DARK DAY FOR OUR ROCKAWAY

Its a very sad time as a surfer who was endeared by many paddled out at the beginning of the much awaited Nor'Easter only to find his fate yesterday. Our condolences to him & his family. There's is a drive to possibly raise money to help his remains get back to his family in Brazil. Stop into Boarders surf shop or Elegante Pizzaria to donate. Allesandro was a novice surfer, only surfing since basically July paddled into the horrible rip currents & heavy surf & was lost for more the 20 minutes before someone called for help. His body was fished out of the ocean at the end of my street & seeing it was a little bit hard to swallow for this town since we haven't lost a surfer to surfing before. This will be the 1st Surf related drowning in NYC history according about everyone in town & Audry Pfeipher a local politician. That being said, Surfers are usually the safe sound people in the water looking out for others & being careful & well trained and are a plus to the environment. Heres is the News report on his death. RIP.




Please all, Know your limits, be smart & if your relatively new to surfing, listen to your elders & local people, take head & respect the beach, etiquette, people & your life. Its not worth it. Live to surf another day.

Respect & love to all.

WATER IN RELATION TO INSPIRATION

Water and art can be very powerful, when to 2 collide who knows what can happen.

FUNNER THEN EVERESTER!

How fun was that day, i'll post more pix from our beloved Tommy Lunchbox as I get them.

WATER SONG

Surfers make great music, come out & see them play. Condo & Imaginary Weapons on 1 Bill. Just sick.

SERIOUSLY, THERES SOMETHING IN THE WATER!!!!

Funny, I bumped into Vincent D'Onofrio from Law & Order Criminal Intent & The Cell, checking the waves this morning. He seems to love surfing & tho it was flat, he stopped by for a lil appreciation of the ocean. He has many family ties through Queens & frequents the beaches when he can to get out on a board & relax in the waves. He seemed to be stoked on a wave he predicted will be coming yet Im not seeing it in the forecasts. lol! I hope he's right!



For real, there's something in the NS3 water that gets people either married or pregnant! In the last few years, I have seen more couples form, get married, buy homes & have kids at an astounding pace. An example is, Collin & Bridget. They are now married and on their way to Italia tonight for the big honeymoon. . Congrats & we love you guys! See ya around 4 to drive you to the airport! Amazing wedding! Amazing weather for an October day. It was summer all over again! How fun was that!?
Thanks for the pics guys!

Happy Couple,


The wedding Director?


The vail always looks so nice on the... wait...Videographer?!

TRENDS

Well it seems to be the Bee's Knees to visit NYC with a surfboard. Kassia Meador has made multiple trips here & I had the pleasure of sharing the line up with her on a great lil day of surf. Watching her destroy it on a fatty fish was just amazing but she wasn't the only one. Mikey Demple was just a stones toss away. I hadn't seen him since he was shooting "Picaresque" in Costa Rica. They had a good crew & it was good to see him surfing here. But if thats not enough pros for you, hows about legendary Laird Hamilton, who showed up to talk with CEO's at Amex today where my great gal got me a signed copy of his new book explaining good health. He says he's always stand up paddle boarding & his book is pretty interesting. Lots of working outs, yoga & pics.

What is in the water here? Is it foreshadowing? Is our lil forgotten town a new destination for pros? Who knows, time will tell but for now its all good just watching someone as purty & rips like Kassia Meador & to share some fun in the water with great surfers like Mikey Detemple.

Cheers big ears!
Psycho

KASSIA & WEGENER

Well it seems everyone is on to NYC & its awesome ability to stun visitors with its vast eclectic lifestyles & people from all corners of the globe that have brought so much life to this city & make it the true mecca it is. I had the pleasure of sharing the line up in a place I'd never imagine with Kassia Meadors & John Wagner. Kassia is one of almost any modern long boarder riders idols. She is graceful, cute as a button & seems to be genuinely good natured in her movies & interviews on TV. She is sponsored by quicksilver & as far as women's surfing, she's forced it into the lime light with her colleagues.

John Wegeners Alaia boards are made from a special wood & fashioned in the ancient surfers from Hawaii. Light thin boards that take great skill to master. I rode one of these in CR with Mikey Detemple while he was shooting his new movie "Picaresque" and it wasn't easy to learn at all. It was awesome to meet you & stoked you shared your boards with the locals! Amazing craftsmanship as well as his surfboard designs make him a very influential person in the surfing world. It was a great pleasure seeing you here in NYC & thats something since surfers (Especially NYC locals) aren't usually so stoked to have visitors at their home break. ; )

Cheers & welcome to NYC Kassia & John!
Psycho