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A favorite bit of Hot Generation has B McT & Russell Hughes (I think) surfing.
The very ABC/BBC Narrator says above the psychedelic sound track:
"Bob and Russell are turning on"

A green cathedral and I am there. Talking to God on the plastic telephone.
Hello? Its for you Bob. Its the Jehovas Witnesses trying to sell a few watchtowers

On the way up, no worries
On the way back, I have to think about it

I've been reading all the stuff the lid riders have been saying about how advanced they are and have concluded that everyone should start proning out :D Just imagine how deep you could get if you were lying down on your board 8) . Surely normal surfboards would perform better as bodyboards than body...

This all paints a pretty bad picture for the east coast. When you add these developments together its going to be one overdeveloped mess after another. We are all responsible if we don't try to do something about it. I don't even like going up to the Tweed Coast anymore. What a scam those very old l...

Its funny about the central coast. You can overlook the most obvious spots and hunt for waves without getting much for your search. As far as "secret" rights go up there; I have found saturday morning is very crowded and grumbly. When the pub has been open a few hours it mellows out a bit :D . I may...

Buzzy, the old call that surfing ability is a sign of a misspent youth is probably put to rest. Ginge obviously comes to mind as well. I just wonder who wants to see these guys in a movie.

Good call, Buzzy. I have been waiting for a movie that shows a bunch of merchant bankers carving up some exotic location to celebrate their latest killing on the stock market .
Maybe they could go surfing at one of their tax havens.
You could probably get them to fund it as a tax right off.

Yeah, I have been wanting to see those for a while. The last newish movie I saw was Down Side Up, I think. Hot surfing but pretty repetative. The usual crew, some good Hawaiian footage. That Bonga Perkins movie was interesting too with some great footage but I find it hard to listen to testimonials ...

Hey locals :D How committed are you to your break and is it worth it? Are you committed to a break that noone else will surf? Is it because its too mean or too lame? Thats a big difference :lol: . Are you committed to a break that everyone surfs with hundreds of locals? Half of which you regard as b...

What are the dimensions Platty?
I've got an old G&S Snake Bishop squaretail channelled single fin and a Red Sun pin tail I've been meaning to fix up for a while so I'd love to see how you go with that Hot Roc board.

colnarra wrote: Problem is, Johnno, that to do what I do you've gotta live in sydney. And if you want good private schools for your kids, you live in Sydney. And if you want access to the best Universities, you live in Sydney (or melbourne, but that's no solution) . Aside from those things, I'd move...

Good call, Wanderer. However, I really think some of those movies at $5 a pop, if your lucky, give you a real insight into the early days of surfing and also how Endless Summer became what it is. I wasn't a part of surfing or anything else much back then so its all new to me. One of the things I lik...

Has anyone else bothered to pick up some of the old bruce browne videos that pop up in discount bins around the place?
Surf Crazy, Barefoot Adventure, Surfing Hollowdays.
What do you reckon?

These contests sound like a dog fight. What happened to country hospitality Some bodyboarding mongrel interfering with whos the best showdog get the pack on to him . Same goes for bodyboarding comps.

Incontrol I hope this wasn't the contest I walked past on Sunday. If it was you should all be ashamed of yourselves grovelling in that pathetic shore break

Are locals those people who drive around in their BMW 4 wheel drives with Palm Beach -somewhere on Australias east coast bumper stickers?

Or are they just lost?

BB is right. Real Surf is real and its a site without any particular connections to the surf companies. Thats the point :D I really think the surf industry missed a few product placement opportunities with the Corby Trial though. Maybe they could run some ads featuring Schappel or baggage handlers r...