2010 DUMP RIDER CREW STATISTICS

*  I know that all of you have surfed a lot on your own time without me.  This is just the records that I have for the times that I surfed with you all for 2010.

    All right, it’s the moment we have all been waiting for!  Actually, it’s the moment that only I have been waiting for and maybe Klaude, since he gets bored at work.  The obvious truth is that no one reads this shit, and I am pretty much doing all of this for my own pleasure and for the likely event that I can look back on all of this when I’m old and ripped like Groundskeeper Willie.  Oddly enough, I find some kind of strange fascination with documenting certain things in my life that I can reflect on.  Hell,  I started this whole thing in August of 2008 when it was just Jon and I.  I wrote about sessions back when I was just long boarding and going straight; I didn’t know what a turn was!

    Okay, so back to the topic.  This is the first time that I have ever compiled all the stats for a whole year regarding:  how many times I surfed for each month and who I surfed with.  You all might not find this worth your time, but I think it’s actually cool to break it down.  So I’ll start by breaking it down by month, then I’ll do the total at the end.

MILITARY LEAVE (April 10th - 25th):  4 SESSIONS.  I was in Iraq for eight months out of the whole year, but I did come home on leave for two weeks, which I surfed at least four sessions.  I surfed with Rick, but I don’t count his sessions because everyone knows that he’s really consistent; it’s no surprise.  But I also surfed with Klaude and Cheryl for one session during that time. 

Cheryl 1

Klaude 1

AUGUST:  6 SESSIONS.  It was a rough month.  I just got back home, had to buy a car, and was apartment hunting.  Also, I was rusty as all hell from being out of the water for so long.  I still found the time to surf, and these are the figures.
DAIS 1

DAVE 1

DK 1

JON 1

KLAUDE 1

RANDY 3

SHAN 1

TIM 1

SEPTEMBER:  15 SESSIONS.  It was still a month filled with moving and settling back in.  I wasn’t able to hit the water with everyone as much as I wanted to, but I knew I would make it out once I took care of business.

AL 1

CHERYL 3

DAIS 1

KEV 1

MICHELLE 1

RANDY 2

SHAN 2

OCTOBER:  24 SESSIONS.  This was actually a good month.  I was finally in my apartment, chillin‘, with my balls hanging out.  There was nothing else to do but eat and surf. 

AL 1

CHERYL 2

CHRISTINA 2

DAIS 3

DK 2

J 2

JON 2

KLAUDE 4

RANDY 1

SHAN 5

NOVEMBER:  25 SESSIONS.  Fuckin’ A, another good month.  I almost surfed this whole month, too.  Here’s how many times I got to enjoy it with the rest of you. 

CHERYL 2

CHRISTINA 2

CHRISTOPH 1

J 1

JON 1 (photo detail)

KLAUDE 4 (injured list)

RANDY 4

SHAN 10

YO 1

DECEMBER:  18 SESSIONS. It rained a lot in December, so the numbers are a little down for this month.  Dais is listed in one session.  He showed up, but we couldn’t find each other in the line up.  Anyway … so who was down to surf, despite the holidays?

DAIS 1

J 7

RANDY 3

SHAN 2



2010 TOTAL:  92 SESSIONS. 

CHERYL 8

CHRISTINA 4

DAIS 6

DAVE 1

DK 3

J 10

JON 3 + 1 (photo detail)

KLAUDE 6 + 4 (injured list)

RANDY 13

SHAN 20

TIM 1

AWARDS:  BATTLE BUDDY OF THE YEAR -  SHAN.  Even though you’ve been a little flaky lately, fuck … you surfed 20 times with me this year.  We got it good in December; you paddled out with me 20 fuckin’ times.  That’s twenty times that I got to watch you get all wet under that shower with the water glistening off of your chest hair.   RIGHT ON!

AWARDS:  FLAKE OF THE YEAR - JON.   Gawd damn … didn’t even show up to your welcome back surf session that EVERYONE showed up to, and you missed the DRC dinner after you said you’d roll.  ‘Nuff said. 

    Well, I did my best to make up for lost time.  I paddled out 92 fuckin’ times.  I know I could have been more consistent, but that’s all I could muster out.  That’s like surfing once, everyday, for three months straight.  I hope to do better in 2011. 

    DK, Dais, I hope to pull in some sessions with you guys this year and get to know ya’ll better.  Klaude, get that shoulder working again and we’re on it!  Christina, you gotta make Cheryl paddle out with you every time you come out with us.  Shan, keep’m coming, Big Boy.  Jon, you know I’m just messing with you because I miss your ass out there.  I know you’ll be out there once your affairs are settled.  J, thanks for being so consistent even though I haven’t known you that long.  Randy, I’m gonna miss you, Bro, and thanks for all the knowledge you’ve kicked down to me, AND A KICK ASS BOARD (that Rick is currently repairing).  Everyone, let 2011 be the year that we progress and exceed our expectations to progress to a new level of surfing.  More importantly, let’s do our best to get together to create some stronger bonds and pump each other up to get some good waves.  I’ll be seein’ ya’ll in the water!