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Terry28
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Too many kooks spoil the froth!
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by magentawave
Hah hah! I love it when surf shop owners sell some clueless beginner one of those stripped down to its skeletal elements surfboards that only the
pro's can ride cuz then I know they'll lose interest after the first few times out. |
Any shop owners doing this would fit the definition of scumbag. And out of integrity. Hah Hah.
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pappy
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"those" spots were discovered long before '73, (as far as surfing goes) many of the early California surfers would hit Baja up for surf. late
50's/early 60' a few travelled the long dirt road on motorcycles and "found" most of these spots. however, the were VERY good at keeping it hush-hush.
Once the pavement was in all that changed.
to be sure the 70's into 80's was a great time for finding all the secret spots. most kept it secret then as well. why? because we spent a lot of
time, years, money and effort to explore. now a person can pick up some flocked up guidebook, get there with little effort, use gps to assist and then
post videos of it all over the 'net.
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David K
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With more and more paved and graded 2WD roads, the spots will be found, without a guidebook. It is bad roads that are your best friend (if isolation
is your goal).
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woody with a view
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in 84ish we found a spot and went into the pangueros outhouse on the beach and found some grafitti on the wall. it said, "you have found
xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx. mention this ad and get $25 off a new board." signed, Al Merrick..... i never did cash in since he was from santa barbara and we
were sunset cliffs boyz....
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BajaGeoff
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
in 84ish we found a spot and went into the pangueros outhouse on the beach and found some grafitti on the wall. it said, "you have found
xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx. mention this ad and get $25 off a new board." signed, Al Merrick..... i never did cash in since he was from santa barbara and we
were sunset cliffs boyz.... |
That is awesome Woody!
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
in 84ish we found a spot and went into the pangueros outhouse on the beach and found some grafitti on the wall. it said, "you have found
xxxxx-xxxx-xxxxx. mention this ad and get $25 off a new board." signed, Al Merrick..... i never did cash in since he was from santa barbara and we
were sunset cliffs boyz.... |
That is awesome Woody! |
hold on there cowboy, al grew up in encinitas!
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woody with a view
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remember when tom curran was killing it at rincon? what boards did he ride?
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
remember when tom curran was killing it at rincon? what boards did he ride? |
I'll go ahead and assume
you're speaking of tom CURREN? (the merricks are family friends, we know the history)
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willardguy
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for a fascinating look at Al's life and the ventura/sb surf scene from curren to slater to machado check out Al's video "flow", its a cool watch! 
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
remember when tom curran was killing it at rincon? what boards did he ride? |
I'll go ahead and assume
you're speaking of tom CURREN? |
yeah, i never liked him.....
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magentawave
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One beautiful warm Saturday in 70 or 71 one of my friends dads drove us 4 surf-rats to San Miguel and we had perfect chest to head-high waves all to
ourselves for the entire afternoon. Yeah, San Miguel! San Miguel became waaaay too crowded for me a long time ago but those were still the days for
Baja Norte.
| Quote: | Originally posted by pappy
"those" spots were discovered long before '73, (as far as surfing goes) many of the early California surfers would hit Baja up for surf. late
50's/early 60' a few travelled the long dirt road on motorcycles and "found" most of these spots. however, the were VERY good at keeping it hush-hush.
Once the pavement was in all that changed.
to be sure the 70's into 80's was a great time for finding all the secret spots. most kept it secret then as well. why? because we spent a lot of
time, years, money and effort to explore. now a person can pick up some f'd up guidebook, get there with little effort, use gps to assist and then
post videos of it all over the 'net. |
[Edited on 7-24-2013 by magentawave]
[Edited on 7-24-2013 by magentawave]
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BajaRat
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MMc
I have to agree with 850, the only spots to surf in Baja are in that book. There are no other spots and never will be. That's my story, and I'm
sticking to it..... |
Good , good.... Just what I like to hear 
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
remember when tom curran was killing it at rincon? what boards did he ride? |
I'll go ahead and assume
you're speaking of tom CURREN? |
yeah, i never liked him..... |
well thats kind of sad, tommy and marie were often overheard commenting on
how your style of hard charging high energy style coupled with the smooth gracefulness of a barry kanaiaupuni inspired his own brand of surfing. oh
well. 
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Ateo
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Curren rules.
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MMc
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I wish this tread would fade away,so those spots will be forgotten about and become secrets again.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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Ateo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MMc
I wish this tread would fade away,so those spots will be forgotten about and become secrets again.
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GOOD IDEA. LET US ALL STOP.....now.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
remember when tom curran was killing it at rincon? what boards did he ride? |
I'll go ahead and assume
you're speaking of tom CURREN? |
yeah, i never liked him..... |
well thats kind of sad, tommy and marie were often overheard commenting on
how your style of hard charging high energy style coupled with the smooth gracefulness of a barry kanaiaupuni inspired his own brand of surfing. oh
well. |
BK and Hakman and Rabbit B were my kind of chargers.... i could bore you with my personal tom currEn story, but it wouldn't be recieved favorably.
just think Sunset Cliffs Localism.
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Lee
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Tom ripping N. Africa in current Surfer's JOurnal.
http://www.surfersjournal.com/current_issue
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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