Barclays Fucking Bank!! DEPORT BOB DIAMOND

sorry havent done the blog for a while,been just to busy but i'm back in the saddle now with the bit between the teeth! what can i say about the despicable dishonest behaviour of barclays bank and its employees? times couldnt get any harder and these bunch of cunts are not only sticking the knife in but twisting it as well, hope your enjoying your bollinger cocaine and lap dancers you sorry bunch of cunts while the rest of us deal with the reality of an honest life. fucking appaling behaviour!!DEPORT BOB DIAMOND!!

OLI

My nephew oli stylin at the pier! The BENCH petition is going great, but we still need more signatures, especially from the local area!! so please put the word out and sign up if you havent already done so! thanks Guy.

OZZY 1980

 Me at cronulla with my ENERGY {Simon Anderson} single fin,great board!

 Kev Lawton {Bench Legend} and me, at Dee Why Point on a good swell.Kev has "mislaid" the super 8 cine film he took that day which is a shame!

Dee Why Point!

PUERTO RICO "79"

 Table Rock above and below,the most formidable wave i'd surfed! v-heavy, v-spooky.Thats"salisbury" Mark Wheal showing a dinged up board from falling into a blowhole in the reef!, as we got out Edwin Santos the local legend turned up and tore it apart! we were just surviving out there!.

 Above photo is "wilderness" a bigger wave break, we turned up in the "Caddy", the locals were less than pleased to see us, but we were 10 strong so apart from the "Gringo" abuse and intimidation we had some good waves!

 Above was our main break Marias/Rincon we surfed this daily and had it massive one day,the day that Tres Palms broke massive!.These were the biggest waves i had surfed,and i had some beautys{i thought so anyway} until the horizon went black! and me and Darrel the Barrel Williams got hit so hard that it wasnt funny! we just had time to look at each other as if to say "fuck" before impact, and frankly that was us for the day!!

 Big Ern and our boards,Erns was a 6'10'' {red} and mine was a 6'8'' Lightning Bolt both single fins as the thruster hadnt been invented yet {tho the Bonzer had!} they were meade by Bruce Palmer/Ted Deerhurst, up in north devon,great boards!

 Above is my McCoy that i bought in San Juan on the way home from the Playero shop,as soon as i saw it i had to have it! only problem it was the owners brand new board!!, I pestered them hard until a phone call was made and i got it ,it cost me $300 it was a classic board,single fin with a lightweight foam and glass fin it was state of the art McCoy template and took my surfing further than any board so far, i still have this board in a sorry state.Ironically Malcolm Campbell goes to PR to shape boards for the owner Tony/Playero and told him the story i think he remembered it as well!

The "CADDY" the best/worst $400 bucks we spent,this car was on its arse way before we bought it but managed to serve us well? all the tyres were through to the canvass and she was a moody bitch when she wanted to be, but you have to admit she woz KOOL, boards on top boards in the boot and fit us all fairly comfortably, whats not to like, cazy times!!

ME & DOOGS

The South Coasters Let em ave it !!! sign that petition please xx

BROAD BENCH in the 90's

We NEED! you to sign the petition and spread the word to to your friends about this! if we ever want to surf this CLASSIC wave again!! just click on the Tank/Surfer logo to help, thanks Guy.

BROAD BENCH in the 90's

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BROAD BENCH-- early 90's

Big Andy from Winchester riding a long lined up Bench wall. Sign That Petition!!

BROAD BENCH 1970's

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BROAD BENCH-- please sign that petition!!

Click the Tank/Surfer logo to help the cause! cheers Guy.

BROAD BENCH-- Please Sign The Petition !!

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BROAD BENCH CAMPAIGN, the most important link you'll click this year!!!

The FREE BROAD BENCH campaign SAS/ABBA needs your help!. A petition has been started to ask the M.O.D. for increased public access to Broad Bench our most important and best wave!.All you need to do is click on the Tank/Surfer at the top right of the home page to be redirected to the petition link on the SAS website register your vote,a simple act that will mean so much to our campaign.We would also ask you to put the word round on your Facebook/Twitter accounts to get as many people as possible to sign up to the petition to show the depth of feeling that surfers have for this LEGENDARY wave!.We have a great oppurtunity NOW to get somewewhere with this,so keep the pressure on!! Thanks for your help,GUY.

"Shakey" Dave Badlan steps up!!

Our man in Sydney gets a BONZER after years of telling him!! looks a "Beaut" ay ? ozzies insist on putting an "ay" after a statement/sentence for reasons best known to themselves "ay". daves gonna send us a few shots of himself riding this"beaut" "ay".I am going to make him an honourary team rider to spread the gospel of Bonzer in oz. Have fun son xx.

MP

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My favourite MP photo.

Michael Peterson, ICONIC Folk Hero Passes Away.

Very sad news to hear  that MP has died. He was a true original that inspired a generation of surfers with his style and aggression. He inspired the Campbell Bros in their board designs with the Stubby templates that he rode in the Morning of the Earth, his tube riding was legendary nobody could touch him on that! He still inspires surfings counter culture to this day,Australia should have a National MP day in his honour, with a single fin surfing expression session!! MP was and still is "THE MAN" God Bless.xx.

Bondi {scum valley} 1980

Me, Kev Lawton and "Small" at our flat in bondi with the first boards we got in oz.Mine's a McCoy double winger, kevs yellow board,god knows? the white one with stripes was a G&S and Smalls was a twinny from memory, me and Kevs were single fins. Bondi or Scum Valley as it was known was pretty down to earth in those days, a lot of crime and drugs went on there, our flat was right on Campbell Parade right on the beach, you went out of our front door across the road and you were on the beach!. bondi is to this day the worst surf break i've surfed!!, i didnt take us long to go and surf the north side!!. Oh yeah and the Thruster hadnt been invented yet!.

Mark Penwarden "Big Ern"

My bruv on his Mountain Dew spoon at Garie beach south of Sydney 1980.The spoon was built by Pete Berry from Maroubra/south side kneeboarders,who was with us on this day.We'd all skived off work for a barbie and a surf and it was a magic day.This shot of Ern coming off the bottom is one of my favourite shots ever! Best bruv in the world.xx

For Trawler

The Los Bastardos Gang Featuring the Legend that is Mark"TRAWLER" Lawler on a recent  piss-up down the local!