Here are a couple of photos of me, Dan Bilderback, my brother Jack, and John Hosemann in our front yard at 91-175 EBR in 1970:
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Hzit Cleigh. Last time I saw Steve Wooford was wen we returned George Kohalakula to the surf of Puuloa in front of your home Ewa Beach Road. He had his Guitar with him and the sound of Aloha came forth. Was a beautiful day surrounded by beautiful people doing a beautiful thing. No mo noting mo beta dan da Ewa Beach style. From Home on da Road…Bradda Paul…
Paul! Dat was so… special. 2005 I visited Mel B. and Issac Tanaka on da big Island. Mel asked me if I would kokua to spread the rest of George ashes he still had that the mom gave to him. We did it outside Banyans left break next to the surfing Heiau. Hows dat huh! Spoke to Nauka yesterday, Hapu told me he just came out of the hospital. Too much heart medication screwed his kidneys. Hes fine and recovering well.
Til next time, Aloha a hui hou, malama pono ame ke Akua Pu!
Ke Kahu Cleigh
I had dinner with Isaac, Mel, Andy Toothman, their wives, and Fred Palmeira Friday night. We spent about 4 hours talking story and having a wonderful time. Isaac showed me around his property and all the tress and vegetables he’s growing.
Saturday I saw Mel for about an hour and he showed me where he makes his boards. Real professional setup. Then Sunday Andy and his wife were at the airport the same time I was and we had another half hour to chat. Great time, and it made up for all the hassles I went though while trying to get there, do my job and get home.
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Paul! Dat was so........ special. 2005 I visited Mel B. and Issac Tanaka on da big Island. Mel asked me if I would kokua to spread the rest of George ashes he still had that the mom gave to him. We did it outside Banyans left break next to the surfing Heiau. Hows dat huh! Spoke to Nauka yesterday, Hapu told me he just came out of the hospital. Too much heart medication screwed his kidneys. Hes fine and recovering well.
Til next time, Aloha a hui hou, malama pono ame ke Akua Pu!
Ke Kahu Cleigh
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Howzit Cleigh. Glad to hear Norman's okay. Does he have an e-mail address he checks?
Thanks,
Mike B
Dan- I remember you well! In 73 I took you to where I was training Kenpo with Prof. Walter Godin above Records Hawaii on Piikoi St. It’s been 40 years since I’ve seen you! Glad you’re o.k., hope you’re happy. I remember you as one of the more polite and sincere people of the Ewa Beach 60’s era! Along with Timmy Gearbrandt,Tommy Phillips, Mark and Steve Gardner, Guy Kamaka, the Arhelgers and many other wonderful fellas from that time some 40 years ago! Trojan 62
Bradda Cleigh. Bradda Norman one Ewa Beach fish. Take da buga otta da surf an take away his limu, Bradda, how you goin ack. Norman and Hapu dem gotta come back da Road side, get back to da watas and bring back da style of Hawaii dat dey wen nurcha da time dey was hea. Too much anykine down Ewa Beach side nowdays. Des new guys now no mo respect, no mo Aloha, no mo ties to dis land. Only like live in dis beautiful place, but no like preserve da Aina like wat was, but more like dey like change um to how was in da place dey came from. My tinking all dos bugas should go back home, len us all come back and complete da cycle as we were doing and have done in da times before dey came. You like wat you see, you go der blend, no go der make change. Len Norman and Hapu and Ricky dem know I miss dem and miss da style was dat time. Da love, respect, and memories of de Ohana neva goin change no mata wer we stay. Wer we stay dat time was home sweet home. Good to see Norman wen bite dat buga back and give um licking. I no mo his numba, if you get um try give me, I like call. He get internet or what. He gotta get on dis site. Latas…Bradda Paul…
Sup Guy? Long time no see your name. Remeba you but no see your name. We had good times surfing Empty Lot long time ago. Neva see you since Penny and Andy wen move away. Lost your trail afta dat. Used to see you ova der house ofen and see you in da surf dose days. Good days dat time. Like to extened one big Aloha to one Bradda from da old days. From da Road Bra…Paul Shepard…
Each piece of the circle belongs in its place. The circle is once again coming together. Good to see spaces in the circle filling and memories membered. Aloha Guy
Mike Bell, He does not have an email that I know of. Guess Cal or I can be the messagers if its ok with you.
Cleigh
Paul! Hapu & John live here on Maui. Ricky Big Island. Maile and Gaylene mainland back east, Norman Vegas. Norm and his wife are actively planning to come back to Hawaii. Here is his Ph#775-253-0974. I don’t believe he uses the internet much. His wife is akamai with dat. Anyway.always good to hear your comments. We lived in a special place during a special time. neva going forget you and all those times with all we lived and breath (HA) with. Glad one of us still know and carrying da torch in EB.
Cleigh
PS. Where is Rocka? Was thinking about him lately. U know I neva know his real name.
Harry! don’t why you were there but right on! Thanks for sharing.
Cleigh
HOWZIT KEN EMERSON, TOM PHILLIPS BACK @ U. I KINDA KNEW THAT WAS U WITH THE NAME SLACKEN. U STILL LIVE KAUAI & PLAYING HAWAIIAN MUSIC. I C U STILL SURFING. GOOD 4 U BRADDA. AS 4 ME NO CAN GET UP ON THE BOARD, MY KNEES ALL FUCKED UP. SOMETHING LIKE MY DICK, NO STANDUP. I STILL DIVING THOUGH. GOTTA DO SOMETHING IN THE OCEAN. ANYWAY GOOD HEARING U. TALK AGAIN SOON ALOHA T.P.
Does anyone know whatever happened to Craig Watts? In his parents’ light blue VW stationwagon, Craig drove myself, my girlfriend Joette Barnes, Mitch Dickey, Hal Mount, Sue Hyde (sp?), and Andy Smith to the Led Zeppelin concert at the Civic Auditorium on May 13, 1969. Excellent show–I still remember it!! I don’t think there were assigned seats and the tickets we had were only $5 (I still have the ticket stub). Jimmy Page and John Bonham were fantastic. Anyway, Craig was a pretty good goofy foot surfer and a good guy, but I never saw him again after about 1970.
Troy (Trojan62), yeah, I remember going with you to the Kenpo class. Around that same time, I traded you a near new, red-tint lightning bolt board for your near new, dark green Raleigh ten speed bike. Great bike. I also remember heading down to Records Hawaii many times to pick out an album or two. Some great ones I remember buying there were Jeff Beck “Truth”, “Electric Flag”, Beatles “White Album”, “Crosby Stills and Nash”, “Electric Ladyland”, “Blue Cheer”, “Steppenwolf”, and many others. I associate those albums with a lot of things from back then, and Records Hawaii is one of them. I also remember hitting the Surfline shop on Piikoi at that same period in time. Chris Gardner was shaping and glassing there, and also in the shed in our back yard at 91-175 Ewa Beach Road. The cane spiderwebs in the shop were covered with foam from Chris shaping boards, and late at night the webs would look like really neat crystals hanging from the ceiling and in the corners of the shed. Great times.
Hello Tom and Kenny, So nice to see you guys up on the site. Was listening to one of your slack key albums the other day. Got a picture of you in the chair with your brother with those nicely polished fancy shoes. Heard you been touring the world and playing for many people that love your music. That’s great. Don’t let Tom fool you he’s still got the right stuff. Was so nice to say hello. Take care and God Bless the Families guys. Until the next perfect wave rolls in, naky.
