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Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:22am
By: Zach Plopper
Could three brothers ever be on the Fosters World Tour at the same time? Yes. And the trio who could do so? The Gudauskases. While Patrick and Dane are becoming seasoned WQS travelers, building see...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:27am
By: Zach Plopper
Ice Man has been slicing through Ventura and SB walls for quite some time but really showed the world what a good surfer he is when he won the DVS Pro Junior in Newport last year against a stacked ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:31am
By: Zach Plopper
Newport’s Andrew Doheny is only 14 but in the past few years has already established himself as a household name. Doho is worth big bucks because he wins big and gets his mug in all the mags....Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:34am
By: Zach Plopper
The Furry Man Child from Seal Beach, this year, affirmed that he’s one of the nation’s top competitive forces to be reckoned with. His nonchalant demeanor on land should not be interpre...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:37am
By: Zach Keenan
When I first saw this kid surf, during the NSL GAME California Cup event in Oceanside, he was on a Ventura Pelicanos Team that had a roster stacked with names like Curren, Curran, Malloy, and Reyno...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 01:44am
By: Zach Keenan
Growing up in the wave-rich coastline of Santa Barbara County has definitely helped Killian Garland. With some of the best reef and beach breaks within his reach, along with one of the best point b...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:18am
By: Zach Plopper
Kolohe Andino might have been born into the surf industry, but he definitely has proven (and will have to continue doing so) that the youngster merits all the hype. Not many 13 year olds get full p...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:21am
By: Zach Plopper
Not many surfers pick a surfer of opposite stance as their favorite. But Brent Reilly keeps C-bad in the family and gives T Knox the honors of being most influential, despite their differences in t...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:23am
By: Zach Plopper
LA’s South Bay is a little bit off the surfing world’s radar even though it is smack dab in the middle of Southern California, has consistent rippable waves and has a bourgeoning crew o...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:25am
By: Zach Plopper
Conner Coffin is Santa Barbara inside and out. On his list of favorite surfers are Tom Curren and Bobby Martinez. His local spot is Rincon. He rides for Channel Islands and he is a smooth surfing, ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:28am
By: Zach Plopper
You will not find 17-year-old Dillon Perillo longboarding First Point Malibu, nor will you see him raging on the Sunset strip. Growing up on the Malibu coast, things can go either way for a young s...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:30am
By: Zach Plopper
Courtney Conlogue gets waves at some high profile breaks, breaks she calls her local spots. Its nothing out of the ordinary to see the same surfer catching waves at Lowers, Creek and HB pier, but w...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:39am
By: Zach Plopper
Luke Davis is a 14-year-old OC ripper with ripping friends and local spots where rippers surf. Mix these ingredients together and you get a super-charged grommet with huge aspirations and huge capa...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:41am
By: Zach Plopper
Having grown up in Ojai, Sage Erickson could just as likely be riding Quarter horse around the ranch as she could be a 5’9” Xanadu at C Street. The surfing world is fortunate she chose ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:43am
By: Zach Keenan
A lot of kids today have dreams of becoming successful professional surfers, but only a select few realize that hard work is the key to attaining these dreams. Ricky Whitlock is on a serious ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Location: Solana Beach
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:45am
By: Zach Keenan
While most young surfers are focused on competing and qualifying for the WCT, it is a refreshing change of pace to see someone stoked to go out and explore the unknown, traveling off the beaten pat...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:50am
By: Zach Keenan
Nat Young just goes surfing. He doesn’t think about the fact that a legendary, world champion surfer shares his name, or that he regularly earns his waves amongst one of the heaviest cr...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:52am
By: Zach Keenan
Nic Lamb is psyched. He is one of those kids who makes the most of every opportunity, in any conditions, and stays visibly committed. Whether he’s whipping around a front side air...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:54am
By: Zach Keenan
It seems like San Clemente has always been a hotbed for producing future superstars with buckets of talent, and Riley Metcalf is following in that mold. Judging by his idols and his three-year tenu...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:56am
By: Zach Keenan
While San Clemente has the small wave training grounds to develop young surf star talent, making a name in the heavy surf of Oahu’s North Shore is not as easy. But despite his Southern ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 02:59am
By: Zach Keenan
Second Place is good. It keeps you hungry and focused on your goals. While first place can sit back and kick up their heels and get lazy, second place stays hungry, determined, driven. ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Mini Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:03am
By: Sheina Dao
Parties/ Shows The Fun StuffLast year RVCA hosted their bash at the San Diego Harbor. Mickey Avalon and The Japanese Motors premiered. The Vice Magazine Party is arguably the “it” party...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Mini Feature
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:15am
By: John Campbell
Pardon the buzz kill, but here’s an SAT question for you:If ASR is like being “all jacked up on Mountain-Dew,” then “the cool stimulant of organic yerba-mate” is simil...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Watermark
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:21pm
By: Andrew Ogren
Venuswww.Wearethefury.netThis band rocks out with its cock out! There’s no hiding this bulge – We Are The Fury is the real deal that rock n’ roll has been waiting for. ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Watermark
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:23pm
By: Andrew Ogren
Zombies!Aliens!Vampires!Dinosaurs!www.hellogoodbye.netI’ll never forget one of Hellogoodbye’s roadies dressing up in a big chicken suit, running on stage and dive tackling the singer mi...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Watermark
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:29pm
By: Tara Stone
Sky Blue Skywww.wilcoworld.netWith track names like “Hate it Here,” “Leave Me (Like You Found Me)” and “Please Be Patient With Me,” Wilco’s latest studio e...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Watermark
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:31pm
By: Tara Stone
What is Free to a Good Home? www.emilyhaines.comPreviously withheld from Knives Don’t Have Your Back, the six tracks that make up What is Free to a Good Home? are too beautifully constructed ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Contributors
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:42am
By: SurfShot Crew
Pete Frieden may not be a Californian, but he sure has shot the hell out of ‘em. Originally from Florida, but based in Hawaii, Frieden now lives in Jeffreys Bay. “I don't go to Cali...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Contributors
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:44am
By: SurfShot Crew
Besides his role as SurfShot’s Contributing Editor, Plopper is in his second year of grad school at UCLA where he is getting his Master’s in Urban Planning. He’s also regarded as ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Contributors
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:46am
By: SurfShot Crew
“Sarge” is a true son of Long Beach, growing up around the pike and the old Long Beach flood channel in the 60s. An avid surfer for over 35 years, Sardelis made the transition to behind...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Surfer Profiles
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:51am
By: Tara Stone
Not from Japan, but from Ontario, the Tokyo Police Club is joining bands like The Arctic Monkeys and the Libertines in forming a current generation of post-punk. Jittery guitar riffs combined with ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Surfer Profiles
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:56am
By: Tara Stone
With this track off of On Letting Go, post-hardcore Circa Survive demonstrates a seamless transition from an atmospheric melody into an urgent, high-range outpour of emotion. Taking note from The M...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Surfer Profiles
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 03:59am
By: Tara Stone
Signed to Barsuk, a label that endorses other indie favorites such as Death Cab for Cutie and Rilo Kiley, Menomena offers cheerful experimental indie-pop. With this song from their latest Friend an...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Dropping In
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:11am
By: Evan Fontaine
California’s surfing The talent pool in California is always often one of the most overrated -- in surfingif not the most. As is typically the case with great expectations, California’s...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Eco News
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:15pm
By: Chad Nelsen
For most surfers the immediate answer is that a surf spot, especially a good one, is priceless. How can one put a value on the mystical connection with nature, the mental healing, the adrenaline ru...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Get to Know
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:20am
By: Zach Plopper
Not many surfers in Southern California get to claim an uncrowded semi-secret spot on a superb bit of coastline as their local spot. This is of course unless you live in So Cal's farthest north...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Surf Music
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:25pm
By: Tara Stone
Six years ago, a brother/sister (or so they claimed) minimalist rock duo and a New York garage band were sharing the bill at the intimate Casbah. Unfortunately, I was out of town. I assured myself ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: In A Minute
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:30am
By: Zach Keenan
1976: Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick establish International Professional Surfers (IPS) World Tour and crown Australian Peter “PT” Townend the first World Professional Surfing Champion....Filed under: Issue 50
What: inDesign
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:33am
By: Patrick Zabrocki
Soul is being presented in an event than can only be likened to the Detroit Auto Show... but for surfboards. Sacred Craft - The Consumer Surfboard Expo, is bringing together those who love surfboar...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Industry Profile
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:37am
By: Nick Jiampa
While throngs of contestants groveled in substandard waves during Huntington Beach’s U.S Open, other legendary surfers were honored with entrance to the Walk of Fame. Among the recipients was...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Innovator
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:40am
By: Zach Keenan
Competitive surfing has taken its fair share of abuse from all angles, for its “me against the world” survival mentality, to the “soul surfing” detractors who think surfing ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Writers
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:44am
By: Andrew Ogren
Hometown: South Bay Los AngelesSound: Reggae, Hip-Hop, Soul, and Rock fusion.Info: www.tomorrowsbadseeds.comThese five bad seeds are turning heads across Sso -Ccal with their passionate performance...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Keep An Eye On
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:47am
By: Zach Plopper
Dane Reynolds has had no shortage of coverage, but his WQS charge merits recognition. In recent years, it was debatable whether ReynoldsDane would do a full year of battle on the competition ...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Product News
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:51pm
By: Evan Fontaine
A few weeks ago I was on a road trip down the coast and stopped for a mid morning surf north of Año Nuevo. As I was suiting up, I made small talk with the guy parked next to me who turned ou...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Product News
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:53pm
By: Evan Fontaine
Speaking to the industry’s trend of putting out products that can double as something else entirely (e.g. a wax comb that’s also a bottle opener, and a sandal that’s also a flask)...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Product News
Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:55pm
By: Rob Chalfant
The Sanuk Sof Bocce set is a light weight bocce set that can be played anywhere. The Sof Bocce balls are basically oversized hacky sacks so the same strategy found in traditional bocce doesn’...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Magazine
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 04:58am
By: John Campbell
10. You can guestimate your vitamin B6 levels within 5%.9. You cruise through School Zones at a mellow 65 mph.8. You can spell PHENYLALANINE off the top of your head.7. You read the new Harry Potte...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Surf Story
Start Date: Fri, Nov 09 2007 | 05:03am
By: Don Balch
Up north of Point Conception, past where So -Cal ends and Central California begins, surfing is a different world. Chillier, more rugged and challenging, it toughens you up and teaches you le...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Boardshort Guide
Drive Thru Caribbean follows previous surfing expeditions to South Africa, Central America, Japan, Europe, and Australia. Each Drive Thru fuses a unique combination of culture, surfing, and good ti...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Boardshort Guide
Thread is an artistically driven surf video by legendary still-photo lensman Patrick Trefz. He takes his well-established aesthetic vision and puts it in motion.Surfing Quality-4 out of 5- The vide...Filed under: Issue 50
What: Where Were You
Start Date: Tue, Dec 11 2007 | 05:29am
By: SurfShot Crew
I was there....Filed under: Issue 50
What: Viewfinder
Start Date: Tue, Dec 11 2007 | 05:35am
By: Billy Watts
Filed under: Issue 50
What: Closeout
Start Date: Thu, Dec 13 2007 | 11:26am
By: Zach Plopper
Two foot surf has lost its luster. The traffic has gotten out of control. June gloom has spread itself too far into the later summer months. I was enjoying summer so much in the beginning, and now ...Copyright 1999-2008 SurfShot Media Inc - All rights reserved
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