UPDATE: I just spoke with Tim (who had to do some 30 interviews today, and got sunburned by the end of it, poor guy) and here's what we got... the Dodgeball tournament will have the same teams as before, but some of those teams will have some fresh faces thrown in - some celebrities. yep. Tom Curren, Timmy Curran, Jason Mraz, Chris from Foo Fighters, Dave from Angels and Airwaves... to name a few. Should make for some amazing photos. People are also bringing in costumes... short shorts, headbands, the whole Dodgeball deal. The oil-spill thing and the related news coverage (which inevitably covered the bro-am, too), besides being free publicity, has thrown up the bro-am as an avenue for the beach community to rally together amidst this unfortunate situation- and it's expected to be even more fun than we'd thought!
BREAKING NEWS: The surf contest will be replaced with a Dodgeball Tournament. That's right, grab your goggles, costumes, and anything interesting you can find and head out to Moonlight Beach for an intense competition. The game starts at 10am. Check out the Bro Am site for a message from the band, and any further updates.
Tim appeared on a San Diego news station, CBS8, this afternoon to speak about the spill and the event. This is what he had to say:
I think more people will come than ever because it's a great way for the community to kinda band together, not only for Care House, which is a great organization working with homeless kids in San Diego, that's the cause, but also now for Surf Rider which is constantly doing so much great work to protect our coastline.
Check out this blatant advertisement from Andy Barron (Switchfoot's camera dude) for what is probably one of the best times you'll ever have, and all for a good cause:
guys dont worry, all the concert and festivities are still going on, and they're trying to figure out the surfing part of it as we speak, so still come down! free concert!
Now that's good news! It's the guys' favorite day of the year, and I'm sure they're doing everything to save it.
It is with a heavy heart that I have to write in with the news that this year's Bro-Am surf competition stands cancelled, due to an oil spill. Read news report here.
The Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest, which was scheduled at Moonlight Beach Saturday, has been canceled, said Encinitas Fire Division Chief Scott Henry. It is not known if a planned concert will go on.
I have no words to express my regret, whether I say that on behalf of the band to those who came out, or on behalf of the fans to the band, who've put their blood and sweat into this.
The article does say though, that it's still unknown if the concert will happen. Stay tuned, we will bring you an update on this, and any other details, as soon as we get word from the band.
This will have inconvenienced many friends who've traveled hundreds of miles to take part in the event, and I just have no words to express my regret. “This is the worst spill I've seen in my 27 years in Encinitas,” - what are the odds? I mean, THIS weekend! :(
OMG!! ... i am crying, even though im not going, but it is so sad... soooo sad... i swear i a m crying, why good things have to be interrupted???? i will pray for this
That's terrible. And after all the work that was put into it...and all the people who travelled near and far to be there. And even more importantly, the state of the beach, the water...It's just an unfortunate all together. But I think that we can all still say a big thanks to the guys and everyone who worked hard to make Bro-Am happen. Not to mention everyone who travelled to be there. It's just sad that it had to happen this way.
my heart goes out to all the people this affects (including the ocean, oil spills = bad things to aquatic life) I hope the concert rocks everyone's non-exitent socks ( it's the beach, therefore no socks)
That sucks!!!! I don't mean to get all preachy but when people are trying to do good things, the enemy is always out there making sure we don't. This is just an attempt to do just that. I'm glad that the concert and other festivities are still going on though. To everyone that was going and is now thinking otherwise: Please, still go and support the guys. I can't even believe to imagine how they are all doing. Let's just pray that everything turns out ok. God bless you all.
It's a shame that the worst oil spill in 27 years happened the day before (or 2?) Bro-Am SF and everyone else involved in the organisation of the day have managed it really well and made the most out of it. The Dodgeball tournament is a great idea too, should be a lot of fun for everyone.
@joe Maybe I wasn't clear. What I meant was that the all news coverage of the oil-spill inevitably mentioned the bro-am, giving it free publicity, which is a good thing. Did you see the news video clip we linked to?
I wish I could be there today; big Little League day. That dodgeball game sounds priceless. Hope everyone has a great time and lots of money is raised for Care House.
i think God did this! i mean why wiouldnt' he! everything is done by Him and this is like AWSOME!!! i totally wish i was out there right nwo watchgin you guys pelt rubber at eachother, in like the goofiest costumes..EVER! well you better bring back pictures!!! have fun and raise lots of money for the children! ~lydia
@ lydia, yes, I'm sure it was God who dumped 500-1000 gallons of oil on our sea life. I mean, why wouldn't He want their skin to burn off slowly and painfully?
@Lydia. Actually, I think it was someone on a boat who dumped all the oil not God. We won't always know WHY something happened, but it doesn't mean that we automatically blame God for it.
you are all such CUNTED UP TOSSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck you all fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck
I know it's no one's fault, but I'm so upset about this.