PT.2 Pipeline Legends: The Untold Stories with Liam McNamara & Mason Ho

[@batman50ish]

Its great to have legends like Liam on the show. May not appeal to everyone, but this kind of history... and these kinds of stories.... shouldnt be lost. This is one of the few forums/shows that can effectively capture them! Thanks Boyz.

[@brucehansel9902]

Thanks for the Mention Liam ! We were The Pipeline Underground from since 1976 !!!

[@charlesmartin1121]

The best surf podcast out there. Guest wish list: Makua Rothman, Koa Rothman, Kai Lenny, Koa Smith, Eli Olson, and Bruce Irons. Maybe Kelly Slater too.

[@jimmoore8951]

And Liam’s sons… including Eala

[@kookshow86]

Kala

[@StillJaded00]

Kaimana Henry on there too

[@undergroundbee]

This is the best podcast ever!!! Liam is breaking it down the way it was. I was in Hawaii in 91-94 and Liam's stories are the BEST!!!!

[@amorgan3526]

This two parter with Liam is the best interview on this podcast by far. Please interview more legends from back in the day. Need more stories of taxing 😂!

[@Overstoked]

the history of north shore is wild and the og's kept shit real! love these stories from the OG legends!

[@tommyhuizenga9080]

old, big legend type guys talking the real stories and history of the north shore is pure gold

[@jasonhoey6396]

Liam was ruthless back in the day. Stoked to hear the stories.

[@matthewmartin9313]

Finally!!! Been waiting for part 2!!! Great interview

[@JamieOBrienJOB]

@@matthewmartin9313 yeah sorry I messed up on a upload, but glad I got the rest out

[@Moshpit_Marv]

this was by far my favorite podcast you've done Jamie-everybody he mentioned including him I had on my wall poster form. How Mason mentioned the waves would go to auki, I remember Derek used to get those long ones and jump into a wave behind the wave he was on and get two more barrels. So fortunate to be alive to just be a fan of those times. The only Surf video I had was North Shore on repeat. This is before the lost videos etc. took hold. What a cool episode. You guys are living legends just like them, it was just a different time then with different Sand and reef. Thank you for this this made my night-times are hard now I look forward to these sort of things I guess. shakka ! 🤙🏻❤️✨

[@alexbemanian]

That story about Jack English snapping that heavy pipe wave of Liam with a nikonos is legendary. So inspiring, thanks for sharing 🤙🏼

[@danballou2202]

Adam 12!!! My friend since 7th grade at North Miami Jr. High School. We are still good friends today. I would be remiss to leave out he is one of the finest people I have had the pleasure to know!

[@fuganetti]

Adam is a legend and such a nice guy. Surfed with him for many years

[@MattD-y9h]

Best one yet. Its unreal to hear some history by legends Bring back the biff & let’s get rules & respect back into surfing

[@jimmyconn7314]

As an older surfer north shore 73 to early eighties I really enjoyed this video!

[@garywilson1688]

6:30 Liam describes perfectly the best (and scariest) wave I ever caught. It was, of all places, at Kammies. I was supposed to meet my buddy, Mac, at Sunset at the crack but got up late that Saturday morning. I got to Sunset at around 8 and looked out and I could tell Mac was out at Kammies with one other guy (you know how you can tell the style of your buddy). There were around a half a dozen guys at Sunset but Sunset just looked disorganized (I didn't even know that was possible). It was around 6-8 with two swells coming in. The left at Kammies looked great though. If you know how it breaks (and how the reef is) the left is a short (40 yards or so) fast wave into the deep channel between Kammies and Sunset. I paddled out and the other guy left so it was just Mac and I. We surfed it for about an hour just having a blast just trying to sneak a little deeper each time. I paddled out after a wave and Mac was in the channel after having just catching a wave. I see this wave coming that looked kind of weird. More like a mass of water than a peak. I am not a brave surfer and would chicken out if I didn't feel comfortable and I thought "Should I paddle for this or not?" I decided to paddle for it (I was riding my 7' 10" gun) and as I started stroking into it I felt it jacking up weirdly (remember, this was happening in real time but it felt like slow motion). I started sliding down the face but then noticed I was actually going UP the face. I thought about backing out but realized it was too late and the chances were very high I would have pile driven over the lip into the very shalllow reef so I decided to keep paddling and at least make the drop (the first rule in Hawaii per Randy Finlay is ALWAYS MAKE THE DROP - meaning taking gas at the bottom of a wave is way better than going over the falls). I paddled as hard as I could but was still getting sucked upwards and was scared but committed. Finally I started sliding downward but I felt like I was vertical. I stood up and as I was going down the face I looked at my nose and it was about 2" underwater. "That's not good" I thought to myself. I inched my 6' 3" frame as far back on my toes as I could for what seemed like forever (but was probably less than 2 seconds) and as I was going down the wave the wave got steeper and THANK GOD my nose came up out of the water. As I hit the flat at the bottom of the wave my weight absolutely became even and rock solid over my board and I did a waterski turn (that's what I call the turn, like I was waterskiing with a single ski and making a big, flat turn) on the absolutely glassy and flat surface. As I was doing that the lip came over me and hit about 6' in ahead of me in the flat in a huge explosion but I was going so fast and was so stable I knew I was safe. I let out a huge yell! I was so elated that, not only did I ever get the best wave of my life at 40+ years old (and will always be the best wave of my life now), I also cheated a high chance of death. As I was flying towards the channel I thought of smacking the lip as I was so elated but as I started climbing the shoulder I realized the wave was just a big wall so I straightened out and flew into the channel. As I flew into the channel Mac (who is an awesome big wave surfer) just shook his head and, without saying anything, started paddling over to Sunset. I went with him but Sunset was just as bad as it looked when I was on the beach. After a half hour or so we went in. Many years later I asked Mac if he remembered that wave. He said "No". (That's my story and I'm sticking to it - sorry for bending your ear).

[@Billyz-t2l]

That was mad read respect ya bro

[@garvinc7267]

Sick! Some waves will forever be imprinted in our minds 🤙🏼

[@jimhewitt6177]

I love this podcast. The history of the North Shore is so radical and interesting. In the 70's and 80's it was just like he describes. Gladiator surfing. You had to be tough to even paddle out. Paddling out to any of the name spots and you better be ready. They didn't suffer fools. I knew some of the Hawaii Kai guys he mentioned; Tim Fretz and Mickey Nielsen....you just didn't fuck with those guys. I watched Tim attempting driving 360's over and over at 8' Pipeline. On shore they were even more extreme. There is a drug history on the North Shore that rarely gets mentioned but it was just as radical. A lot of those guys aren't with us anymore. Wild times.

[@JahTaj]

Love the realness of the North Shore local braddahs.

[@hawaiianpunchoner]

Favorite episodes so far....Liam is a LEGEND... you all are LEGENDS

[@mirkatu3249]

I don't know much surfing history so these legendary stories are exciting and fun for me. Thanks, JOB! 💜

[@anthonyadams4081]

Jamie O & Mason Ho pod is so mint. Keep it up boys!

[@eliotttownsend3828]

Legend’s charging to charge!! Best surfing podcast hands down. Everyone can say what they want and talk about what their experience was.

[@thesixthaquarius8283]

Legendary!! All us nor cal boys loved liam back in the day. Good job, boys, for bringing this interview to light.

[@bgwhalley]

This may have been their most entertaining podcast so far. Great stories.

[@allanokeefe104]

When I think of Pipeline in the 90's I think of Liam. Just remember him getting those deep chip ins at 2nd reef with his hands above his head and getting absolutely massive pits through first reef. Always a bit of controversy and drama surrounding him too which made him even more interesting.

[@c.t.6314]

Appreciate the story kine talk with Uncle Liam!! Love you guys!

[@Dylanbraaaa]

Hahahaha how old were you, “0 or negative 7 or something “ 🤣

[@W8ANDC]

I came here to write this 😂 Mason actually witty AF lol

[@fuganetti]

This was great. Liam is a legend. I love Jamie and Mason but brah, Uncle Liam was always on the cusp of launching into more detail about some of the classic stories from his era and they’d sidetrack him with jokes or whatever’s. Have him back on please.

[@TimTimTomTom]

Awesome. Definitely the best podcast type video so far. Good shit. Love the grittiness, more of these stories from the 70's/80's/90's please! I grew up in the 80's/early 90's, and I miss how things were back then. Almost all of it. Life was just simpler. Some Andy and Bruce stories would be pretty sweet. But I get that some of that might still be too sensitive, with most of that whole crew still around.

[@kennysolheim4629]

My favorite podcast 💦💙

[@garvinc7267]

Such a legendary shot! 😳😮🤙🏼❤️

[@Steve-hs5le]

Another awesome podcast. JOB had me laughing my ass off. Keep them coming 🤙

[@ParadiseIsGreat]

Yoo Kailua right here man 🔥🤙🌊 love these stories!

[@Lifewithhetty]

Best surfing podcast hands down keep em coming

[@brooksbowman7562]

Another great show!!

[@destruction_wizard]

So legendary, yeah boys keep ‘em coming

[@JohnTommervikSurfArt]

YES!!!! Can't wait to watch tonight.

[@wbmarceloz]

Went for a 2 minute watch and ended up watching the whole thing. Epic!

[@toddhopkins1081]

Unko Liam best podcast ever!

[@joel.levi.sober.490]

Doesn’t get better than the old school NS days stories. Sick pt 2 boys. Jock Sutherland would be epic!

[@aloha209]

I just wanted to thank you guys for the amazing inspiration Mahalo and mucho Aloha 💪🏽💪🏽🤙🏽🙏🏽

[@barreldreamz7852]

4:38 🤯🤯🤯 MEAN ONE!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jeremyobrien5841]

JOB to another JOB, 😂 , love this. Great job awsome surfers

[@kenjoseph-bw5bo]

Jamie psyching when Mason poured his can out?..? Just a couple of legends and their Legendary Uncle. Sick

[@tysonrinker5958]

Love the podcasts

[@jm3262]

Legend! Great stories.

[@barreldreamz7852]

HEY JAMIE!!!! Don't pull a Nate and Koa and bail on the podcast! You are so good at directing the flow of the podcast and Mason is like Theo von with his crazy mind. Great duo with much success in the future!!!! Thank you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@50yroldgrom]

Love the history of our sport, uncle D dropped in switch at pipe on a contest day at max pipe when slater and company almost didn’t surf because of size 😮

[@chrisculpen9205]

ALL TRUE. I was there!!❤🤙🏼

[@AlohaSpirit-l6s]

This show is sick🤙legend!!!!

[@sumguy8]

Straight Legends!

[@ryanraines1469]

More of these pods !

[@jasonstanton6406]

Legend.

[@LeroyBrown1864]

Sick stories! 🤙

[@jdmimportlogistics]

Adam "Biff" D'Esposito. A lot of guys didn't like him and some stuff happened later in his life that was ugly but I remember seeing Dorian at a cafe in Tahiti and of all people he said that he did some gnarly stuff at Pipe. Saw him probably pack his last tow bomb at Chopes with Poto driving before things went south. R.I.P. cuz

[@MomentsinTimeFilms]

I was waiting to hear why he bullied you when you was little, but it’s easy to figure out made you stronger, great segment legends❤❤❤

[@kenproctor6517]

crazy white mokes 😂 never heard that one before O'brien ... great stories ... mahalo Liam

[@rdunc1586]

Epic pipe stories

[@Kingdom_Focused]

I got the tee and cord shorts thanks bro!

[@samthiff1]

I could listen to you guys for years!!!!! fucking legendary

[@MichaelOdomwest16thAve]

Imagine if surfing was followed like baseball, you’d have footage from the early 1900s.

[@Kadesfilm]

🔥

[@jamestansey2078]

The Bomb was one of the best surfing movies

[@Kadesfilm]

You guys should get Jack Johnson on the pod!

[@drewnolan96]

Butch van artsdale 😂

[@undergroundbee]

He said Bali Joe!!!! I used to live with Joe and Jeff Alexander!!!! Fucking legends!!!! Dude was nuts. We'd eat acid with him and he'd make us laugh for hours!!!!

[@beavercleaver4381]

🤙🏼🌄CHECK .. "The Golden Breed" ... old skool surf flik ..plenty kine history .. 🌄🤙🏼

[@MachWonder]

Oahu/surfing history lesson. Listen up, kids!

[@Moshpit_Marv]

Yo jamie, give chris ward a chance to speak for himself. imagine the views.. "Wheres Wardo?" hes here! " do ittttttt cmon mason hit him up 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@scottycartercom]

Get Herbie Nathan and Christian on here!

[@Moshpit_Marv]

i've heard heavy locals there speak about how Chris Ward and you were the heaviest intimidators in the lineup. Would be sick to have them on there now that you guys are older. He could probably use a little exposure too would be good for him and his family. Ask Mason to get them on there cheers you guys

[@tysonrinker5958]

Need to get Kelly on

[@outriggerunderground]

Good to have all of those names immortalized on the internet now. On the best surf podcast. Current keepers of surf culture: Jamie & Mason Show, Sterling Spencer podcast, Nate & Koa cast

[@CoreeIsMe]

Adam 12 is the last man standing.

[@markhudman5777]

You have to check out the end of the movie tale of the 7 sea 3 reef pipeline I'm in a couple waves got barrel come out then north section gets me check it out I'm from kailua we stayed at Tracy strasser at the pipeline house next to ferry house

[@derekewart3368]

Mason get Dad on the pod #legendsonly

[@haapitimoorea]

!!!

[@uptone12111]

Man i'm telling everyone the corporate world is taking over. Can't even enjoy pipeline anymore.Screw Vans

[@kennysolheim4629]

💦💙 Legends

[@alikajohnson9250]

You're too old to have a podcast😂

[@bmxbear729]

A million people think otherwise, kook

[@robburton5883]

Awesome stories Liam . Awesome !