It is official. The NFL is on my television and the evenings are cool. I have pulled some of the last tomatoes off of my back yard vines and the summer has gone to bed. Sure, it will get hot for a few days again. The beaches might even get crowded on a Saturday afternoon, [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Autumn Comes Creeping In
Posted: September 12, 2010 in Events, Surf ArtTags: Algonquin Theater, Beach, Camen Vicari, Community, Environment, exercise, Happiness, health, Hurricane, Jay Alders, Jersey Shore, Manasquan, New Jersey, New York Surf Film Festival, ocean, Shapers, Skateboard, Surf Bash, Surf Board, Surf Gear, Surf Movies, Surfer, surfing, The Dark Fall, waves
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Earl: Go Ahead and Believe the Hype
Posted: September 5, 2010 in Sessions, wavesTags: Beach, Community, East Coast, Environment, Happiness, health, Hurricane Earl, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, passion, Surf Gear, Surfers, surfing, Surprise, Swells, travel, Tubes, waves, Weather
On the continuum that begins at hype and ends somewhere in reality, Earl was on the reality side of the border- somewhere between fantastical imagining and gritty, in your face 3 dimensional manifestation. The swell was the focal point of countless hours of news programming, keeping Sam Champion and Al Rocker pleasantly fed. So [...]
Early Earl
Posted: September 1, 2010 in ocean, Surf CheckTags: Beach, Community, Environment, exercise, Happiness, health, Hurricane Earl, Jersey Shore, Life, Long Boards, love, nature, New Jersey, ocean, passion, Surf Board, Surf Gear, Surfer, Surprise, waves
Thanks for checking in. Earl is a popular guy right now. While the name generally invokes an image of NASCAR and canned beer for me, the approaching storm has me thinking about the chance for some great waves. I was trying to recall, but I think it was Fabian who brought the last decent tropical swell for Labor Day [...]
