The Roundup and Quik Pro Open Thread

....and so it begins. Snapper Rocks. Photo by Joli

This is an open thread for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast. If you wish, comment as you watch online. (http://www.quiksilverpro.com.au/Home.aspx)  

The Roundup is a compilation of recommended clicks and awesomeness this week in the world of surfing and beyond. If you have any suggestions, links or tips email me at nugable@gmail.com.   

ASP Awards Banquet photo gallery. Dane, Kelly, Mick, Joel, Jordy, Fish, Bam, Coco, Gilmore and significant others get all dressed up (almost).
(Transworld)     

Just another clown with a surf blog.
(Surfer Magazine)     

Before Lewis Samuels men lived in caves, had yet to invent the wheel and had to read cumbersome paper magazines with annoying advertisements.
(Coastalwatch)   

Charlie Smith opines on Snapper’s Eve. “The Dane and Jordy know what they must do to win this year. They have cut their teeth. Their horns are no longer green. They will win lots, both of them, and when they win it is exciting because Dane surfs crazy and Jordy parties crazy. And Dane is crazy.”
(Surfing Magazine)    

A fantastic interview with Surfing’s Travis Ferre.
(Runamuk Visuals)    

Mexico, Kelly, Dane, Julian and an HD camera that rolls off 1000 frames per second.
(976 Surf)    

Jed “The Greek” Smith uses the word Negro and then says he’s sorry.
(Stab Magazine)  

The Edsel, the Pinto and now Fantasy Surfer. I think they have Toyota engineers working on a fix now.
(Fantasy Surfer) 

Bobby being Bobby. Finally. An ESPN Surfing post I read in its entirety without nodding off after the first paragraph. Congratulations fellas.
(The Mickey Mouse Club)   

I have no idea where River Oaks is but I just might move there.
(Craigslist via Major League Jerk)

The Roundup: Swine Flu Edition

The Roundup is a compilation of recommended clicks this week in the world of surfing and beyond. If you have any suggestions, links, tips or want to donate product or cash to support a hungry blogger email me at nugable@gmail.com.

A Mavericks contest without Jeff Clark is like an issue of O Magazine without Oprah on the cover. Regardless, it’s a go for Saturday. (Maverickssurf.com)

Why surf blogs matter. Now I know what Navin R. Johnson felt like in The Jerk when he discovered his name in the phone book. (Surfer Magazine)

Mike Hynson talks about the famous scene in Rainbow Bridge when they stored hash in a Rainbow surfboard. (The Surfer’s Journal)

Mick Fanning offers President Obama surfing lessons? The horror. (Boardistan)

Rasta isn’t going to like this one bit. Is Billabong in bed with the bin Ladens? (Abtractlines.tv)

The Brown brothers on a boat? I’m speechless. Really I Am. (thebrownbrothers.com)

Looking for some concealable weapons? Look no further. (Dontevenreply.com)

The new face of the Republican party is Ronald Reagan? (The Onion)

The Roundup: Flipadelphia Edition

The Roundup is a compilation of recommended clicks this week in the world of surfing and beyond. If you have any suggestions, links, tips or just want to call me an asshole, email me at nugable@gmail.com

The new Surfer mag double take cover of Julian Wilson is pure genius. (Surfer) 
…and take a gander at their images of the year.

“In real life Machado can’t really be a soul-surfing drifter – because he’s got too much damn money in the bank.” (Swellnet)

Alana Blanchard is the newest Reef girl. Well, not really, but she rides for them now. (Reef) 

A mashup of freesurfing footage from the 2009 North Shore season featuring Freddy P., Bruce Irons, Joel and Barca. (InSurfNews)

A man and woman rob a surf shop in San Diego then flip the getaway car. “Flip, flip, Flipadelpia.” (CBS 8) 

Cover magnet Daniel Russo shows his stuff with audio. (Surfing) 

Tom Cozad’s aerial photographs of SoCal’s holiday swells. (Surfline)

Tabloid journalism at its best. Andy Irons and Taj Burrow threaten to sue the Rebel Tour? I think not. (Daily Telegraph) 

This is why Al Gore God invented the Internet. (Tooties Bong via You Tube)

Chris Davidson’s pre-heat ritual in Mundaka last year. (Stab Magazine via Keerazy Times)

Modern Collective surfer and the pride of Tasmania, Dion Agius, restless in France. (Globe.tv)

We’re not even two weeks into 2010 and the mom of the year has already been chosen. (Craigslist)

The Roundup: New Year’s Edition

Peeking into perfection in Portugal. Photo: Matty Thomas

The Roundup is a compilation of recommended clicks this week in the world of surfing and beyond. If you have any suggestions, links, tips or just want to call me an asshole, email me at nugable@gmail.com

A Cortes Bank paddle session with Kelly Slater, Greg Long and Peter Mel. (Surfer Mag) 

Australia’s Surfing Life speaks to Lewis Samuels and they tell us what surfing sites are worthy of “cruising.” (ASL) 

2009 might not have been the best year in surfing but Marcus Sanders lays down the highlights. (Surfline) 

An old video but worth a look. Josh Kerr shows us how to win a heat when the waves are crap– two massive airs. (Matty Foto Blog) 

Clifton Evers tells Taylor Steele Inc. to go fuck themselves. (Kurungubaa)

Note to travelers and gullible watchers of Fox News. Odds of being a terrorism victim on a flight: One in 10,408,947. (The Grip)

A member of President Obama’s entourage is injured by a surfboard? (CBS)  

…and you thought Haywood Jablome wasn’t a real person (Ben dover.com) 

America is fucked. First cars, then electronics. Now the Japanese even make a better Snuggie than we do. (Asian Snuggie)

The Roundup: Modern Collective, Mick, Joel, Owen, Fuel TV, Shawn Stussy, Racism and the Wolfpack

What a week it was in surfing. The Euro invasion ended. Owen Wright dazzled but ruptured his eardrum on D-Day. The Bede train kept on rolling. Parko shined. But in the end Mick won. Again. Looks like we have a full-bore world title race on our hands. Pipeline will be very interesting. There should be some Hawaiian trialists ready to inflict damage and dash title hopes. Why the photo of Bertleman? Why not.

The Roundup is a compilation of recommended clicks this week in the world of surfing. If you have any suggestions, links, tips or just want to call me an asshole, email me at nugable@gmail.com

No safety or surprise. The End. Chas Smith’s final installment from the Rip Curl Pro Search Portugal. Spoiler alert. Mick Fanning won. (Stab Magazine)

Get your popcorn ready. The Modern Collective film is almost here. (Surfing Magazine)

Is News Corp going to sell action sports channel Fuel? We can only dream they sell Fox News to real journalists. (Boardistan)

Joel Parkinson apologizes for off-color remarks he made about South Africa’s racial past and present. Can’t wait until he visits Germany. Or South Carolina. (Zig Zag)

Original ’80s hipster, shaper and artist Shawn Stussy has a blog. (Shawn Stussy’s Joint)

Strap on those dildos booties and ass-less chaps hoods. And I thought Humboldt Jetty was cold. (Arctic Surf Blog)

A Bra Boy faces court over alleged connections to a cocaine syndicate. (WA Today)

Is the Wolfpack taxing non-locals to surf Pipeline this winter? (Demon Factory)

Exclusive photos of ASP CEO Brody(ie) Carr’s arm wrestling match with Charlie Smith. (Slide Mag UK)

Endless pristine surf images to waste away precious work hours. Tell ’em large Marge Nug sent ya. (Aquabumps)