__Profile__

BEN MATTHEW GRIPTON, BORN WOLLONGONG AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY 1980. CURRENTLY IN LONDON. IT STINKS.

__why surfing?__

YOU GET TO SURF WITH YOUR MATES, IF THERE IS NO SURF YOU CAN HANG WITH THEM, THERE IS CHICS ON THE BEACH WHEN IT IS HOT, YOU CAN'T GET BORED BY IT

__how many years have you surf?__

SINCE I WAS MAYBE 10 OR SO, ABOUT 15 YEARS

__where are your spots?__

THERE IS A FEW SPOTS AROUND WOLLONGONG, OIL DANGS, BOWL AND THE SHIT PIPE.

__for you best place in OZ & in the world for surfing?__

I LIKE THE WAVES IN WOLLONGONG, THEY ARE NOT PERFECT BUT PRETTY GOOD. I KNOW WHAT WILL BE WORKING ON WHAT WIND, SWELL AND TIDE. PLUS I KNOW EVERYONE THERE, SO YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH GET THE WAVES YOU WANT.

__what are your influence?__

WHEN I WAS A KID I THOUGHT TOMMY CURREN RIPPED, SUPER SMOOTH SURFER. NOW, FRIENDS, AND LOCALS IN MY HOME TOWN

__what music do you listen before a session?__

NOTHING IN PARTICULAR IF ANYTHING AT ALL.

__Last surf you had?__

TOO LONG AGO - 4 FOOT, AT LA CAVALIERS, GOOD FUN

__Last mind-blowing barrel__

ABOUT 40 OF THEM IN 3 DAYS, THEY ARE ALL A BLUR 4-6 FOOT PADANG MAY 05

__Last board you loved__

6'1 SKIPP - FROM OZ TO INDO TO EUROPE R.I.P

__Last trip you went on__

WENT TO OZ FOR 6 WEEKS, THEN BALI AND SUMBAWA FOR 6 WEEKS, THEN SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND FRANCE FOR 3 MONTHS SO.

__Last rider who blew your mind__

DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS DONOVAN FRANKENRITER, BUT I DON'T REALLY WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. THE WQS HAD JUST BEEN IN TOWN BUT THIS GUY WAS SO MUCH BETTER, DOING TURNS WHERE NO ONE WAS

__Last time you got dropped in on__

PROBABLY BY SOME HOMES IN PORTUGAL

__Last time you were scared__

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT

__Last thing you bought yourself__

2 SUITS - IF YOU AIN'T SMART, ATLEAST LOOK IT. NO ONE WILL BE THE WISER

__Last car you rode in__

BLACK LONDON CAB

__Last time you got lucky__

BIT OVER 4 YEARS AGO - HAD A GIRLFRIEND EVER SINCE

__Last injury you had__

BLISTERS ON MY FEET, THEY REALLY HURT

__Last song you loved__

LAST GOODBYES - JEFF BUCKLEY

__Last thing that made you cuss out loud__

NOT BEING ABLE TO BANG A FEW IN AT FOOTBALL

__Last time something changed your life__

HEAVY QUESTION - DON'T THINK I HAVE HAD ONE

__Last time you stand up surfed__

EVERYDAY AS I SIT AT MY COMPUTER WOKRING

__Last book you read__

THE GODFATHER THE LOST YEARS - NOT THAT GOOD

__Last website you visited__

MSN TO EMAIL YOU

__Last magazine you read__

VOGUE/COSMO OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES

__Last time you lie__

IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES WHILE ANWSERING YOUR QUESTIONS

__Last girl you kissed__

JAIMEE LEA WATSON

__Last time you wished you were alone__

CANT REMEMBER, NOT FOR ALONG TIME

__Last time you wished all your mates were here__

INDO/EURO TOUR, WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SURFED WITH SOME OF THE LADS, INSTEAD THEY JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TO MY STORIES

__Last time you thought you were gonna die__

NEVER, FEARLESS OR IGNORANT, I'M NOT SURE

__Last time you felt inspired__

I MUSN'T HAVE FEELINGS

__best moment of your life in the water__

ALL OF IT, MEETING PEOPLE, MAKING FRIENDS

__future surfing destination__

TO GO SURFING WITH DAVID & PHILLIPE IN FRANCE. WOULD LIKE TO GO TO REUNION AND THEN IN INDO IN LATE 2006

__do you have a message for surfing communit__

DON'T TRY AND BE SOME HARD CUNT IN THE WATER WHO THINKS THEY RIP. YOU JUST LOOK LIKE A DICK. THEY'LL ALWAYS BE SOMEONE BETTER THAN YOU. IF YOU WANT TO BE TOUGH, GO AND HANG IN THE HOOD

__what boards do you have__

6'1 PUKAS, ITS A PIECE OF SHIT, 6'3 & 6'6 SKIPP, BOTH ARE NICE BOARDS

__other sports you like__

I LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, I HAVE SKIED FOR 15 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING A BIT OF TENNIS SO I DONT LOSE MY MIND IN LONDON

__for you what the feeling when you surf__

BEING OUT IN THE WATER, CHILLIN

__best beer__

COOPERS STOUT - YOU'D LOVE IT DAVID, A DARK BEER, VERY NICE, MADE IN OZ

__best food__

MUM'S OR MINE, LAMB ANY WAY IT CAN BE COOKED, MISO SOUP, VIETNAMESE, NOODLES, RICE PAPER ROLLS, THE LIST GOES ON

__best bands__

HAVE NOT LISENTED TO MUCH MUSIC LATELY, MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD, JEFF BUCKLEY, NEIL YOUNG, A HEAP OF THE MOTOWN TUNES ARE STILL COOL ALL THESE YEARS LATER

__best sufing tricks__

WHACKING IT HARD

__what do you think when i say : "stinky boy" __

IF YOU ARE NOT HAVING ANY LUCK WITH THE MRS, SPEAK FRENCH TO HER WITH AN AUSSIE ACCENT, YOU ARE BOUND TO ONE. I DO THE SAME WITH MY MRS, IT WORKS!