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4 May 2009 6 Comments

This week in why eXtreme sports are not cool:

The LA Times reports that in addition to preparing for his snowboard trip to Neptune, AGoodReed’s beloved Shaun White is taking a vacation:

[Shaun will] travel to the Cayman Islands to be part of a camp called Skate Cayman, at which tourists and locals will spend June 12 riding with Shaun at the famous 60,000-square-foot Black Pearl skate park…Asked what kind of people he’ll be skating with, White paused and quipped, “Snorkelers.” The Caribbean paradise is renowned for its snorkeling and diving, and White plans to swim with stingrays, explore reefs and ride some waves.

[via LA Times]

Black Pearl skatepark. Pretty silly huh? [Image via Black Pearl]

Good work Shaun, this rivals your half-million dollar private pipe at Silverton.

Seriously, these absurdities must stop. People who ride on a board for a living should not go to the Cayman Islands. They should not even know what the Cayman Islands are. The only visitors to the Cayman Islands should be: 1) Fortune 500 execs; 2) pirates, and 3) dolphins.

Gordo kidnapped? We think not. He is skating in the Cayman Islands [Image via SF Gate]

6 Comments »

  • drexnefex said:

    h christ that’s got to be hot…

    # 4 May 2009 at 1:13 pm
  • angrysnowboarder said:

    I hope he gets a really bad sunburn. One that’s such a dark color it matches his hair. Only then will he truly be a tomato. Maybe he’ll catch the swine flu but it’ll mutate and become the zombie virus and then it’ll be attack of the killer tomato’s part 6.

    # 4 May 2009 at 1:19 pm
  • Rick O'Shea said:

    He should go to Greenlake, that place smokes the Gay-Mens.

    # 4 May 2009 at 2:15 pm
  • Judge Judy said:

    How is this acceptable? Shaun white is the Michael Jackson of snowboarding. in a few years he’s going to be hold up in the caymens nut juggling an 8 year old. “8 year olds dude” “Mark it a zero donnie”!

    # 5 May 2009 at 9:20 am
  • VancityAllie said:

    Haha, WHAT! That’s his idea of a vacation?

    # 5 May 2009 at 12:33 pm
  • S White said:

    I’m really tired of everyone coming up to me and sayin “you know how I know you’re gay Shaun?” and me always replying “I’m not really gay I just act like it so leave me alone”!

    Please understand I’m just exploring new things in life and if making Hanna Montana movies and skateboarding in the caymans makes me look gay, I’m sorry. I wish I could just go back to the days of wishing I was cool enough to hang out with the Beacons beach crew.

    It’s not easy being this gay you know.

    # 5 May 2009 at 5:36 pm

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