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What is the value of 10% of Kelia Moniz's prior contract?
- Thread starter ghost_of_lewis_samuels
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ok, fair enough. i think same rules apply to our island folks. part of my irk with flip flops and jeans is why not just go barefoot with the jeans.
for the record, I go barefoot nearly all weekend including doing yard work.
we have some of the barefoot only sort as well, but the barefoot have been mostly relegated to van life safe zones these days. To escape this, many able folk purchased finger toe shoes to demonstrate their connection with Mother Nature while maintaining separation from van lifers.
remember, our culture code first, then comfort.
Because they’ll kick you out of the store if they notice, and the wet footprint trail is a dead giveaway
Trebles + teeth + rocks.
I go barefoot in the surf. Gotten lit up by crabs too. One or two pants-shitting moments with stingrays and a trio of sharks that was waaaaay too unbothered by my presence waaaaay out on a sandspit off Matanzas.
6 years for me (son’s wedding). Ditto on long pants. If I need boots and pants to go somewhere (the bush) I ain’t going because fvck dat. The pond is one of the few fresh water sources close to good cover so lots of stuff I don’t want to know personally lives out there. Otherwise there’s no place I need to go that’s formal enough to require more than a shirt with buttons and a collar.
Yup. In Santa Cruz and SLO county beach towns it’s the surf brand zip hoodie, corduroy shorts, flat billed trucker hat, black vans, and white calf socks. They look like teenagers/20 something’s from behind while they’re standing at cliff, then they turn around and they’re 2-3x years older
Me too. Couldn't go barefoot in High School.
I forgot my flip flops at Rincon one cold morning a few years ago. I only used them for the trail because it was so cold. Didn't get another pair for over a year. There was only one small convenience store that kicked me out for being barefoot. The lady said they wouldn't allow it because of glass. I said they shouldn't leave glass on the floor.
...and now Nike and Tiger Woods are splitting up!
If they can't make it work, where is the hope for the rest of us?
If they can't make it work, where is the hope for the rest of us?
I know of another long time pro who was dropped by his sponsors in 2024 too!
I think it's a huge mistake by both major sponsors as this particular pro surfer has already branded himself as a cold water free surfer that surfs big waves and small waves extremely well!
I think it's a huge mistake by both major sponsors as this particular pro surfer has already branded himself as a cold water free surfer that surfs big waves and small waves extremely well!
Can't remember the last time i ran out and bought an O'neill hooded flannel cuz I saw Timmy wearing one at Año Nuevo
I can't remember the last time I bought an O'Neill hooded flannel at all
O'Neill has gone soft. No style anymore. I don't see the value that Kolohe brings to the table for $300k a year either. I'd rather see Timmy shred some cold water slabs that see Kolohe do an air revo at Lowers.
He's lost the zeal. Lost the mongrel. I haven't seen him get worked up in a heat in a long time. Seems like he just moves through the paces now.
I don't see anything wrong with her post other than the overly dramatic beginning. My wife asked if she was dying.
The rest of the thread: TL/DR. Well.. I only read the first page. But the above is a very silly statement. Kelia never mattered to you, and that's ok. Decentralize yourself, it's fun. Additionally, apologies if it's already been pointed out, but Kelia has more IG followers than just about everyone on tour besides Gabriel, Italo, Felipe, JJF, Kelly, and Steph. What's that? Top 10% if she was a CT surfer? Probably top 10% or better "industry wide". I'm going to guess she has a larger following than ANY longboarder.
IG followers are great but not if she’s not pimping her surf sponsor’s gear. These equity firms may not be surf companies but they aren’t stupid either. If it made sense to keep her they’d have kept her.
They aren't really "surf companies" anymore.
You could argue that they haven't been for a while.
But that kind of credibility or "salt", or whatever you want to call it of being a surf company that aligned themselves with meaningful surfers mattered for a while, even after they initially sold out.
The "legacy" of the legacy brands were wrapped up in the long term partnerships with credible surfers.
It doesn't matter to the equity firms that run the companies now.
Is that a bad business decision? Not necessarily. Most people that buy QuikBongCurl anymore probably don't care.
But does it erode any credibility they have left as a brand that "gets it"? Yeah.