
He went to prison!
Like Y2K and the N1H1 virus scares this too was for naught.
While I receive many lovely gifts from my friends in Santiago, Chile, the expected tsunami did not appear. Most folks in Huntington Beach have never noticed the Tsunami Evacuation Route signs that were posted after the Indo quake and tsuname in 2004. Always nice to know what direction to start running like a madman when the water gets high!
We have finally heard from friends in Santiago and now know they are safe. Things are getting back to normal with services being restored in the last few days. Still, it is a very sad situation as the death toll continues to rise each day.
Stay strong friends.
T
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Maya Gabeira
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 November, 2007 : – - Given her background, you’d expect Maya Gabeira to be a politician. An activist, perhaps. Or even an academic. But that’s hardly the case. The daughter of Fernando Gabeira, a famous political dissident and founder of the Brazilian Green Party, Maya has avoided the country’s turbulent politics to negotiate another equally treacherous environment: the ocean.
And it’s not your average beachbreak we’re talking about here. Maya, you’ll be intrigued to learn, is all about big waves. How big? Really freaking big. “I get this incredible adrenaline rush every time I see a rising swell,” says Maya. “There’s no way I’m gonna stay on the beach if the waves are pumping – it makes me really excited and I just gotta get out there.”
It’s this kind of attitude that led Maya to win the Women’s Best Overall Performance in the 2007 Billabong Global Big Wave Awards, bagging 5,000 bucks and a truckload of kudos in the process. For those in the know, the award is hardly a surprise, as the twenty-year-old Rio de Janeiro local has gained notoriety for riding some of the world’s hairiest waves.
Her recent roster includes all the heavy-hitters: Mavericks, Waimea, Todos Santos, as well as the horrendously sketchy and shark-infested Dungeons, in South Africa. Where does she find the courage? “Surfing big waves is reflective of your attitude towards life. I think it’s something you learn at home. My dad has a really strong character, is incredibly bright and I’ve learned a lot from him.”
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As many of you know, Dick suffered a re-0ccurance of cancer last year and underwent surgery and nasty chemo treatments. He vowed to be back on the stage again. Well, he's back burning amps and breaking strings. I had the opportunity to see Dick Dale a couple of weeks ago at a Guitar Center Sessions show. The man was on fire. He shared his recent health battles and how he would not have been able to do it if not for the clean-livin' lifestyle that he has practiced for most of his life. As this venue was primarily for musicians/fans he spent some time inspiring the audience in their musical endevors. It's been about 9 years since I had last seen Dick at the Fender Museum Grand Opening. I took my then 2 year old grandaughter Mackenzie and managed to be right at the front of the stage for his whole show. She loved it!
I took these pictures last weekend at the International Surf Museum. They have quite the display of "Dickobilia" for visitors to see while touring the museum.
Long Live The King!
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