Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam
The Surfrider Foundation and Propaganda Headquarters are proud to announce the roster of well-known musicians and professional athletes set to participate in the first ever Surfrider Foundation Celebrity Surf Jam. The event will take place at Orange County’s famed Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, September 11th, 2005 from 8 AM to 2:00 PM.
High profile musicians taking part in the event include Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger and Ben Kenney of Incubus, Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) and Jim Lindberg (Pennywise). Four-time Olympic medal winning swimmer Aaron Peirsol will also be competing in the event. The event is being chaired by X-Games and ABC Sports commentator Sal Masekela.
Professional surfers include event Co-chair and co-star of the Endless Summer II, Pat O’Connell, Rob Machado, Jeff Deffenbaugh (Former WCT competitor and local surfer who is also helping to co-produce the event), and rising professional surfers Alex Grey and Dane Reynolds. “We have been surfing our whole lives, so protecting the oceans and beaches is especially important to us,” says Incubus’ Brandon Boyd. “It is our honor and privilege to participate in such a worthy cause.”
Go to Surfrider Foundation’s special Celebrity Surf Jam web section for more information.
File This Under 'Society Gone to Heck'
People injured in cheap iBook sale
A rush to purchase US$50 used iBooks turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over, according to a Fox News report. The story adds that one woman went so far to wet herself rather than surrender… [ read more ]
Um, yeah… How totally absurd is this? People beating the crap out of each other for four-year-old iBooks? I’m totally speechless. How the heck did the organizers of this silly sale think this wasn’t going to happen? Someone should be held liable for injuries & damages, don’t you think?
As sad as it is, who wants to bet that we’ll wind up seeing a clip from this on Real TV or America’s Funniest Home Videos in the near future?
[UPDATE] This photo sequence shows just how nuts the thing became. Kind of reminds me of a Who concert…
