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Tallow Gallery

The girls at Tallow have made a rad mini movie as part of the launch of their new women's swimwear & women's wetsuits label... The film's got such a Quentin Tarantino flavour, enjoy!

TALLOW SWIMWEAR

2 weeks

Happy HOLLOW Days!

Mele Kalikimaka

Flippin out...

We all drew surf flip books at school in our text books, dreaming of the local break doing its thing...

Here's one that takes you way back... Sort, but oh so sweet...

Dark side of the lens..

Fresh, Fresher, Freshest...

Warning! Mr Oizo Flat Beat track will make you dance ;-)

Summer Logging - A Patagonia Short

Parko Triple Crown Hat Trick...

Joel Parkinson Wins The 2010 Van Triple Crown Of Surfing from Joel Parkinson on Vimeo.

After almost cutting his heal off earlier in the year, to a perfect 10 and 9.87 in first heat back from ridiculous injury, to 3 consecutive Triple Crowns...

The man oozes style and grace would have undoubtedly been a 2010 world title contender minus this nasty injury...

Here's what Parko posted on his website straight after his crowning....

We spoke to Joel early this morning, 10 minutes after he’d just threepeated the Hawaiian Triple Crown… with a coffee in one hand and a champagne in the other.

JP.com: Let’s rewind to you sitting on your lounge in Coolangatta with a million stitches in your foot: when did the first thoughts of the Hawaiian season and the Triple Crown start doing laps of your head?

Joel: Pretty much as soon as I got out of hospital, I suppose. People were saying that I might be back for Teahupoo, but my doctor was saying to me, “Realistically, mate, you won’t be doing much for three months.” So I started thinking that writes me off until the Triple Crown and Hawaii, and once I started surfing again – three of four weeks before I got here – that’s all I was thinking of. I just wanted to get here to Hawaii and surf us much as I can. Not so much the Triple Crown and the contests were motivating me; it was simply getting back into the water.

Click here to read the rest of the interview

1st EURO to take PIPE MASTERS...

PIPELINE, Oahu/Hawaii (Thursday, December 16, 2010) – Jeremy Flores (FRA) 22, won the Billabong Pipe Masters in memory of Andy Irons over Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, in a come-from-behind victory in firing four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) backdoor barrels, marking his first career ASP World Tour victory.

Congrats Jeremy

Peace...

Vertical

The Style Master - Wayne Lynch carving a bottom turn...

I've been watching a bit of THE HOT GENERATION lately and have really been playing close attention to the likes of Wayne Lynch, Bob McTavish & Nat Young and starting to climb new lines carving up the vertical face and hitting the lips on those deep vee tail longboads...

Bob McTavish started playing around with the tails and right at the end of THE HOT GENERATION started hacking feet of the tail so he didn't have to step back to do his carving turns... Effectively trimming, planing and carving from the one position... 

The dawn of the short board era... I wonder if Wayne Lynch ever thought his massive bottom turn would evolve into this vertical attack...

The Powerful Mr Daniel Ross - going straight up the plumb line...

Check this super powerful vertical stall...

Stay tuned for a DR interview wrapping up the ASP World Tour year that is 2010...

Get Vertical.

Who's the KOOK!

Joel Tudor showing that some kids just have it...

 

Timeless style and grace from such a young age, Nat was right!

I'm off to practice my drop knee step...

Peace

What is 350?

350 is the most important number in the world—it's what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Three years ago, after leading climatologists observed rapid ice melt in the Arctic and other frightening signs of climate change, they issued a series of studies showing that the planet faced both human and natural disaster if atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ remained above 350 parts per million.

Everyone from Al Gore to the U.N.’s top climate scientist has now embraced this goal as necessary for stabilizing the planet and preventing complete disaster. Now the trick is getting our leaders to pay attention and craft policies that will put the world on track to get to 350.

Read more about the science behind 350.

OKONOMIYAKI - Japanese Pizza

Fast, simple, healthy and tasty! 

The ultimate post surf breakfast, lunch or dinner...

Use only organic produce where possible...

1. Season a hot wok with olive oil, garlic, sea salt and cracked pepper
2. Add disks of carrot and zuc, let sizzle
3. Add shredded cabbage, splashes of soy sauce, balsamic and h2o
4. Crack 2-4 eggs evenly around wok and let fry shortly
5. Add bok choi and mix through wok just enough to slightly break egg yolks
6. Place on mix on plate and crisscross lines of mayo and BBQ sauce and/or honey...
7. Top with (sunflower) sprouts and/or shredded seaweed and or shallots 

Enjoy, Bon Appetite, Meshiagare...

Occy v's Curren

In what is still to this day one of the best surfing rivalry's of the modern short board era Occy and Curren had battles that went on for years. In fact there still going and will probably never die.  These two legends forged the way for the kid's of today, take a look below and see for yourself.

Power, Precision and Raw talent.

PLAIN & SIMPLE , FRESH MULLET STYLE.

SEA OF JOY - Official Trailer

Now seen as a cult film of the early seventies featuring a soundtrack combining the music of Tamam Shud and Tully, the film continues the story of Nat Young & Wayne Lynch through the exploratory first years of the shortboard era.

Set in Australia, Mauritius, South Africa & Kauai; the film picks up the idealistic passions then sweeping the planet’s youth, and expressed in a fusion of film, music and surf.

FRESH MULLET and WITZIG FILMS have a special introductory $45 offer, included is;
 

1. SEA OF JOY DVD (valued at $45)
2. Archival Frame Grab Print from original movie, signed by Paul Witzig (valued at $45)
3. Free Postage Australia wide (valued at $10)
4. Only available direct from WITZIG FILMS

BUY NOW

 Enjoy!

Child's Play...

Life's too short... Watch, listen, fold & ENJOY!

Peace of paper 8-)

Part 3 - Boycott McDonald's in Yamba

AND JUST SUPER SIZE ME!

It's a very sad day indeed... Delay after delay the SUPER SIZED inevitable has finally happened.. 'They' have unfortunately opened :-(((

But don't give up, nothing speaks louder than lost revenue...

Vote with your dollars by REFUSING to buy products from organisations that conduct business in ways you find unethical.

SUPPORT the true, local, family owned business and keep your hard earned dollars in our community!

Avoid anger or wasting energy, just pass it on to friends and DON'T buy the stuff!

Below are some links on how to effectively go about it...

ORGANISE A BOYCOTT

HOW TO BOYCOTT 

Pass this post on to others who are like-minded ;-)

Peace, Power, Passion!

PS... Stay tuned for more exciting and informative updates...

THE HOT GENERATION - Official Trailer

Even before EVOLUTION in1969,  there had to be a catalyst and it was THE HOT GENERATION in 1967.

The necessary precursor to trigger the short board revolution. The likes of Nat Young, Wayne Lynch, Bob McTavish and Midget Farrelly showed off their style and grace on the long boards and the only way to go was shorter...

Word has it that even as Paul Witzig was in post production with THE HOT GENERATION the cast were cutting feet off their boards...

FRESH MULLET and WITZIG FILMS have a special introductory $45 offer, included is;
 

1. THE HOT GENERATION DVD (valued at $45)
2. Archival Frame Grab Print from original movie, signed by Paul Witzig (valued at $45)
3. Free Postage Australia wide (valued at $10)
4. Only available direct from WITZIG FILMS

BUY NOW

Forward this on to other frothers and they'll get the same bonus deal for Christmas...

Stay tuned for the REBIRTH of SEA OF JOY, coming soon!

Peace.

Part 2 - Boycott McDonald's in Yamba

The official opening of the Yamba McDonald's has been delayed yet again... After the initial construction issues and delays it was meant to be last Friday, now 3rd time lucky, its unfortunately to be this Friday the 10th of December..

I must say however, as it nears completion that it is a complete an utter eye sore as you drive past Treelands Drive... They've also had all the other Yamba Shopping Fair Signage lowered so they can take poll position out on Yamba Rd, which was never part of the original deal, smell like fast food to me...

The MASSIVE SIGNAGE in front of the site absolutely dominates the entire area and especially the the skyline. I've even heard complaints from nearby neighbours that the 9m high sign can be seen from the Harwood Bridge some 15-20kms away...

Look out kids your about to get SUPERSIZED! 

Council should be ashamed of themselves, as word starts to spread of the deal being done well before it even officially went to Clarence Valley Council... The very same council that was the successful applicant and host council of the Northern River Food Links project, a NSW Government funded initiative to reduce FOOD MILES and CO2 Emissions by becoming less reliant on centralised food supply chains just like McDonald's...

If you care about the sustainable future of local communities and the planet, please pass this post on and get everyone you know to BOYCOTT their local McDonald's...

AND support your local family owned and operated business that actually live in your community!

Peace

PS... If you'd like to get more informed on just how bad McDonald's food is for you, check out MORGAN SPURLOCK'S SUPER SIZE ME...

U.S. Vs. John Lennon

This is a must see!

Here's the trailer if you don't have long...



But I suggest catching the whole fish... All we are saying, is give peace a chance...



Plain and Simple

Peace

DR - EVOLUTION to FRESH MULLET

Daniel Ross isn't just one the the fittest athletes on the world tour, he's directly related to the birth of the short board era.

Having David "Baddy" Treloar as a step father not only put hair on his chest, but gave him his distinct approach to Surfing and mentors like Nat Young and Wayne Lynch, Dan learnt to ride and draw unique power lines so it's little wonder why DR is finishing strong on the World Tour this year.

FRESH MULLET and Dan Ross are stoked to be associated with the REBIRTH of Paul Witzig's EVOLUTION

Here's Dan with one of his Hawaiian guns with FRESH MULLET and EVOLUTION The Film HAWAII stickers...

Here's DR getting all Machardoesque with a couple more of his EVOLUTIONARY quiver...

Go to http://www.witzig.com.au/films/fm/ to check out the EVOLUTION Trailer...

Smoke that peace PIPE Mr Ross!

EVOLUTION - OfficialTrailer...

EVOLUTION is the turning point and dawn of the short board revolution.

It's truly inspirational to see the radical lines Wayne Lynch and Nat Young drew 40 years ago on their single fins.

The birth of high performance short board surfing, Paul Witzig's EVOLUTION has been REMASTERED, REMIXED & REBORN...

FRESH MULLET and WITZIG FILMS have a special introductory $45 offer, included is;

1. EVOLUTION DVD (valued at $45)
2. Archival Frame Grab Print from original movie, signed by Paul Witzig (valued at $45)
3. Free Postage Australia wide (valued at $10)
4. Only available direct from WITZIG FILMS

BUY NOW

Or go to www.witzig.com.au/films/fm for more details on shipping world wide and other great deals.

Share this post and or email this link EVOLUTION - Official Trailer to your friends and they can access the special offer also.

Merry Christmas...

GETTING BACK TO BASICS...

 Patagonia ONE STRING GUITAR TEE

Seasick Steve playing a home-made 1 string Diddley Bow

No words required!

EVOLUTION... Now Available!

Special FRESH MULLET Offer...

Finally, 40 years after the original, the Paul Witzig film EVOLUTION has been REMASTERED, REMIXED & REBORN for Summer 2010...

Starring Wayne Lynch and Nat Young the iconic surf film captures one of the most transitional times in surfing, the beginning of the short board era.

FRESH MULLET and Witzig Films have created a SPECIAL OFFER to all FM followers and friends...

Purchase EVOLUTION and receive a Print (archival film grab) from the original movie signed by Paul Witzig FREE, with FREE shipping Australia wide!

Purchase now for CHRISTMAS at www.witzig.com.au/films/fm

The signed print is only available through Witzig Films, so share this post with your friends and they can also access this special offer too... It can be shipped around the world too, please check at www.witzig.com.au for details.

Stay tuned for the TRAILER coming soon...

Merry Christmas people, only 24 days to goooo #%@$...!!!

WOW! Gypsy Jazz...

I just got invited "Fun Capitain" style to a live gig (Wednesday - school night) in lil ol Yamba at the local RSL hall and it was off the freakin' hook!

His name is Robin Nolan and he came to Australia from Amsterdam to play 2 gigs (BRIS & SYD respectively) and we were fortunate enough to have him play an impromptu gig just for a very privileged few...

Special  thanks to Dom for organising, playing the support act and accompanying Robin on stage... The 4 hand 1 guitar finale encore was truly amazing...

Here's a taste... bon appetit, E ʻai ka-ua, enjoy...

EVOLUTION... Unfolding.

We were lucky enough to get one of the first copies of the Paul Witzig Film EVOLUTION. Evolution is a natural change, an folding...So here it is UNFOLDING in the LSD shaping bay today...

Cover Shot

Inside Cover

Fully UNFOLDED

 Back Cover

BTW the film has been REMASTERED, REMIXED, WIDE SCREENED and now REBORN ready for your frothing...

Available so soon, stay tuned!