Most Marine Layer edits come with a long, often barbed, sometimes poignant, spiel written by Dane himself. It's always worth a read as a foot-in-the-door snapshot of Dane's World - the last hold out railing against the might of industry.
Alas, this one comes nude. No words, just moving images of Dane and mates surfing around home.
"That board felt like the starting point for a new life."
The inner mechanics of Russell's mind.
Sniffing out the bounty on land and at sea.
From a day with a low wave count yet high consequence.
Like a hundred social media clips joined together but not on social media.
Seeking darkness on a sunny day.
And Matahi lifts the bar yet again.
Bite size humans in king size waves.
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The only interesting person in the surfing industry. By the way, look up the meaning of spiel. You are using it out of context, unless you particularly mean to be catty.
If you're using 'interesting' and 'surfing industry' in the same sentence then context is not your strong point.
Out of curiosity I looked it up. What dictionary are you using?
From my 1984 copy of the Oxford English Dictionary:
"Spiel, (sl) n, (Esp. glib or long) speech or story"
Today, I would say most people would take it to mean a slightly long winded story. The glib not so much these days. Where did you get the "catty" from?
As for the clip, I felt it could have done with some of Dane's musings. The surfing was nothing particularly special.
…or from Merriam-Webster: spiel (noun), a voluble line of often extravagant talk. Pretty apt.
how's the 2:57ish bottom turn. thing is so fast dane didn't even know where to go with it
That was like a 2:30am drink in a nightclub.
More Dane required.
Dane still surfs well but you can see that he is slowing down compared to a few years ago. He never used to fall in the past. Still entertaining compared to the rest of the surfing going on.
Was good to hear some Femmes as a surf track. Suited the visuals nicely.
As for the surfing; I think that it was a refreshing change to see the reality with falls included. Maybe not suitable most of the time, but made for a relaxing and enjoyable watch.
Anyone else notice the decent sized dorsal fin out the back at 9:25?! Probs a dolphin right?
Nah. Turned off after 7.00 and the 500th one turn wave. Was that Rio?