THE NEW ISSUE 122 – Mighty Mick the Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it!

Magic Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie:

Issue No 122

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THE WORLD’S GOT EVERYTHING IN IT

As someone who plays a mean acoustic ‘Hanging 5’, drops gratuitous music vids onto the PLB website and regularly muses about his time in the notorious Coffs Harbour pub band Hank & the Johnnies, the ed is always looking to incorporate music references into PLB. No surprise then that when he was checking a pretty extraordinary group of photos from places near and far, the words of late-lamented Kiwi/Aussie guitarslinger and globalist Spencer P Jones’ song ‘The Worlds Got Everything In It’ came to him. See how he cleverly weaves the lyrics around 12 pages of the most diverse and creative photos we’ve featured for a while.

THE 1%’s TREASURE 

Or if you like, Brazilian surfer and German photographer go on Portuguese wave hunt and score! Apparently only 1% of Portuguese surf and anyway you won’t see any of them in this 6 pager written by Brazilian Pedro Scansetti and with fab photos by acclaimed ocean and surf photographer Simon Fitz. Pedro got great waves all to himself on a day to remember with the wind chill factor at about 1 degree too!

DAVE MILNES’ SOUTH COAST IN THE ’60s

When we see old ‘60s surf photos many of them look like ones we’ve seen before - and that’s probably because we have! Dave’s one of the originals but his 10 pages of shots here haven’t had the exposure of some of the other more high profile names and they look really fresh - if that’s the right word. At 83 Dave is still shooting, mainly covering comps on the NSW South Coast and JB gives us a rundown on Dave and his history.

A POEM FOR CANTABRIA 

It’s late winter in the Bay of Biscay, the sun is shining, it’s 13 degrees both in and out of the water and there are waves. Mimi and Jonas Hill had been visiting Spain for years before recently moving there permanently. Mini writes lyrically and inspiringly about this typical classic day in her adopted home and Jonas chimes in with some evocative photos.

KLITMOLLER LOGGER 

From cool to really, really cold! We catch up with Thilde Sofie Rasmussen, the 22-year-old four time Danish National Longboard Champion, for the lowdown on what got to her into longboarding and what it’s like to be surfing most of the time in her home town's freezing cold water. And she actually loves it! And prefers it to that awful warm water in the tropics. Yes really!

THE DECPTION OF SIMPLICITY 

Some Like it Classic is a new movie from French filmmaker Romain Juchereau, and gun writer Sam Clemente’s Ella Boyd takes us behind the lens and into the life and mind of the filmmaker and his aim to celebrate the seemingly simple but complex principles behind old school hot dogging as well as paying tribute to the original films, particularly Some Like it Wet and Bruce Brown’s The Endless Summer. Plus an informative selection of photos and film frames from Romaine.

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UP FRONT
Gwil Barnes is only 13 but already knows what he likes and longboarding is top of his list. He rides them all, is a member of Port Kembla Longboard Club and last year entered his first State Titles in the Under 18s.

THE BUZZ
Grom’s a legend in Agnes Water.  Jack, Rasta and Blue Horizon on tour again.  The Cat Bay Classic Phillip Island.  The Mattara Classic Newcastle.  Robyn, the latest board winner, 106!

GREY GURU

Our sage reflects on the golden years of the Noosa Fest all the way back to the last century and how the competitors have aged and the Over 75s is a growing section. He’s not far off himself incidentally, so a few more trophies to come.

LENS FLAIR

10 pages of wonderful surfers on great waves shot by our favourite photographers.

+ THE 107th BOARD GIVEAWAY

Winner’s choice from Carabine Surfboards. You decide: A Piglet or a Shakey model, or design your own custom! Wow!