Trailer

Congradats to all the alcoholics and drug abusers for hero status. The loser is the hard working Dad or Mom who does the right thing, or military personnal that sacrifices everything. Those are write-ups no one will read. Every one needs to read what a loser Andy Irons was, great reading material for your kids on how to be a loser.

If you need some Windex for your glass house it is on sale at dollar general, he was a hero in the water, nobody's perfect on land!

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The Iron's brothers had everything most people would ever want. Success and hero status. Being young and human has derailed many in that position. It's unfortunate that he didn't recognize the path he was on until it was too late. Great surfer and really missed from the Tour.

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The trailer makes it look like this will be a pretty honest story. Hopefully it'll end up helping some people get a hold of their lives if they're headed down the same path.

I've seen this "story" unfold in front of me with a girl I once knew. I agree it's the persons fault for getting or allowing themselves to take so much Oxy to where they get addicted, but once it's set in I don't think they have much control over the addiction. I saw her lose everything down to her family and kids. Everyone wanted to help, but she wasn't having it. Now she is homeless and lost full custody of her kids. Andy I'm sure found himself in his own battle with addiction and people trying to get him help, which he prob ignored, and unfortunately he ended up losing his life.. I'll be interested in watching this.

Is there a release date?

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Who needs a better life?

People do save themselves. I have a friend  that was doing "ice" in Hawaii. He said his heart was going to beat out of his chest. He thought he was going to die. He said to God "if you let me live I promise to go straight."

He did live and he did go straight. He is now a pastor with a beautiful wife and children.....

I am a criminal defense attorney. I cannot count on my hands and feet how many clients that I have represented that have died. Some rich, many previously rich, some famous, some you would expect, many you wouldnt, a playboy playmate, a millionaire trust fund kid, the gay son of the very rich embarassed parents, the broke thug, the skateboarder with bulging discs that went past his scrips, the gorgeous woman who got so many breaks because nobody would let themselves believe that anyone that beautiful shouldn't get a break, the family member who extorts his parents with endless phony dental crises and urgent care visits, and of course, the cop whose prescription ended but his need didnt.

There was a lesson in all of them, as I'm sure there was in Andy's case. I remember the threads when it first happened. We argued and speculated while the family hid the truth and sought a less controversial autopsy. All of these stories have a specific ring to them and his certainly does, but he was such a good surfer that people expected him to be somehow wise and thoughtful. He was not. I loved watching precisely because he was not. Kelly would battle with him and when he lost, he blamed the judges, the media and openly powted. He was not media savvy and he was often a dick. His brother had no problem joining in the rant too. Kelly played them knowing this. He would say how great he was every time he beat him and Bruce Irons would be seething and ready to swing. That rivalry will probably never be matched but it had to have taken its toll. Who can perform at like that every time you get wet? Who could resist the lure of drugs for the pain, for the excitement, for the hurry up, for the slow down, for the edge, for the homies?

I wonder if the WCT would consider drug testing.

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StokedPandy, Thanks for the babble and the great tip on Windex. I guess you have to use a lot of Windex to know when it goes on sale.

I hope the movie is brutally honest and reveals all aspects of the true story

 

 

This is excellent perspective johnnyboy! Thanks much for shareing it. Wasn't it said there was a level of ' bipolar' associated too?

 

I will always remember as being the most impactful thing to me to date  regarding the 'pro-circuit', sitting in front of the family desktop way back when, watching the Andy-Kelly Pipeline dual, live, in real time. It seemed almost surreal to our everyday lives at the time, and left a lifetime impression on us as a family of waveriders. Very, very cool!

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Andy's story is kind like rock star stories. Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll...then gone too soon.

I didn't particular like Andy during the rivalry. Being a huge Slater fan how could you be? He beat our champ.

The trailer looks really good. I'll watch it. Hopefully it makes it on the big screen.

obviously dude had a ton of issues, bi polar disorder and drug addiction is 

A - not easy

and 

B - not a conscious choice

Very sad way to end a sick life, my best memory of him was at the eddie pulling into that REDICULOUS shore pound - fucking classic!

RIP Andy, I feel sorry for you bugs bunny - hopefully addiction never takes someone you love

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Such a sad story...a ton of talent, for sure, but coupled w/a lot of mental health/ addiction issues.  He definitely made the World Tour a lot more compelling and interesting. 

As for the Waimea Bay shorepound during the Eddie, I believe you're thinking of his brother, Bruce.  AI's most iconic surfing moments, IMHO, were at Pipe and Chopes.

 

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By definition YOUR first two sentences are babble, the last one you are calling a dead guy a loser, and you cant spell!




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lol, yep, that shit was gnarly

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Here's a good insight into Andy's troubles, long article but well worth the read. a hero to our sport? Definitely, he was one of the greatest surfers ever and his 3 year run against Kelly were probably the best 3 years of the CT era. He was also one of the first guys to really take small waves progressive surfing and transfer it into waves of consequence. Was he a perfect person? Hell no, and he never claimed to be, I think that's why a lot of people liked him so much, he was himself the good the bad the ugly and he didn't care what you thought regardless. He felt real and raw. Bipolar is a hard disorder to live with, your life is like a rollercoaster and it seems like Andys life epitomizes that. 

 

That's awesome thanks for sharing...

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get up early and go surf - it'll make that hangover go away and/or make the workday more tolerable :)

The Andy Irons documentary "Kissed by God" will premier May 2 in LA.

http://www.worldsurfleague.com...ons-documentary


https://youtu.be/GJWIPRvtAHk






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