Saw occy at drug aware pro this year for the first time...legend/wild man feel free to express your experiences

Even got few photo I can throw up if I work out how to

A good surfer in certain conditions, but im not sure how he managed a world title, he's always surfing on one foot.

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

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mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

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surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

Occ is my favourite surfer through and through!! Alot of guys my age are right into parko and taj and definately kelly. Some powder puffs are even into John John and other little fellas.

I personally love seeing big gunny 6 foot 7s and the like being pushed hard on Mystery lefts or psychadelic desert waves. I think it is amazing. I like seeing half of J Bay being raped and abused by an animal of a backhand rider going nuts in the mid 90s. I personally like seeing a big heavy animal abusing bells back in the day on a channel bottom board.

I love his surfing and he is my favourite.

After getting a good wave I love talking to my friends in a real nasal voice. Or just using the nasal voice in general, jumping on his bandwagon. I reckon he'd be even funnier in real life than he seems on the videos / dvds

I wonder how much more he could have done if he didn't miss so much of his prime. Awesome to watch I love my billabong challenge box set

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Torch said...

A good surfer in certain conditions, but im not sure how he managed a world title, he's always surfing on one foot.

I think Slater having the year off played a big role in that.

Its pretty hard to get sick of watching good surfing. I watched a few of his heats at this years Drug aware pro, Still F**ken rips and throws bucketloads. got to have a surf at lefties when he was out there too. Pretty good to watch. Nice bloke aswell.

His biography is a pretty good read. Spent 7 or 8 years on the couch at one stage.
I also have a JS Occy which I absolutely love...

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PaddlePig said...

Some powder puffs are even into John John and other little fellas.

Ha ha! I'm a powder puff! Don't reckon there've ever been many as comfortable in big hollow waves as John John. Especially given his age. The progressive surfing is just a bonus. Now if you'd said Chloe, I would've agreed with you ...

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Occ is my favourite surfer through and through!! Alot of guys my age are right into parko and taj and definately kelly. Some powder puffs are even into John John and other little fellas.

I personally love seeing big gunny 6 foot 7s and the like being pushed hard on Mystery lefts or psychadelic desert waves. I think it is amazing. I like seeing half of J Bay being raped and abused by an animal of a backhand rider going nuts in the mid 90s. I personally like seeing a big heavy animal abusing bells back in the day on a channel bottom board.

I love his surfing and he is my favourite.

Get hold of the 97 G,Land pro. Heaps of Occ ripping

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Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

Was there as a grom froze my ass off for the whole event, that year was a cold one.
Cracked him up laughing in the carpark a day or 2 earlier. I was trying to get his photo while holding a hotdog covered is dead horse. Not enough hands so I dropped the hotdog on the ground to take a shot.

Awesome backhand layback barrel stance at 0:53 and no rail grab barrel at 1:40 !

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jbshack said...

surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

occy is a knob head[}:)]

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chrispychru said...

jbshack said...

surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

occy is a knob head[}:)]

In what way? Surfing etiquette

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surferstu said...

chrispychru said...

jbshack said...

surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

occy is a knob head[}:)]

In what way? Surfing etiquette

that...and in just being part of the human race type knob head...might be a better bloke these days..when the cameras are on perhaps

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chrispychru said...

jbshack said...

surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

occy is a knob head[}:)]

Ive been lucky enough to interact a few times with him and to be honest i found him very down to earth. He seems to be just shrug it of and get on with type of bloke..

Yeh he's much better bloke now he surfs with a paddle.
Or so I heard

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chrispychru said...

jbshack said...

surferstu said...

mitchbat said...

Nothing wrong some good old fashioned back foot surfing Torch. Occ was unbeatable in solid waves from 97 to 99. His backhand turns at the Bells skins events circa 97 were some of the best ever. IMO

Who could forget the occy vs curren footage at bells, I'd much rather watch power surfing than airs

+ 1

Occy is also a really friendly bloke.

occy is a knob head[}:)]

Ive been lucky enough to interact a few times with him and to be honest i found him very down to earth. He seems to be just shrug it of and get on with type of bloke..

Sounds like he dropped in on chrispy, who cares? great surfer and good bloke by all accounts.

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micksmith said...

Yeh he's much better bloke now he surfs with a paddle.
Or so I heard

You need to turn your hearing aid up a bit!

never dropped in on me,and your right who cares...he is still a knob head from actual meetings...not internet know it all opinions oh what accounts?

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chrispychru said...

never dropped in on me,and your right who cares...he is still a knob head from actual meetings...not internet know it all opinions oh what counts?

May be JB has met him a few times, dunno ay

whats that old saying about never meeting your hero's
the book was a good read but it detracted from my exalted opinion of him
still one of the greatest power surfers ever
MP's bio was a great read but it certainly didn't make me think i wanted to go to the pub and have a beer with him much less introduce him to a girlfriend
same goes for the scar tissue bio about anthoy keidis
loved the RHCP now i struggle to listen to them
could be a certain element of envy being a klutz on the guitar and a kook in the surf
the journals of william dampier , cook , flinders,hartog,mawson are a bit more inspiring for me being the average plodder

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doggie said...

micksmith said...

Yeh he's much better bloke now he surfs with a paddle.
Or so I heard

You need to turn your hearing aid up a bit!

What

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Prawnhead said...

whats that old saying about never meeting your hero's
the book was a good read but it detracted from my exalted opinion of him
still one of the greatest power surfers ever
MP's bio was a great read but it certainly didn't make me think i wanted to go to the pub and have a beer with him much less introduce him to a girlfriend
same goes for the scar tissue bio about anthoy keidis
loved the RHCP now i struggle to listen to them
could be a certain element of envy being a klutz on the guitar and a kook in the surf
the journals of william dampier , cook , flinders,hartog,mawson are a bit more inspiring for me being the average plodder

Well said ! Although I did sort of enjoy how Kiedis's old man sorted him out for his birthday when he was younger - wish my old man had done that for me

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chrispychru said...

never dropped in on me,and your right who cares...he is still a knob head from actual meetings...not internet know it all opinions oh what counts?

May be JB has met him a few times, dunno ay

The best was the last year we did the Margret Masters ski support, Mitch Thorson instructed (over the micropphone) one of the skies into the surf area eventually interfering with Occy on a wave. My mate was devo'd in fact in tears on the beach afterwards. Expecting a huge spray from the great man Occ just said "she's cool, wasn't your fault" sat down and had a drink and laugh about it

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doggie said...

chrispychru said...

never dropped in on me,and your right who cares...he is still a knob head from actual meetings...not internet know it all opinions oh what counts?

May be JB has met him a few times, dunno ay

The best was the last year we did the Margret Masters ski support, Mitch Thorson instructed (over the micropphone) one of the skies into the surf area eventually interfering with Occy on a wave. My mate was devo'd in fact in tears on the beach afterwards. Expecting a huge spray from the great man Occ just said "she's cool, wasn't your fault" sat down and had a drink and laugh about it

Sounds like a real knob head, but chrispy would know better.

doggie you truly are seabreezes biggest ****wit hands down

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chrispychru said...

doggie you truly are seabreezes biggest ****wit hands down

Na mate you win, go back to your hole