Photos by Jimmicane
The point of these monthly parties is to toast the new issue of SURFING and whoever gets the cover shot — still probably the highest distinction in all surf media.
This month was special because of the US Open, which brought to Orange County a few thousand reluctant +/- randy +/- good-looking +/- uninhibited surf folk. Professionals with their people, the media, the industrials, the mainstream, the fans, the groupies and cougars, the children — everyone has been south of LA, north of SD and west of I-5 for the past week. Our Issue Release Party landed in the middle of that week like an arrow in a bulls-eye.
Result: The event was a frolicking success befitting an absolutely stellar issue of SURFING, if I do say so myself, and clearly I do. Sean Penn was in the house. Andy Irons made a speech to the party from atop a chair behind the bar. We had such a good time that we simply must share it and beseech you to seek out a good time of your own, wherever you may be. Thanks to all who came and to all who will come to the next one. Also, in congratulation for nailing the cover, a well-earned nod to Phillip Andrew Irons, whose bathwater we’d gladly sip from a brandy snifter.
—Stuart Cornuelle
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- The party invitation expressly told Ford Archbold not to come. Here’s Ford, at the party, to nobody’s surprise.
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- Brian Toth and Nathaniel Curran stopped in to up the fun level.
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- Kai Neville, Matt Wilkinson and Rip Curl’s Nick Greeninger. On a side note, Rip Curl hosted Nick’s birthday party on Friday. Happy Birthday, Nick.
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- Sterling Spencer was turned away at the door because he forgot his ID. We had to Google him on an iPhone and show the bouncer his DOB.
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- Jesse Merle Jones and Mark Healey toast Mark’s full spread backhand tube shot in the new issue.
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- Andy is on the cover because Andy is absolutely killing it.
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- SURFING’s Jeremy Schluntz, Analog’s Adam Warren and Nike’s Frankie D’Andrea. Three of our favorites.
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- We didn’t want our party to be hobbad, so we invited the Hobgoods. It worked.
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- Gina Turpel and Enich Harris of Billabong, always welcome — and always up to support their teammate.
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- Andy Irons makes a speech atop the bar as SURFING’s Travis Ferre (right) looks on admiringly.
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- Joel Centeio and Brian Toth — a shaka and a rocka.
Related Posts
SURFING Blog: Behind the SCENE at the US Open
posted by Stuart Cornuelle / Blogs, Editorial / August 11, 2010
A look under the hood of the best-produced surf event of all time
2013 Swimsuit Issue Release Party
posted by SURFING Magazine / Photos / April 30, 2013
Is Randy Irons back on the juice?
Can you write a story about Andy Irons and partying? I thought you couldn’t. Don’t you know the rules!?
Surf website…but no surf photos. Oh, I see, there are PHOTOS of surf photos. Sort of kind of almost. Ok, never mind, that’s alright. Way to go Jimmicane. BTW when is the next one and am I invited and is it open bar??? If not THAT’S BULLSH*******T
I noticed that you didn’t caption which Hobgood that is. Is that because you can’t tell them apart? If so, just come out and admit it.
Kauai represent! But AI looks kinda frightening, like a villain. Like he’s gonna take ya babies.
AI sucks d%$# for coke
“whose bathwater we’d gladly sip from a brandy snifter.”
You’d get wasted if you did this.
[...] Morton were two of the lucky few who were able to check Surfing Magazine’s new issue at their issue release party last week in Newport Beach, Ca. In case your wondering who is on the cover it is Andy Irons [...]
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haha nah andys fucking badass
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Hey – that’s a good looking bar! Where is it?
I actually think so too=) I have been surfing around the internet for some time this week, and its kinda hard to find anything good to read on blogs:P Maybe thats because there are too many of those around =) But this site actually keeps catching my attention. Great posts, and cool design ^__^. Ill be sure to give it more time from now on =P