Buttons had his shortcomings, but he had a generous heaping of aloha. Early on people took advantage of this for whatever reason, and the “cool” guys introduced him to drugs; what a shame. Back in the day everone wanted to be his friend because he was the man. A few of my friends have been calling sharing their own Buttons stories, and over all, there is a deep regret and loss over such a wonderous person. Buttons defined radical surfing.
