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Fairly Normal: Ben Nordberg Episode 003

It’s pretty easy to explain why we’ve been gravitating towards the skate community so much lately: they just seem to give less fucks. That and they’ve all been more receptive, educated and stoked to talk about what’s happening in the surf world than we anticipated. Even Ben Nordberg, who recently made the move to Hollywood from Bath in England, was psyched to show us his new Merrick and talk surfing during our visit. Not to mention the fact that his sometimes-roommate Curren Caples is the modern Deion Sanders of surfing and skating.

Anyway, we called Ben and asked for a glimpse at what his interpretation of domesticity looks like living as a professional skateboarder in the shadow of both The Roosevelt Hotel and Hollywood High in this episode of Fairly Normal.

Fairly Normal: William Aliotti Episode 027: On the Road

Episode 027: One of the good things that has come from the Internet is the instant access, 24/7 coverage of virtually everything. Whatever you’re into. As that relates to surf, the upside is us being exposed to so many more people and places than traditional media platforms could or would have covered cover pre-web. Imagine…

Fairly Normal: Beatrice Domond Episode 26: Beatrice Domond Wants Her Wikipedia Taken Down

She thinks her Wikipedia is sketchy. A humble and talented skater originally hailing from South Florida, Beatrice has been on the New York City skate scene for a while now. And, she’s been busy pushing around the city while also making appearances in edits like “Cherry”, “Boys Of Summer”, and more recently in “Awake”. She…

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Fairly Normal: Cam Richards Episode 025: A trip into the deep south for a story that was far from ending @sealtooth

We shot guns. Caught a shark. Rode motorcycles. Drank light beer. Ate fried food. And immersed in deep southern culture with Cam Richards and his family. His family dynamic is as unique as it is hospitable. Cam, his dad Kelly and brother Cole are a tightly knit unit and uniquely bring surf culture into the deep…

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Fairly Normal: Dane Reynolds Episode 024: A norm core look into the world of Dane Reynolds and his family

Thanks to social media we often get blips and a few laughs from behind the scenes at Dane Reynolds’ house. His wife Courtney’s (@NapkinApocalypse) Instagram is must-see social media. Between Sammy, Boogie, Pam and the pigeons, it’s cute content overload. And beyond that there’s Dane, the man way behind those scenes. Dane recently produced Chapter 11,…

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Fairly Normal: Andrew Allen Episode 23: Behind the scenes with Andrew Allen in San Juan Capistrano and Los Angeles

“This dude looks like he should be in the Misfits.” We can’t remember who said this while watching Andrew Allen’s Hockey 2 part, but we back it. Although he’s maybe a little too nice. With style, power, a nonchalant demeanor and unassuming approach, Andrew has become one of our favorites. So we loaded up the…

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Fairly Normal: Remy Taveira Episode 022 Shot on location in Paris, France. Presented by RVCA

Remy Taveira lives in the suburbs on the east side of Paris, France and skates with the Blobys crew. And he has one of those styles. The ones you wish you could put your finger on, but probably never will and that’s OK, because that’s what makes them special. We found ourselves in Paris with…

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Fairly Normal: Leo Romero Episode 021 presented by Emerica

Leo Romero was Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year in 2010. And he’s been one of our favorite skaters since Emerica’s 2003 vid This is Skateboarding. His view of the skate world is one of the more interesting one’s we’ve come across and it isn’t easy to pin him down. But we managed to spend a lot…

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Fairly Normal: Danny Fuller Episode 020 Presented by Raen: Kauai to LA to NY to Pipeline 

Danny Fuller is a lot of things. He’s an it guy at Pipeline, a world renowned artist and photographer. He can run with the Wolfpak and hob knob with New York’s fashion elite on the same day. He’s paid his dues at the world’s heaviest lineup and is a North Shore staple. He’s also created…

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Fairly Normal: Nate Tyler Episode 019

He’s mellow but somehow punk. Humble and radical. Friendly and legit. His story has been painted a myriad of ways but never quite how we saw it. So we went to him. And made him show us more than usual. Waves, people, family and backroads of his Central California. What we found was even better…

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Fairly Normal: Kevin Terpening Episode 018

Come hang out with Kevin Terpening as he puts the finishing touches on his new Huf part

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Fairly Normal: Curren Caples Episode 017

One of the first skater/surfer hybrids we’ve seen in a long time of this old romance between the two is Curren Caples.

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Fairly Normal: Collin Provost Episode 016

With a throwback, very committed, very authentic approach to skateboarding, Collin reminds us what skateboarding is all about.

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