Everyone knows that PWC riders – whether they are racers or rec riders (or both) – are a unique bunch – and few would argue that, out of that unique bunch, freestylers are in a class all their own.
Yesterday, while skimming through Google to find an appropriate Christmas Greeting image to go with WCJ’s holiday wishes for you all, I came across a video … which led me to another video … which led straight down a rabbit-hole to land caught somewhere between Alice In Wonderland’s weirdness, RedBull TV’s extreme adrenaline, and an outtake reel for Hot Water.
For many WCJ readers, it may come as no surprise that the detour that led to this rabbit hole adventure – and this article – was a Christmas Greeting video from the one and only Gomez family…and those who know Mark, or know of Mark, know that his videos are an addictive mashup of legendary freestyle skill, a well-developed sense of humor, a tendency to follow impulse, regardless of the apparent logic … and what is apparently a deep connection in the giant inflated costume industry.
Here, beginning with this year’s holiday greetings from Mark & Kaley (and, one would assume, Jet Boo, too), are a few of my favorite Gomez video treasures.
And be sure to check out his YouTube Channel for more videos, and take a look back at The Watercraft Journal’s IRL PodCast from early this year, Reading The Surf & Always Going BIG With Mark Gomez.
