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dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
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Started episode 1 of this doc miniseries on HBO. Anybody else watching?

McNamara has always seemed a bit standoffish in old interviews I've seen, but watching this, which has more verite footage of the time of those old interviews, it's obvious that he was never really trying to be that way, his focus was just elsewhere.

He's still nutso--I mean, you'd have to be--but he also seems much more present and warm in the present-day footage.

Oh, the Philip Glass score is great, too.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    Knew it was coming and definitely will check it out.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Knew it was coming and definitely will check it out.
    I think as someone who pushes themselves, you'd enjoy it.
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Knew it was coming and definitely will check it out.
    I think as someone who pushes themselves, you'd enjoy it.

    I'm sure of it!
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,876
    I have been watching. Some of the surfing footage is spectacular!!
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,718
    Oh drat!  I clicked here wanting to see a 100 wave gif or video!
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    edited August 2021
    Do a video search for "Garrett McNamara Nazare" -- that should do it.

    Not only will you see a 100 foot wave; you will notice a tiny dot sliding down it that appears to be human upon closer inspection.
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Here's an old still.


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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,718
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    Gnarly! :smiley:
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    As a guy who now bails if it's more than chest high, it absolutely terrifies me.
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    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
    Did it move?
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    dankind said:
    As a guy who now bails if it's more than chest high, it absolutely terrifies me.

    I don't surf - I just love "awesome"

    Halifax2TheMax said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
    Did it move?

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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
    I used to get Surfer magazine and felt the same seeing some of those shots.

    Also felt that way when I’d peruse High Times ;)
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    hedonist said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
    I used to get Surfer magazine and felt the same seeing some of those shots.

    Also felt that way when I’d peruse High Times ;)
    See the source image
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    Hobbes said:
    hedonist said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
    I used to get Surfer magazine and felt the same seeing some of those shots.

    Also felt that way when I’d peruse High Times ;)
    See the source image
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    Watched the first two episodes.  Stunning & so frigging badass.
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,876
    The injuries these guys go through is insane. 
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    All caught up for the last episode tomorrow!

    This thing has been so well done. 
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    edited August 2021
    What an excellent doc series! 

    I read that it was renewed for another season. I'll check that out, but I don't know how that would work.

    They had more than 10 years of footage for this season. Maybe an episode that focuses on a specific surfer and their 2021-2022 Nazaré prep/goals/journey/etc.?

    And they need to release the score on vinyl already.

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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    I need to watch the rest.... awesome to hear it finished well.
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    GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 9,876
    I am watching the final ep tonight. Loved it!!!
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    What is it about? 
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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    edited August 2021
    The Juggler said:
    What is it about? 
    From HBO site: The six-part series intimately captures the decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100 foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s pre-eminent big-wave surfing destination.

    Trailer:

    https://youtu.be/znCNT-9k_Ws
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    Is this where Johnny Utah arrested Bodi?
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    Totally, bruh

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    dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    Change your life. Swear to God. 
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,279
    Binged this over the last ten days or so with the wife. Fucking awesome. Bit of a misleading name though. 
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    F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,625
    Damn, still didn't wrap this up.
    Soon.
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,774
    Absolutely amazing series. 
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