Joel Tudor | Surf Splendor Podcast Episode 442 

great to hear Joel touch on some of the first & second gen SD pioneers of shaping, and production. I met Donald, Velzey's "protege", around 79-80 down at the beach, and wound up hanging around and surfing with him and his factory crew from time to time. that old "factory" up on tremont st in O'side. Donald's bay was just inside the front across from his office, with Art Collier (now shaping boards and wind boards in Oregon) in another room doing shortboards, and Hank Byzak in the next one powering out longboards. Along with World Champ Dale Dobson, Teddy Gomez, Les Potts (back on Maui), and others as well. What a great ambassodor Donald was; we lost him too soon. Still getting my boards from Hank, down in the valley in O'side. And talking about Tony Channin and his factory up on the hill with guys like Brimo, Perico, Tracy, etc, and later Kevin; all under the watchful eye of Randy Wong. Tony sold to the Bing guys, and they're in there now, next to Bahne's operation, and the Ding King, with Jim Phillips still shaping around the corner. All those OG guys (Donald, Tony, Bahne, Grubby Clark, Velzey, Hansen, etc.) were always squabbling over deals and imagined slights and moneys owed... best friends one week, enemies the next; and then best buddies again... good times! That would be a fun subject for Joel to expand on... And It's good to see a lot of the younger guys like Ryan and Derek keeping the "hand shaped" boards alive. Shout out to Devon Howard, a nice guy, for sure... See ya in the water!

Great interview! Refreshing indeed to hear the real deal straight from the man. Thanks for posting. Tudor/Howard 2024

Joe Tudor is so refreshing, I really enjoyed listening, thank you

One of the best interviews I've ever heard about surfing and the culture. Sharing.

I took a shot every time Joel said "you know what I mean?"... I now have alchohol poisoning.

Joel has some good points. He's been blessed to have the support of Vans over the years, yet I think they should of had his back against the wsl. The wsl needs vans more then vans needs the wsl.

Always a fan of Joel Tudor. From his surfing on all boards to his honest conversation. Thanks for sharing.

Great show, enjoy your work! Very inspiring hearing from these legends. Thankyou!

Very few people relate and comprehend the story Joel talks, it's a new world out there. Would love to hear an interviewer Ino offense) with Joel who knows the whole scene ask some real pokey questions.

great interview thanks- love listening to Joel talk story !!!....

Thanks Joel for everything you've done.

I have so much respect for Joel. I'm just a few years older than him, and I've been a fan since the beginning.

How about interviewing some of those legend glassers?

This was a great gift for the holidays! Would love to hear Joel and Devon in conversation with David and perhaps even Charlie to add a little flair. Keep up the work! 🙌

Great interview very informative somethings need to be hold😊👍🤙🏼👏

Good on you Joel. Standing up for longboarding, thats where surfing has it's roots. It's ironic that the first surfers we're longboarders and yet we get looked at as second class citizens. It's a shame that surfing like so many things has gone after the almighty dollar.

Joel, that could a good idea; especially in California. A smoke friendly event, sponsored by weed Co.s ect….. 1st place an Oz of Critical Kush

Radddddddddddddddd Joel is badass. Respect from the small wave underground surfer/skater crew of San Diego.

The WSL white surfing league. Bobby Martinez

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT conversation 👏 👍 THANK YOU!!!

JT been there & still doing it. Always a good story.

legend I gave up on the Surf industry in 2007 when cell phones were getting popular I release my last independent surf movie nobody’s hero’s it was bootleg in Brazil. They did like 50,000 units. I never saw a penny it should’ve came out six months before campaign but my computer crashed so I had to re-edit it or it would’ve been the most influential movie in 2006 I still think it is my channel. It’s been locked for 16 years I just unlocked it if I get 10 K subscribers all open my vault surf skate snow, Moto music, skim boarding.

Great interview, thanks. Liked and subscribed. Joel is what I call a proper human being. It'll be thirty years this year that he's been an influence on my surfing, and an inspiration to me to try to always do my own thing in life in a legit way. Joel if you ever read this, thanks. 💙🤙

The other guy threw the first punch? This guy's dad, Joseph Tudor, along with Lance Hookano, were both convicted of FELONY ASSAULT and BATTERY. The victim had a concussion, a DISLOCATED SHOULDER, and cuts that required stitches. My own shoulder was dislocated in a surfing accident and if someone had deliberately done that to me I would sue, and so would anyone else.

joel got soul

80 USD with-or without the blank cost?

Take a shot every time Joel says "you know" or "you know what I mean".

Bring back ACTUAL localism show love to the NATIVES that do surf and use the ocean still here in SD The love/respect is so abundant to the Hawaiians and even my half brothers in Mex but here if your not a blonde tip shark with your buddy on the beach filming, you get burned and set tripped on 😅…… & I guarantee none of the “La Jolla Crips” are down for that real…. Smile , say good morning to uncles, share waves & don’t be a dick (most you “locals” are from the east coast anyways) 🤙🏾

Fight club... 😎🤙💯 Aloha

BTW, nobody has “Thicker Skin” than me 😂. And funny how people I know are more offended at your smack talk directed at me.

Death to logic and reason. Long live ideology. This is the world.

The WSL really is a poor shadow of the ASP. Donkeys leading lions.

Core surfers all know thw WSL sucks, I think they are just so narrsisistic they dont know we know.

The best thing that could happen to pro surfing is if the Oprah-lead WSL folded. It's turned into a made for tv movie. Surfing should return to its early rebellious roots and go back to small, fun, local comps and minimal money. It would be a breath of fresh air compared to the glitz and glam, dog and pony show the WSL is trying to turn it into now. As popular as it is, surfing will never be a mainstream sport and will never have high Neilson ratings.

This dude is so fried

Narcissistic af

Whining hypocrisy is soo popular today

I longboard…. You know what I mean, I’m Joel….. you know what I mean…..I took on the WSL……you know what I mean….you what I mean…..elders…. You know what I mean……..contest….you know what I mean….I have an ego…. You know what I mean…..me me..$$$$$….you know what I mean

Some fun talking points, but the whine of JT never ends. Arrogance is not cool