I met him in '86 at a surf expo in Orlando. He asked me to stay and just talk with him as everyone else was just taking pictures and getting Mango stickers signed. We talked about surf, and food for hours. Food mostly actually.... mostly. The best thing was when my buddy who brought me showed up and MR introduced me to Jeff as his "friend" Jeff almost dropped, it was sweet. Super funny. He was one of the most giving famous folks I've ever met.
The wounded seagull the best but hey I am a newly boy. I used to go Richards Surfshop in Newcastle West every Thursday night Ray, mum and Mark was always there and I'd get a ding repair kit..
Remember back in 80' when I was really into surfing MR was the man and the guy everyone wanted to surf like. My first good board was used Red and Yellow MR Retro Twin Fin with the Lightning Bolt on the deck. Couldn't surf nowhere near what MR could on his worst day, but I did have a cool board. 🤣🤣🤣
I own 2 Mark Richards Surf Boards made by Reno Abillira in the late 70's. I surfed on those boards all over so cal. and Hawaii. I was proud to pass on one of those boards to my sun. It wasn't just the name resemblance but I admired and was inspired by MR's surf style and attitude.
anyone remember a video short way back in the late 70,s about the photographer peter crawford ? was a segment of MR shreddin, his home break at merreweather on his twinny
r m @ . . . you are not "too old." MR as an amazing surfer. He was over 6 feet tall and had that unique gull wing stance. I was lucky enough to see him surf at Fairy Bower (Manly Beach) in the very early Eighties. I used to love watching the end of year surfing specials when he was World Champion for 4 consecutive years ! MR was my hero as he did not look like a traditional "Aussie surfer", was shy and humble. In comparison, his main rival in Cheyne Horan, was loud, blonde and eventually ...belittled. Mark Richards wiped Cheyne out on all fronts. It is rumoured that Horan could barely get a sponsorship deal after MR's dominance.
@@FrostedSeagull Kelly Slater is 45 years old and will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics. The main question is are they going to use it during the Olympics
Jesus came here thinking it was the same secret space command jailed officer. On the other hand, I can pretend this is him in younger years and his resort to dealing with the Draco.
I got my first surfboard in the early 70s. I put up with these pieces of crap for almost ten years. These days a 12 year old on a modern board surfs better than a world champion of the Mark Richards era.
No one has anywhere near his style today.
The Wounded Gull forever!
I met him in '86 at a surf expo in Orlando. He asked me to stay and just talk with him as everyone else was just taking pictures and getting Mango stickers signed. We talked about surf, and food for hours. Food mostly actually.... mostly.
The best thing was when my buddy who brought me showed up and MR introduced me to Jeff as his "friend" Jeff almost dropped, it was sweet. Super funny.
He was one of the most giving famous folks I've ever met.
pro trick : watch series on Flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies recently.
@Jesse Bentlee Yea, been watching on Flixzone for months myself :D
The wounded seagull the best but hey I am a newly boy. I used to go Richards Surfshop in Newcastle West every Thursday night Ray, mum and Mark was always there and I'd get a ding repair kit..
he came to my class in 1983 when I was in year 7 he's a really great guy 🌟
way ahead of his time and will go down as one of the greats of surfing
Amongst the best ever
Classic cool dude
Love it
Made me smile
A Mentor to Me and his Amazing Style and Achievements :-)
Remember back in 80' when I was really into surfing MR was the man and the guy everyone wanted to surf like. My first good board was used Red and Yellow MR Retro Twin Fin with the Lightning Bolt on the deck. Couldn't surf nowhere near what MR could on his worst day, but I did have a cool board. 🤣🤣🤣
THE WOUNDED GULL:BIG MAN,SMALL BOARD,S=NEXT LEVEL IN THE EVOLUTION OF SURFING.
One of the all time greats.
30 years on mr still looks pretty modern. one of the most influential surfers of all time, but he was never comfortable in the tube.
Looks pretty comfortable in the tube to me bud...
Nossa, nostalgia dos anos 80 bom demais
Muito bom show !!!!!!!!!
great stuff mate
I own 2 Mark Richards Surf Boards made by Reno Abillira in the late 70's. I surfed on those boards all over so cal. and Hawaii. I was proud to pass on one of those boards to my sun. It wasn't just the name resemblance but I admired and was inspired by MR's surf style and attitude.
anyone remember a video short way back in the late 70,s about the photographer peter crawford ? was a segment of MR shreddin, his home break at merreweather on his twinny
Maybe I'm pro old school but MR is probably the best surfer ever...throw in Shaun Tompson then Kelly
r m @ . . . you are not "too old." MR as an amazing surfer. He was over 6 feet tall and had that unique gull wing stance.
I was lucky enough to see him surf at Fairy Bower (Manly Beach) in the very early Eighties.
I used to love watching the end of year surfing specials when he was World Champion for 4 consecutive years !
MR was my hero as he did not look like a traditional "Aussie surfer", was shy and humble. In comparison, his main rival in Cheyne Horan, was loud, blonde and eventually ...belittled.
Mark Richards wiped Cheyne out on all fronts. It is rumoured that Horan could barely get a sponsorship deal after MR's dominance.
@@FrostedSeagull MR was always my favourite surfer of that era.
Horan's experimenting with his kit probably cost him a World title.
Kelly Slater is 45 years old now and will be competing in the Olympics in Japan.
I'm wondering f there going to be using his colossal wave pool
@@FrostedSeagull Kelly Slater is 45 years old and will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics. The main question is are they going to use it during the Olympics
Buttons al burn larry burtleman gerry lopez the list goes on you cant just pick one surfer
The Wounded Gull
Maybe throw in Occy and Parko 😊
Maybe throw in Tom Curran
Wish it wasn’t in slo mo
O "gaivota" surfava muito.
"M R" aka "the wounded gull"
I wonder if he still has the Porsche?
The old silver 911 was always on the prowl but mainly at Merewether ah yes the good old days
Jesus came here thinking it was the same secret space command jailed officer. On the other hand, I can pretend this is him in younger years and his resort to dealing with the Draco.
Great Surfer but I just cannot stand his style ...its so weird, but on the bright side it is very unique...unmistakable.
Name of the song?
Cheesypaste Badboy Hoodoo Gurus - In the Echo Chamber
I got my first surfboard in the early 70s. I put up with these pieces of crap for almost ten years. These days a 12 year old on a modern board surfs better than a world champion of the Mark Richards era.
skip to 0:52...
Guy surfed like a bull in a china shop
slomosux