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oh sorry re. Will hardcore surfers buy Nike "surf gear"? You gotta wonder. Yep I say all the young crew following JW et al will lap it up cause they would not be seen dead in the "old" school brands and the AOS was just a snapshot (like it or not) of the style of surfing and age of the influencers a...

yeah good ponints although t least Nike aren't pretending to be who they ain't and never will be. The new young chargers who have signed with Nike 6 were grabbed right out of the QS, Bong etc clutches and IMHO the likes of JW is laughing all the way to the bank and to the benefit of his performance ...

good call, cause in reality when one thinks about it, there is that element for sure. But another aspect is how most say it won't affect them or who give a fcuk,I am just saddened to see our culture being trashed by greedy VC's and wankers who buy some surf company and then impose themselves on the ...

Nup colinarra, never have invested or been employed in Bong, although maybe wish I had bought some when they did the IPO at $2.30 back in 2000 and sold at $18.50 few years back, or got a job like many have/had.
What about you, ever get lucky or burned by Bong or employed by them?

well moondogie could be onto the ploy here as that sounds about right as a tactical move but like one comentator said, a lot of confidence gone in Bong board and senior management and that is a very heavy call because it squarley places the blame for Bongs demise in their hands. So if TPG don't get ...

well round two now begins by the big USA vultures making their move to take Bong...see latest here. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac?sy=smh&ss=SMH&docID=GCA01269930BBG&backTo=http://markets.smh.com.au/apps/qt/quote.ac?code=bbg&f=pdf If they get hold of it it will change the in...

not suggesting ya had a mullet in the pan, nick, sorry if it read that way. point was that IMHO control of bongs future has shifted big time and your observation of their motto change speaks volumes, Greasy, Naude, Derek et al will "know the feeling" of loosing control to institutional investors and...

Nick, so Gordon will just laugh them off eh...sounds like wishful thinking NC because Greasy has not got control and has not had it for agess, otherwise they would not be in this position. Bankers and VC's have Bongs balls in a glass case and will break it in case of emergency...it is an emergency a...

agree Brondo, wetsuit issues asside, there is something major going down at BBong and it will impact the surf industry in more than a casual glitch

Nah, Occ was REALLY GONE....slurring, not making sense, sloooow...he said he had just come from meeting the Pink Floyd boys...maybe there were some excitement going down backstage with the rockstars that got the Occ all spun out! People have been messaging the web saying Occ is out of it. so will th...

Well some serious s$%t has hit the fan now with Bong put on a trading halt, link to SMH story below... http://www.smh.com.au/business/billabong-shares-in-trading-halt-amid-bid-report-20120216-1ta86.html Also Occy plainly under the influence of something on live web broadcast....bloody feels uneasy l...

yeah kavy is still kickin...or last I heard some time back...bloody good surfer in his day...Australia's answer to Dora...sort of...but just loved that grog. Witnessed him ripping Collaroy kick way back when a lost board became an instant wreck. Stuck it to Nat and patrolled the footpath from the Ro...

peto,famous 60's club was called North Shore and sort of ran out of Freshie as mainly a comp based northside bunch to take on Windansea. Some seriously hot surfers who had the coolest shorts (Brit flag) and I think many were dual members of other clubs just roped in for their comp ability...names ar...

Maybe if you lost a digit from a leggie you can do what this guy is doing...this case, bs or not, is gunna test CI and FCS

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/26 ... s-20110826

Avalon Has there been another attack since last year's maybe it is getting confused with another incident recently, apparently attack on female surfer by fat bastard who is well known for bull shark like behaviour....word is she called the cops not once but twice because of his aggression.....word i...