Separated at birth

Here at Gul, we buy our Assistant Managers from the same Retail Accessory Wholesaler.
Fairly reasonably priced, fairly reliable - sure, they're not the top spec model but with careful guidance they seem to be able to do the job. C

Weymouth

Bude

Gul Bude's Staff

It's quiet today . . . We decided to keep busy!
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Mick Kavanagh

Mick is a really good photographer, his portfolio is stacked with shots from beautiful vistas to edgy war zones across the globe. There's a few wisened profiles in there too. I'm stoked that he's been teaching me some stuff of late. Mick is also for hire, just like the A-Team - if you need an event photographed by a pro, drop us a line here and we'll put you in touch.

In Bude he's been indulging his love of surf photography. Here's a few:

The shot above is of Bobby. Bobby has a bit of a reputation around Bude. Despite that, he's also known for shredding deep and hard, as shown here at our very own spot 'M'. After this session, he came in moaning about the cold water. Bobby now wears a Gul Viper.

I really like this shot. This shot is at my own local break, the surf was actually about 4ft and very hollow. I was walking the dog on this day, regretting the timing of a fresh tattoo, and saw Mick taking the shot. These are my friends, Olly and James. I have a few good snaps of my own of Olly in various barrels this day. Olly wears a Gul Vortex.

Here's Olly again, also at spot 'M'.

C

StringerBessant

No doubt we've mentioned StringerBessant before. We've certainly mentioned Reef in our blogs, the hit band from which Jack and Gary (above) originally heralded.

I've seen them play as Stringerbessant many times now and it's always a mellow, feel-good affair. Very intimate and friendly too. Myself and a number of friends on the Gul payroll are heading to the Koola Bar in Newquay tomorrow night to watch them play. Looking forward to it. Be great if you can join us. Mine's a Guinness. C

Shifty

We've temporarily closed our book swap. But fear not, it's for a good cause. You see, we're having a bit of a re-arrange instore.

Which reminds me - if you, or anyone you know happens to have any unwanted 'sixites' furniture or items hanging around their house or garage, please do let us know. It's all part of the new look we're gradually undergoing. Drop by and we'll explain more.

Meanwhile, we've still got a healthy amount of stock at 70% off, Winter wetsuits at 25% off, Boards at 25% off and many other deals to be had. We've also got an awful lot of the new seasons range in - we're rocking it ourselves. C

Tom, yesterday (n.b. not really...)

Gourmet Pizza. Gourmet Friends.

My friend Kate brought me in a slice of her homemade pizza, that she'd cooked last night. It's topped with chorizo, goats cheese, caramelised onion, garlic butter, mozzarella, cheddar, chilli and a healthy fistful of Rocket leaves.
Tom had to go out and buy a pasty (again).
Tom needs better friends.
Thanks Kate!
C

I know it's an oldie but it is a goonie

http://gul-bude.blogspot.com/2010/07/hey-you-guys.html

Just like "One Eyed Willy's" hidden fortune, our blog has a wealth of treasures in it's past!

Hips don't lie

I'm not a fan of Shakira.
Don't get me wrong - I appreciate she's loved by millions. It's just that I, personally, would rather hum and tap my feet to the gentle background gurgle of a sewage pipe than to a Shakira CD.
I accept my taste in music may not be everyone's cup of tea (quite why is unclear) so I allow the whole shop access to our instore music player. We have a limit - 10 tracks a day can be added, amongst the staff who are working. These tracks need to be generally upbeat, not anti-social, and in good taste.
So when a particularly galling Shakira track came on the player - forcing back the gag reflex - I stared into Emma's pop-loving soul and solemnly asked her if she'd mind me deleting this track. Wrongly, it turned out, assuming she was the culprit who'd soiled our beloved playlist.
But it wasn't. And she snitched: The culprit, bizarrely, was Tom.
Yes it turns out that Tom, whom I'm already aware is a big Dolly Parton fan (he has tickets for her upcoming Liverpool show) is also a zealous Shakira fan. Obsessed, apparently. He'd let Emma know. But he'd neglected to tell me.
See you Monday, Tom.... C

Weapon Of Choice

Tom leant me some of his Tiger spray.

At £1.50 a can, I should have been more wary.

I'm going home for a bath. C

Nearly a year old - Youngsters snapping at our heels.

Well, come the 13th of March, we'll be a whole year old. Sure, we got plans to celebrate our birthday, cupcakes most certainly playing a part, but one thing we thought needed a bit of a Spring Spruce was our beloved blog. We've been tapping away at keys for almost a year now, filling these pages with observations, offers and embarassing pictures of each other and other members of the Gul team, so it was high time. More importantly though, we spotted the new blog by our latest sister store, Yeovil, and realised theirs far out-shone ours.
Not gonna happen Yeovil.
So here we have our new, improved Gul Bude Blog.... do enjoy!