contest got going today. Fared well on the fattened 5'11 HP til now, but needed something that could get rides on chubbers and this is it! Very conveniently got a moving violation for turning from middle lane at a red light on a desolate street in downtown SD last night so apparently I've got a "reason" to come back out in November to contest the minimal ticket. Will probably have to stay with my buds and surf for a few days prior to deal with all the stress of such a very troubling experience.
Great afternoon also. You guys know way more than me about how they judge these but this afternoon looked entirely inconsistent with the scoring compared to the morning and within Round 4 itself. A 9.57 for that? Then Fanning doesn't even break 9 on that wave he dominated. Tell me what I'm missing so I know. Wilson is still the most on point of any surfer throughout the week. You may see an influx of ASP talent heading to train in Oregon after this. Fanning/Wilson/Guda/Smith in the semis if the Russian judges are kept at bay. Taj is a sleeper if you want a fifth. Fine, fine swallow tail all afternoon. Legs for days. Mesh hats on blondes are at least half as good as mesh bikinis on blondes. And that's a scientific fact!!
im happy to see pat g beat Kelly.i always root for the underdog.jules did some amazing airs in the crappy conditions offered.at the end of the heat,i noticed a hundred heads bobbing in the shorebreak,i thought they were surfing uppers,but once the bell rang they crowded around Julian.thats some scary shyt,having 100 people surround u before u get out the water lol.but that's how it is when they throw an asp event at your local spot.i can see why people get mad.imagine its pumping at your spot,then u get kicked out the water and cant go back in til the contest is over..kinda like summer!!
Julian had a gnarly heat. I'd like to see him win the event. I agree with him though, I thought that shove it should have been scored higher than it was.
I thought the judging was a little wacky as well. How about the party wave with Julian! Figures guy on back side ate it immediately. I liked that all the guys were pretty accommodating to the fans.
Taj made the Final... Julian is up against Bourez right now... Funny that Red Bull did the 21 DAYS videos with Julian and Taj and they may come up against each other
Taj-Wilson will be the final. Gonna be sick. Taj wants it bad to silence the haters, Julian is the specimen. Sick. If you count my calling Taj the sleeper/dark horse fifth wheel for the semis, I called three out of four. Erock- get me in the fantasy league next time brah!!
