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I made a double-take on his name too. Found out his full-full name is Diesel Storm Nainoa Yoshio Butts! Here's the pic that @theramrod was referring to. Pipeline, 11/27/21.
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Are you old enough to remember Porky's?#4 should think about a middle name, something like Mike, maybe?
Agreed.I still cant believe the WSL did not do a live broadcast for this event. Feels like a giant missed opportunity on there part. Instead they gave us recap videos that have the feel of ESPN's 'Hot Summer Nights' from the 80's. At this point, I dont know why I expect more from them for they have proved over and over they dont give a rat's ass about true surf fans.
I would buy a t-shirt. The design looks really nice.My sister works at HIC. Don’t blame them they were brought in at the very last minute to pony up the prize money. 50K. HIC was hoping to make back the money on merch at Haleiwa and at Pipe but it was so last minute my sister said she couldn’t find blanks to print girl’s tops.
Told her if they run the contest next year I bet you guys will have huge posters of John with the HIC logo on his singlet in every store window. She laughed.
Agreed again.No blame to HIC, this is on the WSL. The fact I watched the final via Nathan Florence's glitchy live youtube stream (and enjoyed his commitary more than 90% of the broadcasts I've seen) doesn't give me much hope the WSL will ever try to target the core audiance.
Props to HIC for stepping up and help provide an event that helps out the local rippers!