Chayno wrote:(why is it every time i try to write s h i t it replaces it with GOOD WORD?)
Well, that'll be the thought police, son.
Seriously, my missus grew up with Steeno, more years ago than either of them would care to recall. The time and experiences they shared back then forged a friendship that has and will endure, one that includes a small but pretty select group of people who are probably the most genuine I've ever known, and I reckon I've been around a bit. A completely natural, generous humanity is just one of the things that makes The Coach such a nice guy. Anyway, I showed this Maldives footage to my missus the other day, called her over to the screen and said, "Hey, check this out." She looked for a few seconds at the grainy image of a kneeboarder going up and down and flying through the air in a inch and a half frame on the screen, and then she says;
"Oh, that's Steen."
"How do you know?" says I.
"Oh I'd recognise his style anywhere. I spent years watching him surf."
"Oh really?"
If anyone deserves to be a legend in his own lifetime, or in anyone else's for that matter, Steen Barnes does. For what he's done, for what he represents, and for what he continues to give to the world in several different ways. The response in the posts above is confirmation enough. Good onya mate! The world wishes you well because you deserve it.