Grom shots

Jmo
June 2007
Hey guys,
I've been noticing recently some pretty agro comments aimed at the groms out there who have been posting some shots on the site. This got me thinking about back in the day when I was a grom and super stoked. I found this old pic that I think I definitely would have posted back then if there had been such a thing as Sixty40, or even the internet hahaha! Taken with Peter Lamberts dads Nikonos II waterproof camera the first time we tried it out, it got us both amped on photography... Classic
Lets keep the stoke, support the groms and post some of our own old grom shots to document some history. The oldest photo posted wins a walking stick and legend status!
This one is from around 1993...

Jmo

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13 Replies

Darkhorse
June 2007
yas that is soooo sick! check at that board!
radical dude!
hugh grant
June 2007
Yeah man!! Gromhood is the best time of a spongers life!! Lets start ripping off the pro's!!
Spy Dude
June 2007
JMO-- long shot bru... those black and white negatives of that new years swell back in 94/95.. still got them?
Peter Lambert
June 2007
haha what a classic shot, check out the SCOTT dominator, the widest board on the planet, and one of the first boards to come out with a "slick" this is from the pre-Morey Era!!! James also pointed out the duct tape on the nose, back in the day they hadn't quite got the lamination process down, so whenever you got a new board you would tape up the nose up before even surfing it, just incase!!! Gonna have to go find some old photo's!!!
Spy Dude
June 2007
I have a pic of me on a wave worrior (white with pink slick) from when i was in std 7 or 8, hahhaha will try find it and post it... 2 ft krons if i remeber correctly.
Shamier (sam)
June 2007
Yo Jmo,

Major Major respect dude!!!! im really glad you acknowledging the groms and making a note to all the pro's out ther - because these guys look up to all the seniors guys and pro's - checkin you guys out in the sixty40 mag - and saying to themselves - f*&%$K im gona ride just like...... so the least we can do is show them respect, motivate them, and giv them scope on bigger waves, coz hey, they are the ones who is gona take bbing to a next level - so lets nurture these young guns and make them excell.

big up to u man !!
scroffmeister
June 2007

Spy Dude wrote:
I have a pic of me on a wave worrior (white with pink slick) from when i was in std 7 or 8, hahhaha will try find it and post it... 2 ft krons if i remeber correctly.

ha ha ha i also had a wave warrior like that, loved that board and in fact it is still in use, my nephew uses it to this very day.also had the one that looked like a zebra.
Kelly
June 2007

Jmo wrote:
I definitely would have posted back then if there had been such a thing as Sixty40, or even the internet hahaha!

For sure bru --- the one driving factor behind all the hours I spend working on sixty40 ... back in the days I would have loved to have been able to post a few shots so guys keep them coming ... ignore the comments of a few - we want to see the shots.

One thing to remember though - always try improve on the shots which you are uploading. Plus, if you only want the shot posted in your gallery you can untick the "Main Gallery" tick box when uploading.
Jmo
June 2007
Yo Spy, I still have all my negs in a box, and I'm very sure I have those BW ones too. When looking for this pic I found some photos of macking 6ft Kalk Bay from a time long, long ago before there was kelp growing all over the reef and in the channel. So clean and perfect!! Aah takes me back...
Spy Dude
June 2007
I have a video from that session (the black and white pics) yup no kelp and the smallest crew of boogers on the reef.

You
me
mark fall
van
grant spooner
storm
patric

think that was it for ther whole 2 days.
chris d
June 2007
haha.there was a stand up out at kbay the other day.he was snaking all the spongers so bad but the problem was he was so agro and he was a beast of a dude.even his grunts as he paddled made me nervous he was gonna lash out and smack someone.
he ended up tuning some innocent guy that he was the reason bodyboarders had a bad name.all because he was sitting too close to him.funny thing is when the next set came thru he took off and proned all the way to the channel.wat a nob.
not gonna mention any names but i found out he used to sponge back in the day and that he enjoyed that super sick session u all on about on a bodyboard.why cant people just paddle out to have fun instead of trying to be the most hardcore in the water?
Spy Dude
June 2007
ahhh spppoooonner.... he dont chirp me!
Jmo
June 2007
Aahh, as originator of this string I must insist that we do not start bashing Grant Spooner even if/though he does deserve it...

Spy, in those days it was totally feasible to get all time waves with 5 of your mates because no one had a daily 7 day forecast accurate to the hour of when the swell was going to hit. It just came down to being on top of the conditions everyday, these days I sooner check the internet than look out the window to see which way the wind is blowing... go figure.

BTW I'm still waiting for grom shots on those Wave Warriors. Wish I had a shot of my old pink Lazer 2 but i'm not sure camera's were invented back then!

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