The Truth About my Dark Past! (Alcohol, Prison, Fights) 

Everybody loves a comeback story, so let’s hear about the down & out Zeke that came back! Looking forward to seeing you at Camp Shred again this year, and gotta say my lil boy was so stoked last year when you called him into a wave!

Hey Dude, love your videos man, keep them coming! Such a rad surfer and skater! Also I would like to hear your story man, troubles you went through and how you got to where you are today and congrats on the sobriety. Keep Ripping!

I Hope you guys are Hyped on Me Goin more into Depth on who I actually Am! There’s also tons of Rad Surf Clips in this Vid! So make sure to watch till the end👊🙌 Thanks Ya’ll❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Great interview. Tell your story in detail you will definitely change paths for the better. Well done Z!!

OTC Good to hear some of your life stories 🌊🌊🌊 always look forward to your next clip. Some day I will see you in Pismo 🤙🏽🌊🤙🏽🌊🤙🏽👍🏽😎

Keeping it real means showing the struggles too. It can’t always be 6’ and offshore. Go for it, but also look out for your own mental health and sobriety as you do. Good luck.

Zeke, good energy, good vibes. Comes across as such a sound dude

Great vid bro. I think most people like to hear the success story and surfers especially appreciate the dirty details of how u grew up and the man you are now. Keep it up.

Zeke is not Weak - sick sesh and that onion was so sweet it made me cry 🧅😂

You and Skip should do a channel. Yin and Yang. Skip is one of my favorites right now, along with Mikey Feb. If you had gotten arrested at the contest, you would have had a Point Break moment, unlike any other.

Cardiff Reef and seaside were firing yesterday. Super clean and offshore. 5 to 6 foot 🤙🌊🦆💜💯

Yeah man, Great stuff! Keep on keeping on!💯

To much 'Bro Dude' content, just relax and be yourself.

Legend brother 🤙🏽

Yea zeke dawg - raddest move ever winning nssa ntl title rocking da anklet!

U guys are making want to surf. Mendo county is pretty challenging, this time of year is tough

The future is bright 💛 you’re so inspiring xx

Yeah You Two 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼Yesss ZMan Would💖To See More From What You've Over Come💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼You &John YeahhhSD👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Yes we wanna hear ??

Stay humble brotha, Aloha, that's the only way...

Haha I did the same 2 years ago I used a lot of duck tape and cut a piece of my old wetsuit too cover it up and what you know it worked good

I thought you were sober when I heard sugar addict with that lunch break, stay STRONG . yewwwww

Legend!!!

Great video😮

Real shit bro

Just a random thought regarding the fighting clips: Are white guys with long blonde dreads not always massive kooks? I haven't ever seen any local/great surfer with that hair cut. That cant be a coincidence haha

Dude I know you get demonetized but link some of these dope songs!

Fo sure Zeke tell us about your struggle we wanna hear .Your on top now my boy.

First song name?

Lets hear about the legal stuff

Is Ben Gravy better than Kelly Slater?

So stoked on your videos.. You really do a great job. I’m in a band called “Beast Fiend” I think some of our songs would work well with some of your clips. Check us out sometime. Let me know. I’m also a San D8ego Native surfed here all my life. And would love to surf with you. Please check us out and I hope to connect soon. Jeffery

Never stop being who you are. Some people will tell you to relax or calm down but fuck those people they just can't handle that much personality

That nose looks so unbroken, you don't scrap lol

Good vid Zeke,como siempre. I'm pushing 67 years and I still hit it everyday. I don't know how old you are Zeke but you seem to have many, many years to enjoy our incredible sport. Pure Vida desde Costa Rica 😎

Definitely want to hear about your past bro. you never know your story could have some impact on people & inspire them to get sober & start living life the right way. If you were able to do it any body can. Keep it OTC brother!

Jail is not Prison.. Way different.

... Mr. Beard's vids' are realistic + enjoyable, you may want to take a page out of the Ben Gravy and Mr. J.O.B. book(s) and tone down on the language a bit for increased traffic ("subscribers"). (Keeping in mind that a large percentage of your Followers' will most likely be groms' and adoring young surf-bunnies'), and Parents' checking on what their Kid's are Digesting.. Other than that - max potential for increasing publicity and entertaining life-style; - not worth diminishing over a hand-full of 4-Letter words. (Just my crappy f*^king Opinion). Surf or Die

Should've told the real truth and tell everybody what you did and why they had to lock you in the first place and also why you tried to run over you ex gf's dad

this is why i love you, you keep it real and arent afraid to be a real, even tho i boogie more then i surf. this man deserves respect

Awesome to see you changing your life! Epic, I am 2 years sober myself after a long hard road and I am fully frothing and living life it is amazing the difference in how beautiful the experience of life becomes!!! Just also wondering, I know your sponsored and you rip, but where do you get all your money from? All the travel and the amazing gear, not to mention the amazing house!!! Is it from social media / you tube etc?

ITS TIME TO STOP ALL LOCALISM --- AMERICAN BEACHES ONLY- HAWAII is different and should be given back to 100% Hawaiian Natives - including all of the beachfront property now owned by non-Hawain Natives and comporations. STOP comparing Pipeline to the rest of American beaches. Ok, that being said. This is how it should work -- Safety first, of course, If you can't handle it you shouldn't be out in the lineup. BUT I call BS, on pros, and anybody who thinks because you can afford to live on or near an American surf break DOESN'T MEAN YOU OWN IT! Even pro's. I pay taxes and served my country for over 30 years. When I travel to a surf break I paddle out, be respectful, and wait my turn (Yes, I count out loud, but in a nice way). I will actually announce out loud when I have priority. I wait until everyone who was there has paddled at least once - THEN I GO. It is as simple as that. If a local or pro paddles around inside of me to catch my wave, someone who has gone already, then I drop in because that is my wave. They are the ones who are out of turn, not following the agreed-upon rules of the game. I'm trained, I bring extra boards, I have a great attitude, I make friends instantly, I lend my extra boards to surfers, I pack a nice cooler, ---- but it is not up to me to buy my way into a lineup, nor is it up to me to ask for permission, and especially it's NOT UP to me to get out of the way of someone because they are local. Can you imagine if we apply the same localism to other things in life - TITO's Taco, always a long line. Should locals just walk up to the front? Golf Course - a foursome of locals just rolling up onto the first tee without checking in. When traveling around the world, true indigenous members always get the right of way. (and I'm not talking about someone whose wealthy mom bought their beachside property back in 1952. They are not indigenous). Last thing is - it's surfing - have fun! It's a JOKE to see a 30 year old wanna-be "I am the best surfer on the beach" local surfer, screaming down the line to keep people off the wave while doing the same off the lip turn over and over again a dozen times. No one cares, no one is applauding you, people do not want to suddenly have sex with you, and you are not a superhero!!! All you get is a nice memory of a dozen turns for the next day back at work stocking the shelves at Home Depot or sitting at your Wall Street home office desk. No one cares. Now if you act nice, and kick out after 5 turns - so that a beginner can catch their first wave on the inside - and your kicking out gives them that opportunity - now you are screaming for them - "GO GO, YOU GOT IT!" Now that's a great moment for you to remember and you're living the most important part of surfing - Humanity living in motion with our mother ocean. TOGETHER!

You legit took this guys video he did and just threw it in your video and just asked him to use it.

Everybody was saying this year's January swell was bigger than last years', but after seeing that clip of Blacks again there's just no way. Jan 16th 2023 was the biggest blacks I've ever seen. Period

I love how this dude makes a full documentary about you and you don’t even shout out his channel 😂

I just did a year and a half in county lost my trial and got an 18 year suspended sentence. Its heavy and there's nothing cool about it and there's no cred in it. It would be nice to see you steer the groms in the other direction without any glorification of the experience.

His house ? or does he still stay with his parents ??

In Australia we have a bloke called Costa on channel ABC and you look just like him.

You should be given props to the old-school SD boys from the early 2000s that help push the aerial surfing movement Zach Reinhart, Ben Wei Derek, Bockelmon, Eric McHenery Pat Moss Josh Sleigh the list goes on. Was that Eric MChenry one of the guys had you on his shoulders up the beach in the beginning of the video when you won you contest

Zeke,.true inspiration. A lotta young kids are lost and fighting demons by loosing their mom or dad and it heads them straight into a wall of drugs and alcohol. Me personally thought I had life figured out at 21 having rad girlfriends but breaking all their hearts to now being sober for 14 years and raising three kids of my own solo. Their mom hasn't called or seen em in 8 years and 5 months ago my dad who didn't speak to me for 8 years took his own life. I live in Virginia Beach and I haven't really took surfing serious but u inspire me to go get a 5-4 Buel of course 🤙 and start hitting these zero crowded zones. #teamsoberlife

Back off Warchild...

Hey Zeke, Wallace here checking in. I grew up in L.J. and am familiar with much of what you talk about. I don't have time now but I'll be back. Thanks for the great footage, much appreciated.

I like listen to when you talking just normal... Really cool clip, great surfing, nice board!!! im jealous you have this waves at home, beautiful life....enjoy n take care yeeeww

Getting close to 13 years completely sober, if anyone out there is struggling with substance abuse or any vices and would like somebody to talk to in the San Diego area hit me up. You're not alone, we can get thru this together!

We definitely need a more in depth video about your legal troubles

Rehab is for quiters

Just subbed because like you said you’re “keeping it rated R”I’m here for it, fucking hate the politically correct shit in 2024

Some secret spots r ment to stay a secret, as one of the secret sports by me got told about but didn't say on there Facebook that it wasn't for beginners and u get the tides and swell directions wrong and your going to get f...... up getting back in. So that's what happened and a good few guys were ending up being dragged across the reef because of their lack of handed down knowledge of this secret spot.We have the saying " if u don't live here then don't surf here go home!

Nobody’s hero’s 2006 release pushed surfing Josh Kerr is in it ❤❤❤ Off The Chain… rules you YSOB

People still use The Club on steering wheels?

Boorish narcissism

Awesome vids just wondering how you get the loot for all these last minute trips - those things can't be cheap !

Yah Zeke! So sick. What was the name of that band playing in the first sesh? Thanks man keep kickin out quality content 🤙

Sicilio Mad Dogin' Vida..Luck of the Surf/Patinado' dream Draw!!!!!!

Dude, I gotta tell you, the first couple of times I watched your channel I thought it and you were lame but I kept watching them too see how lame you would get but through time I've come to be a fan. Stoked that you keep it real, not an overamped mouthpiece but more a surf stoked guy making the most of things. Good content good vibe!

Another dope video Z I’m looking forward to seeing a raw version of the SD boys putting in work, I’m leaving 4 Peru again to surf and see family hope to see you ripping around town when I get back next month I will represent SD out there doing my thang!!!! Cya when I get back brotha

What jail did you go to and how long for, that ankle bracelet tells me you avoided jail time and did your time at your home

Zeke burns ppl w no regard tho, that’s why he gets in fights

Whats the name of the first song you play in that first surfing sequence? Its bitchin

What is this song by: i stand alone my shadow mistaken me i stand alone my reflection wont look at me trying to find a way to dig myself out and call the fire i stand alone avoiding reality i stand alone somethings got to be wrong with me pop another pill and all my troubles seem to burn in the fire

Tell the story, give the groms hope.

Zeke wow didnt learn alot did you. I you an embarrassment to surfers.

Would love to hear the recovery story I’m 4 years clean

Da North side HB boys checkiing in Shit was fiya!

I had to stop watching. I'm a nobody, these guys fakin rip...I just can't handle the like like like like dude dude bro like dude bro like bro dude. Just can't do it

Dumb question maybe but has El Nino started yet legit??

I don’t want to ever grow up either. Surfing 4 life! 👋

boring...wheres the booze prison and fight stories?

I was holding out on the Zeke sub but this vid did me in 😊

No story, just a shitty 3 second repost of old content 👎

Great show, congrats for all your success! 🤙🏽❤️💪

Excellent interview here. Can’t wait to hear more about your life.

Yo Zeke awesome video would love to hear your story about your past. You definitely have a story to inspire others 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

We want the next video on legal!

Let’s see a video on your county time

Yo, what's that awesome song? 3:02

Light a candel at sunset on friday.

Yea that's cool been in alcy lush mode!? For a while after my partner better half went to better place!? At UCLA med. learn to surf N.S.B. then H sc. H.M.B. but learn young age NSB alcohol instant relief with lasting consequences!(.; Got get a little wave of life like u. Not drowning in cheap booze!?. Thanks for stoke not dope .!!!* 7:56

Wow 15 years is a long time. I’ve been on dialysis for 15 years, we all joke that dialysis feels like a prison sentence. Ya, I’d like to know more about how you got through those years without going crazy. Hit me up if you ever come all the way up to Mendocino county.

What is the name of that song shit slaps

I too, had a similar experience, after the mags shut down, I was left out to dry, money soon ran out , I had no choice but to turn to a life of crime and drugs to cope....Then one day at the crack of dawn, after fighting off the shadow people all night, I decided to check the surf. Low and behold, there was the man that ruined my life, Matt Warshaw. In a rage, I strapped him to the roof of my V dub, and drove straight to northern Nevada. I had heard of this place called burning man (very deceptive title) , I pulled in and asked where the body burning pit was...Next thing I know I'm fighting off 4 Boy Georges and some hairy pitted pro noun'ers. In the end, I got 15 years , but only served 20 for good behavior. So yeah, crime don't pay.....

He looks like a hezbullah fighter with that beard

You seem like the most progressive surfer out right now. I would love to see you do one of them rodeo flips inside the barrel. It would basically be a loop in the barrel. Full disclosure, I could never ride a barrel, I GOT NO IDEA WHAT I M TALKING ABOUT. That said, if anyone is gonna grab history by the balls...

5 star brother ! Keep up the good work

I’d love to hear the story brother!

I started watching your videos over a year ago when I was living in San Diego. Funny enough I got to your videos by way of Ben Gravy videos. Then I saw you were a SD Local I thought that was awesome. Been watching you ever since. Sadly 6 months ago we ended up moving out of San Diego, the Padres traded my step son to another team. A few weeks ago I was showing my step son your videos from Blacks on a big swell. He was like, "fuck I met that guy, he is pretty sick". So Clev says Hi. Sidenote, I broke one of my boards at Blacks. That place can be unreal. I've been surfing skating and snowboarding off and on most of my life. Also a little bit of on road and off road motorcycles and even bicycles. I'm not great at any of them. But I have fun and refuse to grow old. I'm 52 years old, and like you I have the injury list to prove it. Living in the mountains of North Carolina now. I can still go snowboarding here, but I will miss Big Bear. No more surfing for a while. I will always look back at my surfing in SD as a huge highlight. I got in with 4 other surfers out there about my age and we had a fun little crew that surfed almost everyday. I wish i had the chance to meet you. Tell you that your inspiring people young and old. Even if I'm living far away now. Keep it up. Everyone has a story. Thanks for sharing yours.

You had me at alcohol.

It was interesting getting some insight into your past... I'd be interested in hearing that whole story, about the legal issues. I guess I've been missing out a bit, on the deep La Jolla scene, being up in Venice for the past couple of decades. I would have liked to have been there, to watch you and Judd the 4th coming up. It was cool to meet you IRL at the WSC contest, recently... That's where you could probably get scored on a board transfer. La Jolla is going to miss having a legendary guardian like George Force around, keeping order, out at Lobster Lounge.

scripps few and far between, but there was this one day long ago i drove by close to dark too late to surf but HAD to stop and watch, OMG pure glass long lined right freight train perfect barrels one after another no set lulls lots of side current a tough paddle but i am sure the guys out know the day... 8-10ft at 12 seconds no wind and unblemished.... another day to regret working

You gotta good thing going my brother. Stay humble and know how short our time is here in the physical world. Next stop, the spiritual one!!! Us guys up here in N LA county applaud you SD chargers!! If you find some time to get up this way, check us out at Westward Beach, tower 5 on a fat S swell. 🤙🤙🤙