Dane Reynolds always has a unique take on things.
This edit — and the way it’s named — is no different.
“Matt and I were surfing Emma Wood – if you call it that… Anyone else feel California has dipped into a deep dark black hole that won’t allow any decent waves to reach the coast?,” writes Reynolds in the caption alongside this new release from Ch.11 TV.
“Anyways, we were shooting the shit about how impressive it is that one of our dear friends had gotten to where he’s at in life without actually doing anything. It’s very impressive. It takes a certain skill to become an adult by skating along, never applying yourself or dedicating your time and energy into a specific career but somehow he comes out on top time after time.
“‘Did a great job of doing nothing’ stuck. It’s used to describe a daily grovel that you can barely even call exercise, or a day in the shop when nothings working, ruining screens, staining clothes, no customers, spam calls, broken printer… those times when you just seem to be spinning your wheels.
“I found a stack of black and white prints at the swap meet taken by a racing enthusiast. One of em was of a Buick Regal spinning its wheels before a race and it clicked. That’s the name of the film. ‘We did a great job, of doing nothing’”
While Reynolds is connecting some very loose ends, he’s certainly found an interesting way to name an edit featuring himself and friends both scoring and groveling all throughout California. And while he’s being facetious, he does kinda have a point: Viewed through a dark and satirical lens, professional surfers do, in fact, do a great job of doing nothing.
And that’s all to say: Click play. The surfing is worth it.
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