Prior to a surf session, the surfer will often achieve what is sometimes referred to* as a “pre-stoke” by watching videos of other people surfing. This gets the surfer in the mood, if you will, for the upcoming sesh.
These movies typically feature surfers who have no actual job, but rather, spend their days surfing, leading […]
Posted on November 19th, 2008 by Pat
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I think it’s interesting how the literary world views Stephen King.
Some think he’s a trashy supermarket novelist who writes about monsters. Yet, many respected universities actually teach King, treating him like another Edgar Allan Poe.
No matter how you see it, you can’t deny King is the most popular novelist of our day. And no other […]
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by Pat
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The formula for surf movies is pretty simple: Show us some waves, tell a few good stories and feature plenty of good wipeouts.
Seems easy enough. Yet, a lot of surf movies really suck. And there are a few reasons for this:
First of all, some meathead surfers figure they’ll make films so they won’t have to get real jobs. Which […]
Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by Pat
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It’s true that when you have a child, you don’t get out as much. And that’s OK — though it means I see far fewer movies than I once did and wind up learning a lot more about “Blue’s Clues” and “Dora the Explorer” than I ever expected. (Kids, sing along: “I’m the map, I’m […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2007 by Pat
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