Hello Paul,
you have shut down a beautiful thread, stating it is not surf design related.
How wrong you are and I am under the impression you may not have read it or not invested the necessary thought to make the connection. Do you really think Midget Farrely would place a comment like “not hiijacked!” without being 100% sure? How will the story ever be understood when you restrain people from commenting, a process necessary to understand all this in its full complexity and interconnection? Most everything in the Story of the King is surf design related and related to the people who represent surfboard design today.
I will give you a little bit of help, I want you to understand and I want you to respet my reasons to not come out in the open with a straight in your face attitude. The Story of the King gives every reader (most of them Swaylockers but that will change and evolve too) the possibility to place himself, to see where he stands and grow from there. Wisdom can not be taught, it grows out of experience and thoughts. Think and you will understand the bible would say.
And how can a beautiful story with a happy ending ever be wrong? I will give you now some help understanding the last chapter, make it easy (and take a bit of the fun away) and if needed, I will comment the other parts too (boring)…
The Bird came back you should have seen him, totally empty, not one more s…n.
I agree, a bit off track but explains the communication difficulties as well as the culture of the surfing nation France.
Ah well, that’s fine as he is young, hope he uses protection or he is dumb.
General advice, certainly good for Swaylockers too and it comes from a man with experience.
The friends made progress, so I am told, they found a bunch of whom they were fond.
They got a direction, they might be close, up is the ante and up is the hope.
Those guys were great and very involved, a helping hand when needed most.
As long as we find people like that, we will have hope and an end to the quest.
This refers to the people of Swaylocks who actively supported me.
Long was the walk along the river, many bottles part of the quiver.
The plan took quite a while to develop and red wine was consumed…
The red stuff they drink, it gives them strength, all that is needed in liquid form.
Up the river, around the bent till they arrive in the city of gloom.
Paris along “La Seine”, what else
Some went straight to the Mill of Red, looking for comfort and company in bed.
You do not know the Moilin Rouge and the possibilities there? The weak stray… but this part refers more to the readers
who did not put enough energy in to understand the story and gave up on the way, doing “something” else instead.
But many went straight to end the quest, they are the real good, the very best.
They found a good one but he was not alone, they take them both to not miss out.
This refers to Emmanuel and Thomas Vilmin, the men behind Shape 3D. Shape 3D now together with APS3000 is the pinacle of surfboard design, a pinacle created with this story.
Its father and son and the powers might cross, whatever it takes to heal the boss.
The APS3000 project must survive in its original spirit, hope you know what that means, otherwise find the truth in the past.
Back in the country of the boxing deer, very soon they will be here.
The boxing deer is the kangaroo so the country must be … yes, the surfing nation Australia. You got that right even it was a tough one.
Already they dragged the King on dry land, the kissing will start, the drama will end.
Remember the Frog King? If not, you will find the story in your local library.
There they go, the lips do meet, action is not, we are deceived. All start to cry, the end of hope, shattered the dream, its over now.
It was not something that could be decided in an instant as there are so many things involved. Even now I am not perfectly sure of the impact it will have as it changes the world of surfboard design completely. So care needed to be taken.
The mood is dark, the end seems near, we all will loose, quick the last beer.
More talk, discussion, opinion, brainstorm, rethink… a bit philosophical…
And as we drink and wait for the end, all of a sudden a motion of wind. Call it the biggest fart of all, it came from the King, was stored for too long.
That’s often how great ideas are born, don’t you agree?
And slowly he rises the sword in hand, they Galls were the magic ones, lucky end…
Shape 3D was the solution as it can import APS3000 files as well as DSD files and further process. The sky opens up for surfboard design, borders disappear and the free version of APS3000 makes more sense than ever.
There is a chance that all will survive, surfers will love it that’s no surprise.
Nothing will change for the masses, the free APS3000 program still can be used in the future. Great news for surfboard design, don’t you think so?
The Bird of Truth is totally buggerd, lucky he is as its time for rest. They clean the palace, the blood stains will go, I can’t believe it, it looks all go.
The new beginning of surfboard design is prepared in a clean palace without negative vibes it will start.
Women and children come out of their hiding, back come the smiles, back comes the pride.
This refers to the APS3000 users in general, the amateurs (most of them Swaylockers) who got scared and started to lock down their computers.
The wizard gets an extra cheque, hopefully we will never need him back.
The wizzard represents the lawyers who were needed in this case. They were actually 2 but I wanted to keep the story simple.
And so ends the story I have to tell, how glad I am - this was hell.
It really was hell, all the photo shoots, make up sessions, screaming director, the really real and smelly cane toad, two days in the “Liquid of Life”…
The king is back and all is good, never despair, don’t hide in the wood.
This should encourage people to stand up and defend what is theirs. Many did, I got so much mail and so many calls
It was our right to freely design, it will stay for ever the promise is mine. That was the quest and it is fullfilled.
Easy to understand. With the rise of the King the prophecy will come true. The prophecy was surf design related, remember?
In every word there was real meaning needs time to get it, so wait and learn.
The smarter the quicker. So some need to be a bit patient. The Lama for example represents my friend in Peru, the Hula Girl refers to my friend Kevin Ancell (see http://www.coastnews.com/art/surf_art/surf_trip.htm ), the Lion refers to my still quiet friend Nigel Semmens (Ocean Magic) and Pokemon refers to Chris Russel (APS3000 San Diego), the Moose refers to a friend who knows (a dangerous man with a gun), Jerry refers to my all friends in San Clemente (G J T H P), the hard to find Daruma refers to Toshi in Japan. There are so many more mentioned in the story, meanshapes, AKA, Matt Ambrose, Midget, Matt Kinoshita, Tim Carroll and so on, its theirs to find themselves as it is a tribute to all who supported me through this ordeal.
You will hear it all from the horses mouth, I am willing today to do that oath.
This refers to the truth that will be told. The real truth, the one and only truth told by the people who know
Thank you for staying with me this long, the elders will come and take it on.
The elders refers to the users of APS3000, most of them Swaylockers…
Now, just start the story from the beginning and open your mind. It is all and comletely and only surf design related and to the point to the topic.
Controversy is the compost for Thought.
I would like you to reopen the thread, starting with this letter and give the Swaylockers the chance to fully understand. I will keep it clean, my word.
see ya miki