Laird Hamilton

[lemon boy]

What would he look like if he were rendered as a statue in the style of social realism?









































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[cj001f]

And Gabby

[lemon boy]

wow dude... you are good. How'd you do that?





some gabby nip action:

[cj001f]

Potatoes keep Chapaev strong

[f2f]

unfortunately i know what socrealism is, although i do believe you mean "socialist realism"

this is what i grew up with as the highest standing structure in our city (laird hamilton, were he a snowboarder wearing a cape):



the sign at the bottom says roughly "hail the unbeatable soviet army":


edit: i forgot the punchline: the statue still stands, 16 years after communism fell from grace. one reason not to pull it down is that nobody really knows how to do it safely, it's that big!

[f2f]

i apologise beforehand, but i'm going to go off on the tangent here.

socialist relism is responsible for some of the ugliest monuments to stand the earth presently. observe the following specimen in its all ugly glory:



and to give you a sense of perspective, here's how it stands with a few high-rise buildings in front of it:



(and you thought the calgary skyscrapers were ugly, lovely cloud formations to be found, if you can take your eyes off it)