duct tape and suncure...

...should not be in your board repair kit. This Suncure nose repair looks like Captain Caveman's toe nail. Come by the shop if you have any repair questions, we'll be glad to steer you in the right direction.

...what new ...Lost model doesn't work at Folly...

...the Rocket?

....the Monkfish?

...the Round Nose Fish Classic?

Actually, they all work. The hard part is choosing between them all.

lapping...

...since the waves are lapping on the shore, I'm cut-lapping... and keeping it MOIST.

tropical t-bone...

...I know it sounds delicious, but while all wave forecasts are calling it head-high plus right now, it's maxing out a measly 2-3 feet. Maybe this will eventually from into an uber-low and throw some Pa-Dow! at us.

the king could be crowned this morning, between 10 -11 East Coast time...

...Kelly enjoys a coconut pop alongside his personal assistant, Hector.

Watch it live!

about to lose your musical rights in Folly Beach...

The city is having a meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at City Hall regarding an ordinance that would prohibit live music after 10:00 PM. Go voice your opinion tonight or they will take your rights away from you. Stop the Folly Beach Gestapo!

the election is "coming" up...

is it pronounced re-doo or re-ducks?

weekend travels...

...no matter where you go, you just might run into a "no popouts" sticker. Especially in San Diego.

dear jimmy slade...

...are you surprised it took this long? I didn't want my emotions to get the best of me so I let some time pass before addressing the situation. This, at the time of the avoidable accident, was a 3-day old, surfed 2 sessions pretty much perfect ...Lost Whiplash (leash cup)

Forget about about the board, I know this killer ding repair guy who always rips around town on a scooter. He's got the ultimate set of tools. No hard feelings on my end...

it's getting moist in here...

...the black cat has signified bad luck for centuries, however black cats are actually considered to be good luck on ships.

Anyway, good luck catching waves next to the guy riding this soon to be glassed MOIST.

hot pursuit...

...Wait, I need a new toilet! Oh, I thought it was the Swisher van. At least they're still handling turds.

son of no-popout bandit...

...the legacy must continue beyond our years. For it will be 2012 when this young bandito enters the wild surf on his own strength and will to battle the Stand Up Paddler's Rainbow Coalition of Cardiff Reef, now numbering in the 10's of thousands. Single-handedly, with the last custom shaped surfboard on Earth (a Bonzer 5-fin shaped by OMalcolm Won Campbobie with hotrod pinlines by Peter St Pierre and a wetsand gloss by JP and bamboo fins by Marlon and installed by Skinny Dave and the order taken by Sally, sorry if I left anyone out... oh, and Moonkitty approved) he will proceed to slice each paddle in half with mighty roundhouses and foam climbs until the SUPRC's are forced to lay down on their boards and paddle with two arms, thus weakening their "cores" and making them spend more time in the gym doing sit ups, freeing the lineup for all of humanity to paddle laying down. Until that day, stay strong my peoples... and congratulations Mr. and Mrs. No-Popout on your beautiful new baby.

It's not the destination that's important. It's the journey that takes you there...

...well in this case, that's not exactly true. A couple ass-draggers made the journey to Free Parking Island take way too long but its all part of traveling in a herd...

...and for the first time ever, I was early so I waxed...

...and then got all creepy in the back of the van...

...no surf trip is complete without banana hands...

...and here T. Bunz demonstrates "the Lewinsky" on Bubba's Chiquita. T. Bunz builds airplanes, will you ever fly again?

If you have a problem - if no one else can help - and if you can find them - maybe you can hire: The C-Team. (not pictured-Mary)

...and low and behold Free Parking Island. Look at that bend in the beach. Can you say "goin' left!"

*fotos bi Mary Baker and James Beightol

NEVER FORGET...

In memory of those who lost their lives and loved ones on September 11th, 2001.

pissing contest...

...more UPS action. UPS Rich managed to switch his vacation to last week in order to participate in the 1st Annual "Free Parking" Pissing Contest on an island other than Folly Beach. Here's his entry above...
...Spanky one-ups Rich by using him as a human spray-o-meter. Spanky later said "Spraying people is so 80's." But, its still fun...
...so I sprayed Mary. Probably not a good idea to spray your GF, automatic last place.

Final Results:

1. Spanky
2. Rich
3. Me

*fotos bi James Beightol

what can brown (water) do for you...

...some people can't help but take their work home with them. Here your local Mt. Pleasant UPS driver Casey makes a delivery Ace Ventura style...



*fotoes bi James Beightol (sounds like rectal, just so you know)

fire in the hole...

...gulf swell from Gustav gets back-handed by Reese Lewis and his RNF somewhere near Bradenton, Florida. With Hurricane Ike about to emerge into the Gulf of Mexico, you can bet before long there'll be fire in the hole. On the Atlantic side, slooooooowwwwwwlllly fading...

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thank you TS hanna...

...besides getting some good waves at exotic locations where parking is actually free, TS hanna hooked me up with about 15 repair boards. After vacuuming 50 gallons of water out of my workshop yesterday, the mass repair bonanza will start Tuesday. If you got busted boards get them in now before the next swell.

take warning...

Operation Ivy: Take Warning (live 1989)

R.I.P. Brian McNeely

*photo courtesy of DuBose Blakeney

one minor detail...

...new board arrives just in time for new swell and 3 days off, looking just about perfect...

...except for one minor detail: the leash plug is almost over the center fin (order card said "way back") No big deal, I just use a traction pad.

only if...

...the waves were always this fun could I live here forever. In the meantime, making the best of it...

...Will Klauber layback crack-attack on a board he shaped himself...

...some sleazy skateboarder with a perfect line at a not so perfect beachbreak...

...behind the section bad, photo timing good. Pictures by a newbie photog who doesn't surf. Nice job Mark ?

Scores are up and Klauber is looking at a 9... oh wait, the Czech judge scores it as a wipeout bringing him down to a 6.75. I think she had a bit too much boxed Chardonnay. If the ASP judges were this hot, I'd be dying to get on tour.