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Hey, traveling the world searching for 100' waves isn't cheap, and Gabby's Playboy money won't last forever.
Guess Oxbow shit isn't selling well.
And I don't think Riding Giants did so well either although it might as well have been a total ripoff of a couple big wave riding website histories.
I don't think he's won a Billabong XXL either.
Must be running out of money.
Isn't she single now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Plakespear
no.Quote:
Originally Posted by cj001f
laird's sponsored by some french athletics company.
Maybe you should should be questioning someone else 'cause this guy's been nothing but true to his passions his entire life.Quote:
Originally Posted by likwid
If Amex approached you with an offer that could fund your dreams AND your family for a long time and you passed, you'd be an idiot, and I'd post a message saying so.
I've never see Gregg Noll or any of the other Hawaiian legends do video parts let alone magazine or tv ads.
I appear to have missed the narrow window of opportunity when she could have been mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by tuffy109
I thought it was odd that the aim of the commercial is to portray him as outside of mainstream corporate America, he says something to the effect that he can't imagine his life if he had to be in an office in a big city. Yet he's pimping one of the great corporate giants where alot of people work in their offices in a big city. I don't know much about surfing, but I am assuming most surf bums don't carry gold cards. I would assume that trustafarians traveling the globe surfing carry gold cards.
Regardless, he has a gift, a hot wife and he's making some money, so there is nothing wrong with that, though the commercial is a contradiction.
gerry lopez did plenty of movies. he had a part in Sprout, which just came out a few months ago. AND he was in the greatest movie ever, North Shore.Quote:
Originally Posted by TomMN
also, i'm not sure how widespread vcr's were back in the 50s and 60s, but greg noll was in a couple of bruce brown's movies.
get of the d.
Hasn't he always chosen not to submit the photos/vid necessary for that? Seem to recall at least once where they said he was pretty much a guaranteed winner but declined to enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by likwid
Laird's been on the cover of National Geographic, so it's not like he's really tried to avoid the public eye. He hasn't, however, starred on Baywatch.
hahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Big E
they have this show on OLN called Fearless. The did one on Kelly a ways back and they were showing a comp where the announcer kept calling him Jimmy Slade.
Laird is laughing all the way to the bank!
And dont forget Gerry Lopezs' best movie "Conan The Barbarian" w/ Arnie.
Which I don't quite get considering you'd think he'd do this before he did an Amex commercial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big E
I agree he's pretty much the god of big wave surfing, teahupoo and all, but biggest wave ever? His reluctance to submit footage makes it all seem very fishy. Better to be quiet about it all and let them think he's #1 without entering rather than have him enter and get shown up by one of the Santa Cruz/Mavericks guys, because no matter how much they say that they're all buddy buddies, there is alot of internal strife there.
VCR's weren't around until the mid 70's, and didn't really become widespread in the US until the early 80's.Quote:
Originally Posted by tuffy109
Tom- Greg Noll, Miki Dora, Billy Hamilton, and plenty of others from that era were in lots of surfing movies. Back then they were shown at high schools and legion halls, much like Warren Miller and Dick Durrance's films were at the time (my dad saw Endless Summer at the same catering hall my parent's wedding reception was held at)
And even Miki Dora did stunt work for some of those chesseball Beach Blanket Bingo type movies.
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Originally Posted by likwid
Do you even surf? No? Then SHUT THE FUCK UP, DICKHEAD!
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Maybe it's cause he is strapped that he won't submit the photos. Do they allow that in Billabong XXL?
He has always struck me as a purist. I Tivoed a show about Jaws with Laird as the central star a while back. I can't remember the name of it, but it was pretty good. Laird seems like a pretty down to earth spiritual kinda guy.
Is getting paid for doing what you love selling out? Cause if it is, we can start a long list of sell-outs.
Yes. According to him, he believes that people shouldn't be risking there lives for a monetary gain in contest like Billabong XXL. Hmmm, but doing Amex commercials because of fame created on riding big waves is alright... :nonono2:Quote:
Originally Posted by warthog
If by earthy spiritual kinda guy you mean egotistical, chest-thumping meat head. Then, why, yes. Self-spoken quotes on a TV show I don't think really capture the entire perspective of a person.Quote:
Originally Posted by warthog
Personally, I know a few of the Santa Cruz/Mavericks crew. They pretty much think he's a jackass, whose ego is too big to get beaten by Flea, Makua or 40 year olds. (Cabrhina)
No, your a slut, but not a sell-out.Quote:
Originally Posted by warthog
PS. I'm a Shluuuttt.
I'm a wannabe slut.
Howd the Kiting go this season? Our season is just getting going again.
I have an Amex card...
Last year during the super heavy hurricane surf New England got, Laird and the strapped boys were up here looking for heavy heavy locations. Needless to say they were chasing some of us around and paying local charter fisherman off to tell them where to find waves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik
They never found any of the heavy heavy spots thankfully. Yes they are fucking meatheads. (A friend relays that he was approached by one of them and when asked "what he gets out of showing them breaks" they said he should feel priveledged just to hang out with them... He called them kooks and took off.)
Pics of what we actually found in some spots we knew would get big later.
We just weren't exactly aware of just how big the east coast could get.
I went to school with Lairds partner Dave Kalama. He was one of the funniest, coolest, laid-back guys around. As far as Laird goes, he might have a bit of an ego but doesnt everyone who is #1 in their sport? Shaq, Bodie Miller, Tony Stewart and dont even mention snowboarders.
And no matter if you like him or not, he IS the best and you gotta pay the bills some how.
P.S. Where are those east coast pics!?
Yeah yeah, I'm digging for them,
just wish I could find them already.
Good, thanks for asking. Actually the big wave season is just getting going now. Hopefully tomorrow, Sun, will be good. Forecast = first REAL big swell, with high NW winds. Could be sweetQuote:
Originally Posted by warthog
(keeping fingers crossed, knocking on wood, and all that other anit-jinxing shit)
not sure if likwids are any better, but here are a few good ones.
http://www.nesurf.com/Pics/gal/Rhode...jiruggles3.jpg
http://www.nesurf.com/Pics/gal/Rhode...jiruggles2.jpg
http://www.nesurf.com/Pics/gal/Rhode...bandersen3.jpg
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