MEDIA HORDE

“When I was eight,
my brother and I split
the cost of AC/DC’s
Powerage. It was prob-
ably one of the last
eight-track albums ever
released. I don’t know
how that one got past
my parents, but there
were no warning stick-
ers back then. My mom
was like, ‘AC/DC? Oh,
right, that’s some kind
of electrical current.’ ”

“Pearl Jam’s albums
are a huge part of my
life. I was on my first
world tour in 1991, and
Ten was like an anthem
to my travels. If you
listen to the lyrics, you
realize Eddie Vedder
had a real passion for
the ocean and surfing.
I used to host parties
where my friends and
I would listen to the
album three, four,
five times a night.”

“I grew up in Florida,
so I didn’t really have
a baseball team to
root for, but I was a fan
of the Houston Astros.
I was at a game one
time and my brother
caught a pop fly. He
was holding it out like
‘Oh, I caught it!’ when
this older girl stole it
and went running off.
My dad grabbed her
by the hair, took the
ball out of her hand,
and gave it back to
my brother.”

Kelly

Slater

The guide to how entertainers entertain themselves. This month: The legendary surfer and author of the autobiography Kelly Slater: For the Love.

“My girlfriend and I
can’t get enough of
the train-wreck reality
shows, like Flavor of
Love. On one episode,
this girl had to go to
the bathroom and she
never said anything, so
she took a squat and
pooped on the floor.
It was the most
incredible thing I’ve
ever seen on TV.”

“Jack Johnson is
pretty inescapable for
me. He’s a good buddy
of mine. Nobody knew
who he was ten years
ago, and now everyone
does. But it makes per-
fect sense, because he
is a talented storyteller.
I’d put Jack on the level
of Bob Marley.”

“I enjoy whistle-blow-
ing conspiracy films,
like The Truth and Lies
of 9/11, which basi-
cally explains how the
Bush administration
is complicit in what
happened. I know it’s
considered fringe, but
a lot of ideas that are
considered fringe are
just a case of wanting
to know more. What
is un-American about
questioning things?”

“I was super into Ms.

Pac-Man when I was
a kid. I loved arcade
games. The funny
thing is, back then I
wanted a surfing game
so bad. But by the
time I made my video
game [Pro Surfer], I
wasn’t that into them
anymore. People are
always challenging
me: ‘I’ll play your game
and I’ll kick your ass!’ I
just agree with them.”

“Juno was pretty
cool, although a lot
of people loved the
soundtrack and it
bugged the shit out of
me. I fast-forwarded a
few times to get past
that Moldy Peaches
song [‘Anyone Else but
You’]. But it’s such a
great story about a girl
who’s totally thinking
for herself.”