Nica Post: Video...Spat's Last Nicaragua Gasp
Spat Out in Glory walks off the beaches of Nicaragua unsuccessful in getting barreled. Anyone who has seen the video from the last three months can't claim surprise. Measuring with reference to the goal tends to discourage. Measuring from where we started tends to inspire. Video after the jump. ...
The project now moves to its next phase, back to California, shooting more water footage, interviewing habitues of the tube, riding more waves. Then editing, narration, music, editing.
Given certain realizations about Spat's surfing skills, the probability of a thematic shift in the movie increases. Tagline now: "A Corpo Refugee's Quest to Get Barreled." Tagline after: A Pretty Crappy Surfer's Quest to Become the World's Oldest Barrel Rider."
To get an idea of how far we've come, though, read the blog in reverse. Highlights: Heaving out guts on beach after first paddle out; guns and booze at Mechapa; duck vs. machete; the good vibe at Buena Onda; ghost crab soup; three flats and a blown hub in one day; the surf fishing triathalon; three guys with machetes vs. the Camera Monkey; the Spat Wipeout Taxonomy; heaving out guts two days ago after paddle out ...
Little of importance has been left out in this account of Spat Out in Glory's travels in Nicaragua. An exception: The anecdote about the time I compared our need to dedicate ourselves to the film project to Francis Ford Coppola's decision to mortgage his house during the making of Apocalypse Now. It was an unfortunate analogy and the Camera Monkey's eye tic has mostly resolved itself. Any scars left from the incident are below the surface, meaning they don't show. And that's just fine.
The lens is pointed at surf, but the focus is on cocktails.It's crucial to remember that the Camera Monkey hates cameras. But she rolled about 10 hours of video tape, as well as a dozen rolls of Super 8 through the Beaulieu. Her disdain for cameras? Undiminished. Her dedication to the project? Unquestionable. I love her. She says she still loves me. So that's cool.
Spat Out in Glory now decamps for the Rio San Juan for a river trip from Lake Nicaragua to the Caribbean coast. Web access will be sketchy to non-existent. Updates as possible.
Blogging, Film, Nicaragua, Super 8, Surf Films, Surfing, Video, Video gear, Wipeouts | tagged Mechapa, Nicaragua, Playa Santana, Spat Out in Glory | Feb 27, 2010 at 5:39 PM 
Reader Comments (5)
Wow. That stunt double you hired is really coming along. I hope he's available to work with you in CA.
that's alright greg, it just means you gotta come back!
I believe the problem is now easily corrected: You just need BIGGER waves to fit your big ass under the lip. Your form is good, your ability to get up and on the wave all fine -- a bigger wave and you can pitch a tent under it. I'll sit in for the CM when you hit Santa Cruz and cover your first barrel at Steamers' Lane. (CM should probably stand ready to dial 911 for the inevitable "fish out" you're probably gonna need -- but that's just flavor to the story, eh?)
Cool... may need you to tow me in though, if Laird pusses out again.
Your goal is attained if you just change the name slightly:
Spat....A Corpo Refugee's Quest to get PUMMELED