been feeling a bit sorry for myself,
almost 50 years of surfing and the last 2 have had some injuries that have conspired to keep me out of the water.
and then something like this comes along and smacks you right up the side of your foolish face.
I think it’s called inspirational.

like most things, the key is to figure out whats real, and whats not.
then move on with your life accordingly.
case in point.
whats not in question is john’s ridiculously heroic backside attack at Pipe in 1963.
yes, apparently he was hung over, thus ,the rail grab.
so what?
“don’t forget to go surfing”.

GSHeron back at the forefront where he belongs with a new LP, ‘I’m New Here”..coming out Feb 22, and getting strong advance reviews.
Man, I’m glad!
The last one was in 1994..”Spirits” a masterpiece, and Gil has basically been through the ringer many times since then.
Poet,prophet,jazz man and blues.
Essential listening.
(also at this years Coachella..now thats worth […]

I’ve said it before,
Huell picks up where Timothy Leary left off.
He is the ..California Gold..
Man.
Oh My Gosh!

a curiously mesmerizing piece..
coming down Market St; San Francisco, on a streetcar.
1905..
one year before the Big One.
so much going on..
everyone is going somewhere.
where are they now?

this one from 82′..
enough said..
just makes me glad, at least briefly, to be on the same planet.

here’s what seems to be a really nice guy..
Jimmy Page,
talking about the astonishing Link Wray number:”Rumble”,
given the time and place, this one really made an impression, and freed up the guitar for a lot of then young guys like Jimmy Page and RT.
you can hear the chords in the next post..
RT (and Linda’s) song:
“Shoot […]

Far to the left of what some would call “liberal”, Dick Gaughan has always stood for the Rights of Man, and his music and songs make the case for a real freedom beyond any political affiliation.. a philosophy deeply rooted in a love of land and all life.
A Song for Ireland, and all […]

Senator Collins, then Australian Minister of Maritime Transport, responds to a oil spill incident off the coast of Western Australia in 1991.

I think there’s a message here;
wake up in the morning, find your own (motivation) and waves,have a little respect, and please, turn off your cell phone.
that pretty much should take care of it.
a couple good rides is just icing on the cake.