Tarp Surfing hits the mainstream
It started as a YouTube comedy sketch introducing the masses to a skateboarding exhibition known as Tarp Surfing. Aimed with the simple purpose of garnering a few laughs from their friends, the video starring local Santa Cruz surfers Omar Etcheverry, Homer Henard and Maverick's alternate Nic Lamb went viral, garnering over 2.5 million views and receiving a nomination for a People's Choice award for Favorite Viral Video Star.
What exactly is Tarp Surfing? It's using gigantic pieces of blue tarp, having one or two people pulling edges to create the look and feel of the wave of a barrel, and skateboarding through the tarp to provide the sensation of getting pitted. Tarp Surfing has now officially hit the mainstream, with Mountain Dew filming a new national commercial starring Etcheverry, Henard and Lamb, the pioneers of Tarp Surfing.
Congratulations to local surfers Omar Etcheverry, Homer Henard and Nic Lamb for turning what was a fun exhibition into a mainstream activity everyone with a skateboard and a large piece of blue tarp are striving to experience and enjoy.
Posted By: Cyrus Saatsaz (Email) | December 11 2010 at 12:18 PM
Listed Under: Tarp Surfing
Sunday 12 December 2010
Tarp Surfing hits the mainstream : Cyrus Saatsaz : City Brights
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