‘Surfer Kelly Slater has a budding career as Leonardo Dicaprio’s garbage-man. Slater has hooked up with Leo’s latest ex, model Bar Refaeli,who was Dicaprio’s rebound from Gisele Bundchen, who went out with Slater after she and the movie star broke up. So while Leo was looking for love last weekend at the after-party for the skateboarding saga ‘Nothing But the Truth’ and Gisele was in Miami with beau Tom Brady was leading his new england Patriots over the Dolphins, Slater was being arrested in Israel for fighting with local paparazzi. It seems the persistant pic-takers were trying to shoot Refaeli and Slater leaving a hotel in Tel Aviv suburb and he didn’t care for it. The AP reports Slater was taken in for questioning- probably about how a loser like him can score so many hot babes- and then let go.’
This was in today’s section B. In the blog online(blogs.tampabay.com/juice) the editor(?) Josh Gillin uses the word ‘dude’ in place of ‘loser’ which is in the print version. How can you call an eight-time world champ at anything a loser? If anyone else cares to ask contact .
Surfing is one of the purest sports in the world, a person, a board and a wave…will there ever be a time in the US when we’re not considered bums?
He wasn’t LEAVING the hotel he was bring DROPPED OFF BY SHE AND HER BROTHER AT HIS HOTEL WHEN EVERYONE WENT HOME FROM THE NIGHTCLUB ------ yes it was late at night, or early in the morning, whatever. He text me from the Police Station. then called me when he got back to his Hotel.
He was very upset because he always said he would never hit anyone in anger, but he had been up for about 24 hours, mobbed all day while trying to help these kid’s surf and at least forget their other lives for a few hours and have fun, and he was tried. He was with this person, I can’t remember his name who, Kelly said, will probably be the next Prime Minister of Israel.
Kelly was there to help Doc Paskowitz realize his dream of getting the kid’s from Isreal and Palestine together for a surf, if for nothing else but to put a smile on their faces and leave all the hatred they’ve been taught, on shore.
I know its hard to believe but just because a girl is beautiful he doesn’t JUMP (excuse the implications) at the chance to seize the moment, he’s a bigger man than that, some of you will understand, other’s just pretend you’re ‘Micheal Pochinko on your Bowflex and live the dream’.
Now do you know why Kelly is a private person??? He was concerned about the negative press.
I told him I wished I were there, I would have popped all of them and gone to jail gladly. But the Police over there apologized to him, and drove him back to his hotel to keep him anonymous because in Israel its against the law for the Paparrazzi to photograph Police cars or anyone in them…Judy Slater
Perhaps the use of the word “loser” is new slang for winner. You know, like sick, dope, or filthy are slang for all things excellent. Doubt it. I think the writer just has absolutely no clue who he’s talking about.
Spicoli was no curse, he was a gift, just as Turtle was a gift. ;^)
In school I usually coped at least a few surfer bum remarks from teachers. I went to highschool 3hrs from the beach. While I am definetly a lazy mofo, it has nothing to do with my surfing and besides I had the best attendance in my highschool class. I also was probably one of their most engaged students. Yea we are always gonna get the wrap of surfer “dudes” but look at this website.
This has got nothing to do with Spicoli and everything to do with the prevailing phenomenon in our culture : celebrity.
Yes, Kelly Slater has moved into the rarefied world of the famous and this is part and parcel of that territory.
Paparazzi, trashy mags written by parasitic journos for the mass consumption of the meaningless masses, etc etc etc.
As my friend Owl used to say, “you play in the jungle you got to expect to be preyed upon by the big cats”.
I don’t think anyone with a shred of intelligence would take that loser quote seriously but Kelly needs to carefully consider his postion wrt celebrity if he is to maintain integrity for his legacy of the best ever surfer. Maybe a quiet chat with Tom Curren would be in order.
In Australia , I think Kelly has widespread recognition and respect for his surfing achievements…there wouldn’t be too many mum and dads sitting watching telly who wouldn’t have heard of him and what he has achieved.
I’m not sure that is the case in middle America though. I met two girls from Florida (in their 20’s on a learn to surf trip) who had never heard of Kelly Slater. That would not be the case with Mick Fanning in his home state of Qld.
Anyway who the hell am I to talk. If I had those supermodels at my fingertips and was single I’d be rooting every one I could and damm the papparazzi…take all the photos you want boys.