100 Foot Wave

dankind
dankind Posts: 20,841
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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 Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Knew it was coming and definitely will check it out.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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 Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    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!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,086
    I have been watching. Some of the surfing footage is spectacular!!
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Oh drat!  I clicked here wanting to see a 100 wave gif or video!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Here's an old still.


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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    Gnarly! :smiley:
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    dankind said:
    Here's an old still.



    I'm not gonna lie....that picture excites me.  :lol:    
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    As a guy who now bails if it's more than chest high, it absolutely terrifies me.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,199
    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 Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    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?

    skoshi
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  • hedonist
    hedonist 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 ;)
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    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
  • hedonist
    hedonist 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 Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Watched the first two episodes.  Stunning & so frigging badass.
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,086
    The injuries these guys go through is insane. 
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    All caught up for the last episode tomorrow!

    This thing has been so well done. 
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    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 Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    I need to watch the rest.... awesome to hear it finished well.
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