NW Surfing Magazine

[moregon]

not that into the idea. i love surf mags, but not in my backyard.

[Quad Head]

I say get a real job like the rest of us.

[MC]

I say get a real job like the rest of us.

Is that addressed to me?

I have nothing to do with anything regarding this concept.

Define "real".

[McDing]

Gaz - Just havin' fun. To bad about soloo. That is sad. Silos and wheat? He won't stay. If it's money; he won't make any more back there than he would out here. Having said all that; I just can't get over that trademarked motto; "We ride where you ride". If this mag sets up offices in PC you know it's the end and just the beginning of Oregon's future "San Clemente".

[Quad Head]

MC - No. But I am having a hard time taking you seriously on this post Mr Surfline.

As far as a real job goes, I just find it hard to believe that anyone could make a living documenting the surf in the PNW on the internets or in a print medium. I have a few friends that are having a hard enough time in the surf industry down in Northern California where it pumps on a daily basis from Oct-March.

I just see Oregon surfing as blue collar you could say. A lot of hard work and a handful of heads really putting in the effort who are pushing the limits. Most every time a website or zine pops up it’s always some valley or bend guys who have never lived closer than 70 miles to the surf. They have little clue what’s really going on in the local communities.

[MC]

That's fine amigo. You don't have to believe me, but, in all honesty, I have zero, zilch, nada to do with this magazine idea. Comprende?

You're absolutely right: Nobody could ever make a living documenting the surf in the PNW full-time, regardless of the medium. But the world, although big, has all kinds of nooks and crannies that produce rideable waves. I want to see 'em all. Impossible? Yes, but there's always somewhere to go surf and shoot. I'm not trying to solely document the PNW. It's just home. It's where I'm comfortable. It's what I love. I'm not trying to "blow it up". Sure, the surfing community/communities have grown a lot in Oregon/Washington in the last 10/20/30 years, but it isn't because people are seeing the point or port orford or the north jetty on surfline, in mags or in films. It's because the industry as a whole has gone, and continues to go, more mainstream. And, wetsuits get better and better. And, places south (and even north) of here are shoulder to shoulder. Has it been documented? Yeah. These places, I'm sorry to say, are no secret. SSP is no secret. It has been documented over and over and over. The cape is no secret. It has been documented over and over and over. The Strts (find chris burkard's blog) are no secret. They have been written about, shot, surfed for a decade or more. Everywhere has. Well, maybe not everywhere, but most of the notable spots have all ran in print publications. Yet you can still go out and score most of these places with your buddy and only a handful of people, if that.

I agree, the surf here is very "blue collar". The best dudes in the water rarely wear vans, slim jeans and have stickers on their boards. I like that. And speaking of the local communities, I don't see the future of our coastal communities being overrun by surfers and the surf industry. Look at what IS going on in the local communities: nada. Sure, Lincoln City, Seaside, Newport, etc., etc. will always (hopefully) have their heads above water, but for a place to "blow up", it has to be much fairer weather, much more consistent and much more alluring. The traveling surfer(s) may come through a few times a year, but, again, I don't see a lot of people moving to the coast and blowing it all up anytime in the near future. I don't think there is enough industry on our coastline for that to happen. People from Portland and Eugene and Bend will continue to learn how to surf and come over in the summer and on the weekends and crowd the lineups, sure, that's just life. You hear Dubs and a few others talk about pre-2000. Sounded pretty nice. But, as we all know, the best surfer(s) in the water are the ones catching the waves. Furthermore, I know a lot of you ditch your "life/work" to go score a clean swell on a Wednesday. Keep it up. It keeps the stoke alive. Now I'm officially rambling.

I'm writing this from my little studio a few miles south of Seaside. It's rainy, windy as hell and completely unsurfable. It takes a different breed to do what we do up here. I think we'll be safe from hoards of people for quite some time.

I could be entirely wrong. Only time will tell.

[scubetubeular]

I think you said it pretty well MC.

I also think the clowning that is going on from this thread is more in regards to the particular site mentioned.
it's ridiculous motto and the possibility it's more then likely someone who has the 2-3 year surf bug/stoke and living in-land.

We are all surf stoked and I for one can't blame anybody for wanting to find a way to live the lifestyle forever. Whether that's creating your own business, working in the massive surf industry or being lucky enough to have a trust fund.

[Quad Head]

Someone said blackballs right?

[moregon]

im starting a blog/zine about this forum.

[RockyVonTone]

I was going to write something, but it would have sounded harsh and i am tired. I agree with MC.

[Tex]

I am totally down with someone starting a NW Surf Mag. Why not, I dont think anyone is quiting their day job over it. I would get a subscription of that before any other surf mag except for TSJ. Git'er Done!

[McDing]

"Mr Surfline." Now that IS funny! I'm quitting my day job over this.

[MC]

Ha. I know. Made me laugh too.

[SooLoo]

No longer in mideatabagofdickswest!
Now in NS Fla. 80 deg air 70 deg water crappy wind swell over here. Heading to PR after Thanksgiving it's going off right now. Good luck with your winter Oregon surfers!

McDing

Sooloo lives in the Midwest now...
Corn silos, factories and wheat.

doc

......... oh, wait that's not funny at all!

[Friend Of The Hawk]

wussy!!