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Surf Report - July 4, 2003

BA Sez:

I was hoping to surf WindanSea again this morning - but na-biz - it was flat!

But I did get an opportunity to socialize with a really great group of friends -

I took some photos of the "Gang That Couldn't Surf Straight Off" and I'll post them tomorrow -

But again - I started thinking - a pretty painful process by the way -

Oh, jeeze, when BA starts thinking, it's time for us to run - his head might explode!


I've been surfing in La Jolla for almost 50 years!!

The "thrill" is still there, and the number of characters with whom I've surfed, partied, punched, been punched, etc - is absolutely non-replaceable.

Just like key players on a professional sports team, the real stars will never be replaced, just attempts at substitution.

Will there ever be another Butch, or Diff, or Tiny Brain, or Pat Curren, or Alan Nelson, or - or - or - ? ? ?

It's true - the Legends Never Die -


I was thinking - ouch, that does hurt - about a program on tv - Boarding House, or something like that -

Veronica's Kay's father and I have surfed together since the early sixties, I've surfed with Sonny Garcia and Holly Beck at Black's, and with VK at WindanSea, Black's and The Shores -

I'm not sure how many years are in a generation, but it's pretty cool to know that I can still hang a bit with the kids - in the water that is -

Speaking of kids - (Please don't tell Sonny) - I was checking out SG's wife during the program - I'm 3,000 miles or so from the North Shore - so I'm pretty safe - I hope -

Anyway - Sonny's wife looked really familiar - I knew someone, at sometime, that looked like she does -

Then it came to me, and it was verified later, SG's wife is Joey Cabell's daughter.

I found this old WindanSea Club Photo, and check out Joey and then check out SG's wife next week - pretty similar!

Joey Cabell, Mickey Munoz, Chuck Hasley


Way cool - I've surfed many times with David Kay and Joey Cabell - now their daughters are celebs!

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7-04-03

This is as good as it EVER gets here - why even bother?

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Later,

BA

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Oops Forgot Some Stuff:


Thought I'd better add some disclaimers:

* All of the tales I'm spinning are based upon facts of some sort.
* Most of the tales will be at least 50% factual.


I'm doing this web thing for a few reasons, and it is, and will be, "a work in progress" for a while:

1. It's an easy way for me to organize my "autobiography" so my kids will know a bit more about me.
2. I find this computer and internet stuff fascinating.
3. I was lucky to be able to start surfing - at least in my opinion - in the "Golden Age" of surfing - I do have some yarns to spin regarding those times.
4. This is an efficient way for some of the old guys to touch bases again - I've received a few e-mails from old (err, long-time) friends I've haven't seen in forty years or so - I think that's way cool.
5. I'm still surfing almost every day - and, at least in my opinion - that's a pretty "boss" thing to write about.
6. I think it will be nice, in a couple of years, to maybe look back at how good - or bad - the surf was in any given stretch of time.

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