tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137137722024-03-17T01:13:35.110-07:00SissyfishDrop in on an average Oregon surfer.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.comBlogger452125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-15320555107488165832010-12-20T13:22:00.001-08:002010-12-20T13:25:08.987-08:00The surf I'm missing.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8QjNOxGrbJsTRnVPau1-3U3s-8stxnOhyphenhyphenx_Kl63IRVwSFqFwz9lPraa9lfQG1umiRGQ8wRG68TnGeRMXa8pp-EyMBzYRwe21juXiwzI4qqOSpoLI5JaxR76GnSwydVTtkgfx/s1600/-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8QjNOxGrbJsTRnVPau1-3U3s-8stxnOhyphenhyphenx_Kl63IRVwSFqFwz9lPraa9lfQG1umiRGQ8wRG68TnGeRMXa8pp-EyMBzYRwe21juXiwzI4qqOSpoLI5JaxR76GnSwydVTtkgfx/s400/-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552878059826343650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" >Pic by the gun-slinging Mark Mekenas.</span>Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-77137015997899045672010-12-11T22:21:00.000-08:002010-12-11T22:29:12.363-08:00I need a surfboard in Honolulu...Can anybody help me out?<br /><br />I'm going to be in Oahu for work from Sunday to Wednesday and was hoping to rent a board while I'm there. Would love to get some dawn patrols and evening sessions in. Honestly, I don't even know where I'll be surfing but it'll probably be within walking/paddling distance from the Embassy Suites Beach Walk in Waikiki, where I'm staying.<br /><br />If anyone in Honolulu would like to hook up and make $50-$100 by lending me a board, I'd be incredibly stoked and grateful.<br /><br />Thanks and happy holidays,<br />RickChumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-76731537139474998202010-11-15T22:19:00.001-08:002010-11-15T22:49:13.084-08:00BACK TO THE VAQ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ3LzVU3fFajBal6prtFO0UXcBno6TK4njhvZQNw24C3VeVlqYQScER0DFE4iTdSd51Vz1hOZqvUmXg7HJVlKRGHbnDsqExxL4QF2dFpZOtiAc9mMADHjEu7CmhJHyP8pa8eT/s1600/IMG_7809.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ3LzVU3fFajBal6prtFO0UXcBno6TK4njhvZQNw24C3VeVlqYQScER0DFE4iTdSd51Vz1hOZqvUmXg7HJVlKRGHbnDsqExxL4QF2dFpZOtiAc9mMADHjEu7CmhJHyP8pa8eT/s400/IMG_7809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540035233286768626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9jhElnDAcMVU-dUJJqqWd_tILKPBLIeVpgz2hi3J2nwDkQInHCfQRBC6ymecMIRVS0gq69lK4WhIlnoIqeBeVLD0YskJmZGBdgUtlmYybOnhT47NDeB_CfYT6M2taIm5JukJ/s1600/tumblr_lb8wrjZvJa1qburyu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9jhElnDAcMVU-dUJJqqWd_tILKPBLIeVpgz2hi3J2nwDkQInHCfQRBC6ymecMIRVS0gq69lK4WhIlnoIqeBeVLD0YskJmZGBdgUtlmYybOnhT47NDeB_CfYT6M2taIm5JukJ/s400/tumblr_lb8wrjZvJa1qburyu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540030659933120370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFcQfA-0yTNsyM2eCQQivNFfQQCOEP4HmG_AWY5B36ebFYDctgd3uytvbpTOOSkk6YhYnajDgkMkjFt2QgEQpdqGOyjTc6LGMDELKsXuXuuenkFszDS7z5ivi0kSCT3O-IcEl/s1600/IMG_1448.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFcQfA-0yTNsyM2eCQQivNFfQQCOEP4HmG_AWY5B36ebFYDctgd3uytvbpTOOSkk6YhYnajDgkMkjFt2QgEQpdqGOyjTc6LGMDELKsXuXuuenkFszDS7z5ivi0kSCT3O-IcEl/s400/IMG_1448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540028951678079858" border="0" /></a><br /><object height="390" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DOvLaGelc1w&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DOvLaGelc1w&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="390" width="640"></embed></object><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ589g0nnzO_7_fiq02kzTFGstNOuPFMW5yW3uQb-odaw56Lm585kz6HYoDqoFMGAQC09Bf3xvKjXZICMAzGDa0coNdSzjkhEx3vOVNohr0y4IHXbNLGx0p5vI8bDlqm7jCF15/s1600/tumblr_lb8wsejtzV1qburyu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ589g0nnzO_7_fiq02kzTFGstNOuPFMW5yW3uQb-odaw56Lm585kz6HYoDqoFMGAQC09Bf3xvKjXZICMAzGDa0coNdSzjkhEx3vOVNohr0y4IHXbNLGx0p5vI8bDlqm7jCF15/s400/tumblr_lb8wsejtzV1qburyu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540031876894931362" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirf-HeiDTsBhM84ev0iD7BfFMfhl5rxekNQvmOmvFOdOaH01BGrG9Uor8Z0lGDflhnI0I9vtnIKgDVLsJDm2xW8eASamQL9dsOdxj1rDJ97SjPOoIyrbzG33w3r_O8uUsJvU2/s1600/tumblr_l1qe950exk1qbfil8o1_500.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirf-HeiDTsBhM84ev0iD7BfFMfhl5rxekNQvmOmvFOdOaH01BGrG9Uor8Z0lGDflhnI0I9vtnIKgDVLsJDm2xW8eASamQL9dsOdxj1rDJ97SjPOoIyrbzG33w3r_O8uUsJvU2/s400/tumblr_l1qe950exk1qbfil8o1_500.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540031861245409010" border="0" /></a><br />I finally got out again a couple weeks ago and went for it on my 7'0 Vaquero De Las Olas. It's pretty much a perfect surfboard for The C*ve. Just point it in the right direction and it does most of the work. I'd love to ask Andreini why it seems to go the exact right speed for the wave. Like a magnet to the pocket. Perfect for a lazy daddio like me.<br /><br />When I was out there, a nice chum named J.J. paddled over and we chatted a while. He mentioned that Andreini was making a line of less expensive sticks called "Poor Boys." That would explain the clear board I was jonesing for on the rack in Santa Barbara several months ago with the pricetag of $575, new. Yippee kai yay!Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-25278523042475426932010-11-03T11:38:00.001-07:002010-11-03T11:50:57.304-07:00Tacklebusters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFt_f7QQT8kQmHu727uW8YzXf9NOBIaF7wizaNe1j8yWkDKl7CzGycZ1PXsw5DikrhgSTWWNwu843aWDoaDj4SpHqLu24b1_E9D7wJf8B0hGy7ETEN72ktkuGh2_Ptw9cKjYb/s1600/IMG_4909.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFt_f7QQT8kQmHu727uW8YzXf9NOBIaF7wizaNe1j8yWkDKl7CzGycZ1PXsw5DikrhgSTWWNwu843aWDoaDj4SpHqLu24b1_E9D7wJf8B0hGy7ETEN72ktkuGh2_Ptw9cKjYb/s400/IMG_4909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535394895512238978" border="0" /></a><br />The Neslcott Reef contest went off yesterday—paddle only. Sounds like an amazing event and I'm glad they decided to forgo the jetskis (except to get to the lineup). I'm hoping to see better pictures and videos soon! Full report <a href="http://www.northwestboarder.com/2010/11/kohl-christensen-wins-2010-nelscott-reef-big-wave-classic/">HERE</a>.<span style="font-size:78%;"> Thanks, Slim.</span><br /><br />Now I wonder what went down at the <a href="http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2009/11/look-into-my-third-eye.html">Yeti</a>...<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-73590060507475086252010-11-02T21:12:00.000-07:002010-11-02T21:18:46.714-07:00RIP, ANDY IRONS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVWK9kFJd8YtUxOY5aC81FsDFZcD3CYmuvlPkhFG38pMXdxlOsZ48WqpstarAIxfKzN-mjnmjpwuzcJTe_y1CGSvp3GLzsVEmUnus90Tb9CsBrkgU5TFI8uxfXX7ywnVvZHsi/s1600/andy-irons.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVWK9kFJd8YtUxOY5aC81FsDFZcD3CYmuvlPkhFG38pMXdxlOsZ48WqpstarAIxfKzN-mjnmjpwuzcJTe_y1CGSvp3GLzsVEmUnus90Tb9CsBrkgU5TFI8uxfXX7ywnVvZHsi/s400/andy-irons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535172987310368466" border="0" /></a>Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-32511073947198190302010-10-25T11:02:00.001-07:002010-10-25T11:06:58.976-07:00Crisis Machine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlINoYeQhvdWSCYDGsAP4Or_zjohRzRFdElPEWlda8yLDcT1x95J7QfHD7PO9EW4VjwLtxrsK4MypOFmRb4XZSGpKh10v1k2BXaItsPi_L0TusbX4siol19k1GsREVkLkPsm4/s1600/tumblr_l4lej5ifhr1qau50i.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlINoYeQhvdWSCYDGsAP4Or_zjohRzRFdElPEWlda8yLDcT1x95J7QfHD7PO9EW4VjwLtxrsK4MypOFmRb4XZSGpKh10v1k2BXaItsPi_L0TusbX4siol19k1GsREVkLkPsm4/s400/tumblr_l4lej5ifhr1qau50i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532045776470143410" border="0" /></a><br />For some guys it's a red Hummer or a convertible Corvette. Should I ever have a midlife crisis, my whip of choice would look something like this.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-90503719306362340942010-10-20T15:08:00.001-07:002010-10-20T15:17:49.274-07:00Baptized Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2cpT8SGIRmW4tzuzpBOweWkvh0V4GepBPA1xTq97fPnXTcRuTLU8-oxwZFZCLTTcIDmYNOg0GXh2hxHwDesLFV0uIVZr7q_jRZOIuvNdhx9FLxZojtomeru2XUn2jWwBoZ68/s1600/IMG_2991.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2cpT8SGIRmW4tzuzpBOweWkvh0V4GepBPA1xTq97fPnXTcRuTLU8-oxwZFZCLTTcIDmYNOg0GXh2hxHwDesLFV0uIVZr7q_jRZOIuvNdhx9FLxZojtomeru2XUn2jWwBoZ68/s400/IMG_2991.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530253903785616146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXLdHOZzY4bTAtR9dA-XQg6t5WotfN-l7oSWdi1N-G7-Vwl178QFPePziBtbpXVXh6wZZF2P7OW6T6fPYWKOKNSKta-7kC0nx2suiz2GH_cIg7oFJFG2oepM7xL5fSHmgP5gm/s1600/IMG_2995.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXLdHOZzY4bTAtR9dA-XQg6t5WotfN-l7oSWdi1N-G7-Vwl178QFPePziBtbpXVXh6wZZF2P7OW6T6fPYWKOKNSKta-7kC0nx2suiz2GH_cIg7oFJFG2oepM7xL5fSHmgP5gm/s400/IMG_2995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530253908076735170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO_dYHwVo2QbnrOvYAU53ZfJdD5Lo9afQVVGb7cZP4My7owQbW16N56IH2mY1ol8aIY6smT0OSdfOaKUnHsty-f6PUytZnBcJUSMQ-ZQ4kLYUO6NYVh_gXOnET667VKJK_TUq/s1600/IMG_3004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO_dYHwVo2QbnrOvYAU53ZfJdD5Lo9afQVVGb7cZP4My7owQbW16N56IH2mY1ol8aIY6smT0OSdfOaKUnHsty-f6PUytZnBcJUSMQ-ZQ4kLYUO6NYVh_gXOnET667VKJK_TUq/s400/IMG_3004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530253909834726498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcvYDQs5WgxKUOLczpdcfgzaMcCa_9zrO0zMnJmBoSd_o5_s3cS950d7Rba5KbaXZA4tUXfr6SedLXbc98xPsP880F-Tx0syjjIu75FPiN7SleOyRgseFtrwQSQ0rIezLnoYu/s1600/IMG_3005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcvYDQs5WgxKUOLczpdcfgzaMcCa_9zrO0zMnJmBoSd_o5_s3cS950d7Rba5KbaXZA4tUXfr6SedLXbc98xPsP880F-Tx0syjjIu75FPiN7SleOyRgseFtrwQSQ0rIezLnoYu/s400/IMG_3005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530253915389455250" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know how I pulled it off. But there I was, sitting in crystal clear water, feeling the swells pass underneath me. Me and a few friends sitting on the glass-like ocean. The surf wasn't huge, but it was perfect for the state I was in. My first wave was the best. Shoulder-high, leftward reeling, fast, long, forgiving. I could just go from top to bottom to top to bottom until it let me out.<br /><br />When I kicked out and paddled back to where the guys were sitting I looked down through the clear water at the ocean floor eight feet below, dunked my face in and wished I could drink it all.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-29129574681560796112010-10-20T14:35:00.000-07:002010-10-20T14:37:06.085-07:00Disney Girls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWs8Ia71L-Q"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMfJmc1WULS1X0mnsoQTb7ltE8WQHGL4WPptYmxaX6vGH38BapM5E0B9t2vGHPNiUjfzkiQt8Bdhvrf_VEwYsc3_K_S8iAYlkWAqOGOo1lorLHdKg5BcRza7VoRBtBa1AS4ih/s400/the-beach-boys-surfs-up-album-cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530245418543276802" border="0" /></a>Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-90134407396245692222010-10-14T11:43:00.000-07:002010-10-14T12:37:45.136-07:00I'M BLUE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkWdAWVlugEGiux8WYpgZF-Nr6Qv7xFG3ymFxd4qsURGJ3jDm52kgeMLlH-TRfy4m6wOXKm22PQJr6MErjHY6aITtXeTJFxcbGmJziQyq4QQlh7n8b_V5Pl1RxiiB_euHutMK/s1600/RICK_BLUE_Page_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkWdAWVlugEGiux8WYpgZF-Nr6Qv7xFG3ymFxd4qsURGJ3jDm52kgeMLlH-TRfy4m6wOXKm22PQJr6MErjHY6aITtXeTJFxcbGmJziQyq4QQlh7n8b_V5Pl1RxiiB_euHutMK/s400/RICK_BLUE_Page_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527985446160141314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g9ga8N6gRVefZ_J0qoQ3BghJSXyx_Xck7wzGbCxRMakB9GgijoZMMZSyoxsKZueLtDhUahTIDLfHoGsR3h8rYE6Dcpzp7LLVPforAA9LODEQjo1W0THfoKwKUCCYPKySXH_N/s1600/RICK_BLUE_Page_3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9g9ga8N6gRVefZ_J0qoQ3BghJSXyx_Xck7wzGbCxRMakB9GgijoZMMZSyoxsKZueLtDhUahTIDLfHoGsR3h8rYE6Dcpzp7LLVPforAA9LODEQjo1W0THfoKwKUCCYPKySXH_N/s400/RICK_BLUE_Page_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527985479715077346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN52da1BuvRh_yTDsUzT3jKjaocEi9RgxHiPUAIOSkkcZaoyHmF8xRmSg28hJoVMPiGMgQcI-EGgB96PV-vSVdHZ54-7PL4xgQ97XiLE10p8oMTwcRFZDxwB-5rhnBSGsHnoP6/s1600/RICK_BLUE_Page_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN52da1BuvRh_yTDsUzT3jKjaocEi9RgxHiPUAIOSkkcZaoyHmF8xRmSg28hJoVMPiGMgQcI-EGgB96PV-vSVdHZ54-7PL4xgQ97XiLE10p8oMTwcRFZDxwB-5rhnBSGsHnoP6/s400/RICK_BLUE_Page_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527985469550119426" border="0" /></a><br />A year ago, some very nice people from the Japanese surf magazine <span style="font-style: italic;">Blue</span> visited my home and studio. They asked me lots of nice questions and took some pictures of my artwork and my surfboards. I can't really remember what I said and I can't read the article, but the result looks pretty cool. The article also features Northern Oregon artist/surfers Giles Neale, Yasmina Dedijer-Small, and Alberto Cuadros (who is sadly back in Frisco).<br /><br />If you blow up the second page, you can see Family 1.0, hanging on the front porch at a time when I could actually claim to be a surfer. Watch out Oregon surf. I'll be back.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-74137927513430089232010-09-21T08:59:00.000-07:002010-09-21T23:15:01.027-07:00Many Rivers to Cross<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7W69bvlopXK1gWs2P0AiR6VESPvf4XmBAmkzKCa_bc4FWci78jCt8Ih4MpkelkoIOD8ItgRckvPH3__cL-rJRqc1mpbeM6qGSY6M1XosWdoueESD_ouqWfltjMKESCTEt_Fi/s1600/IMG_3422.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7W69bvlopXK1gWs2P0AiR6VESPvf4XmBAmkzKCa_bc4FWci78jCt8Ih4MpkelkoIOD8ItgRckvPH3__cL-rJRqc1mpbeM6qGSY6M1XosWdoueESD_ouqWfltjMKESCTEt_Fi/s400/IMG_3422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519398035924601826" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiepHG-K_EZoGS_wt9Ghv4O3iQajqnX0QZiIRDramrCkmyL1gfms0N95MyWTeY27az4lXA3RGUQg_vY3odEAQIQnA_3yGCRqptmuubwBF55mfa3zJmxvTVNV85z_TET7_xFyx/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiepHG-K_EZoGS_wt9Ghv4O3iQajqnX0QZiIRDramrCkmyL1gfms0N95MyWTeY27az4lXA3RGUQg_vY3odEAQIQnA_3yGCRqptmuubwBF55mfa3zJmxvTVNV85z_TET7_xFyx/s400/IMG_3421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519398034640991922" border="0"></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">But I can't seem to find my way over.</span> So I made these with chopstick wrappers as I waited for my <span style="font-style:italic;">hamachi kama</span> to arrive.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-90417812519259499712010-09-18T22:45:00.000-07:002010-09-18T22:48:55.633-07:00Tess<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XI2sYqdOfwU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XI2sYqdOfwU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Here she is.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-71584984101573059212010-09-07T10:54:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:58:14.206-07:00Hard not to be inspired by this...<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14074949&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=14074949&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><br />Feels like "Go Forth" meets The Streets, with amazing, amazing waves and camera work. Check out the moment when he touches the dolphin...Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-52196285181572317002010-09-07T10:19:00.000-07:002010-09-07T10:28:20.355-07:00I.O.U. an ExplanationMy posts have really dropped off. Suffice to say, circumstances the last couple months have made it tough to surf, let alone write about surfing.<br /><br />And now I have a baby due next week, so I'm staying close to home.<br /><br />My stoke is still as strong as ever, but really breaking down the whole surf experience without actually doing it is nothing short of torturous. Maybe it works for some people, but for me it just feels like being starved and looking at a menu all day.<br /><br />But I'm still going to keep Sissyfish alive. I'm going to try and post something, anything, a few times a week. I have tons of old drawings and pics that I can just throw up here, so at least you won't continue to arrive at a blog with the same stupid Beer post again and again.<br /><br />Please, keep me on your blogroll.<br /><br />RickChumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-84653336534423182582010-08-17T12:51:00.001-07:002010-08-17T13:01:19.275-07:00COLD BEER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EcoPLRRBdj1eoQItYElO8xj7BAf-taLu5_-Ao7TZ-joGPWxAP0kDQdwuTk-goJA8cXUhuzQDkENg0u_l1rJYuoHiGfoKVVsFFJ-tVruKiTq_Oo7F2JtdkNRGyPB7fUCj2iKE/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-08-17+at+12.42.44+PM.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EcoPLRRBdj1eoQItYElO8xj7BAf-taLu5_-Ao7TZ-joGPWxAP0kDQdwuTk-goJA8cXUhuzQDkENg0u_l1rJYuoHiGfoKVVsFFJ-tVruKiTq_Oo7F2JtdkNRGyPB7fUCj2iKE/s400/Screen+shot+2010-08-17+at+12.42.44+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506469296110980594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFConMyvrhsA0K27_54svTXkHRQDz5tsJ4w8QUWq8Yizi_IkWZBKB9X1o50uaJ29XsCVfs3FPJEbBwjUIOdZ1ns8QQhC_5INMDg3J70RcD63gSR88Ern_PVyqtD-jzEE7JSHWt/s1600/20030930-cold-cuts.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 399px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9A5r30mmOQIeB1P9DM1EWTlEbJw3qVgB1LNpFKYvO8hdoXSTTS3xPNw5lmU_6jLZRJBumrSQ-sojGcdnbJTdG7J2DYDnovm67xa4Y74GzMuGXyJWM5WjCqajRlBeEQ1eswDMX/s400/engrish-funny-cold-bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506469736601392242" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favorite bits of copywriting. Two words that when placed side-by-side are pretty hard to resist.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-81131044256015282732010-08-10T15:24:00.001-07:002010-08-10T15:30:35.447-07:00Don't Give Up...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38RmNkHLkXA2L9vk2VsbH9BVaiqkK13hVLARLJHr0lbZsY_DMIKizn_BEbjreH42ibHp6De_ogIxTv3W_jAuBqVebicN6Rw_WH5uyHDDbR68rby-z5s-RNEBEkpcO2mlSeE_B/s1600/tumblr_l6y1wbJhcv1qzxxaao1_500.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38RmNkHLkXA2L9vk2VsbH9BVaiqkK13hVLARLJHr0lbZsY_DMIKizn_BEbjreH42ibHp6De_ogIxTv3W_jAuBqVebicN6Rw_WH5uyHDDbR68rby-z5s-RNEBEkpcO2mlSeE_B/s400/tumblr_l6y1wbJhcv1qzxxaao1_500.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503910796977067426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS0GbItaaOP2LE2oym7WgyZzOJP7Lv42tNATSJv922CEpLBiwUB20aZQuKNNs1LZ43uMHjPTcntDEhiZC20cRrHEWYSnVtYCaY1zujQHkcWK3uZtSAu6o_iv6v5vWIb6kGRw_/s1600/photo-thumb-540x720.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS0GbItaaOP2LE2oym7WgyZzOJP7Lv42tNATSJv922CEpLBiwUB20aZQuKNNs1LZ43uMHjPTcntDEhiZC20cRrHEWYSnVtYCaY1zujQHkcWK3uZtSAu6o_iv6v5vWIb6kGRw_/s400/photo-thumb-540x720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503910959303673602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />July was one hell of a month.<br />The seas of life got pretty rough.<br />But August started with some waves.<br />A sign that things are moving in a much better way.<br /><br />Don't give up the ship.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-49511692759568462222010-08-03T10:47:00.001-07:002010-08-03T10:52:59.121-07:00Not Your Mama's Volvo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipygbfM2YHVJM5Ei854AUn4CA_wQsh7qvPmkQIJuf10sTsYgdmaVxrzsvq3Fd7zHlDa4p6OjzXIOVGg8GaqWYe66NrYmZtj4oAp6OKcoFdvIrdbTuYOyjO3ayrWoyLOva7u3C/s1600/Volvo_C330.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipygbfM2YHVJM5Ei854AUn4CA_wQsh7qvPmkQIJuf10sTsYgdmaVxrzsvq3Fd7zHlDa4p6OjzXIOVGg8GaqWYe66NrYmZtj4oAp6OKcoFdvIrdbTuYOyjO3ayrWoyLOva7u3C/s400/Volvo_C330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501242022558603474" border="0" /></a><br />Why schlep it to <span style="font-style: italic;">Spot X</span> when you can drive it? Save your calories for the paddle-out.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-82257806958287818282010-07-27T13:59:00.001-07:002010-07-27T14:10:30.314-07:00Good News/Bad News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEXpuHXxQOAecr9zFt4xbDjiCNyqd_UcryKZichmBJyzKpc8Rru8VL9AyvL0aME0libaRu6MvaTLUmc7Uz2rgmhGkSxfLq7uHg0QrsfOJqlDNUlJ3YjAP7kloDIpOHciHp7yW/s1600/photo-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEXpuHXxQOAecr9zFt4xbDjiCNyqd_UcryKZichmBJyzKpc8Rru8VL9AyvL0aME0libaRu6MvaTLUmc7Uz2rgmhGkSxfLq7uHg0QrsfOJqlDNUlJ3YjAP7kloDIpOHciHp7yW/s400/photo-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498693759060845506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The good news is that we found your phone. The bad news is—and let me refresh your memory—that it was on the floor of the Sandy Hut at 3am.<br /><br />I love the chipper "Have a great day!" at the end, as if there was some possibility that the recipient in question wouldn't be completely destroyed. Proof that there are still decent people in Portland. Thank you, reifink, wherever you are.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-90595557234218287032010-07-04T15:06:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:36:57.790-07:00Captain America<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cqmcINr4JKA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cqmcINr4JKA&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs-CpGuRFr4ZD0WEZUVM2EoEz10WD305s0-yWWQbfVvHubO7LerDG4CE1X44usNQZ2SMZqYAzrIZCyCNwTC3t23JJCGLSGjmeeJPSaxcUOHAoD7Ais2uvvdYy3CgBrkRKYHkn/s1600/jasper-johns-flag-flipped.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs-CpGuRFr4ZD0WEZUVM2EoEz10WD305s0-yWWQbfVvHubO7LerDG4CE1X44usNQZ2SMZqYAzrIZCyCNwTC3t23JJCGLSGjmeeJPSaxcUOHAoD7Ais2uvvdYy3CgBrkRKYHkn/s400/jasper-johns-flag-flipped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491665256156289186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFUHhwtlmXE40WlXPvUgTLHLNmepr9RDNnE13Kb4n6rAqbqfCM_UmgaCf_iWsYrwJ9ePqsP9zUPh3pzCQxgEp4MQiibo42MMKr_OBS_qUHuf6y1wrVgKt6CXY9qrJ8Sp9tV7g/s1600/americanflagconverse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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This is pure, unfiltered rainbow stoke.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-65768587107809118632010-06-22T20:47:00.001-07:002010-06-22T21:09:54.517-07:00RIDE 'EM COWBOY.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpnlHPnCp3QGJYcyvSrg0TyrZimKQY95CBqFwOmRgv3klKnOapQWaRSwxYpEVxWsShHdiJPnv4jQMjtWeGPq619paav_HSnhLsl116smhyhC_802zaQYryo3SwHDFy8d2JCTR/s1600/White+Pony+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpnlHPnCp3QGJYcyvSrg0TyrZimKQY95CBqFwOmRgv3klKnOapQWaRSwxYpEVxWsShHdiJPnv4jQMjtWeGPq619paav_HSnhLsl116smhyhC_802zaQYryo3SwHDFy8d2JCTR/s400/White+Pony+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485810801154272882" border="0" /></a><br />A while ago I posted about getting this 4'11 Mabile "White Pony" for those small days when the only other option would be to ride a longboard. You can see the post, and the red-hot comment thread it inspired <a href="http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2009/09/411-x-22-12-x-2-58.html">HERE</a>.<br /><br />I took it out in waist to shoulder high waves last weekend and had an absolute blast on it. It went well frontside and, surprisingly, it worked really great on some speedy backside Gas Chambers rights as well. My wave of the day was backside actually, which is completely out of character for me. Well done, my trusty little steed.<br /><br />When I brought it in on Father's Day evening/International Surf Day, I ran into Gaz and his gal who were scoping the waves. After we discovered a big gouge on the rail (from the leash) he gave the little pony approval and joked, "But Tony said these would never work in Oregon..."<br /><br />Guess what Tony? It does. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-18319958967158539102010-06-19T02:00:00.000-07:002010-06-19T02:02:12.077-07:00I suck.Seriousy, I do. Hope to remedy that soon.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-72125028995551792812010-06-08T14:41:00.001-07:002010-06-08T14:43:26.393-07:00Picture of a Picture: Troncones Beachbreak Firing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7LIz72ImX-kUAneq7r7QSSIJqRzZp4x4h7rX1hfDzSTus4lmQLOdDEFAkkElfsP5uktj_bvt7lds_Djmy1HiK5RQN1jR2Z-o4XbU2fI-r0dqIh4scnISQdMl0HL5blHWZ__W/s1600/Troncones70.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7LIz72ImX-kUAneq7r7QSSIJqRzZp4x4h7rX1hfDzSTus4lmQLOdDEFAkkElfsP5uktj_bvt7lds_Djmy1HiK5RQN1jR2Z-o4XbU2fI-r0dqIh4scnISQdMl0HL5blHWZ__W/s400/Troncones70.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480521626545268738" border="0" /></a>Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-66566897007683605962010-06-03T21:50:00.000-07:002010-06-04T08:09:09.738-07:00Salt Creek Shootaround with Kolohe Andino<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11913331&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11913331&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p>A month ago I had the chance to work on a video with Kolohe Andino, wunderkind shredder and son of the ever-cool dad shredder Dino Andino. It was a project for <a href="http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nke6/en_US/">Nike 6.0</a> introducing their new Full Court Boardshort, one of first surf innovations for the brand. When the brief landed on my desk at <a href="http://swiftcollective.com/">Swift Collective</a>, I was pretty stoked, not only because this was a surf video, but also because the shorts bear a striking resemblance to the uniform of my favorite basketball team. Purple and gold. The colors of champions. <span style="font-style: italic;">And do you know how hard it is to get any Laker love in Portland, Oregon?</span><br /><br />Anyway, another thing that made this exciting was that I'd be able to work with my childhood chums, <a href="http://thehoffmanbrothers.com/">The Hoffman Brothers</a>, who would lend their writing and directing chops to the job. Unfortunately they are Blazer fans, but they have done some amazing projects including this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5gUn-aOyh4">Paul Rodriguez banger</a> and a little piece we put together in middle school called "Incident at the Farting Post"—which still only exists in VHS.<br /><br />So with 30 seconds to tell our story, we spent the day with Kolohe at Salt Creek and and forced him to do a bunch of stuff that most teenagers (not to mention teenage surf proteges) would not take kindly to. But he was a trooper. And his whole family was amazing. Brother even paddled out at sunset in his boardshorts and proceeded to boost an air and snag a barrel. Check my pics and stay tuned for more from the day from Nike 6.0.<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOr6wnVdku7ZI1aYjoDZMo5bx4OIKoLdwV3gvMXoUPStvp8GNPW8GXwIEHjXKA8q5dStZNuKak060Ye736_TrTu5xnwVb1EGYsbhg5rdJop6DnKnZFzV6GLd8l4EA86ORiEtYC/s1600/IMG_8627.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOr6wnVdku7ZI1aYjoDZMo5bx4OIKoLdwV3gvMXoUPStvp8GNPW8GXwIEHjXKA8q5dStZNuKak060Ye736_TrTu5xnwVb1EGYsbhg5rdJop6DnKnZFzV6GLd8l4EA86ORiEtYC/s400/IMG_8627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478791323360910082" border="0" /></a></p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX8E26WQ5TH2hxHe1RDf5l5mx_sD2aVQG2beXmpJnhAzlZIe5rhSXskq6QkPsXzmnzFrRWEN4sMW-S5hPhdVvTxYIPB_FyM-LGUF4284pCY-IzmANgCkYUsiz_YhF53uss_u_/s1600/Brother_Tube.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLq-LscYdDctghUqIH0CJrtE0YA7HUAE5-Y3atl2rRMKwdvA-F2F40qvD2RtKmNv2JWoIbyBTgfNCZrZg3UTWdCNZ6nP4wUMlvCyXSYPiAWiv3AfVDtF2quVMYCgBMgVS_uZB/s400/el_rancho_dos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476092254362862898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8xhl_TsfCMEsNXukn6OklMLrQvrhRHBhAQTkMaDNuog4CGJz2ODUHipx0Fca-WgMf870CiSEzI4siYskRCspVlMLFiuVJDHumD-OrNKxxbHrQM7zvlq18O6zanJ1EjjDzQJL/s1600/el_rancho_cinco.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8xhl_TsfCMEsNXukn6OklMLrQvrhRHBhAQTkMaDNuog4CGJz2ODUHipx0Fca-WgMf870CiSEzI4siYskRCspVlMLFiuVJDHumD-OrNKxxbHrQM7zvlq18O6zanJ1EjjDzQJL/s400/el_rancho_cinco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476092246326431138" border="0" /></a><br />Or is it <span style="font-style: italic;">Wave-os Rancheros</span>? A couple weeks ago I finally got a chance to visit a wave I've always wanted to surf: The Ranch in Guerrero, Mexico. It's a lefthand pointbreak that can hold up for more than 200 yards, and can hold some serious size to boot. We got it pretty good.<br /><br />The pics above are from a day that I almost opted out of (see previous post), but decided to paddle out at around 11, right when the wind started blowing. Thanks to <a href="http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2005/08/ebb-and-flow-snapshots-from-past.html">Ebb</a> for putting together this little photo collage a typical day. When the swell really started cracking later in the week, seems like shooting photos took a backseat to actually shooting the curl... I can't believe I actually just wrote that.<br /><br />But you know one of the best things about surfing the Ranch? Getting a breakfast of huevos rancheros, cooked over an open fire, served to you in front of the waves after a 3-hour session. The most pressing question of the day? Cafe con leche or a cold cerveza? Or a second session?<br /><br />More pics to come...Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13713772.post-39193047156986921582010-05-19T17:22:00.000-07:002010-05-19T17:39:54.494-07:00Signs of the Times<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsuG6ox2L5yKrQRZfVX8upGyXU56lFtPdO46twbakQGnTaDE-z5FL08pGIhyphenhyphenvMFlA4lw6UsXT6nHZjApnmxjLyaWL7p2qT1YwBhuQJ8WRi7HUhkU_nyH_AwEcGl1CFmHUb4ws/s1600/Signs_O_the_Times_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsuG6ox2L5yKrQRZfVX8upGyXU56lFtPdO46twbakQGnTaDE-z5FL08pGIhyphenhyphenvMFlA4lw6UsXT6nHZjApnmxjLyaWL7p2qT1YwBhuQJ8WRi7HUhkU_nyH_AwEcGl1CFmHUb4ws/s400/Signs_O_the_Times_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473143172903004242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just got back from a two-week trip to Troncones, Mexico. Reviewing the pictures, this one really stood out. The one on the left is the sign I duct-taped to the fence outside our house early in the morning after my little boy struggled through a sleepless night, letting the other surfers in our "band of bachelor partiers" know that I'd have to take a morning off. I honestly think the reason he couldn't sleep was because the swell spiked that night and the explosions of the crashing waves kept him awake. I know those bombs going off made me a little restless.<br /><br />The one on the right is the painting we worked on together that day. Sort of says a lot about how my life has changed from the old surfari days. And I wouldn't have it any other way.Chumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01398067594202867228noreply@blogger.com2