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Surf Splendor

473 - Billy Hamilton: Part Two

Surf Splendor

David Lee Scales

Sports

4.8669 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Billy is back to discuss the difficulties of raising Laird, discovering Nazare, the benefits of psychedelics, and how his relationship with John Milius ended with a punch and a transfer of one millions dollars. Enjoy! (Originally published May 27, 2020)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

photographer justin jay just dropped a new episode of the plug with justin jay with four-time world champ

0:11.7

lisa anderson did you lose your love of surfing at any point or was it always there this is such a

0:17.7

good question because i have been going through such a transition with just that.

0:22.6

Yeah, I absolutely hated serving for quite a while.

0:25.8

It was like a relationship with someone that you were deeply in love with and that just completely fell apart.

0:32.1

I realized, okay, I just want to have fun.

0:34.6

And to be able to not have that approach to where you have to kick ass every time you paddle out

0:39.3

or be at a certain level was something I had to really let go of

0:42.7

and find the fun in surfing and find the solitude and the freedom in it again.

0:47.1

And I appreciate it for what it was.

0:48.7

You can find the plug with Justin Jay wherever you are listening to this,

0:52.8

any podcast app or on our website, surfsplenderpodcast.com.

1:03.4

Seek and explore. The Rourke team spent time in Hokkaido, Japan to adventure and just absorb how

1:09.8

the culture has developed their own passion

1:12.2

for surf and skate. And the artifacts collected and that unique mountain island environment

1:17.8

became the inspiration for what would become their 2023 fall collection of clothing.

1:23.3

New colors, cuts, and designs in everything you'll need for fall, from fleece to flannels,

1:28.4

to a fresh take on the famed, bless-up, breathable button down, which, by the way, has four-way

1:33.8

stretch, rubberized buttons, quick-dry, durable nylon, tactile fiber. Check out the entire

1:39.7

collection on Rourke.com and save 15% with our promo code, Splendor 15. Also, click over and make sure

1:47.3

to check out the run amok collection of running shorts and shirts, breathable and perfect

1:52.0

pocket placement to prevent jostling. Rorke.com promo code Splendor 15. Enjoy.

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