OK, so I'll explain the above sequence courtesy of ...LOST. Pat Duffy is somewhere in China, he jumps from a second story balcony on to the roof of a bus stuck in traffic, then kickflips onto to the bus in front of it. Mr. Duffy was a legend before he did this, but this in opinion raises legend status a bit.

...LOST recently stumbled upon a clip of a full rotation Indy by none other than Corey Lopez. What makes it so sick is it's from 02' or 03' before all these kids made these things standard. So, check out one of the influences of the Modern Collective:



Here's what ...LOST had to say:

"While we were digging through the thousands of tapes we have in the ...Lost video studio for our upcoming movie "WARd Stories" we stumbled across this clip of Cory Lopez stomping a 360 indy grab air in France. Our video helper/intern Omar thinks this air could stand up to anything he's seen on the web the last couple years and he's ranked in the top 16 for skimboarding and has assured us a hundred times that he knows what he's talking about. The video was shot during an expression session contest in 2002 or 2003 by Alex Berger."

This past weekend, California was hit by a massive swell that caused mayhem at Mavricks, and giant surf up and down the Golden State. The Central Coast was firing, which has a few secret surf spots that are only accessible by boat. The Morro Bay Harbor, known for being treacherous in conditions like this, was being blasted by 20+ sets. Step in pro surfer, Chris Ward, his girlfriend, his 13 ft. sea pro boat and the AZHIAZIAM film crew. It was hide tide, and with the deeper conditions, getting out through the harbor in seas of this size is "doable." So of course, Captain Wardo and crew headed out, even though they were told not to by Harbor Patrol; there were waves to be surfed.

Fast-forward a few hours. Good waves were scored, video and photo clips went down and the crew decided to head in. By this time, the tide had dropped and the harbor was being closed out by 25 ft. + surf. Captain Wardo apparently has a method of getting in during conditions like this, which the Coast Guard doesn't even know about. Simply put, he rides in on the back of the last set wave. Piece of cake, right? Yeah, but not when your engine starts sputtering, so it was back out to sea for Wardo and crew.

A recap of the situation; it's low tide, there are 20 ft. + waves breaking through the notorious harbor and the U.S.S. Wardo is having engine problems. In Wardo's life you call this a typical Saturday, but the US Coast Guard calls this a serious situation, so in a came a 47' rescue boat.

I'll let the crew over at Wardo's main sponsor, ...LOST, who just got off the phone with him take it from here:

They put Chris and his girl on the boat and tied up Ward's boat to the back of their 47 foot Coast Guard boat. The Coast Guard guys were all strapped in up top. Ward and his girl were not. The guys told them to hold on as tight as they can if anything happens, and if they fall off they would rescue them from the water. Kind of like a warning on an airplane you never think you'll have to heed. Up top Chris thought to himself that there is no way this thing is turning over.

Then going into the harbor - low tide - pretty much every wave closing it out - the captain tried to ride in ON the wave - on the second wave of the set, even though the other officers were saying "third wave". Ward wondered why they didn't just ride the back of the wave in like he would have done and has done in the past. As it started to turn over, Ward grabbed his girlfriend tight and they held on - when upside down underwater - Ward couldn't hold onto the boat and got washed around probably 20 feet under while still holding onto his girl.

They popped up next to the boat as it was just popping back up after the set. The jet ski guys were nearby as Chris was shouting to grab the girl onto the ski. Chris grabbed onto the sled, on back, and was prepared to let go if he slowed them down too much to get away from the next 15 foot set (knowing he could make it swimming, but his girl might not). I commented that that's probably the heaviest thing his girl has ever been through - he said "maybe the heaviest thing to happen at that harbor" (note he didn't even for a second consider that it was one of the heavier things that happened to him) Then in the same breath he started talking about how good the waves were at Big Rock "kind of like the one day when I was wearing the hood" and telling me how our video guys need to be more on top of things... and then his phone went dead.

For more on what went down in Morro Bay that day head over to www.azhiaziam.com

"...LOST isn't good for people. You send us all around the world, with this image of Wardo and Corey, guys that really rip. And we don't do anything but lose first f--king heat. It's just like Strider said, 'We don't want no contest sections.'"

That was a hammered John Robertson right before his section in ...LOST's 7th (I think, it's all a blur) video The Decline. It's probably not word for word, I still only have that one on VHS, and I don't own a VCR anymore. Anyway, that pretty much sums up a ...LOST movie. The talent's there, but ...LOST is also going to show What's Really Going On and What's Really Going Wrong, which is the titles of their second and third videos, their first being the cult classic Dysfunctional.

It started that way, and even though ...LOST has since blown up as a company, is still that way. They stick to a formula; they show you best surfers in the world, they show you the not-so-best surfers in the world, they show you the best waves in the world, they show Huntington Pier. Then they turn around and show what comes with surfing besides the waves and sand: the parties, the debauchery, the girls, the burn outs, the drugs, the heads on fire, the crackheads, the drunken stair surfing, the fights, the puking, etc. You name it, it's been in one of these videos. ...LOST paints a picture for its video audience of how the other half lives. No golf playing, acoustic jamming millionaires here. Just guys who are barley getting by, but surfing everyday.

That's not to say the big time pros aren't in their videos. I'm pretty sure Slater and Curren have been in almost all of the them. It's just the way these videos are presented is like nothing else those two will be in. Plus, the ...LOST team has has some pretty damn good surfers. At one point, one of the original team riders Chris Ward, was considered California's next hope for a World Title. His surfing as a 15-year-old in those first few videos blew minds. He has always been one of the best free-surfers in the world, but you never know what your going to get with the guy, which isn't a good contest characteristic. Good for the audience though, it's funny watching a hungover, bed-headed mess running down the beach on his way to a heat he's 15 minutes late to, after already outright missing his previous heat, claiming he got confused. ...LOST has even talked of making a Wardo signature alarm clock, complete with the infamous pic of his dazed stare, and fresh out of a stooper hair, on his way to surf in surfing's version of the NFL, NBA or MLB. He survived on that tour for 4 years on pure natural talent.

This whole ...LOST phemonom started in Orange County's most southern town, San Clemente, which is only fitting. In that, the surf industry's most rebellious brand spawned from the town that birthed some of the world's most rebellious surfers: Archy, the Fletchers, the Beschens, Wardo, Joe Crimo, Geoff Brack (who bit some guy's finger off in a bar fight, I had to add that, because that's pretty heavy), etc. It's something in the water down there that makes you question everything, and do what you want. Which is what ...LOST Really Does.

Over the years there have been some impostors, but everyone knows ...LOST was the original. They have always shown WHAT REALLY GOES ON, which brings me to the point of all this. To celebrate the fifteen or so years of all this, ...LOST has released What Really Went On, a greatest hits like DVD that takes you from the first video to the last, with some never-before-seen extras in between.

Here's three teasers:

Whether you're hitting the dunes to brap it up or going to the lake to do a whirly bird, you are a bro.

Footwear. If you're getting epic you need some quality skate shoes... like these SRH L.E. Spade shoes for $55



If you're not getting epic, ya know just chilling, buy these DVS Francisco slippers for $25



For the bottom layer, you MUST wear Dickies shorts or pants. And sag them. $25 but on sale for $15-20...



When buying shirts, if you wear them, you can pretty much go with anything moto or wake related, like SRH, FOX, METAL MULISHA, INFAMOUS, but here's on example to get you started. $20 Infamous Sinner tee shirt.



Another really cool top layer is a jersey. Can't go wrong. I'm getting a bit risky here with this LOST jersey. $15



You can pretty much follow the same rules on hoodies, but be the best dressed with this Metal Mulisha/Rockstar collaboration that will complete the look. An appropriate $69



Keep in mind anything from here on can just be of the same brand, but getting into accessories we hit some extra goods to solidify your style. Tilt the hat's bill a lot. SRH Poker hat. $32



Overly expensive shades raise the cool factor here. Fox Condition sunglasses only $140!



I can't find a chain for this wallet. Chain wallets are your new best friend. Metal Mulisha Propaganda wallet. $26



Get this belt. $17



And this Metal Mulisha Tread belt buckle. $24



Usually I don't tell you what underwear to wear, but let's just be clear.

HIGH BLACK SOCKS. $7



Some kind of loose boxers appropriate for sagging. Like THESE. $10