Monthly Archives: May 2009

Rodrigo Pimienta

By ed | May31.09

photo by Ed Fladung photo by Ed Fladung photo by Ed Fladung Ro is equal parts Borges and Cantinflas. Ro wins the award for “most likely to buy a winnebago and hook it up with solar panels and a satellite internet connection and spend his remaining days driving up and down the west coast of [...]

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El Hijo del Desierto

By ed | May28.09

photo by Ed Fladung photo by Ed Fladung This is Sergio Hernandez, known within our group as “El Hijo del Desierto”, as his family is from Sonora. I like to call him “Bam Bam”, as he’s the youngin’ of the group and slowly learning the ways of the studied zen masters. Both of these shots [...]

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Surfboard Gyotaku

By ed | May28.09

surf art by Scott Szegeski Scott over at Surf Art & Beer conjures up this gorgeous surfboard gyotaku. I saw it and almost spit up my Corona, chips and Herdez salsa all over my monitor. This thing is beautiful. I immediately booked a flight to dirty jerz so I can climb through the window and [...]

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Hot Rats!

By ed | May25.09

photo by Ed Fladung I ran into this wicked-ass surf mobile while down south. It’s owner was a spry Norwegian with a great disposition, happy to be in Mexico chasing las olas. As our pack came upon the combi, half surprising the owner with our enthusiasm, he related to us the history of his sweet, [...]

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Down South Trip Photos

By ed | May16.09

Slideshow (35 photos) Well, while Stevey and his homies are down in Costa Rica grabbing mad barrels, I decided to take-off on my own little surf trip down south. The first one after having become a daddy, my first trip away from Little Man. I missed him on the trip, but I definitely needed a [...]

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Down South Analog Style

By ed | May01.09

photo by Ed Fladung photo by Ed Fladung photo by Ed Fladung Michoacan Surf Trip Nov 08 Back in November I made a quick trip down south to Michoacan to score one last surf trip before little man’s arrival. Usually when I go to this spot, it’s during the summer swell season and this charging [...]

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