JettyGirl: A one million
dollar check arrives in your mailbox with a
note that reads, "Half of this amount is
yours and the other half is to benefit the world
around you." How would you spend the money?
Kelly Nicely: I
would donate one half to help out children in
Africa born with AIDS and without parents.
With my half I would pay off my house, help
out the family and use some for traveling and
then I would start up a restaurant in my favorite
place that I find while traveling. I would start
with a trip covering the Southern Hemisphere.
I really want to take a boat trip in Indo but
of course with all that money I'm going to have
to hit up New Zealand and Australia while I'm
there. Oh, and of course in my richness
I will bring my friends and family along
the way.
JG: Describe the best surfboard
you've ever ridden and why it was special to
you.
Kelly: In the Pink
really changed longboarding for me. I
learned so much about noseriding and did not
stop dreaming about the board until my car that
got me to Cali died and I traded Donald my dead
car for my very own In the Pink.
JG: If you could travel
back to any time in history and hang with one
person while they go about their daily activities,
who would it be and why?
Kelly: Albert Schweitzer
is a probably one the most well rounded inspiring
historians I can think of off hand. Super
Humanitarian, musician, theologian, philosopher
and physician. WOW!! Switzer was very dedicated
and passionate about helping others and I think
his life was very fulfilling. "Until he
extends his circle of compassion to include
all living things, man will not himself find
peace."
JG: For thirty days you're
stuck on a desert island with one book, one
song, one surf movie and one snack food. Which
ones would you choose?
Kelly: Trail Mix,
Michael Franti Everyone Deserves Music,
haven't seen any new surf videos so I hope I'd
grab the best one if I'm there a month, Cape
Greed by Sam Cole looks to be a good read.
JG: What is your best surf-related
memory of 2009?
Kelly: Most memorable
session was a day in Puerto Rico. I woke up
and thought it was going to be small so I grabbed
my board without a leash and when I got to the
beach it was overhead with a little bit of wind
on it. The good thing about the wind is that
no one wants to surf if it's not absolutely
perfect which to me is more perfect. I
normally don't wear a leash when it's overhead
but in PR it's much more needed because the
board will hit the reef and rocks on the inside.
I surfed for about an hour very conservatively
but still having a blast. I
didn't lose my board once which is amazing for
me. I was surfing with one friend for
the first hour and only two locals so we just
circled wave after wave with no paddle battles
and super duper, fun, long rights. My
friend was ready to bail after an hour because
it was a whole lot of paddling but I was having
a blast. I decided to stay even though
I did not know how I was going to get home at
that point. As I was grabbing my towel saying
good bye one of the locals who didn't know me
loaned me his leash and told me where to drop
it off later. I surfed another hour before
my good buddy Wally from PR showed up. We surfed
two more hours and then went and got some roadside
chicken and rice.
