Birth Date - 12/22/1980
Birth Place - Gold Coast, Australia Sponsors - Volcom Clothing and Wetsuits, Spy, Nick Blair surfboards, DVS, Prolite
Favorite maneuver - Barrel riding
Favorite wave - Backdoor, home (Snapper Rocks), Tahiti, Tavarua
Influences - People having fun
Favorite music - Everything. hip hop, country, rock and roll, rap.
Origins of nickname “Dingo” - Joel and I used to talk like pidgin aboriginals and Joel started calling me Ernie Dingo, who's a famous aboriginal presenter here.
scene from Creepy Fingers
Most memorable moment - Whenever the waves are good
Funniest time on tour - When my dog Ikey got diarrhea in my car after having a meal of Thai food the night before while in bells.
First board - Old Chappy Jennings board
First sponsor - Kirra Wasteland Café...free milk shakes and chips
Where I see myself in 5 years - Still chasing waves and getting as many barrels as I can.
Favorite place - Hanging out in Hawaii at the Volcom house, surfing perfect Backdoor.
Where you’ll find me when I’m chilling out - You won't find me
Where you’ll find me when I’m letting loose - With a bunch of mates in the thick of it.
What would the night look like? - Pear shaped
Things that inspire me - Positive and fun things. Laughing. Sitting down with a bunch of people talking story.
Best concert ever - Creedence Clearwater
What I would be doing if I wasn’t surfing - Cruising. Get rich or die plumbing (dad was a plumber)
Favorite word - Cheddar cheddar (NZ slang for hello)
Started surfing - Cant really remember, grew up in the water, 5 or 6 when I first went across a wave.
Distractions from surfing - Surfing is my distraction from everything else.
What you’re riding - Hazza rode a horse yesterday, that was pretty funny!
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Hello my name is Dean, some people call me Dean, I am best described as Dean. When I was young I was young, when I am old I am going to be young. Yesterday I went to the footy and I had heaps of fun with everyone. Last night I dreamt about I can’t remember. I don’t like it when people annoy me. They can go away. If I was stranded
on an island with three things they would be perfect waves, surfboard and food. When
its flat I like to relax. My most memorable day surfing was Kirra when I was younger.
If my dog could talk he would say whoooooof. I am thankful for peace. If I could
change one thing it would be having the ability to see what waves are coming in a heat
before I paddle out and know which waves to catch. I really want to win an event.
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