Taj Burrow: Tube Pig - video

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Swellnet Dispatch

Light on fizz, it's Taj Burrow playing in his front yard and just down the road. Under his feet is the aptly named Tube Pig.

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gillos Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 5:40pm

1:01 was so sick

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nochaser Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 6:19pm

2:10 north 4 moi

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rushy Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 7:05pm

Why Taj has never won a World Title is beyond me.
Surfs so well in waves of consequence.
PS Go Mick!

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Blowin Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 10:38pm

Forget the board...its Taj Burrow for fucks sake.

If you think that you'll be negotiating the shifty, ledging lineups of Northy and Rabbits if you only had the right stick . You're off your head.

Taj is Taj and you ( and me ) are kooks looking on ,open mouthed from the shoulder.

Shape your own stick and ignore the sad moth like ,Hollywood shapers that don't like you anyway.

They're only going to ghost shape anyway ,......whatd'yreckon MC ?

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mothart Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 2:30pm
Blowin wrote:
Shape your own stick and ignore the sad moth like ,Hollywood shapers that don't like you anyway.

Blowin..; I do shape my own boards, a dozen of the ones in the other thead where hand shaped, no machine, by me.
Yes Blowin I do get sad.
Didn't know the Hollywood shapers were trying to be like me.
I like most people.., especially if they order a board off me.

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mundies Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 9:51pm

Who is this band please? No credits for it in the vid. Good song I like the progression through heavy guitar, electronica and piano with melody. Been jamming lately would love to hack out a low quality version of this

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mundies Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 10:03pm

Fuck - its Nine Inch Nails.
Never particularly liked em but that is a good song.
Ok question answered.
Mate of mine worked for the Hyatt hotel mob in the 90's, rudest famous dude & prick of a person he reckons he encountered by a long shot was Trent Reznor.

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zenagain Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 10:32pm

Purely great surfing.

Nothing more to say from me.

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goofyfoot Tuesday, 17 Nov 2015 at 10:41pm

Fuck he's good.
You surfed with Taj much caml?

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Rabbits68 Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 2:26pm
goofyfoot wrote:

Fuck he's good.
You surfed with Taj much caml?

Often surfed a couple of favorite haunts in the 90's that TB & Jake the Snake also frequented. They were both so clearly better than everyone else in the line-ups. Their ability to take off so late & deep but still make sections & more often than not the complete wave, was mind blowing to watch. Not only when it was big & perfect but also in big sketchy conditions. Often shouting to each other to "Lock in!!" as these pits heaved. Clearly TB has still got it :)

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 5:50pm

That would of been sick to watch Rabbits, being from Vic it's not often you surf with pros. Seeing them surf up close live is mind blowing I think

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Rabbits68 Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 6:12pm

100% Goofy. Particularly when it was less crowded, they tended to share more & were pretty friendly :)

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ACB__ Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 5:01pm

I've frequently see Ace and Micro out the cenny coast. Occasionally Wilko too.

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caml Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 3:02pm

Yes I have surfed with taj a few times . Once it was just him & I in the water . He went right & I went left .

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Craig Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 3:09pm

Aren't those the days! Magic!

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goofyfoot Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 5:48pm

Funny fucker

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caml Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 3:17pm

He was 11 y.o & I 15 yo . He was doing airs !

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wellymon Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 6:16pm

No Caml, you could be his dad!

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caml Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 12:34pm

Welly im only 4 or 5 yr older than taj ! We were in busselton high school together but 4/5 yr apart

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Ash Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015 at 6:18pm

Where's the "Like" button...I wanna press it a few dozen times
He's so quick off the mark on those late, deep ones....go tube pig!

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Craig Thursday, 19 Nov 2015 at 10:38am

Some of the most critical and tricky barrel riding. I wouldn't even make the drop on some of those!