This is by far the most excellent picture I had the pleasure of viewing from the Hurricane Bill swell, and maybe in all of 2009. It truly doesn't get any better than this. I pronounce this gentleman as:The King of Bill! All hail the king!
The photo was captured by Joey Wilson and first sent in by reader Robert (although many others sent in the same, Robert was the first).
simply awesome
ReplyDeleteWebbed gloves didn't seem to help him...
ReplyDeleteLooks like a major short-john wedgie too...
More like Kill Bill...
I think he's wearing hot pants. Awesome shot.
ReplyDeleteworked
ReplyDeleteYDD makes my day again
ReplyDeleteI'm sure glad he wasn't riding a Bing !!
ReplyDeleteI might have had more than a few shots to contribute from "Bill". Especially when you consider all the mayhem that occurred. However, I was too busy surfing to shoot much.
ReplyDelete"bill" was the biggest kook festival i have ever seen here.
ReplyDeleteWebbed Gloves - Check
ReplyDeleteSpeedo - Check
Flailing in the surf - Check
I think he has all the bases covered.
Seems to be a lot of Butt Surfing and Head on this blog lately. Just not sure I'm down with that!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't anyone wear tight pants anymore?
Those look like gardening gloves to me.
ReplyDeletejust another right coast kooky monster. standard for them, right?
ReplyDeleteAnon 2:58,
ReplyDeleteYou'se the farkin donkey here.
Signed,
The last left coast DUDE to win a world title...or place...or show...
Same old east coast whine: Kelly, Kelly, KELLY!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, he's a great surfer, but don't you guys get it--the whole surf "competition" nonsense is just a big popularity contest controlled by the Surf Crap Industry to sell you stuff you don't need.
The biggest tragedy in Surf Marketing has been Slater going bald early in life and not being "viable" to that all important Youth Market!
Quien es mas macho? Bald Slater or Brillo Pad Machado?
ReplyDeleteMachado for sure. I guess we will see at Trestles.
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