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Ho ho ho!&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Mick wants the world title \\u2013 which doesn\\u2019t involve the Reef Hawaiian Pro (his own sponsor\\u2019s jewel in the VTC) because it\\u2019s a WQS event. So he\\u2019s pulled out, opting instead to stay home in Australia a bit longer this year.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&amp;#8220;I just feel that if I went over there I wouldn&amp;#8217;t give it 100 percent,&amp;#8221; said Fanning about the first VTC contest at Haleiwa. &amp;#8220;I feel like I need a bit of a break.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Mick added that he will surf the O\\u2019Neill World Cup at Sunset, but isn\\u2019t sure yet when he\\u2019ll leave Tweed Heads for Oahu.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Vans Jackpot&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;There\\u2019s a scene in Guy Ritchie\\u2019s &lt;em&gt;Snatch&lt;\\/em&gt; where Brad Pitt is supposed to throw a boxing match. He takes hit after hit but eventually just goes \\u201cHey wait, f\\u2014k this\\u201d and knocks the guy out. It\\u2019s sick.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;In 2009, Vans is Brad Pitt, and the recession is the other boxer. Vans, and the rest of the surf industry, is supposed to be getting its face stomped by the \\u201cbad economy,\\u201d but instead they\\u2019ve pumped a much-publicized pile of cash into the Triple Crown, making it surfing\\u2019s first $1 million prize purse event. &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Punk-ass recession is down for the count.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cali-4-nia?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;There\\u2019s the quiet possibility of four new Californian faces on the ASP World Tour in 2010, depending on what happens here in Hawaii this month. Pat Gudauskas (2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;\\/sup&gt; in the WQS ratings) is in like leather jackets, as is Brett Simpson (7&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;\\/sup&gt;). Nate Yeomans (8&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;\\/sup&gt;) just made a huge move with his O\\u2019Neill Coldwater Classic win. Tanner Gudauskas, meanwhile, is just outside the cutoff at 17&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;\\/sup&gt;. &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;\\u201cI don\\u2019t know exactly what I have to do [to qualify],\\u201d says Tanner, \\u201cbut I know that with the position I\\u2019m in it\\u2019s feasible. I need to better 1200 points by a fair amount, so I\\u2019m thinking I need to make the quarters or maybe the Round of 32.\\u201d&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;It\\u2019d be a huge moment for the crew that\\u2019s traveled together on the \\u2018QS for years: Yeomans, the Gudauskas brothers, Mike Losness (who backed off from the tour this year in favor of freesurfing) and San Diego\\u2019s Austin Ware, who sits right behind Tanner at 18&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;\\/sup&gt; and could push the California count to five if he were to qualify.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_2121\\\" style=\\\"width: 409px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-large wp-image-2121\\\" title=\\\"bruce1\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/11\\/bruce1-682x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"bruce1\\\" width=\\\"409\\\" height=\\\"614\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/11\\/bruce1-682x1024.jpg 682w, http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/11\\/bruce1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2009\\/11\\/bruce1.jpg 1000w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;The next president, Bruce Irons  Photo: Sherman&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\" style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Bruce Irons for Prez&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;What do you call a Twitter-vote? A Twote?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;There\\u2019s a Twote campaign to get Bruce Irons into the Pipe Masters. Bruce, a former champ of the event and easily one of the top 3 Pipeline surfers alive, hasn\\u2019t been invited to this year\\u2019s contest. People are perplexed by this. Some of those people are using Twitter to voice their concerns. For instance:&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Joel Parkinson&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;: \\u201cJust found out Bruce Irons is not in the pipe masters&amp;#8230;He\\u2019s the best surfer out there PUT HIM IN!!!\\u201d &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;and&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;\\u201cNeed a vote to get Bruce irons into the pipe masters\\u201d&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;The Hobgoods&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;: \\u201cif BRUCE IRONS is not in Pipe, then it can&amp;#8217;t be called the Pipeline MASTERS????? BI 4 PREZzz\\u201d&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Clay Marzo:&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; \\u201cvote to get bruce in to pipe!\\u201d&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;Yeah OK but\\u2026why do these guys want Bruce in the draw competing against them? Seems like a bad strategy for, like, winning. Still, we agree: Bruce for PREZzz.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;This year\\u2019s local Pipe wildcards were chosen early in 2009 through a combination committee vote\\/surf-off. Bruce didn\\u2019t come up with a golden ticket. Still, according to the ASP, it\\u2019s possible for him to get in via the sole Triple Crown wildcard, which is awarded to the surfer rated highest in the VTC points standings after the first two events who wouldn\\u2019t otherwise be in the Pipe draw. Confused? Pissed off? 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