it is what it is….

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sorry i havent been updating this.  things got crazy after the trip to hawaii.

…was home for 3 or 4 days, then went snowbaording.  then got back and theres been surf (small surf), but surf!

so there has been a delay on the Hawaii Video…..  i have SO much footage from the trip.  (mostly un-interesting mood shots) but none the less, a lot of video to go over and edit.  so im hoping by the end of Next Week.  the Hawaii video will be up.

also!  i used my GoPro camera while snowboarding.  so a Snowboarding trip video will be coming shortly after the Hawaii one.  (unless i edit it first??? )

anyway…. enough babbling.  keep your eyes posted on my site, updates shall be coming soooooon.

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i posted a while back about the article they did on Hatteras, and the video trailer for it.  i couldnt find the video to embed on here though, and i had quite a few clips.  as well as a SICK one that joey had.

so here it is…

http://www.vimeo.com/9003721

then i saw this today… their “April Video Trailer” for their Hawaii issue is up….  and i got the opening clip again.  granted its me eating CRAP on a REALLY good right at Off The Wall and getting sucked over…..   epic fail!

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Old Spice did a commercial with me the other day…. came out pretty nice.  had some kinks, but they said cause i looked so good, it was ok.

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when im old…. this is all i’ll wanna do.  (well, and play cribbage)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_he_me/eu_britain_over60s_playground

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…first off, incase you dont notice.  doing this  ” O_O ” is my version of a “ “  type smiley face…. just WAY BETTA.

Anyway… things have been slow since the comp.  havent surfed a lot, when i did i broke my board at Rockies (lame), then i got pounded a pipe.  BAD wipeout that involved getting manhandled then planting my butt on the reef and getting pushed down into a cave.  scary… but made it out fine, except i almost passed out on the beach?  didnt have lunch that day,  BAD idea.

went to Kuaui for some coaching… MAN I SUCKED (still do!)  but noooow i know how to fix that like a good “Young Grasshoppa”  (hopefully i actually do).  but anyway, that was fun… it is INSANE over there, way better than Oahu (sorry, it is).  Beautiful and the waves are… BAD, dont go there!  (im suppose to say that?)

now im back on the North Shore (Oahu) and its Big.   Surfed…. im sorry, SWAM Pipeline this afternoon.  Surfing involves catching waves…. i didnt catch waves.  sat way outside 2ndReef and got clipped by a set, snapping my leash and forcing me to swim the forever distance in.  wasnt too bad, coulda been worse.  oh, and when i got on the beach i couldnt find my board.  so i ask someone if they saw it, “no sorry”.  then im walking and someones like, “oh hey man, the nose of your board is down at Off The Wall.”  my response, “It’s Broken?…. great, thanks”  their response, “ya i dont know where the other half is.  sorry”  it’s ok… im gettin use to EPIC FAILS!! http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

Tomorrow should be Pumping (crosses fingers) so hopefully i can snag some photos before i peace outa this place.

Expect another update once im home… unless of course i get the wave of my life and come back to the house screaming like a little school girl at a Jonas Brothers concert, ready to Tweet/Facebook/Blog all about it.  then an update will come sooner.   ….ya

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Walker did a little interview with me for the site…  so check it out when you get the chance.

YEW!

Some Answers with Brett Barley

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Update:

ASP Final Press Release on the Contest …. O’brien Wins ASP 5* Volcom Pipeline Pro (last few paragraphs)

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well… it was a long run.  and it ended (contest wise) in my semi-finals heat.  but to tell ya the truth, it feels like i won.  and thats Thanks to everyone and their constant support.  i just cant begin to explain how much all the emails/facebook comments/phonecalls/text messages have meant to me…. im truly blessed.  just to have so many people that care, thanks.

God did some incredible things this week.  dont even know where to start.  between everything that happened in the contest, and things that happened aside from it… im just so stoked with what the Lord has done.  i cant explain it, but knowing that this is just the beginning of the year… i cant wait to see how Else his plan unfolds!

Anyway…. i really dont have much to say, except Thanks and keep checking my site because i’ll probably be finding videos/photos and posting them periodically over the next couple weeks.

AS WELL as my video about the trip… prolly wont be too long, but definitely sweet.  So Stay tuned… until then, check out the Press stuff and Videos below.       YEW!!

ESM ….. So Cool “Pruett… thats an odd way to start an article haha”

Spectaculare Advenuters ….. Carolina On His Back

Surfline ….. Jamie O’brien Wins (slides 13, 14, 15)

TWSurf ….. Jamie O’ Wins The Volcom Pipeline Pro (Scroll down)

Surfer Mag ….. 2010 Volcom Pipeline Pro

Surfline ….. Pipe Locals, Aussie Chargers, and Brett Barley Advance

ASP World Tour ….. Brett Barley Back in Spotlight at Volcom Pipe Pro

ESPN ….. Barley, just Bearly

IslandFreePress ….. Hometown boy captures the attention of the surfing world in Hawaii event

SurfersVillage ….. Who da kid? Buxton’s Brett Barley Stuns Volcom Pro

(more to come…. my brains strugglin right now)

http://www.vimeo.com/9137153

let me know if i need to stop posting links/vids…… sorry, im excited. haha

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—-UPDATE—-

Surfer Mag put the story up on their site as well.

check it out here…  Poloar Opposites on Day2

and here… Unkown Kid from North Carolina Steals the Show at Volcom Pipeline Pro

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Surfline gave me the frontpage…  then wrote a little something and threw up the video in their “Day 2″ wrap-up of the event.

check it out here…  East Coaster takes his place on Surfing’s Biggest Stage

Surfing Mag has a little write up as well about me and Bruce’s 10’s…

check it out here…  A Favorite and A Darkhorse Score 10’s

Transworld Surf has some Photos and Video up as well…

here…  Volcom Pipeline Pro: Day 2 Photos and Highlight Videos

keep coming back…. i’ll prolly keep finding more stuff.

especially one little surprise that should be up by tomorrow morning.  (if not tonight)

THANKS

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