Elijah-Mack-and-Mickey-Nielsen

(© Pipeline is the crown jewel of Oahu's North Shore and Mickey Nielsen is one of the hardest charging locals ever to surf the spot. He was one of my favorite surfers when I was a youth and his casual style in big heavy surf was a huge influence on my style. So when we walked out of the meeting and Mickey came strolling down the hall and Bob introduced Lou and I, it was the icing on the cake to end our day at Quicksilver headquarters.)