E's Surf Report

Drive with no surf.

Where?

Where my cookie?

Where my cookie go?

Where my cookie Go!?!

first bitches!

It takes dedication to surf on a day like today. I had a chance last night and passed. Lived to regret it. Anybody other than me going to HMB tonight?

That's the real Beavis!!

Holy Shit!!!That's an OB LOCAL right there!!!!! It's very common for the KCLB to self mutilate. "Dr said i cut myself and not the tranny, dr say i cut myself and not the tranny, dr say i cut meself and not the tranny."

Brian: Above is a picture of me, D.A.D., around 32 years old shot after the lawnmower spun around on a hidden stump and schralped me hard with wood chips from the same stupid tree. Have you seen my right hand?
Er - what's left of it.
So this is what you can expect to look like mins the scars.
Hey!!!! Good news! I'll be in Foster City this weekend. Maybe we can meet up with the niceness crew at Fort Point- - I have always wanted to surf there - how about it? Hit me back son...
Have you ever surfed Montara in the rain?

Nice morning....Satisfied.
The beauty of DP surfing = being satisfied the rest of the day no matter what comes up inbetween

In actuality the "niceness" has been shittalking locals and aggressive surfers since it's inception.

Hate begets hate.

See you on the peak. You are easy to spot.

no YOU are easy to spot. and ive seen how you talk shit when not on the internet, seem to be talking to your self out there really.

Hey anon, you're the only one that's shit talking and being aggressive. Are you trying to beget hate with your hate? What do you have to proove? Why are you so angry?

Just bring the love, man. Surfing is fun. We're lucky to surf.

hmmm, guess im gonna get a 10 man FP beat down. suppose i should hold off on surfing there for another 2 years, hope i can manage.

second that kaiser.

nice morning for a surf. lots of fun ones.
hip hip for surf.

Rock Steady Baby
what it is
what it is

I happen to agree somewhat. The reality of this blog remains; bored people-anon cheap-shotting eachother for no purpose whatsover...
It's like you hate yourselves love - hate -love hate - love - hate...
When's the party so we can all shake hands and meet?
Try to make happy ok...

ali g on drugs

Kaiser: Study the pic's you posted. Find soul instead of hype and ya got it...
Start the bidding at 36C.

That dude is one of the scariest looking people (methheads) I have ever seen. And I live near Polk street.

bagel has some funny-ass comics in this... which you can purchase on amazon

dude! are those from the new BVB show!

Groundation tonight! A 2 set tribute to Mr. Bob Marley. This is some of the most positive roots reggae vibes around.

If you don't surf the fort, how are you gonna perfect the seventy-stomp ride on those magical waves that somehow "break" without changing shape?

is the whale snaking or is the unicorn dropping in?

all three are doing either a floater or late drop in. it's up to the artistee to interpret that on his or her own.

E,
are you better at footbag or surfing? Your footbag skills are superior.

thanks for the plug e. am i leaving myself open on that one?

I'm localer than you.

ExxonMobil announced on January 30 that it reaped $36 billion in profits in 2005--the largest annual profit ever by any American corporation. And, as Grist reported in its excellent online newsletter, in related news, the company is still shirking paying the money it owes fishermen and other Alaskans hurt by the Exxon Valdez spill 16 years ago.

Last week, Exxon lawyers asked a federal court to effectively waive $5 billion in punitive damages related to the massive 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, meant to compensate thousands of Alaskans who lost their livelihoods. The company argued that it has already done enough by spending $3 billion on cleanups and settling other lawsuits. Some in the packed courtroom openly laughed as an Exxon lawyer argued that "harm was largely avoided" by what the company has paid so far.

oh yeah. well, my mom birthed me while riding the barrel at the kellys. I was born in the barrel.

Unicorns think they're so friggin' cute and magical, dropping in on everybody. It's clear that orca's inside, should be biting that horn off. And dolphin should know better than to go on that shit. Damn.

WHERE ARE THE PICTURES OF LIGERS?

Couple of waves from yesterday. That swell was working well in a few spots. My back still hurts tho. Got worked plenty of times...

Whoa, that first pic looks like the real-life version of Beavis. He should have his own show. First episode: Lawnmower repair. Second episode: Naming 'secret' spots.

Nice Dolphins shot. I was out a few months ago mid beach on a 10 foot day. Grey, foggy, OK surf, size but not much shape, no one else in sight. Set of the day approaches, I line myself up on the peak. To my big surprise a huge fin pops up in front (bigges fin I've ever seen)of the wave, right on the peak, bee lining right for me. Holy shit, of course it's a dolphin right? My brain runs thru the whole situation and calms myself into rationalizing that there is no way its a shark. The fin goes under and as the wave face starts sucking out the fin pops up again, this time with two flankers coming at me in full wishbone formation. So I took a deep breath and reminded myself of how smart these dolphins are and that there was no way they could bump me etc.. I got under the wave without incident and the dolphins stick around for a couple rides before disappearing again.

Is that m-scara?

"Is that m-scara?"

Hmmm..errr...can I answer that? Don't want to be breaking blog rules again..and get my posts removed...

Pass.

Anon poster, cool. Thanks for the tips. Let me respond:

I posted those pics because I thought they expressed some pretty cool color combos.
- Nothing more. Nothing less.
- Seperately, they happened to be of surfing. Please disregard the "soul" vibe or the "hype" movement of our time as they are merely some cool colors of surf.

I guess from now on, anyone posting something on here should post with a disclaimer, opinion of the post and instructions on how to view it.

Not directed at Anon but DAMN! Just look at the fucking pictures and make your own way with them. Critique your fucking selves for once. If you like a chick that I post with a nice ass, enjoy it! If you would rather see one with a HUGE rack, then post one that you like and keep your Siskel & Ebert comments for your chick, your boys or keep it under your breath.

SIMPLE PLAN FOR SIMPLE ACTIONS!

And if you got a problem with me, email me at lanceea at yahoo dot com.

As always!

WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT.....UNICORNS DON'T SURF.

looks more like gay male to me

time to implement a registration system on this blog to sort out all the anon posts. i bet the vibe would change immediately!

if you like the Liger you'll love my friend Oliver.

That is what I call Regulation!

LIGERS ARE ONLY LIKE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL. THOUGH I'M DIGGING ON OLIVER.

Oliver the human-ape?

anon guy want's to sort out the anon's?
what a vibe changer.
dissent is the best form of patriotism. dissent makes the blog go round and interupts all the cock chugging.

Drop in at Mav's or huck a 245ft cliff?

REAL SF LOCALS

that cliff jump is insane! Did he live to tell the tale?

he landed head first, but survived.

Is it wise for the unicorn to be surfing with the big horn coming out of its forehead? I mean, somebody could lose an eye or something. Perhaps the killer whale and the dolphin should mention it to him/her. Obviously the whale and the dolphin are locals and the unicorn is not. Perhaps a beat down is in order?

somebody put a noseguard on that unicorn horn

Upchuck at the Pound tonight.

Jamie Pierre hucked it for Jesus. Seriously.

http://www.telemarkskier.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002035;p=2#000047

Fuck those tranny Hippies. They are not local. They have that "fly over states" stink all over them. The gumby in the front droped into my hack circl. I stomped her.

I've never felt like a local but if you local's feel the way I do about the state of this blog than you guys have my sympathy. I came across the link to e's blog on surfline like 3 years ago, I don't even think blog was a word back then. If blog was a word back then, i dont think i would have ever posted. I remember friendly, bored at work, idle chatter about the days surf, and this guys cosmic view of the ocean and surfing. I remember thinking how hardcore he was that he actually got out of bed every fucking morning and paddled out at the beach or somewhere and than had some story about it. I remember seeing other surfing type forums back then with, agro, no brain, cool surfers, yapping and posturing all day long, the same thing; "im local", "your a kook", "i charge mavs", "fleas my bro!". I thought it was really refreshing to read here, mellow surfers, who surf here in this city that we all love, even though the waves here are shit 75% of the year. It seemed inviting so i stared posting, and im still here i guess. Alot of the people that regularly posted back than arent. I remember Christian's story's of paddling out by himself in 3xOH+ OB when it was so foggy he couldnt even see, and ends up drifting up half the beach. I remeber Lewis's awesome educational surf history posts and story's, and other historical tales from random legit locals. The word must have traveled pretty fast cause now this spot is over run with negative ho-daddy's. And while sometimes the jokes are funny, the negative hatefull shit is redundant and only goes in circles, and im a sensitive guy. That said, I would say that im going to stop posting and reading but I think that would take the help a 12 step program. so whatever, theres my whining rant. i cant believe that guy jumped off that cliff.

Love the stash pouches around their necks. Carrying bud in your pocket is such a hassle.

I've got some sick ass pictures of unicorns, but I have to ask something embarrassing: how do you post pics in this forum? I've never been able to figure that out.

When I see that picture, I cant help but think "you got a purddy mouth. Drop dem pants and squeal like a pig"

Jamie Pierre actually landed head first! My adventure on Saturday was nearly as good with much less chance of death...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jardine/94088553/

Agreed Bagel. I don't know where these bozos came from, but I wish they'd go back.

HOLY SHIT! That ski jump is so hardcore! He had to have made it for it to be a world record, right?

FYI, the Beavis look-alike above was posted over the Internet with Beavis on the side for comparison.

cliff huckster speak:

'It would have been super- gnarly- sick- bro -rad if he'd been able to get up from the crater unassisted and ski away.'

i was one of first on blog. now overun by unicorn, dolphin, hippy and liger freaks. new blogger go home.

I'm a tranny from erMag BB. Ha! Take that lokes.

Well said Bagel, I concur.
Bring back: Groovy vibes on gloomy days, Fantasies of warm days, tasty waves, cute ladies and organic salads, and Smoke a jay surf checks. Where's Tom, j, doof, and Pez? I know she's outta town but s.s. sharkbait gave the best updates. I miss her daily session re-caps. That stuff helped get me through the grind, now it's all piss and venom. Keep niceness nice! And vague is vogue.

AAAGHH! did the guy jumping off the cliff have a parachute? He's charging charging chargables.

Well said Bagel, I concur.
Bring back: Groovy vibes on gloomy days, Fantasies of warm days, tasty waves, cute ladies and organic salads, and Smoke a jay surf checks. Where's Tom, j, doof, and Pez? I know she's outta town but s.s. sharkbait gave the best updates. I miss her daily session re-caps. That stuff helped get me through the grind, now it's all piss and venom. Keep niceness nice! And vague is vogue.

Well said indeed Bagel. I have been reading on and off for about the same time (although not posting much). And everything you say resonates totally 100% - I couldn't have said it better myself.

There was a great mix of interesting stories, surf chatter and misc posts, mostly by interesting, modest, sensible folks.

I am sure most of them are still about, but some are put off by the few haters who seem to have nothing better to do than moan about the same old boring irrelevant (because that's life) issues.

Yes and as we all know they are the sad insecure internet bullies who feel some sense of misplaced entitlement but don't have the balls to say anything out in the surf, so bottle it up and spew it here.

Maybe they will grow tired and go away, maybe not. Maybe some-kind of wiki style community is the answer, or maybe just thick skins.

Anyhow I still enjoy reading mostly good stuff, and props out to e and the community in general for keeping that side going.

been rockin to these guys the past few days too....

The story...

Utah Skier Claims World Record Cliff Jump In WY

JACKSON, Wyo. A Utah skier says he has set a world-record cliff jump at the Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming, dropping 245 vertical feet off the back of Fred's Mountain.

Jamie Pierre, 32, of Salt Lake City, said Friday he made his record-breaking jump on Wednesday as a way to spread the Christian word. He has previously dropped 180 feet and said he had been calculating this jump and waiting for perfect conditions for years.

``It wasn't some yahoo stunt,'' Pierre said. ``I chose to do it so it would open up doors so I could witness my faith in Christianity.''

Pierre said he had evaluated the jump for at least seven years before determining that his ability and conditions were right. Teton Gravity Research, a company that specializes in filming radical ski feats, measured the distance from the cornice to the landing hole with a range-finder to confirm the world record, he said.

The previous world record was set by Paul Ahern of New Zealand, who jumped 225 feet in 1995, according to an article in Skiing Magazine that mentions Pierre's jumping exploits.

Five photographers and three cinema shooters recorded the event, said Josh Nielsen of Teton Gravity Research.

``It was a really, really heavy and intense experience for all of us,'' Nielsen said.

He said Pierre managed the event and that the others were ``kind of along for the ride.''

Observers were solemn before the jump, Nielsen said, adding that Pierre said a prayer before taking off and clocked four full seconds of air time.

About 100 feet into the jump, Nielsen said Pierre couldn't keep his skis under him and went upside down. He landed headfirst and blew a hole 6 feet deep into the snow.

Nielsen said a photographer rushed in and dug Pierre out of the snow.

``Jamie pretty much walked away with a cut lip,'' he said.

Pierre said he was lucky to be alive.

``I'm lucky I didn't get hurt,'' he said.

Pierre said he landed in the perfect spot.

``I hit the nail on the head,'' he said. ``The fact that I came out unscathed and landed where I planned _ faith played a role in it.''

Pierre said he took grief from his wife and parents for his jump. He was born in Minnesota and moved first to Crested Butte, Colo., and then to Salt Lake City to ski.

Pierre works with his father as a custom furniture maker and for a lawn irrigation business.

Susie Barnett-Bushong, spokeswoman for Grand Targhee, warned anyone against trying to duplicate Pierre's jump.

``This is nothing that an average recreational skier or snowboarder should consider doing,'' she said Friday. Even for elite skiers, she said, ``we would never recommend anybody try this.''

In January 2005, skier Brent ``Newt'' Newton died after jumping off a 50-foot cliff at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

Paul Ruff, a former world-record holder with a cliff jump of 110 vertical feet, died in the 1993 on a 160-foot attempt.

(© 2006 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

Not all the new blood posting here lately is negative and angry, some are pretty funny.

1. contribute good energy
2. ignore the bad
3. support the good.
4. ignore the bad

Authentic In With The Good Out With The Bad Lifestyle

Correction:

Where?

Where Me Cookie?

Where Me Cookie go?

Where Me Cookie Go!?!

Drove and surfed for Lunch.

Mostly closeout crap, but two or three crazy rides into those that just barely didn't closeout.

Fun with Doof and one other guy.

Rad ski jump, but it should only count if he lands on his skis and glides away.
It sounds like he could have just done it without skis, lucky the Lord was there for him.

If there's one rule to this game
Everybody's gonna name
It's, be cool!
If you're worried or uncertain
If your feelings are hurtin'
You're a fool if you can't keep cool
Charm 'em
Don't alarm 'em
Keep things light
Keep your worries out of sight
And play it cool
Play it cool
Fifty-fifty
Fire and ice

hate when I forget to sign my posts

Gotta watch what you wish for, huh, 3to5?

This place _was_ all groovy and mellow until the dreaded "naming" battles started. And how did they start? Some guy started beating e up about how vogue vagueness and it kinda snowballed from there didn't it?

And who could that guy have been?

This post really isn't as negative as it sounds because, to your credit, you've stuck around here and made what I, in my position as Blog Arbitor General, consider to be a positive contribution. A lot better than most everyone who started posting after you.

But I gotta say that that was the beginning of the current downturn. How do you feel about it? Are your sessions any less crowded for it?

that seahorse is cool. The lady is sexy, but... too manly?

So does anybody have travel plans this spring? I'm driving from here to baja norte with a friend at the end of Feb for 10 days, we're planning to camp for most of the time.

Our exact itinerary is to be determined, we're probably going to spend a few days at "la pared", and we probably won't make it as far as the place that opens eyes. Has anybody been down that way recently? I'm not sure if early March is the best time to go but its got to be better than here.

Locals vs Trannys and Kooks is really tired, but isn't it an inevitable sub-topic in any surf related discussion? Its too bad that some of the more interesting people who used to post her don't anymore. At least Brian's sort of entertaining sometimes.

Kaiser has been slacking on the wicked weasel posts for the last month or two though, those things get me through my work day, I can't quite bring myself to go straight to the site. I'd feel dirty.

There are a few negative posts now and again that have a tendency to stick in the memory but overall i still think most of the posts here on niceness are entertaining and positive.

Most of the negative posts are from the same few people i think. rabble-rousers i guess.

a few posters i miss: J, friendly, MCC, welle, matt yellow board, christian, Tom... shit. i know there're more but i can't think of any..

back to work!!!

nice work getting waves doof and friend #1. charge those chargeables.

Tonight i'm gonna make a nice salad of a few different kinds of ganja and roll up a big spliff then rock out at band practice. ROCK!

fuck yeah! (steven power painting)

E, you dont miss me?

http://www.powergalleryhawaii.com/

Enough with the "dreaded naming battles!" - ha... makes it sound like some sort of post apocalyptic fight for existance!

The dark period that was known as "The time of the Dreaded Naming Battles!!"

Then all I can say is roll on the renaissance!

I am off to see the sea.

oh word, for the record i think alot of new guys on here are high-larious almost to the calibur of MCC.

I agree with the bagel. My shit still cracks up daily. All the "lifestyle" spoofs are pretty funny. how did that start anyway?

ok. for real now. work!!!

bodysurfing pipeline contest is on.

go sf!!

http://www.surfinglive.com/events/pipe_bodysurf_2006.jsp

Demon Orgy...

can any of you artists out there please, please, PLEASE paint me into that masterpiece. that looks hot!

Yeah rza, those Dolphins totally get me wet

Demon Orgy still wins

Whereas most attempts at reason here are are ignored or met with ridicule, I don't expect what follows to be any different, It's just my perspective. Despite what you might think, the unwritten code for surfing in SF has been around since long before the first surfer relocated here. They did not exist to regulate outsiders because there were no outsiders. Every kid that grew up and started surfing here learned them and abided by them or they paid the price. They were, simply, respect those that came before you (regardless of your increasing abilities and their, perhaps, declining ones) and don't call attention to us. ie. send pictures or letters to the mags about the scene here. The surfers that moved here were expected to abide by the same rules. The ones that did were accepted, the ones that didn't were not. The guys that grew up here and the ones that didn't, but assimilated well, still abide by these rules. Spout off all you want about how it's not crowded on the big days or a few pictures aren't going to increase the crowds, you're just not in the position to say. Are there asshole locals? Yes, but nobody's ever copped a beating just for paddling out. I've watched plenty of smart surfers insinuate themselves into a lineup in no time and if you don't think what gets written on this blog affects your experience in the water then you are naive. Give respect, get respect. Sounds so simple doesn't it. Flame away.

I set a rule to try and not post before 3:00 consider many are at school checkin dis here site.

Also, by 3:00, I am usually burned out looking at the rubbish.

Enjoy....

Going old skool...

surfing and girls are my 2 favorite sports but when put together like that pic it just isnt right!

More vintage....

clarification- my last post was wrt the painting....

dang, whoever posted that 'surfin' painting wins that battle.

i made up a drinking game last night for the state of the union:
drink once every time bush says 'um'
drink twice everytime he says 'terrorist'

this morning i woke up with a terrible headache.

that demon orgy painting is interesting. totally hot girl, on her knees, hugging some latino guy wearing a viking helmet. wierd. its like he is gay and she is just consoling him. "i am hot and i will kneel down and hug you"

re: drinking game...
now that is funny.

this pipeline bodysurfing contest is pretty nuts.

BLOG ANALYSIS
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I've been posting/lurking here almost since inception. I was Monkey Milk until someone else started posting on my moniker. I was also Secret Doom Dada for a while but finally settled on using my own (real) name. I remember 30-post days of pure gold, and now there are 130-post days that are a tainted mixed bag of niceness, art, wit and wisdom, latent homosexuality and deeply ingrained self-loathing masquerading as anonymous hatred and localism. Some of it's just outright narcissism and pure hate. It's still interesting, absurd, and hilarious here, as always. I think it would be cool if this site flipped into a FORUM and made people sign up. THAT WAY, REPUTATIONS can be built and you cannot wiggle out with anon posts.

Not only does the blog need more cowbell, it definitely needs more unicorns.

I'm only in it for the NaCLH20...not the money. I'll see you around, in OUR ocean.

yo e. keep doing your thing and be respectful to locals like you are everyone else. don't take shit personal and keep in mind the playful nature with which you write is probably the same playful nature the locals are writing in with too. do you really think the locals would come looking for you? i mean come on, i know the beavis picture above is what you wan't the locals to look like but it's just not the case.
locals, trannys, kooks and valleys have always heckled each other. it's surf culture. you can't have only the part of surf culture you like on the web, you got to have it all. enjoy it. and yes bragging and talking about where it's going off should be outlawed. because it doesn't matter if you are not there, where it was.

I tried looking up the Fu Manchu stuff. I couldn't find any samples online. Can anyone point me to the right direction? I'm just curious as to what's the hype all about.

I agree with Dem. I love the madness, too. As well as the art, chicks, violence, news, ancillary sports and political, social, debate.
Even on the worst day E, it's just post surf, pre surf, in between surf, banter.

Kaiser, solid posts! 3:01pm is my favorite. I think I can live with the ban before 3, thanks for the clarification.

relax on my leather couch. seems you are troubled with your identity today. lets recap from the beginning. tell me about your mother.

1. The first surfers in SF were actually transplanted Hawaiians, not people born here. They taght the locals how to do it.
2. People have in fact been assaulted just for paddling out.
3. The golden rule applies in the lineup.
4. Respect is not an entitlement. You must earn it. Even if you were born here.

seeein!

quite possibly the most inspirational album of all time (if you're a guitar fan)
Shut up and Play Yer Guitar

niceness charging waves

wow. the surf must really really suck right now.

I SURFED AND NOW I AM HAPPY!

I SPLEEFED AND NOW I AM HIPPY

this album kicks ass too

Your right Blo-cal, but I never made threats of violence, nor suggested that E should shut down the site. I just wanted blatant naming to stop. I just wanted the new masses to have some kind of knowledge and respect for what was before them. I've always tried to attach some context to my posts, not just flame madly.

I'm pretty farking happy and proud that my reasoning helped e and anyone else for that matter, understand what many where trying to say. I continue to enjoy the stoke E can manifest on the site even more so becuase he's doing it without being specific. That's exactly how I feel about it.

Are my sessions any less crowded....It depends where and when I surf. But then again, I score and keep it quiet.

pegasus, liger, crystals & nicezness

I stole this from Bagus who steals from us. I am sure he doesn't mind the plagerism...

Thanks Bagus!

For the "alt" crowd amongst us...

Yes please!

And the bagus mockumentablog had come full circle

oh my. Yellow Fever so BAD!

jeez she's smokin.

i think judith's heat is getting ready to start....
the first woman i have seen is getting ready....

http://www.surfinglive.com/events/pipe_bodysurf_2006.jsp

You really can't tell anything on that bodysurfing stream. The sound is horrible, and there is nothing to indicate who is who, or what heat they are on. Am I missing something. Please, enlighten me as I'd like to watch Judith.

Look for the red cap

Yeah, I thought the same thing, but there seems to be many. Kind of like looking for the black wetsuit. Are you sure this is her heat?

Oooo I see.

i'm way more relaxed now, thanks korewin..i just saw judith get 10 waves in a row..

Bagel, what are you smokin?

stereo

more fun with revisionist history:

1. The first humans to get snaked at Kelly's were Adam and Eve.
2. People have in fact never been clowned for not knowing what the fuck they were talking about.
3. The Golden Rule is don't pee in a borrowed wetsuit.
4. Respect was invented by the chicken to keep the egg in his place.

it could look like this here.

yo kaiser that chick is kinda beautiful...

judith had the blue lid in the 6th heat...

http://www.pipebodysurf.com/pbc_heats_06.html
heat info....

keith malloy advanced as did m. stewart and
that cunningham freak....no word on the sf contingent....

yeah, those crowds are because some dude in newport started some damn website thing with lots of naming and the crowds just blew up....or no, wait, those crowds are cause they don't have a local crew with the dominating presence of the KCLB....or wait, maybe it's cause every bro and their brah has a cellphone and insta-hot spots are created....or maybe it's those damn streaming cams and surf reports....or is it because of crappy movies like blue crush and those damn surf schools....shit...i don't know....maybe it's just cause surfing's fun. fuck...who really cares....time to smoke a bowl and fix some dings.

that looks pretty uncrowded for newport

if you don't think what gets written on this blog affects your experience in the water then you are naive.

Jones

Frazetta

Wendling

awesome

hey does anyone know if that guy in the last photo today made that section?

notice how Frazetta always has rubenesque ladies in his works?

bagel are you sending a message with these images? is there a threapist or craigslist forum i can reccomend for you?

I've met many of the niceness locals and it's been great. Don't stop posting or the dipsticks win-- ignore them. It's a few guys frustrated with their boss at Rotten Robbie's gas station, problems with their parole officer, or inability to sustain relationships with other human beings. It's unfortunate, but no way can they rain on our parade. Niceness ultimately wins.

niceness locals?

anon-local, you nailed it. it's about a hierarchy... period. working your way up is the custom and the process. time consuming, meager at first, but in the end a very good thing. you earned it. it works everywhere, even in the "Lunada Bays" of the west. it works for all of California. Hawaii, a recent addition to the Union, appears to exemplafy this observation in her history???

I have not yet met any of the niceness locals but hope to one day invited to come up and join them at 'their' break.

Kaiser... always happy to share ;) Feel honored that the niceness crew visits our little blog here on the islands. When you coming back for a visit?

i was trying to google for bagus's name and came across a 2 year old Niceness blog. I've only been looking on here for the past several months, and have to admit that I was part of negativity on here. I just thought all of the antics and drama were part of niceness.org and I just went along with it. I can see now what the original message board was all about, and all I can say is it was pretty nice. I wonder when it all went to hell. Does anyone know when it all went downhill?

by the way, I was googling bagus's name to figure out what in the world is a bagus. no offense, bagus, but it sounds like Latin for nut sacks.

nut-sax...

i know a guy who plays the nut-sax, but he wont admit it.

Hickey and about 6 others claim to be the first regular surfers at OB, back in the 50s. Pre-wetsuits. Wearing wool. The true Kelly's Cove Local Boys are younger than Bill, mostly, but way older than most on this blog, buncha guys who were longboarding Kellys in the 60s. Many still surf, some quite well, and they all have interesting stories about SF surf (and more than enough inclination to tell you).

new JibJab

Ah, poppycock. We were surfing that pier when it was first built. You whippersnappers don't know nothing about it.