The Economy is F$cked!Its so bad even Mexicans are returning home.
AJW… In a last ditch effort to prove the global economy wrong, and put an end to all these chinese sweatshops! Ventures deep into S.America to live in an underground layer, and subject himself to slave torture, and forced to handshape 40 boards in 9 days only for Cerveza….
view these horrid before/after images…

After escaping… AJW freed his fellow slave laborers… There were smiles all aro!
No Slaves were harmed in this photo
However not all were released! This lone shaper is still being forced to handshape wooden blanks w/nothin but a surform… On the right is the torture he must endure deep in S.America!

for more info on AJW shapin tour to Ecuador… visit our friends at SharkBayBalsa.com

Ok… so maybe that wasnt so funny… Check out Bucknasty
Sleepin on couches in CA, to score epic lowers+ and coverage on TransworldSurf.com

As most of u know im stuck out in CA these days,
so when the east coast goes off! All my buddies let me know how bad im missin it!
Heres a few hurricane stuf backin up my emails.
-Most recent swell… NC hellmanRob Brown still gettn pitted on his AJWs
Surfermag.com(photo:Ruddy)

-teamrider Lucas Rogers obx on Surfline(see Sept. to Remember)

-Same swell up in Jersey… Bucknasty gets shacked Dirty Indo
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… Heres some of our Mid-atlantic team riders! NOT surfing… Apparently VB is flat a lot… b/c this is a funny new promotion! Raven Lundy your classic i know ur n charge of this… I hope u guys got a free entrance to the park? ENJOY!

Went down+met up w/little Bucknasty

-Always eiger w/motorbikes fired up+Ready2go!

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HUGE Congrats!!! to Lucas Rogers +Raven Lundy!!!
WINNING the Redbull night time Tow-at contest!
$5000 richer for best overall Team +
Lucas won extra $2500 best overall trick (huge superman air)
-Lucas nows got 2 back to back solid results on his new AJWboards… Keep it up!
Both are longtime buddy’s from VA… and this is a long overdue win for both of them. Well Deserved guys!!!
Wish i coulda been there to celebrate… Stoked for u both, Congrats!!!

out…old friend Jerry and afew of the boys
skate+surf adventure down in oz…
(reason for postin… its kinda cool, and RobBrown has a sic beard!)

 So Rob B. gave me a call up…
“Hey Adam, are my boards done yet? i fly through LAX in 2days for a trip to OZ!”
(Previously he told me Take your time! so i hadnt even started the boards of course? hehe) Immediately i knew i had to go to the store buy some beer in order to bribe the glassers to squeeze in one more rush job! Come in on Sunday to sand the boards myself, drove up and met him up in the Train station, just intime for him to rush back to LAX to catch the flight… Typical Rob fashion, however we did get the boards done, and he actually got a barrel!(last wave of video) So Rob u owe me a 2nd beer for that one:)

Earning $1500 w/a solid 4th place finish atthe2008 REEF/SW Pro
in Wrightsville Beach, NC.


Not only did Rogers surf his way through the Finals, but he won most of his heats including the Semis in solid hurricane swell. Beating out very tough competition… the likes of (TimCurran, AsherNolan, KalaniRobb, Alek Parker, ToninoBenson, and many more)
There was a strong showin of AJWs in the contest, and thanks to SW for puttin on a great event!

Hey adam, i got a funny one for you… The waves were really fun here yesterday, and i surfed til about 9 at night. when i get out, i made some dinner and i was watchin THEWEATHER CHANNEL

hahhaha. my friend was right on the inside paddling back out and he was looking at me so i claimed it as a joke. little did i know that it would show up on the weather channel to haunt me. “weak… hahha good stuf buddy!”

Goin for broke on ol yella!!! (7’8″AJW quad lasted 1 full season down in Puerto, till now…) Keepin the stoke alive for all of us !!!
Dont worry…Miguel will have her back in the water n no time! 🙂 photo: Glaser

Just wanna say SUPPORT our eastcoast surf mags, and any mags for that matter who support local shapers, and dont just publicize corp.cash. Thanks ESM

as well as LineUp always appreciate all the support
ESM issue#129 Check out AJW interviews for both issues this month.

Well after spendin the entire coldseason in hawaii. He is back in NC, and still rippin. A few weeks back he sent in some sic shots scorin epic hatty… he seem to be enjoyin the fruits of NC, instead of posting those shots, i think these do equal justice. Slater baggin the big ones “norcakalac” style. Gotta Love IT!!!

check out the beercan size vs. lobster tail
Heres a few clips of SlaterP. courtesy of LeftBehindMedia.com

Thanks a lot Brendan, appreciate the clip!!!

DID I Mention Slater Rips?

Awesome watersequence by: Ketchum

photo:Marincovich
where’s ol Tyler V??? apparently gettin some head dips in Pascuales. he headed south about month or two ago. picked up a new pintail + another channel bottom, and left.. not sure but i think he’s gonna teach english down there?. probably wont be back for quite awhile. Bueno Suerte AMIGO!!!