Wake Journal, Issue 87 by Wake Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2012

BOB SOVEN GABE LUCAS / NICK JONES / DIETER HUMPSCH

ON THE COVER By Jeff Barton “Ya know, I watch that piece of D I G I TA L M AGA Z I N E www.WakeJournal.com Published every Monday.

cultural phenomena known as “Wake Bros” on MTV simply to learn more about my favorite Day Walker, Bob Soven. He has put his enigmatic stamp

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a decade now, dating back to

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when his ascension began in the

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on the world of wake for nearly

It’s nearly impossible to avoid comparisons to his older brother, and Bob has always shown he was both incredibly

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in personalities become prominent and numerous. To the credit of them both, it never became a point of contention between them as they found

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plenty of territory to allow both characters to develop on their own unique path. And each has

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BOB SOVEN an appropriate perch among

that is cool, but never once have

a pleasantly warped approach

wakeboarding’s hierarchy today.

I seen him act in any other way

to life, comfortable in his skin

I have not learned crap about

than one who knows him would

showing the world that above all

Bob by watching his weekly

expect; Nothing contrived or

us, he’s the genuine article, the

follies on TV, and honestly,

done with the intent of making

real McCoy, the real Bob Soven.“

I couldn’t be any happier.

good TV. The bottom line is

—Jeff Barton

I have seen Bob in unique

this: Bob IS good TV just being

circumstances on that show, so

himself. He’s a young man with

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“Some mornings I can wake up for a photoshoot and feel “on.” This morning with Meddock was VIDEO

not one of those mornings. The first reason was that I’d just gotten back from the China World

Cup stop two days before, so my internal clock was broken. Also, I was riding with a torn ACL and was scheduled for surgery the very next day! So yeah, I was stressing out a bit. But even with all that, I wouldn’t have traded that morning for any of the days I spent laying around for the next six months on the couch in recovery. Injuries suck, but they help you appreciate the good times.” —Nick Jones

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