Does Kelly Slater Believe In Aliens?

Nate Fletcher has a new YouTube channel, and it’s off to a smouldering start. In the very first episode of the video podcast series, Live and Direct, Nate gets his old friend Kelly Slater on the hotline.  

Throughout the video, Nate narrates against a backdrop of a Kelly Slater montage, giving us both oral and visual tributes to Kelly’s many magnificent lives. 

The art direction is, somehow, completely disorientating and utterly charming. Nate’s bobbing head reminds us that Kelly Slater is all things. He is Hollywood, he can furiously strum an acoustic guitar whilst harmonising with Eddie Vedder, and he is the only person on earth to have landed a frontside double-spin.

Kelly is our dreamboat, our Adonis, our very special boy.

Nate also comes out with some tantalising one-liners, as evidenced below. 

“He comes from the worst waves in our entire nation.”

“When I competed against Kelly, his diet was Cheez Whiz and Ritz Crackers.”

“What I really want to ask him is about life on other planets. Does he believe in aliens?”

Unfortunately, this is only part 1 of 5, so it appears we’ll have to wait for another episode to hear Slater muse on extraterrestrial life. The suspense is both excruciating and exhilarating. 

In the meantime, if you’ve ever wondered how Nate’s 50-year-old kneecaps haven’t snapped yet, consider learning about his dedication to health and longevity, here.