Wednesday, July 16, 2008

CREMATION IN BALI

THESE BURNING BULLS HOLD THE REMAINS


just walking down the street...& then these guys?

CREMATION OF THE KING OF UBUD


YESTERDAY I ATENDED AN AMAZING EVENT.
A BALINESE KINGS CREMATION CEREMONY.
I SHOT VIDEO AS WELL AS PHOTOS.
CHECK IT OUT!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

GENE ON THE SCEENE IN SUMBAWA

SUMBAWA

JUST BACK FROM A WEST SUMBAWA TRIP.
I WENT WITH TWO GUYS FROM PUERTO RICO.
MARK AND GREG.
WE HEARD THAT A VERY BIG SWELL WAS COMING AND AFTER LOOKING AT
ALL THE CONDITIONS AND OPTIONS I DECIDED TO HEAD EAST.
ONCE WE GOT THERE ALOT OF FRIENDS THAT WERE AT DESERT POINT ON LOMBOK FOR THE PREVIOUS SWELL, SHOWED UP ALSO.
EDDY, CHRISTIAN FLETCHER, KALANI CHAPMAN, SHANE AND FORD.
FREDDY AND TIM WERE SHOOTING VIDEO AS WELL AS ALVIN FROM PUERTO RICO.
THERE WAS ALSO A CREW OF YOUNG GUYS FROM SAN DIEGO THAT WERE SURFING SOLID.
WE HAD GREAT WAVES FOR THREE DAYS. EVERYBODY GOT PIPED.
THE GRAND FINALE WAS CHRISTIAN AND EDDY GOING OUT AT LOW TIDE
AND GETTING BARRELED WITH ONLY ABOUT THREE INCHES OF WATER ON THE REEF. I AM STILL COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY, (AND THEY CAME AWAY WITH OUT A SCRATCH.)

Thursday, July 3, 2008

THE POINT

LOMBOK TRIP

LOMBOK TRIP

GREAT TRIP TO LOMBOK ONCE AGAIN!
WHAT A CHANGE FROM 1989 WHEN I FIRST SURFED THIS WAVE.
BACK THEN IT WAS TRULLLY A DESERT WITH NOTHING AROUND.
NOW... AROUND 80 SURFERS, SOME OF THE BEST SURFERS IN THE WORLD
LIKE ROB MACHADO & KALANI CHAPMAN.
SURF ANIMALS LIKE CHRISTIAN FLETCHER, EDDY, SCARDY.
MOVIE MAKERS & PHOTOGS, ETC.
AND THE WAVES WERE PUMPING.
LOTS OF TUBE TIME.