There were these two guys that looked like they were from the mainland > kneeboarding at my local semi secret spot on the north shore back in '72 > that till this day put on the best tube riding display I have ever seen > there. They were riding fishes and got into the waves quite early, carved > the outside section, and got barreled so much deeper than anyone else was > at the time. I got an Aipa shaped fish soon after that was shaped for > Jimmy Blears. It was great for small stuff, but lacked bottom curve to be > effective in steeper waves. But Ill never forget those two fish > kneeboarders.>>> FD Bet they were the Huffman brothers from La Jolla…
Herb! Those were exactly the responses I had hoped for! Have you ever > ridden a single fin (hull) flex spoon ala George Greenough? Thank you for > sharing. …Yes,when I owned and operated a surfboard shop in LongBeach,Ca.called,“RainbowBridge”,I took one in on a trade-in.Still have the cool flex fin(clear volan).The deck was see thru,and it rode great!Better than the early single fin kneeboards of the 70s for sure.Killed that board at a popular beach break for body surfers.I also had a MelFish that rode great!Herb
…I need to wear my glasses more often,especially since my wife changed the screen to this o.d.green,with redlettering,can’t see s**t.Herb
Bet they were the Huffman brothers from La Jolla… …Rex huh?..On a final note for tonight,I’m going to see Brian Setzer at the Universal Amp. …HEY GUYS,THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES,REALLY…WOW THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT DAY!Herb
…Yes,when I owned and operated a surfboard shop in > LongBeach,Ca.called,“RainbowBridge”,I took one in on a > trade-in.Still have the cool flex fin(clear volan).The deck was see > thru,and it rode great!Better than the early single fin kneeboards of the > 70s for sure.Killed that board at a popular beach break for body surfers.I > also had a MelFish that rode great!Herb Herb, flex spoons aren`t made for beachbreaks! Wedge??
Herb, flex spoons aren`t made for beachbreaks! Wedge?? ,Yeah,I found that out the hard way,it shattered into several pieces. …I don’t think any board is the right board for the wedge,unless,maybe it’s a spongey. …By the way ,greatttt concert,Brian can play,baby,play!.Herb
…I started kneeboarding after I moved to Bell,Ca.(EastL.A.)from > ImperialBeach Ca.The reason being is I could take a board under 6 foot on > the bus(this eventually transformed into under 6 foot stand-up fish > boards).It also made it easier to ride a bike with a board under my arm. > …I use to ride the bus or ride my bike to H.B./SealBeach from Bell,or > to Venice,that’s like 20+ miles one direction,thru some not so friendly > neighborhoods.All that and with a wetsuit on(if you could call them > that,more like black cardboard suits,talk about rashes).Never did get > hassled.I’ll bet most people felt sorry for me.The farthest I rode my bike > with gear was from Bell to ImperialBeach, from before sun-up to after > dark,all in one day,man was I sore.>>> …Hey Stevie,thanks for making me remember my roots,It’s good to see > how far life has taken me,what a trip!!!Herb Ya I remember that you left at like 3am on that crappy 10speed called an Oxford those were heavy bikes with big ballon tires! DTs