For untold centuries, wave sliding vehicles were organic, spiritually saturated, individually handcrafted objects of significant, long-term personal value.
In the present era, more and more surfcraft pass through this world as inorganic, secular, impersonal and disposable, mass-produced consumer items.
At the dawn of 2006… what wisdom might an ancient surfer share with us?
Photo credit - Davey, Bishop Museum
swordie
December 31, 2005, 11:02pm
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hey Dale, a Happy New Year to you… smooth slidings for 2006
I imagine they might say… “Cars? We don’t need no stinkin’ CARS!”
Happy 2006. This is the year it all happens. transfer back to coast by xmas. build house . shaping shed , school for the youngun’, It’s all happening.
" you tink you a rippah, brah? ride one da kine boards i got here.
Don’t forget why you started surfing in the first place…Stay close to your roots. Hope everyone has a great New Year’s. Peace…
FD
doc
January 1, 2006, 2:17pm
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Quote:
At the dawn of 2006… what wisdom might an ancient surfer share with us?
it’s better without the crowds…
walrus
January 1, 2006, 3:57pm
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IF, it isn’t fun…maybe we shouldn’t be doing it?
enjoy LIFE---- try to ride all the waves and try to surf with anything at hand, cause they all work
“UA MAU I KA AINA I KA PONO”
…ambrose…
“The spirit of the land is preserved in rightousness.”
hawaii state motto
did I spell it right?
Um, brother 'Brose, it’s correctly thus:
Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono
what kine hawaiian you?
but you got the translation correct.
ambrose
January 1, 2006, 10:04pm
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az why I gotta ask
my training neva pau yet.
…ambrose…
tanks eh?
ai ke ea