Velzy Memorial

General Discussion
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An amazing gathering of the Tribe at Doheny this afternoon. A thousand? Probably more, came to celebrate the life of Dale Velzy; from hot rods to hot curls, from vaquero to legend. Another thread was cut that holds that golden age to the rest of us.

I missed most of the testimonials but the paddle-out made up for it. Bumping rails with Kirk Putnam, Skip (Easternpacific) and his wife Sally, Herb Spitzer, Skip Frye, Wayne Rich, Randy French and hundreds of other familiar faces I couldn’t put names to. The P-51 Mustang fly-over gave it a hot rod touch that seemed perfect.

On my way back to the beach, a nice little comber came our way. A squadron of 9’+ longboards and me on the little travel board pulling hard. Must have been a breath from Kauai that pushed me in…

Jim Phillips says hi to all.

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Dale must have approved since we had a Tsunami warning at 9:30 pm that evening; nothing happened but several larger-than-normal sets came in.

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…Lee,

You looked very youthful and sharp!

…Jim,

Thanks for the words and kind thoughts.Tell Bill there really is no bad feelings here towards him.

…epac and wife,

nice to see/meet up with yous two.I hope that soon we as families can get together,maybe for a lunch deal .

…Big Tom and Little Tom at Daum,

A bright light on a cloudy day,you guys are tops!

…Dale,

sorry we never spent more time together,you’re loved here.

…To all the rest(as my brain and tears clusterf*^ks my memory)

…THANKYOU!!! AND ALOHA ALLLLLLL…

…To my Mom,Jean Fusae Spitzer,

Sorry that we didn’t get to see each other this weekend as planned.

May our creator hold you in the palms of his hands until we re-unite,I miss and love you,aloha mom…(passed on in her sleep , June 7 2005).Herb

I am the 4th horseman…

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It was good to see all the appreciation and aloha spirit for a pioneer of our community. Surfers came from all over to bid farewell, remember the good times and celebrate the lifestyle and Dale.

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Man that was one Bitchin send off for Dale. good to see you Tom, Easternpacific,LeeV sorry I didnt see Herb, hey Herb buddy hang in there. So many legends and heros of mine there.High point was the P-51 fly by and sippin some real moonshine with Yater and Jim Mahoney.

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That tribute was outrageous i couldn’t believe all the people that were in the paddle out, my buddies and I watched from the jetty, it was like a never ending line for people to get out it show how much tjis one man impacted so many people’s lives.

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Tom,

I thought I knew you! I saw you on the beach and out in the water and I couldn’t put the pieces together…sorry I didn’t say hi.

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sitting here piecing together what I can

Basa came back met him at the airport

told the stories of his slice of goodwill visitations

from driving tthe kids sttion wagon at 95 mph pedal to da medo

new tires for russells citroen

carburator for the 39 pinkie

mew digi cam photos played back waiting for bags

he loaned me the OC Register

and fealt the vibe on the front seat in traffic

when I couldn’t stop to read it

that was all I could do

thank for including the travel board

wow doheny…

pictures on da net

slide showin’

nice left guy in the hat

like threads from a heavenly body

spreading like a great may pole to the circumfrence of the circle and each thread branching off with every subsequent contact

the oral transmission of each one’s experience

an effective disemination of the lift towards the concept of eternity.

cant wait to shape it up

those fins pictured are flippin cooler than…

thet model t? was it a twenty nine woodie oooo…

thanks for the ride Hawk…cant wait for the next cycle from the peak

let alone the paddle out ,or should I just shape and glass…

thanks for goin you guys ,and for sharing…

… ambrose…

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Sorry, I missed you. It seemed everywhere I turned, I was searching the memory banks for names to go with faces.

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Herb,

Deepest condolences.

There are those who believe there is a fifth horseman, who heals what the first four have wrought (conquest, war, famine, and death, all the destruction that men can do). He was there the day of the memorial. Look for him again in your dreams.

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I’m still flashing back on that day. Witnessing the truth of our short history. Giving thanks to the many, many teachers who learned from Dale Velzy.

The bikers where there, elbow to elbow with the trailriders, next to the hotroders and woodies, surrounded by thousands of surfers and paddlers. Paddling out, there was LeeV, Herb, helping some drunk guy stay upright on his longboard, K.P. and his nice Tom Mix hat. Endless faces and names. The Velzy paddleboards…wow, stopped in my tracks over and over.

We all touched the travelboard.

Life is short

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The drunk guy was Dale's nephew.Obviously not a surfer.With help from a surfergal friend of mine Elaine, we held him up for the duration, with only one wipeout....PLUS !!! I got a bitchen ride at the end of the ceremonies from outside all the way down the beach into the shore ....all-by-my-self! THANKYOU Dale!

…Man,What an VERY up and down week for me…personally that is.And just went you think it can’t get any worst it pours down again like a dam breaking out.

…Took my dog Shelby…my model for my surf/skate label,also my best friend,protector…companion …to the vets yesterday…she has less than a month or two left in her…she’ll be 21 this coming Christmas.Herb

…I am the 4th horseman…

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“The Hawk has fallen, but, his legacy will soar forever”

Bing

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I was reading the herb-post about shelby as the flush of lightened blood flow tickled up one side of me and down the otherfolowed by that chicken skin feeling

I came to a fuller understanding of what Long John Silver meant by “shiver me timbers”

we can be shaken to the marrow if allow ourselves to be sensitive

good dog shelby …good dog…meet ya arround the bend

…ambrose…

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Some photos trickling in

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Howzit E-pacman, Stopped by BASA's shop yesterday to drop off some lams and he was showing me pics he took at the memorial. he just got a dig camera and a stand alone printer and he wants me to set it up for him, so I'll see if he'll let me post some of the pics he took since he's got some good ones also. Aloha,Kokua
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I don’t think I know much about scanning.

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I’ll work on, maybe, higher resolution ?

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Dale Velzy’s first foam board, styrofoam / shellac

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Tylers hotrod & somebodys van interior

Mike Eatons old paddleboard in perfect condition

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