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Name:
Ian Parkinson
Age: Very nearly
half a century
Born: London, lived
there most of my life. Mother's family from Skibberreen.
How long surfing?
About five years
3 sentences that describe you and
what you do:
Ski bum turned family man. Still working out how to fit enough
surfing and other important stuff around four kids and a "responsible"
job. That's two, and neither is strictly a sentence.
Where/why did you start surfing?
My big sister was a Beach Boys fan. Growing up in South London
in the '60's, California beach culture was captivating, like an
alternative universe. About five years ago, took a couple of months
off work and the whole family came on my dream road trip, from
Seattle to San Diego. Picked up a Bic longboard along the way,
it was left behind after one of those "everyone rides a Bic"
competitions, and took a lesson at Cowells Beach, Santa Cruz.
Completely hooked ever since. Still absolutely rubbish at it,
but "the best surfer in the water is the one having most
fun".
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Quiver (ie details of your board/s),
plus your fav board:
When I'm good enough to use something better than a Bic, I'll
get a nice retro fish-type thing.
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"Surfing is getting more popular
in Ireland for sure". Discuss:
Surfing's getting more popular everywhere, but I'm wondering whether
the real mainstream rush has peaked. It doesn鈥檛 take long
to work out that surfing's quite difficult to do well, waves are
fickle and unreliable and most of the time you're cold and wet.
If you're just attracted by the glamour and the fashion, that
gets tired pretty quick.
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Most surf friendly pubs / gigs
/ eateries:
If you're in North Devon, check out the Loose Fit surf shop which
is also a caf茅. Nice people and very nice gear - although
not cheap.
Favourite Surfer/s and why:
Was lucky enough to see Kelly Slater "live" at Hossegor
and thought he was superhuman. But I really love watching smooth
Longboard merchants like Joel Tudor and Beau Young. I have as
much chance of surfing like them as flying, but I can dream.
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Best thing about surfing:
Sitting on the board on a sunny day, waiting for the next set
to come along, and not caring about anything else.
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Your top music/reading/movies/tv/radio,
surf or otherwise: Patterson has been subjected
to my musical taste - which centres around hardcore reggae - on
a couple of surf trips, and didn't approve.
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Any ambition as a surfer?
Still be doing it when I'm 90.
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Dream surf trip:
Would like to do the West Coast again, now I'm a bit better. And
at least one warm water Indo-type trip before my knees pack up
completely.
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