Ahhhh....tuesday
*riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing*
...what the f....
*riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing*
"hello?"
'j, it's your dad!'
gazes at clock, 5:17am
"umm....it's a bit early, what's up?"
'remember berle?'
"it's 5:17am, i don't remember my own name. no."
'c'mon, she's the old lady that lives next to your grandpa, with the little schnauzer 'manfred'. you used to climb in the apple tree in her backyard'
"oooh, yeah, nice lady from what i remember. sure glad you called me at 5am to talk about our family's neighbors?"
'she died today'
"oh, that's too bad. didn't really know her though, probably could have emailed me at...saaay....10am or so to tell me."
'listen, apparently she took a liking to you, you're one of her beneficiaries'
(yup, that last comment knocked the sleep out of my bleary eyes)
hesitantly "ooook, what did she leave me??"
'you know that old vw you used to drool over in high school?'
"the '71 westfalia?!?!"
'yes. that's now yours. also....well, are you sitting down?'
"after that last comment i'm sitting and my sphincter has a death lock on the couch, why?"
'she also left you $5 million dollars. your grandpa says old berle was a college friend of william boeing and gave him some money early on. had quite a stake from what i understand'
*crickets*
'you there'
"barely, i think i just passed out. if this is one of your practical jokes dad tell me now, because i will come at you with the wrath of God/allah/buddah/BVB/the brigade if you called me at 5am to fuck with me like this"
'dead serious, however...there's a catch. apparently old berle liked the sparkle of youth and energy she saw in your eyes when you talked of roadtrippin' for surf.'
*memory flashback to '97 road trip from WA to mex*
'she put a stipulation in the will. to receive the $5 mil you have to take the bus and travel for at least one year before you can touch the money'
"quit my job and travel in my dream car for $5 million dollars? you're kidding me?"
and than my alarm clock went off. no wind today for the first time in what feels like weeks, maybe a couple clean little ones coming thru. maybe one of you closet longboarders had a leisurely knee paddle out, one stroke and up, just miiiiiilkin' a cleanmicroface? maybe bird got out on his fish, straight line speed generation, saving everything for one final turn, seeing how much force you can put into the rail and still hold on? maybe everyone just slept in?
this one's for friendly
this one's for me
more mexi greatness, i love how the birds frame the top of the shot
somewhere north of lindy
-j
Indeed, I did witness some rideables from my locale; there is something out there; alas, I was on my way to work, so no surf for moi. I hope someone found time to get their drawers wet.
Posted by: jonesing at June 7, 2005 10:22 AMHOPE FOR JONESING CUBE BLOGGERS
Posted by: cadaver at June 7, 2005 10:29 AM
Posted by: cadaver at June 7, 2005 10:30 AMDefinitely some south in it. Got a few this morning. For those in the know, the seasonal sandbar is shifty and wedging. Sectiony but smooth.
Posted by: kdalle at June 7, 2005 10:36 AMim back whatd'i miss? oh shit j's in charge..
check out this roller coaster i went on i was scared..the yellow one blasts you straight up at 120 miles an hour and straight back down..ohio rules!
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 11:07 AMPlease come and surf our empty pointbreak with all of our welcoming local surfers happy to share thier shark infested waves with you.
Posted by: Seaside Point Local at June 7, 2005 11:10 AMhowdy niceness heads!
been a while since i have typed any text here.
dropped by the blog once or twice on my trip.
saw that things here were as to be expected in
late may/ early june. this sunshine is really nice.
the wind blows.
after three weeks in CR i ventured to the beach
sunday (got back thursday at noon) and saw the
windswept carnage. spent the first day back in
the states wondering why i came back. in serious
DT's. spent the whole trip in one town, no traffic
lights. get back here to cars, concrete and chaos.
after the cab ride from hell from sfo. i had to hide
and take a nap.
so (and i afraid to ask) how COLD IS the water?
is a santa cruz drive worthwhile? any olas? any where?
Posted by: korewin at June 7, 2005 11:16 AMbagel, 120mph?? holy schnikeys.
Posted by: j at June 7, 2005 11:30 AMThe water is a warming 49F.
Welcome back korewin.
Posted by: blakestah at June 7, 2005 11:39 AM"No surf for you!", says the surf nazi to me. Actually, it's been 8 days since I hit it. This am looked inviting--relatively speaking, but I think I'll take this sloppy time to heal my worn-out body and work on strengthening and stretching my opposing and less used muscles. My PT told me that the muscles I use to paddle are much stronger than the opposing muscles causing strain on the tendons in my back and shoulder--or something to that effect.
Well, I guess I'll just have to prepare for a garage sale. So much stuff to get rid of.
If anybody needs computers & related hardware, I have loads of it.email me: jdmcquoid at msn.com Sorry bout that. Posted by: Dennis at June 7, 2005 11:42 AMThe water's pretty cold but not REALLY cold. Surfed the beach 9-11 with sharkbait and two other questionably sane surfers who paddled out AFTER it got all whitecappy. Much better than nothing, but my estimation. Poor plus, baby, poor PLUS!!!
Posted by: kloo at June 7, 2005 11:43 AMThe pimp message was supposed to show "" If anybody..."" but I forgot this reads html.
Posted by: Dennis at June 7, 2005 11:44 AMKloo and SS, I saw you crossing the dunes at 9 as I drove to work.
Posted by: Dennis at June 7, 2005 11:46 AMwelcome back Korewin!
Anybody out there hear of Rickland surfboards?? What do you think??
14 more days of hell until I leave for thr summer, time slows down at this time of year.
Posted by: mexi at June 7, 2005 11:48 AMj, im saying though. ya, it blasts you strait at like 120 mph than lets you go at the base and you fly up the arch..sometimes the car didnt make it and fell backwards..or totally hesitated at the top..super rad engeniring on that bitch..the blue one was no joke too..pretty close to surfing those roller coasters. cool that aqua opened another shop i like supporting those heads..welcome back to the US kore. wheres Elias at?
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 11:55 AMengineering
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 11:56 AMi have a buddy who has gotten a couple rickland boards and has been really happy. seems like he is shaping pretty good but is kinda just starting out. real quick turn around. nice guy. excellent glass jobs. area of critique around the fin template, but that's improving.
s.s.-how was it? thinking about givingitawhirl tomorrow. wanna meet up and see if we can scout out kdalle's secret seasonal sectiony smooth sandbars? how's that for alliteration?
Posted by: steamwand at June 7, 2005 12:15 PMworking. and not blogging. weird change of events...
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Posted by: purchase Ambien at June 7, 2005 12:24 PMmexi, RE: Rickland surfboards.
I saw him post on the blog awhile ago looking for team riders. Somewhere I saw that he's shaped around 200 boards. I dunno but usually when a shaper is selling boards for around cost, you the consumer are finacing his education. Proper bottom contours, foil and rocker lines come from years of experience. I haven't seen a Rickland board in a shop or lineup.......
I'd reccomend spending hard earned $$$ on a shaper you've worked with before or has a reputation you're familar with. Nothing worse then getting a new board that paddles like an anchor and turns like a pig, after all that anticipation.
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at June 7, 2005 12:30 PMFor those of us stuck in cubeland, check out surfparks dot com - the next gen wave pool. Crazy.
Posted by: eclaire at June 7, 2005 12:47 PMi hear ya 3to5, but I surf like I'm riding an anchor anyhow. My friend Dave is shaping boards out of a shop behind Simple Pleasures, he shaped me a 6'4" fish, took the template off a Skip Frye, came out nothing like the original. Been breaking off the fins and trying new fins, board doesn't turn good but it catches waves easy and I make drops with it, I might not make on my other boards. Surfing is fun.
Posted by: mexi at June 7, 2005 12:49 PMHey Kaiser, who's pimpin' that prescription dope on this here board. Dump that chump!
Posted by: Jimmie at June 7, 2005 12:50 PMMissed the Aqua bash Saturday, but I'm sure a good time was had by all. I completely support the niceness of Alecks, Devon and the rest of the Aqua crew spreading up to Haight Street. Better them than some others. Will it mean more folks in the water come Fall? I doubt it.
I surfed (out of sheer desperation) EARLY Saturday morning and noticed the water had gotten real COLD again.
I loved turning around to view 3 miles of whitecapped glop, and seeing the only 2 surfers out paddling directly towards kloo's particular whitecap! Was it the Magic Magnetic Whitecap? I mean, there was nobody else out..the entire beach looked the same!
steamwand: I had a total blast but keep in mind this was 2 weeks out of water delusional session. Not worth a drive unless you too are delusional. Was possible to stand, and, of course, paddle a lot. Will surf tomorrow but maybe not early..still, shoot me an email :)
Posted by: s.s. sharkbait at June 7, 2005 12:52 PMFish... 6'4" 23.25 wide 3.5 thick wild eh?
Posted by: Mexi at June 7, 2005 12:54 PMme 6'1" 240 Fat eh?
nothing wrong with financing a friends education...
nothing wrong with spending 600 bucks for a merrick computer pop out...
the only thing wrong is the amount of waste, one board makes. i'd say 80% of boards made end up in the landfill. i'm as guilty as merrick.
anybody a chemist?
Posted by: elias at June 7, 2005 01:11 PMJ, nice story. Haha, I was reading it thinking there is NO WAY in hell this is true. Saw you talkin bout that Alaska trip, you should do that. Korewin, where did you stay in CR? Kloo, it was the magnets for sure.
Posted by: Ian at June 7, 2005 01:12 PMRe-run of Aqua Alex's shacking at OB. Powerpoint show, takes a minute to load.
http://www.surfhumor.com/Alex%20at%20OB.pps
Jones away.
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Posted by: Lortab at June 7, 2005 01:21 PMI went out Sat am and after 5 duckdives in a row, the resulting ice cream headache made me want to puke. I wish I had worn my hood.
Posted by: steve-o at June 7, 2005 01:25 PMDamn, thse bots are getting fast... Usually they don't start posting the crap ads until a few days after the daily blog is started.
Posted by: steve-o at June 7, 2005 01:26 PMyay! now i can get info about meds in my junk mail and in this blog!
Posted by: elias at June 7, 2005 01:28 PMOk, I give up. Does anybody know what I need to say to, I believe you call him, the Blakestah to get a nice, thick southern swell delivered to the East Cape right around Monday, June 20?
Posted by: Spiderman at June 7, 2005 01:31 PMSpiderman snaked me! Twice in one session! Bastard!
Posted by: HeSnakeMe at June 7, 2005 01:44 PMT-Rex, is that you?
Posted by: Spiderman at June 7, 2005 01:49 PMi stayed in jaco and went to hermosa in the a.m's and
sometimes in the eves to surf. although jaco was a
bajilion times better than here now, it was not jack
squat compared to hermosa. that wave is gnarly.
the funniest thing about it was that i found myself
at DOH beachbreak on either my 6'4" or my 6'8"
and HERE i would have DEFINITELY been on ye old pinner,
7'7". weird.
i need meds. back in the ussa and hating work,
hating wind, talk of hoods! aiggh! iam skeered of the
49 degree water. thanks blake!
mexi...the board selection in CR is bad. all chips
that WILL end up in a CR dump. no variety. the fischer
bros. are TRYING to make some interesting shapes that
are not just the merrick-like 6'4" squash BUT their boards
well...let's just say that they are weird. i saw a few nice looking
ones but after closer inspection the 7'6" pintail i checked
had a HUGE flat spot next to one of the fins. and the wide
point of their boards was awkward (that is putting it nicely).
that fish sounds like the TICKET. i was JONESING for
mine down there. the BEST dude with the nicest style,
i saw was killing jaco on an old 7'2" single fin. BIG
floaters, dropping late—killing it.
get YOU SOME mexi!
and spiderman, i think one of your spiderballs (the right one) will bring that swell...maybe. that or mary jane taylor.
Posted by: korewin at June 7, 2005 01:49 PMHard core shit yo!
Masked Gunman Kills Teen in Detroit
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
(06-07) 09:50 PDT DETROIT (AP) --
A masked man ordered paramedics to step away from a teenager who lay bleeding on a stretcher from bullet wounds, then killed him with a shotgun blast to the head, authorities said.
Police on Tuesday searched for the gunman who killed Billie Rutledge, 17, on Detroit's north side.
Investigators said they were trying to determine whether Rutledge was killed because he was connected to, or knew too much about, the March 12 slaying of Shadad Yousif, 45, a businessman who lived on the same street.
Police said two paramedics found Rutledge lying in a driveway early Saturday, bleeding and calling for help. They put him on a stretcher and cut off his clothing to find the gunshot wounds.
But as the paramedics carried Rutledge to the waiting ambulance, they turned and saw a man with a shotgun who said, "Watch out, watch out," police said. The paramedics ran a short distance and heard two shots.
The paramedics were not injured.
Posted by: at June 7, 2005 02:12 PM�Swell�. I distinctly remember saying �swell�. Not �swelling�, nor �engorgement�. �Swell�.
Posted by: Spiderman at June 7, 2005 02:12 PMOk, let�s try that again. This time without quotation marks:
Swell. I distinctly remember saying swell. Not swelling nor engorgement. Swell.
Posted by: Spiderman at June 7, 2005 02:20 PMmexi,
i'm just a wee bit smaller than you.
i'm thinking about getting a 7'3" or 7'5" round pin or bump wing squash thruster, 3"thick, not sure yet on widths. i rode some OLEA's in Cabo that where blown up 8' shortboards and found them flicky enough even on a waist high wave.
i've ridden fish, a fun diversion for a few waves. imo, a good fat circa late 70's design twin fin is more versatile. i think it's helpful for bigger boys to have thier weight dispursed over a larger planning surface vs. shorter one that compensates by adding thickness.
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at June 7, 2005 02:23 PMSwelling Head.
Posted by: He SnakeMe at June 7, 2005 03:30 PMHook United.
hey spidey...
nothing is free.
ha ha.
Posted by: korewin at June 7, 2005 03:37 PMhave a good trip.
Posted by: Little Walter at June 7, 2005 03:40 PM
Posted by: Muddy Waters at June 7, 2005 03:42 PMAre there any good sites to get water temps at?
Posted by: tucker at June 7, 2005 03:42 PM
Posted by: Jimi Hendrix at June 7, 2005 03:43 PMThe buoy has temps.
http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46026
Posted by: at June 7, 2005 04:03 PMmexi?:
Posted by: B. at June 7, 2005 04:31 PMI bro'
I've been riding rickland boards for the past year 1/2 and the really are improving.
His new website is comig soon with all the board models.
He's worked with some big shapers in the past 2 years.
Just wait and see....
Hey guys,
Posted by: Rich at June 7, 2005 04:44 PMThis is Rich alias rickland.
Thanks for your good and bad feedback. I really apreciated both ways.
I know some of my boards out of my firt 200 had some minor prblems.
I shaped over 400 boards now and Glassed over 1000.
My skill are getting better and better evryday.
I have some rippers from marine and SF testing and giving me feedback.
I'm getting a pro surfer from San Diego as well.
Also for the past year I've been trained by George Gall/owner and shaper Plus one surfboards in San Diego.
They make anywere fro 10 to 15 boards a day.
I also Glass board for Hang Ten and got a really good feedback on my latest shapes from Local comapies all over SoCal.
Hey rusty,Merrick and evrybody else started the same way.
So check out my two new websites soon Ricklandsurfboards.com and the glasshack.com
I been so busy shaping custom boards about 4 to 6 per week on top of the Hang Ten longboards making a total of 10 to 12 boards to be gllas every week.
I have a shareing warehouse in bayshore and my shaping bay at the logshop in pacifica.
I'll be working the next two weeks on 12 boards just for surfshops.
Aqua,the Log Shop, and Santa cruz surf shopa nd a new shop in san jose.
So Brocures and card sare comig soon as well .
This is going to be a blow up thing.
I also do the greatest painting sickest jobs with the paint pens.
Aloha,
Rich
Rich how much do you charge? you can email me bagelatdoublefine.com
Posted by: bagelatdoublefine.com at June 7, 2005 05:26 PMrich, you might want to let me proof those brochures for you. just joshing. i think your work looks sweet and its true dat everybody's got to start somewhere. i might be coming to you for a custom real soon.
Posted by: steamwand at June 7, 2005 05:33 PMneed more surf shots today
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 05:36 PMmore
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 05:45 PMrest of sequence JT at BR
Posted by: bagel at June 7, 2005 05:50 PMgood info today... I'll email you Rich...
Posted by: mexi at June 7, 2005 06:46 PMI can't take it anymore. It a dp Wednesday 4 sure.
Posted by: Dennis at June 7, 2005 07:31 PMnice work bagel. did that first guy have his knees glued together? reminds me of the 80s skiers where they would aim to have their knees solid together.
Posted by: j at June 7, 2005 08:53 PMthanks, j! i dig your dream, too.
sorry to chime in so late...what a freaking day this has been. torrential downpours and technical diffiulties up the yingyang. but i think i just signed on for a trip to thailand, post-japan...so that'd be august. if not thailand, then a SE island. tee hee. hee hee. psyched.
drop a line the next time you're up here. cold waters await!
Posted by: friendly at June 7, 2005 09:42 PM