I’ve never attended the International Gathering of the Juggalos – the debaucherous carnival of Insane Clown Posse fans, face-painted and partying like its 1999, masquerading as a music festival – but I thought about it during the Swatch Nines 2026 event. This was like surfing and skating’s version of that. No rules, no restrictions. Just pure fun. And most likely, a lot less nudity and neon-colored Faygo. But still, the same spirit. As I stood atop the concrete wall of the wave-making machine at Waco Surf, I wearily glanced down at a rail that dropped 12 feet into the water below. Around me, Jacob “Zeke” Szekely, Mason Ho, Chippa Wilson, and a handful of other surfers were preparing to do something completely ridiculous. Watch the highlight reel, capturing all the action, below. The pro surfers – in a Frankenstein alchemy of action sports – were attempting to boardslide a skate-style hubba rail, drop into a moving wave, and somehow ride away.…