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OURS, a creepy kid called Matt and a Doos of an arresting officer... |
| 18/11/2012 |
Who Blew Up?
Not many places you can drink good coffee as close to barrels like this
Ours. By Surfers, for surfers (and other interesting people). On Saturday a crew of local Kalk Bay Reef surfers opened “Ours” a restaurant and coffee shop in Kalk Bay, adding some cool salt water style to an already funky mix of venues that constitute the Kalk Bay vibe. Congratulations to Dave, Chris, Russ and their team for turning a dream into reality and opening up within spitting distance of the Reef itself. Situated opposite The Reef Car Park in Rosemead Road and next to the Kalk Bay Theatre you can delve into the awesome coffees, pastries and meals while you talk story about the sick pit you just had (or the one you are gonna get next time). If you are in the hood whatever you do don’t miss the chance to check it out.
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Matt Pallet. We’ve known Matt for a long time. His easy going free flow personality makes him easy to be around. We once kidnapped him on an extended road trip from Mozambique through the Kei and only allowed him to ride an Alaia the whole time – but that’s another story. His mention this week goes for the latest instalment that he just dropped on ‘Innersection’. All we can say is sheeeowza! Not only has his surfing progressed in leaps and bounds and multiple airs since those Alaia kidnap days but his conceptual video production and editing are insane. If you haven’t yet seen his latest offering check this out for pure high performance creepy filth and some seriously spooky post production.
Greg left with brothers Chris and Conn
Greg Bertish. While we all know of Greg as the wave finding guru behind True Blue Surf Travel and the man with the really ‘hard’ job of testing all the waves he sends his clients to, he is also the kind of man who likes to give back. He’s been a pivotal component in the Shark Spotter program and recently he has been putting energy into http://www.all-heart.org where he has been helping ex surfers and lifeguards get back on to surfboards after extended spells out of the water. He is working with the heart and stroke foundation of South Africa and has some really cool initiatives lined up for 2013. Greg himself understands the challenges of what he is talking about, having undergone 2 serious heart ops himself and spent extended time out of the water as a result. Despite that he has bounced back and as theBOMBsurf can attest to first-hand, his performance (at possibly one of the most challenging waves you could ever hope to ride) in Namibia this year was an indication of just how far back he has bounced. If you or one of your loved ones is facing a serious cardiac issue, you may want to check out his site and connect with Greg. His ‘never, ever give up’ philosophy and love of surfing is an inspiration to us all!
Who Blew It?
Longtime North Beach Car Guard, Ian St Claire.
The Durban City Metro Police and the SAP. On Thursday last week at 11am the Durban Metro and the SAP ‘swooped’ and arrested 23 car-guards between The Beach Hotel and Suncoast Casino. They then locked them up for 24 hours in a cell designed to accommodate no more than 8-9 people and issued a grandiose statement about busting 30 ‘fake’ car-guards to the press. For 24 hours there was not even space for these guys to sit on the floor. They were released out of the back door of the CR Swart cells at 1pm on Friday. NO charges were laid and they were NOT even brought into court. They were told when they were picked up that they were being arrested because they did not have the required permits, despite having purchased their ‘official car-guard bibs’ from a police officer and being registered members of the North Beach Policing Forum. They are not salaried employees, they provide a community service at no fee unless you would would like to offer a gratuity... Huh? TheBOMBsurf knows of several metro police members who are upstanding and do their best to serve the community, so we DO NOT say that the entire metro police and SAP units are a bunch of lazy, disorganised, corrupt, incapable fools, but to the complete idiot who ordered this ‘swoop’ theBOMBsurf would like to point out the following: If it hadn’t been for the the brave and committed action of a small group of dedicated car-guards over the last decade or more the North Beach/Dairy node would not be what it is today. When surfers Derek Cook and Harry Bold first started working with Jean and Johan, the North Beach car park was a no-go-zone. It was a daily lottery wondering if your car would still be there when you got back from your surf or if you were destined for another trip to PG Glass to replace the smashed window... again. Get a life you unbelievable moron and leave our car-guards alone! Oh and by the way is that the scent of a ‘wrongful arrest’ case we smell brewing?
Anonymous online haters. In a world as small as ours, with as little time as we have on this planet, to assume some covert identity and suddenly grow balls bigger than Twiggy’s with your late night postings, where from behind the safety of your keyboard you burst forth with all kinds of meaningless macho innuendo do you have any idea of what a sad, pathetic little prick you are? Man up, put your name to your comments or go and post your vitriol somewhere else.
TheBOMBsurf ed
theBOMBsurf ed, publisher, tea-boy and pretty much anything else that needs done about the place, John McCarthy, finally got back in the water on a ‘real surfboard’ last week after playing the role of Janitor superbly well on a SUP for the last month or so. McCarthy managed to humiliate himself properly in front of the likes of Jake Oberholzer, Slade Prestwich, Davey Van Zyle and Heidi Palmboom with his numerous nose-dives, rail-catches and over-the-falls, all the while stoked out of his tiny mind to actually be catching (sort of) and riding (sort of) waves again under his own steam. |
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