Hdip
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I thought her speech on benji was funny. I took it as a joke. He's from hawaii. How could she possibly not know he was from there. She's just making fun of him.
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kaginba
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Funny Carissa thought Benji did not surf and was just another full time bro brah like Sal Masekela 
heard that... and to think that she is the future of womens surfing... fricken Red Bull, Nike and Target can have her... grow a brain already!
easy there ricky-ray.....yer gittin a little up yoursef and your little gravy-train-in-the-making today......
benji wetherly's hardly kelly slater, hell, he's not even close to gabe kling. when you were her age, how many sub-par pro female surfers did you know.....?
Come on... when was the the last time you watched Fuel TV... he is all over the Drive Thru... for her to go on stage and drop that... pure stupidity...
I've never watched Fuel TV or The Drive Thru, whatever that is...
Carissa is a straight A student at Punahou, arguably one of the top private schools in Hawaii, if not the country (The current US President is an alumni). It's been reported she puts her studies before surfing, which is one reason she hasn't done that many contests to this point.
I think you're the stupid one, in this case.
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sponge
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For the longest time, the complaint by the surf industry was that the mainstream didn't put money into surfing (advertise, sponsor). Be careful of what you wish for.
I agree that the big sponsors may dilute what we know as the industry. But some would say that is already happening with our traditional brands.
Btw, hope the best for Carissa. She's a darling, a good ambassador for surfing, and has been ripping for a long time.
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EarlEByrd
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Lulu's dad went Lolo. 
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kaginba
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I don't know if anyone besides me bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night.
No... no one bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night, except you.
There were stars out in the inky black sky and you could hear the broom brush of the ocean, sweeping jewels into our dustpan of civilization.
But you, you were watching a webcast.
Better luck next time, sailor.
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EarlEByrd
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"No... no one bothered watching...
Nep typed his 20 some thousandth post... "
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JSTEVENS
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weatherlys had a house at pipe as kids where alot of the momentum gen hung out on the ns...pretty sure its the og volcom house now...not the lopez/volcom house...anywho, they moved to cali probably late teensish...and cali b pro is generous. if not for ci/burton he would be no better then a c. nice guy with some personality who grew up in the right place...can blow up but so can like 5 guys at every spot so...he's doing really well for himself. the bros take care of the bros..bro.
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Hootski
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She rips this spot.
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walrus
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Everytime a surfer goes and gets a sponsor from outside the 'industry' the surf world goes nutz back in the 70's guys like ian cairns with car sponsors, then beer sponsors-Bud/Primo, Apple computer, airlines, and if you want to go back far enough--the DUKE had a Varnish sponsor! Surfing isn't NASCAR, yet...
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SouthCoastSurfer
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I don't know if anyone besides me bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night.
No... no one bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night, except you.
There were stars out in the inky black sky and you could hear the broom brush of the ocean, sweeping jewels into our dustpan of civilization.
But you, you were watching a webcast.
Better luck next time, sailor.
nep
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Badfish
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Rickoray
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Lulu's dad went Lolo.
Sorry I snapped on KM...
I have been a big fan of KM's surfing for many years...
She rips circles around this entire board. In head high towny waves I would put my $ on her to take down anyone here...
What bums me out is when great surfers make fools of themselves when opening their mouths... If she was joking about BW then she is a great comedian... if not then
Same as Dane thanking Quik for giving him stickers... I am sure the heavies who are still left at Quik trying to save the brand didn't like that comment.
As for attacking me and Lu... that Ruy troll has me itching my trigger finger... sorry again..
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SenorStoked
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Rick...
Guy's a duchebag....You raised an unbelieveable girl; who is a great surfer, well prioritized and clearly has a great head on her shoulders. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Don't even let it phase you. Misery loves company.
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DodgingBombs
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now back on the meds, or better, the casadores
that's some funny shiet right there Lumpy  
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DodgingBombs
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I can't wait to go into target to buy toliet paper and see half my town including the oldies buying SUPS  
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RickVTA
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Funny Carissa thought Benji did not surf and was just another full time bro brah like Sal Masekela
heard that... and to think that she is the future of womens surfing... fricken Red Bull, Nike and Target can have her... grow a brain already!
easy there ricky-ray.....yer gittin a little up yoursef and your little gravy-train-in-the-making today......
benji wetherly's hardly kelly slater, hell, he's not even close to gabe kling. when you were her age, how many sub-par pro female surfers did you know.....?
Come on... when was the the last time you watched Fuel TV... he is all over the Drive Thru... for her to go on stage and drop that... pure stupidity...
for starters i don't have a TV and besides maybe she has better things to do? but again, it's benji wetherly, a grade-b socal pro. she lives in hawaii. just because you know it all, doesn't mean some 15 year old girl from somewhere else does as well......
Benji's from Hawaii. His parents house was the first Quik/Billabong/Volcom house.
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saltydog1963
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F the surf industry. F it all.
Anything goes in the business of exploitation.
Hurley, quik, oneil, rip....will fit in just fine with the big boy's. I wish it would all go away. That is way to much to ask.
maybe my merricks will drop in price when the big boys flood the market.
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Pissbiscuit
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Hopefully they'll all continue to help grow the sport in positive ways. Red Bull certainly has.
$.02
Red Bull = jet skis in the lineup.
I don't care that photo pro can't do the tired indy grab air reverse without a jet ski in 2 foot surf. I don't care that so and so doesn't feel like wearing 20 on the head and wasting a day's energy for the opportunity to dodge rips and fight longshore current in the hopes that maybe a good one swings to them.
12 foot Teahupoo is one thing, but 6-8 ft beachbreak...no.
Lame:
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rdj
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Here's what I don't get...
Looked at the Nike website and I wasn't able to find A SINGLE surf related product. Not one. When you look under products categorized by sport the closest thing you find to surfing is swimming.
How/why does a company that does not make any surfing products, sponsor surfers? Purely to exploit it. So in that sense they are worse than the big corporate surf companies. Because at least they are surf companies...
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TRI FINS ARE DANGEROUS
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I don't know if anyone besides me bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night.
No... no one bothered watching the Surfer Poll awards live webcast last night, except you.
There were stars out in the inky black sky and you could hear the broom brush of the ocean, sweeping jewels into our dustpan of civilization.
But you, you were watching a webcast.
Better luck next time, sailor.
nep
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stu dog
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just think the meltdown you pro ho industry guys would have had if Slater signed with Nike
hey, at least Carissa didn't sign with Walmart 
get over yourselves
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afoaf
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in the long run, it'll be good for the surf industry.
no. fck the industry. fck the pro tour. fck the lifestyle/clothing
brands and all their bullsht.
I'd rather it die a slow withering death...in the end there
will still be shapers and glass shops...and there will always
be waves.
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hmmm
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weatherlys had a house at pipe as kids where alot of the momentum gen hung out on the ns...pretty sure its the og volcom house now...not the lopez/volcom house...anywho, they moved to cali probably late teensish...and cali b pro is generous. if not for ci/burton he would be no better then a c. nice guy with some personality who grew up in the right place...can blow up but so can like 5 guys at every spot so...he's doing really well for himself. the bros take care of the bros..bro.
actually benji rips, especially before he was fat and a lot younger. I saw him at backdoor on a small day just punting and making huge airs..this was like back in 93...you don't get to be on those momentum videos if you don't rip hard 
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SenorStoked
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I feel for full time shapers. With all these changes happening, I fear shaping is going to become a hobby for all but a few business minded shapers.
I wonder when I'll see my first funboarder decked out in Nike from his boots to his webbed gloves. 
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ifallalot
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it means that mainstream sponsors have more to offer than surf-related sponsors, which is wonderful.
i know of a bunch of niche activities that would kill for mainstream support like that... in the long run, it'll be good for the surf industry.
explain.
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shackwell
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who will have the first Nike "swoosh" on the nose of their board??? rest assured its coming. Nike has done their "soul" homework and is trying ever so hard to come in slow and earn our hearts rather rush in and be deemed uncool. We've all been had.
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Kento
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I feel for full time shapers. With all these changes happening, I fear shaping is going to become a hobby for all but a few business minded shapers.
I wonder when I'll see my first funboarder decked out in Nike from his boots to his webbed gloves.
This Saturday? 
I think deep down we all knew this day would come eventually. I mean, seemingly every commercial on TV tries to incorporate surfing no matter how unrelated it is to whatever product. What to do? I don't know. If Nike made boards though, if they were anything like their shoes, they'd manufacture boards in Liberia (China isn't close to 3rd world enough) and sell them for $4,500 at Niketown (there's a Darrell Russell joke in there but it's too early in the morning to be telling jokes in bad taste about the deceased). I mean, it's Nike. Then again, anyone who would spend $200 on a pair of shoes, well... 
Actually, I think it is far more disturbing that these energy drink companies are whoring their product to the youth, getting them addicted at a young age. Those Red Bull/Monster drinks are addictive poison. More of a gateway drug than weed, I'll bet.
As far as Ben Weatherly, the only reason I'd heard of him was from the video What's Really Goin Wrong when they're introducing Shea Lopez. He's ahead of Ben Weatherly and Luke Egan... but look who he's behind! 
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rice
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No, of course it's not good for the "my" sport. More people, etc.
But acting like Target and Nike are different than Quik and/or Volcom? Please. All those companies sell t-shirts and other sh#t that's made in China. No different, in my opinion.
Like Quik/etc. don't market to middle America via Target and other random department stores. Quik is trying as hard as they can to BE Nike.
And CM comes across as a nice, charming, and RIPPING young lady. Who cares if she knows Benji Weatherly or not.
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shackwell
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With surfing mainstream and crowded, we're gonna need more waves. Nike should start building wave-parks, complete with Nike board rentals and Nike merchandise.
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DodgingBombs
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this thread is crying out for a 000 random pic 
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Caelho
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this thread is crying out for a 000 random pic
ha ha !
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bagusolas
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Lulu's dad went Lolo.
Sorry I snapped on KM...
I have been a big fan of KM's surfing for many years...
She rips circles around this entire board. In head high towny waves I would put my $ on her to take down anyone here...
What bums me out is when great surfers make fools of themselves when opening their mouths... If she was joking about BW then she is a great comedian... if not then
Same as Dane thanking Quik for giving him stickers... I am sure the heavies who are still left at Quik trying to save the brand didn't like that comment.
As for attacking me and Lu... that Ruy troll has me itching my trigger finger... sorry again..
and in a mexican southpark voice "why dont you just geeeeeeeeeeeet it??!!!?!?"
come on rick grow up are you kidding me! you even waste your energy to make a comment about a troll! drink a beer and go for a surf. you take the interent way too seriously. also here is a tip, quit talkin about lulu on the internets if you dont want to hear some retard troll comments. after all the worst thing for a young surf grom is an overbearing wanna be bro brah industry dad
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shiver_me_timbers
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May you find that which you seek. All of a sudden the surf industry is shitting a brick because of "corporate" sponsorship? Quik & the rest are trying to be the next Nike. This hypocrisy is astounding.
Buy Patagonia - they're privately owned. And we all know to get our boards from shapers. Contests serve only a few and ultimately degrade the surfing experience.
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LAisntsobad
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Again, I fail to understand why anyone who doesn't make money off the surf industry; wants the industry to get bigger. If I had a time machine I'd set it back to about 1990 and unplug it. Just enough board improvements, localism still kicking, enough pros and comps to watch, and no insane influx yet.
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rice
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If I had a time machine I'd set it back to about 1990 and unplug it.
If I had a time machine I'd set it back to about 1960 and unplug it.
Edited by rice (09/17/09 10:10 AM)
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Q_Surf
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WarrenC
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Nike Mercado Burton... shaper of the year 2010
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LAisntsobad
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I'm a huge Carissa fan and really all that matters is her surfing.
But I kinda have to back up Rickoray and admit her eternal 12 yr old act is getting old very quickly. She's obviously a very talented and a very bright person. She doesn't have to play the SIMA-created BlueCrush generation version of Spicollette:
"HuurrrrDurrrI'm so stoked and happy and I love random flower stickers" pure idiocy.
I think it's getting all too manufactured, BS, and fake. I know she's been very sheltered and bred that way, but still. Also, I think the excessive sheltering is going to cost her later even in competition. Dad needs to start letting her be a 17 yr old girl.
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punkrokvixen
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Again, I fail to understand why anyone who doesn't make money off the surf industry; wants the industry to get bigger. If I had a time machine I'd set it back to about 1990 and unplug it. Just enough board improvements, localism still kicking, enough pros and comps to watch, and no insane influx yet.
I completely agree!
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sdsurfrat
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I thought her speech on benji was funny. I took it as a joke. He's from hawaii. How could she possibly not know he was from there. She's just making fun of him.
Maybe she was just punking Benji for perving out on Alanya Blanchard so hard..
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