Friday Nov. 22nd, 1963. JFK, and Laniakea.

A memorable day, in so many ways. That day, Laniakea was a full blown, North Shore, fifteen feet. It was perfect. Fast, beyond any prior experience.

Sunset, and Waimea included. No wind, and smooth water. Bud Brown was filming, as I remember. The surf stars, of the day were there. Buzzt Trent, George Downing, Kealoha, to name a few, and some new guys that would be heard from later. Felipe Pomar, and Bobby Cloutier, from church college. Dick Catri, came out from town, as did many others. The telephone lines must have been burning up. Our household, of four guys, was sitting down to breakfast, when the music on the radio was interrupted with the news of Kennedy being shot. We froze in mid bite of food. We recovered after the shock, and did the only thing we could do about it. Went surfing. I’d remember that day, without it being punctuated by the death of JFK, just not sure I’d remember the date. Ah, but the day, that was the single best surf I ever got at Laniakea, in all my time on the North Shore.

The best days I’ve ever had surfing the North Shore were at Laniakea in the mid 70’s. 10 to 15 foot faces, 6 to 8 guys out, and everyone catching waves on every set. Surf until you’re starving, go in for a food break then back out till you can’t surf any longer. I think some of the best days were overcast, and very little wind. The waves would start outside the point where the houses are and run all the way past the bridge to where the other houses were. Definitely the fastest rides and the most incredible bottom turns I’ve ever had.

Sometimes the waves would break almost square with so much power. You definitely didn’t want the lip hitting you on the head. I got caught inside once and almost ended up on the rocks between Lanis and Jockos. A very bad experience.

If you had the balls, you could paddle out to Hymalayas and get some really big ones.

I can imagine what it was like a decade earlier.

Had a similar experience when Sept 11th happened. Huge south swell for a week, No planes flying. Seeds of contemplation can sprout and grow in silence and good surf. Makes on count your blessings and remember all those who perished in the attacks.

If it wasn’t for the USA the world would be a hell hole. God Bless America and pray for surf.

on that day in '63 i was walking home from pierpont elementary school when my mom came up the street crying…

Me, I was in elementary school, surfing hadn’t hit here yet in the frozen Northeast…or at least with surfboards, The Old Man had played out there with a canoe. Madness runs in families, you know.

I remember the grownups, who had been smiling 'cos one of theirs was in there, somebody they thought they thought like, well, they were walking around in shock. And things changed.

And maybe it’s never been the same since.

doc…

Something to consider

http://www.jfkmurdersolved.com/interview.htm

Bill,

That is some hefty article… Dont know all the people this dutchi talks about, but how interesting, conspiracies!!

Block buster for sure

Any good surf over there?

What a read!

Aloha Wouter, Surfding and others

There is an amazing collection of information there. Take your time and every now and then read a section. Every name and document is linked so you can slowly get acquintated with all the players and you will see how they all fit together.

There are still many holes to be filled but the basic outline is there. Study more, and make up your own minds after that. But there is little question anymore that the American Public and world at large was lied to and continues to be lied to. This now clearly exposes the powerful and invisible cabal that really drives things. Think that is too conspiratorial? JFK himself didn’t! JFK Secret Societies Speech. If they didn’t exist, who the heck was he talking about? Sadly a couple of years later he was killed by those whom he hoped to expose.

Some of the information on the JFK site needs to be updated. Several of the major players involved have made confessions on their death beds. Rosselli, Giancani, Hunt, Marcello, Chauncy Holt and many others. There is little question anymore that something big went down and it wasn’t the lone gunman theory.

A more recent book covers much of this new info.

http://www.legacyofsecrecy.com/

“Legacy of Secrecy details the secret attempts of Robert F. Kennedy and his aides to expose his brother’s killers, while protecting Commander Almeida. It shows how RFK continued his war against the Mafia by focusing increased attention on the Mafia bosses behind JFK’s assassination, until his own murder. RFK’s associates continued his quest, almost exposing the truth several times. But like a deadly, high-stakes chess game—at the height of the Cold War—they were blocked each time by three Mafia chiefs and a handful of CIA operatives. Legacy details each step taken by mob bosses Carlos Marcello, Santo Trafficante, and Johnny Rosselli to hide their involvement in JFK’s murder, and the tragic results that followed. The long shadow of secrecy surrounding both JFK’s murder and the coup plan set the stage for the murder of Martin Luther King, ultimately driving two Presidents from office, and bringing about the murders of five Congressional witnesses in the mid-1970s.”

These Secret Societies have not stopped working toward their particular goals and the recent economic crisis is all part of their plan. Sadly, few in our news media are willing to expose the players and their motives. You gotta work hard to find the truth cause the Mainstream Media isn’t going to tell you what you need to know to make the best decisions for yourself and your family. Thank God for the Internet! It many be the only “Free Speech” media left. Sure there is a lot of garbage there and you have to be careful what you put your faith in. But you can bet that there are forces desperate to “control the Internet”. When you see legislation to do so, get ready to kiss your butts goodbye.

If it wasn’t for the USA the world would be a hell hole. God Bless America and pray for surf.

Theres a few other countries this world to, can you pray for us

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If it wasn’t for the USA the world would be a hell hole. God Bless America and pray for surf.

And I thought trolling was banned

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…or was that comment for real??

i wouldn’t be too shocked if history repeats itself again in near future…

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“If it wasn’t for the USA the world would be a hell hole. God Bless America and pray for surf.”

I’ve lived in the States, and I met some awesome people and saw some amazing places. But it’s statements like that one that gives people reason to believe that Americans are self-inflated, arrogant, deluded idiots!

I hope I misread the post and missed the irony intended, in which case it was hilarious !

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If it wasn’t for the USA the world would be a hell hole. God Bless America and pray for surf.

And I thought trolling was banned

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…or was that comment for real??

Or course it is real and very true.

Whatever Dude,

Listen for the pop!

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i wouldn't be too shocked if history repeats itself again in near future...

I agree. Liberalism plus isolationism will once again be proven wrong. Thank God we have supported Israel up to now and they can do the right thing no matter which jimmy carter is in office.

God bless America and Israel.

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Whatever Dude,

Listen for the pop!

Is snap and crackle mute or something? Listen for the pop???

Its the noise you’ll hear when your head “POPS” out from where you’ve got it right now!

This is a surfboard design forum, not a place to air ignorant, jingoistic views.

…and Otay with all his senses heightened pushes the drag lever into the strike position… now he waits…

Cheers

Mooneemick

I was in my junior year at Radford High in Honoulu, ironically I was sitting in my “problems in Democracy” class when the message came across the intercom that President Kennedy had been shot.

My father was very high up in the military, he held top secret clearances, flew nukes to Johnston Island and flew CIA in Viet-Nam, he immediately called bullshit on the entire Warren commision.

None of the miltary marksmen could fire the supposed rifle at the rate that was claimed and hit with any accuracy.

He was on high alert along with the rest of the armed forces, we were on the verge of total world war, but nothing showed that forces from the outside were responsible for this terrible deed.

He always said to me that “nothing so simple as murder would stand in the way of the presidency”.

He went to the grave feeling that Johnson knew a whole hell of a lot more about it than anyone else.

Just his opinion