This whole episode makes sense at exactly the 4:40 mark.
You see, when we sought to resurrect the Ferrari Boyz series, we thought the wisest thing we could possibly do was let former-full-time-Stab-employee Toby Cregan film, direct, and edit them.
Not only is he friends with surfing’s most interesting characters, he cares about them enough to capture them at their most normal. And because of that, you get a more — pardon the cliché — real image of surfers who just cannot be filmed naturally by any sort of stranger or well-meaning sponsor.
So, let’s see what you personally make of Creed’s state before the 4:40 mark of this episode. Creed’s attitude seems, well, enigmatic. Whether it’s the aviators, stubble, Mexican Clásica ballad on the stereo, paper-bagged beverage, or trunk full of women’s clothing that he’s allegedly reselling because “it’s been a rough couple years”, Creed’s persona appears to be some saltwater conglomeration of Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Cobain, Rustin Cohle, and Jack Sparrow. It’s funny, if not absurdly tongue-in-cheek. This is, after all, the same man who, six years ago, walked us around his first episode of Ferrari Boyz because he had no car.
But, at the 4:40 mark, after a ramble about some “road hogging”, Creed and Toby both let out a laugh and all tension is released. The next few minutes are an insightful vistazo into one of our favorite surfers at the start of his 30th year. Creed lightly laments the state of the industry, touches on the indiscernible career trajectory of a professional freesurfer, and yes, walks us through his 2008 Subaru Forester (even though he’s not a car guy).
We then get taken around to a few recent surfs with Creed at the height of his powers. With a large pair of trunks, a Pussy Surfboards tank top, his trusty dog, and a long, skinny board, Creed appears to be surfing as well as ever. Actually, if you’ve seen Creed’s Vacuum part, you’d be tempted to say he’s doing his best surfing ever — Toby Cregan himself actually said so while editing in the office the other day.
He’s also got a girlfriend, a stylish pair of double earrings, and a steady income from the Bong. He’s doing alright, and we are still very much Creed McTaggart super fans.
Coming up next on Ferrari Boyz we have a jaunt in Holly Wawn’s mobile and pretty soon, Toby will be hopping over to the U.S. to film some episodes with some American personalities.
Hint: Anyone smell toast?
The post Ferrari Boyz: Creed McTaggart (Revisited) appeared first on Stab Mag.