"WHEN I SEE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO PUT MY WIRE, I CANNOT RESIST."

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In a 1974 clandestine operation, Frenchman, Phillipe Petit, with the help of a few close friends, set up a tightrope (steel cable) in the cover of night between the very tops of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers (1,350 ft high). A little after daybreak, Phillipe walked out onto the wire where he spent more than an hour mesmerizing people as he playfully taunted the cops from the wire before finally choosing to complete his crossing to the other side:
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The documentaty film, MAN ON A WIRE, is well worth seeing for the years of planning, training, friendships and committment that went into pulling it off... Especially when considering the challenge of secretly getting a 140 foot steel cable stretched between the Twin Towers with the hands of just a few men was an incredible feat in itself.
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GO BEYOND ALL YOUR LIMITATIONS

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Ashrita Furman holds more Guinness Book of World Records than any other man, dead or alive.
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CY'S WOOD KNEE PLANE

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Cyrus Sutton recently built this wood knee plane. Word is, "it hauls in little hollow peelers."
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CY & RY FINNED

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Cyrus Sutton (above) and Ryan Burch sessioning together last week (photo cred:?).

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With so much worthy attention around Cy & Ry riding finless lately, let it not be forgotten they've not forgotten fins.
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TYLER'S PONY

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My Hydrodynamica White Pony (#2) was on loan since last March with Tyler Warren and John Smart for as long as they needed it for the making of the TYLER WARREN EXPERIMENTS. I got it back last weekend. Tyler liked it so much he shaped one for himself. Below is a video of him riding the Pony he shaped. I think it's safe to say his works good enough that he won't be missing mine:
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TYLER WARREN ON 4'10.5" from TYLER WARREN on Vimeo.

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WAVE SELECTION

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Not a lot of takers this morn'. I guess you know it's crap when the pelicans insist on flying high above the stink. An hour or more bobbing 'round in the mess and not a one did I see show even the slightest interest in descending to the sea.
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BURCH BLURRED, KENVIN ID'd, WARREN REPRESENTIN'

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• Ryan Burch gracing the cover of the November issue of Surfer Magazine.
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Also in the issue:
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• Tyler Warren is recognized, along with others, for representing diversity by guest editor, Joel Tudor.
• Joel identifies Richard Kenvin as one of the most influential surfers, designers, and innovators of our time.
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VOICE...

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... CARRIES, WORLD TURNS, TEARS FALL, WATERS FREEZE.
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30 SOMETHING GROM STOKE

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Copper Dove
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BREATH OF FRESH AIR

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The email read:
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"Not one person... all day! We were tripping."
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Jason Tutterow trippin':
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IN GOOD COMPANY

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BS!, in the good company of others, was was nominated for a few categories at the 2009 Surfer Poll & Video Awards last night.
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I. MOVIE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES:
• One Track Mind
• The Present
• BS!
• Still Filthy
• 5’5” x 19 1/4” Redux
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Awarded to: Still Filthy
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II. BEST MALE PERFORMANCE NOMINEES:
• Dane Reynolds (The Present)
• Nathan Fletcher (Lavese Las Manos)
• Dusty Payne (BS!)
• Andy Irons (Still Filthy)
• Wade Goodall (Still Filthy)
• Ry Craike (There’s No I In Go Ry)
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Awarded to: Dusty Payne (BS!)
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III. BEST MANEUVER NOMINEES:
• Wade Goodall (Still Filthy)
• Taj Burrow (Still Filthy)
• Dusty Payne (BS!)
• Mitch Coleborn (BS!)
• Ry Craike (There’s No I In Go Ry)
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Awarded to: Taj Burrow (Still Filthy)
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IV. WORST WIPEOUT NOMINEES:
• Dan Malloy (The Present)
•“C” (Surfing 50 States)
• Maya Gabeira (Dear and Yonder)
• Ken “Skin Dog” Collins (BS!)
• Unknown (Destination Unknown)
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Awarded to: Skin Dog (BS!)
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On top of all the above promotional bullshit, I'm pretty sure BS! is the only film that documents Rasta turning into a Dolphin:
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