GETTING, ummm...OLDER : (

[rooster]

Bingtang, I too am a native.Grew up in Pt.Loma and surfed the cliffs until I got my license then surfed La Jolla. Thank You for the shower @ Ladera st I have used it many times. The fellow I need the B.S. buzzer for is my friend who lived in Gisborne in the 70s'. He taught at an all boys school although I don't know which one. Thank You for the offer to show me around, have to take a raincheck though I took my girl and my daughter to Costa Rica for 2 weeks earlier this year, 5 days later I went to Oahu for a month, so I'm still owned by Visa, at least till January.

Go get some waves it should be morning there right

[gene west]

hey rooster and bintang- i'm a native too! grew up surfing the La Jolla reefs and blacks until i moved up to mendo late 80's. back in S.D. now and love to surf around the youngsters and still be able to rip.I've been healthy until finning my self on the knee at the jetty during the last swell,so i'm out for a week. at least i have a camera to get my salt water fix !

[rooster]

Christ Gene why did you fin YOURSELF, couldn't you find a New York transplant. Hell O.B. is crawlin' with them. Good to hear from ya, keep in touch

[gene west]

hey rooster-thanks for the reply- thought for sure i would have at least nailed a brazilian-seems o.b. must be the sister city to rio! get wet for me bro!

[Bintang Bob]

Hey Geno, where'd you go to school? I grew up in Clairemont so it was Clairemont High class of 67 (or would have been if I'd made it to graduation, once I discovered the surf it was all over for schooling). My early days were spent in the PB Point area (before the Tourmaline car park was built). Man, those Kanaka's surf club guys looked 10' tall when I was a grom. Then south mission jetty for at least 10 years and then the cliffs for the last 15 years in SD, now down here for almost 4 years. I used to get down to Black's, there were some really good kneelos surfing there. Two brothers were part of that crew I believe, they ripped! see ya, Bob

[rooster]

WOW Bingtang, You ARE old I went to Uni and was in the class of 74.
The Huffman brothers were the school celebs Mark and Rex. I remember looking through Surfer mag during spanish class ( they used to run pix of kneelo's back then ) and asking Rex if he made a particular wave, can you say distraction

[rooster]

Gene, we aren't supposed to get much swell this week so you timed your self inflicted well heal up nextweek there is some decent stuff headed our way or so says wet scam I got the same s as bingtang whats your bio

[gene west]

Bob and Rooster-que tal hermanos? thanks for your replys and here"s my story.I grew up in squaremont when it was still the sticks, Madison ,class of '71. started surfing'64,my first board was an 10'8 Olympic that I used to leave in a little arroyo @ loring st. in p.b. Saw Greenough's ECHOES and shaped my 1st. kneeboards (thanks mitch) Started surfing blacks and the L.J. reefs-big rock to hospitals which I still do. Moved to rural mendocino surfing all the mysto points and reefs-Pt.Arena to Big Flat. Back to San Diego Living in O.B.for last ten years. Taking the sutures out of my knee on wednesday and back in the water shortly after. I've been riding quad fin fishes for last 15 years. that my story for now. keep in touch.---geno out!

[Bintang Bob]

OK Rooster, I might be gettin' up there but I got Rocky's Surf Racks on my walker... AND when I do face plants all that wattle under my chin acts as a stabilizer just like the fins on a shark... so.... hey, that was I talkin' about .... my wife just got back from her morning run and sez it's head high down at the Gisborne Pipe....see ya

[KAVA]

Hey "wanderer" next time you are in NZ you should give Bob a call! (he was just there for 1-3' raglan)

I grew up in squaremont when it was still the sticks

hmmm i googled squaremont and unable to locate a geographical location so it must still be in the sticks


ahhh ok now i get it! sort of a nickname? like Ana-slime or Garbage Grove heh heh

[JackG]

While it was flat up here this weekend I picked up a mask and snorkel and did some diving in the local kelp beds. It is amazing how much life there is within a 100yds of the beach that you'd never know about without diving. Go figure I see the birds, sea lions, and dolphins regularly snacking off my local beach. Luckily it is rare to see whities snacking the sea lions down here, though it did happen within 20 miles about a year ago.

I don't think I'll ever be up for chasing bugs (aka Pacific Spiny Lobster), but I do think I could get into spearing some rockfish for dinner. I'll get a pole spear once I can confidently dive to the bottom to retrieve it after I miss!

Kava, you do any aquatic hunting, or just on land?

[skansand]

"we took a trip to garden grove..it smelled like lou dog inside the van"oh yea.
....yep garbage grove does have sewage problems...always has since i can remember.....

,..jackG...dont let go of your spear!!you dont need to...its for close proximity hunting...like floating above the reef in 12-15 feet of water....id buy a speargun if i hunted in santa barbara...what if you saw a white sea bass!!!

oh yea...and tecate es agua!!!..yo beber Down Town Brown

[M.E.]

SkanSand...Tecate Es Agua..Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy (B. Franklin)..Nice post...420

[rooster]

gene, or should I say Warhawk well we have paddled some of the same water it will be fun meeting you @ blacks this winter

[rooster]

Bingtang, just giving you a razz A lot of good reading in an old book. Ben Franklin Bet you could entertain a whole campsite with stories thats one of the good things about getting old.