Barefooting on Smash Brain Raw May 13, 2008
Posted by wedge in : press , add a commentNever heard of Smash Brain Raw before, but apparently they make short video clips and put them up on YouTube. Sounds like a very viable business… or not.
Well they did a video for barefooting featuring Peter Fleck and Mike Seipel. They went out with a film crew and caught a whole bunch of tricks on video. For the host wondering what happens when you hit a log, I can answer that question. It hurts. You fall. And you’re lucky when you don’t break a foot or leg. I know from first hand experience. Here’s the video…
Do It May 11, 2008
Posted by wedge in : press , add a commentThat’s Banana George’s moto and he’s still living it.
In a mass email sent to apparently every water skiing related website, Growing Bolder announced a video showing the 93-year old Banana George trying to barefoot again after a winter of health issues. But he’s still doing what he’s famous for and that’s barefooting. Much props to him and I hope to also be barefooting at the age of 93. With no further ado, here’s the link to the video on Growing Bolder. Go check it out.
Here’s a video of a tribute done for George at Cypress Gardens.
A Good St Patty’s Day Tradition April 14, 2008
Posted by wedge in : press, stories , add a commentFound this story while browsing the internet for barefooting stories. There are a group of friends from Anapolis who were facing a mid-life crisis eight years ago. They wanted to do something crazy and came up with barefooting. Then they started doing footing runs on St Patty’s day. They figure they’re already in body bags (ie dry suits) so if anything does happen, they’re all set to go.
When they are done, then they break out some green beer, a tradition the rest of the country follows.
WaterSki Magazine - March 2008 Recap February 9, 2008
Posted by wedge in : press , add a commentThis month’s WaterSki Magazine has a couple good articles about barefooting. I’ve noticed a little more in there about barefooting and that’s a nice change. They still focus a lot on the 3-event skiing, but they are doing better with footing coverage.
The first article is about the Barefoot Central boys… seems they found a nice little lake, rounded up a pilot and did some footing with no boat wakes to worry about. Just a little plane, a rope and glassy calm water. They’ve got some good pictures and stories from the footers that took part in it. I’ll be waiting for the video to make an appearance over on BarefootCentral.com
The second article is about the Dam to Dam barefoot race hosted by the Austin Barefoot Ski Club of Austin, TX. They celebrated the 20th aniversary at this past year’s race and the race continues to grow each year.
Both stories had some good pictures and was nice to see WaterSki Magazine give some press to those of us who don’t need the skis.
