Just general surfing stuff
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The Sport you say? ... who else on the inter webs and beyond cares?... no, seriously, I'm interested.
Hurley? why?
Which council?
Hurley? why?
Which council?
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The waves were utter shit each year. That wouldn't have helped.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:55 pmwhat a ghastly tragedy for the Sport, the Australian Open is no more.
Destination NSW withdrew their funding, following Hurley out the door. Then so did the council.
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Well the Australian Open was a bit of a conceit based on the US Open at HuntingtonNo Pants Lance wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:46 pmThe Sport you say? ... who else on the inter webs and beyond cares?... no, seriously, I'm interested.
Hurley? why?
Which council?
Prime movers included IMG, Hurley, Billabong, Destination NSW and the then Manly Council. This was a few years back.
They envisaged an event that was more Culture than Sport. Music, skate, art, blah blah blah
It was set at North Steyne in February. The first year or so it got by on novelty. Various tricks of the trade were tried.
I think over time the whole thing was exposed by itself. "Culture" in this context is a con. It fell back on Sport, but this was a shit QS6000 in North Steyne February beachbreaks, two weeks before a CT at Snapper.
In the end nobody thought it mattered enough to save it.
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The Australian Open... damn, didnt even know it exiated.
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Says a bit really
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Well you know I hate to break it to Realsurf but can I tell you, you guys are not the target of very much in surf marketing.
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That's just as well.....we are a bunch of tight wads. Hatchie even steals other people's thongs.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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Without the slightest trace of irony....maybe they should be.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:43 pmWell you know I hate to break it to Realsurf but can I tell you, you guys are not the target of very much in surf marketing.
The massive liquidity sloshing through the Aus/global economy is baby boomer wealth... not millenial or GenY .
Businesses targeting baby boomers: housing, home reno, travel etc etc are ......booming.
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No need to be bitchy about it, just saying I never heard of the thing.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:43 pmWell you know I hate to break it to Realsurf but can I tell you, you guys are not the target of very much in surf marketing.
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
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Tell that to Mctavish and co.
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what was that faux film critic's line from a cartoon show you mentioned somewhere else? ' I'd quote it here.Nick Carroll wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 8:09 pmWell the Australian Open was a bit of a conceit based on the US Open at HuntingtonNo Pants Lance wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:46 pmThe Sport you say? ... who else on the inter webs and beyond cares?... no, seriously, I'm interested.
Hurley? why?
Which council?
Prime movers included IMG, Hurley, Billabong, Destination NSW and the then Manly Council. This was a few years back.
They envisaged an event that was more Culture than Sport. Music, skate, art, blah blah blah
It was set at North Steyne in February. The first year or so it got by on novelty. Various tricks of the trade were tried.
I think over time the whole thing was exposed by itself. "Culture" in this context is a con. It fell back on Sport, but this was a shit QS6000 in North Steyne February beachbreaks, two weeks before a CT at Snapper.
In the end nobody thought it mattered enough to save it.
Seriously though, sad, but true. Who really gives a fcuk about the 'culture' of surfing in the context of any public exposition aside from sponsors and flaky hangers on?
I haven't seen anything about the outcome of that naff Surfing World festival down the coast from a couple of months back.
What did it achieve?
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exiated. nice Looof. I'm pretty exiated right now, regardless that it has no meaning.
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The only thing worse than the Australian Open was those ridiculous airshows they used to have. I think they had one in Bondi when I was living there and I chose to slam my dick in my front door rather than watch it.
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Didn't Josh Kerr win that one Jimmy?
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Yes I believe he did BD. But if that’s the highlight of your career then shit. You’ve gotta look at other options.
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So hard core Jimmy. If i could do an air or surf half as well as Josh i'd be pretty fcuking happy, i think. At least for the air thing, and prolly his wife too.jimmy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2017 11:07 pmYes I believe he did BD. But if that’s the highlight of your career then shit. You’ve gotta look at other options.
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The Noosa Festival.
Thats a highly successful surf festival/competition aimed at baby boomers.
Thats a highly successful surf festival/competition aimed at baby boomers.
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