HORSES MOUTH

Mark Willett is a dude whos been on one hell of a ride ! literally and figuratively.

Darren Dickson 'Surfboards' is one of those guys - who is human after all ! the guy for as long as I've known him has a smile on his face and is always stoked and up for a chat! But when I bumped into him late last year he was more than stoked -  it was his first surf back after a pretty heavy procedure in Hospital and it was his first surf back! in 6 months and he was soooo STOKED !

Dicko is one of those people on the coast who the grommet inside never left, He's a wealth of knowledge and a master craftsman of as they say in the industry 'Mowin foam' shaping surfboards. 

He's always on the go, so when the doctors told him to take it easy, I've no doubt it was a tough pill to swallow. 

But he's back and up to his usual self mowin foam and hitting the road in search of uncrowded waves...

I hope you enjoy our chat on the life and times of Darren Dickson

Michael Judd is one of those guys, just one of those guys, now I hate to use the pun or the phrase or even manifest such an ordeal BUT Juddy is just one of those guys you'd like to have in the trenches with you if it ever came to that, he's a scrapper, hard worker, noble, honest caring and knows the fragility of life,,, he's a hard at it kinda guys which you will soon realise listening to our chat. He works hard for his family and the community we call home, he's the founder of a group here called Diig Wellbeing, its to help blokes out on many levels, including nutrition, knowledge on many levels of growth and conversation based on the pillars of life, with guest speakers from far and wide or just somewhere to go and have a yak on a Sunday night, this movement has been sporn out of tragedy for the Judd family and its Juddys mission to help his fellow man after losing his daughter Estella.

This Horses Mouth I had the pleasure of speaking with non-other than the creator of Mind head Magazine Olie Georgiou, Olie is truly living his dream, He has spawn an amazing magazine that focuses on art and Culture, it's a non-commercial look at what's real and great between the cracks of an ever marching corporate sensitive and at all cost please the sponsors kind of world, Olie doesn't subscribe to such horse shit, and if you don't either go to www.mindhead.bigcartel.com and grab yourself a quality publication or some merch you won't regret it. 

Doug 'Claw' Warbrick 

Recently turned 80 - hard to believe! he still has a cheeky and energetic demeanor who still cares about the ocean and the future of surfing today as much as he did probably 65 years ago.

Claw is an enigmatic soul whose vision and dedication have helped further / Shift and pioneer professional surfing where it is today.

He co-founded Ripcurl in 1969 with Brian ‘Sing Ding’ Singer and they truly never looked back.

Claw's vision is apparent from a young age and through hard work and dedication the stars seriously aligned or maybe it was just written in the stars! It seems he was hell-bent on an ocean way of life long before there was an industry or a pot to piss in. 

I still remember Claw coming into the shop ( Ripcurl ) when I worked there in the late 90s just to ask how everything is going and showing interest in all levels of the business and I remember thinking through red eyes how impressive that was.

I hope you enjoy our chat 

In this Horses mouth I had the pleasure of chatting to Western Australian charger Ollie Henry, He's a professional surfer sponsored to chase waves and do his thing by Rusty - Ollie is one of those guys who gets the job done. Example we were chatting cars after our chat out on the street - I asked him if he had a duel battery as I know he spends a lot of time on the road camping and chasing slabs, he said no,,, would like one but its bucks at the moment I don't wanna spend - you can still go bush and camp and do all the things you need without one ----- I love this attitude as I thought ahhh I cant go long range without one --- get the job done with what you have at hand !!! you don't need all the bells and whistles you just need a sense of adventure and a set of gonads If you're chasing the sort of slabs Ollie is after !!! Not to be sexist but the guy is next fucken level and it's a saying more than anything re Gonad Man... bla bla bla 

Tim Stevenson is a real-life dude who walks the walk, he's understated as fuck - keeps his cards close to his chest from time to time, but in this chat we delve under the hood to see what makes Timmy tick.

Rousa is the real deal and one of the respected elders of our tribe, and I feel grateful and fortunate to have had him over for a cuppa and a chat about life, what it means to walk the earth in a "Modern world', his journey and addiction to salt water and the octane that comes with it.

Duncan Anderson is a force, He's the Co-founder and CEO of Edrolo, which is reinventing how we teach our young, providing support with an easier-to-understand curriculum for students and teachers from years 7 -12 based around an antiquated system.