We Confess................................................

The name “Herb Spitzer” is ficticious.

The name “Herb Spitzer” is/was being used by a group of 7 top pro surfboard builders,and 7 top pro surfriders here in the USA.We as a group, cooked up this cyber surf guru to express our opnions as well as our designs.Without risking personnal attacks from others on this site.Between the 7+7 of us , were able to cover a wide array of subjects pertaining to surfboard design,construction,art.etc.,etc.

We knew after awhile that this person would have to materialize at times and places,so we hired a top, up and coming Actor from The Sony Pictures group to pose as Herb.It took awhile to school this actor into a well rounded surfer/builder.It took a period of 3 years before we could cut him loose on the world,and have him hold up in a group of surf/skate/builders.The red herring worked even better than we expected,beyond our wildest dreams in most cases.This actor had no prior experience in surfing or construction,and only had a beginners level experience at skateboarding.We have to hand it to this actor as he has fooled everyone and did this with only 3 years of experience/instruction.

But like all good things,this too has come to the end.The actor that was assuming the fictional ID was coming to the completion of his wrtten contract and wanted to increase his salary/bennies.We as a group decided to decline and discontinue the cyber guru’s reign.If you back track in the archives here, you can figure out just about who these ghost writers are.

We 7+7 will in time will remove the vale and disclose our identities.As for the actor,it is up to him to decide if he wants to disclose his real name,events,etc.

It’s been real fun play this game with you folks,hope you all take it lite hearted,and plan on keeping this forum to it’s true nature…surfing and board building.

Herb…you guys,

I always thought you were too smart, avant garde,

and ‘neuvo school’ for your own good.

Never would have guessed.

forty seven years old and still so much to learn!

this is just silly

You could have saved money by not hiring his brother too!

truth is sometimes stranger than fiction…

if actors become presidents and governors, why not pose as surf forum experts too… ???

heck, how many OTHER actors frequent the industry who have remained undiscovered ?

or, anonymous on websites worldwide … I wonder [but only for a few seconds…time spent surfing is more productive]

          ben

Well now that were coming out of the closet. I’m really Ron Yoshida, VP of Hawaiian Island Creation / Coralhead Inc, I run the clothing fabrication & bag business in Irvine, but we do our manufacturing in Sumatra My side kick, aka “Steve the kid next door” is really Eric Arakawa Mr. Arakawa runs the foam business…we occasionally contact J.R. on Oahu to consult on custom glassing issues. We will be now be called the “TRIAD FORCE OF ONE” to all you little backyard insignificant obsequies people

Mahalo,…I have spoken!

“resinhead”

7 monkeys danced atop the water one fine day

one monkey looked over his super hairy charged toes and began to say

" I hope none of us fall off"

then he fell into the shark infested water.

the burden of being Genuine is a difficult responsibility to bear. For some an alternate Identity seems convienet,be it a nome de plume {french for fake name} or huddling in in a group for and unfathomable reason.At first the implicit ‘YOU HAVE BEEN DUPED’ feature of this revalation disolves below the pittious and reemerges to the genuine hey thanks for the info and I used some of that info positivly and maybe passed some on …THE 'actor? was a nice fellow even though he may have represented a composite character he is kinda like some one I lnow better than you,too bad you havn’t taken the time or effort to become your real self.Life can be a point of departure like ths post of yours “we confess” what would the priest on the other side of the screen say ?..ten hail marys and ten our fathers ? pennance is not accessable to YALL because you maintain anonimity…good for you your self esteem is in tact like drunk teenagers on halloween adding dog shite to a 9 year-olds bag of candy,sure shame on you but too bad your belief systems dont include sharing with others, perhaps strangers ,even information or an encouraging word in your own name…this may be an oppertunity for the high to resume their rightful place as mere mortals and allow the genuine to reassume dominion over the truth.The time for real wisdom will come and chicanery will slowly consume itself… that thing about aloha being given cant be taken away,the giver is still the winner the burden of recievership remains… the payment is due ,the debt for the deception could be shunted off as a joke to the perpetrators of the joke ,some may say its a joke that they understood all along…I for one continue to give from the source that was given to me and that was genuine and continues as such… thanks dad… ambrose…surfing waves you may not see while arguing with each other at the peir…between beers ha ha

what does this really say about the state of this top pro mumbo jumbo as compared to what is really important…to some the free exchange of information ,to some perhaps perpetuating the industrial espionage coopting of grass-roots inovation into market driven value systems for eventual corperate profits and perversion of perhaps the last remaining outpot of zen-sport dicipline… the incursion of the two stroke-fourstroke mentality on one side and corperate meglomania on the other resulting in the purest ‘lineup’ morphing into the same swill that the rest of our colapsing empire has in store for our immediate future…ambrose…and the camera pans the crowd of spectators hungry with appitite that may be fed by baseball basketball football tennis hocky … ?

Whoa. Wow. Really? Man, you guys sure fooled me. I’ve read every post you guys ever made thinking,'man, I sure would like to meet this Herb Spitzer." I pull up in my truck at Plaskett and there he is with a knarly little Queesland. Herb Spitzer. Should I walk up and introduce myself? F–k yah. Thats why I’m here. To meet these guys. I do it. Now you tell me he was an actor? Not very good lookin for an actor. He sure was good, though. I have to admit it. He gave me a nice little compliment on one of my boards. It made my f—in weekend, too. Does it still count? Did you guys have to pay extra for the tough little dog? Which one of you shaped his boards? They were killer. I wonder if Ambrose was really Ambrose. No way an actor could fake that. What about Jensen? Paler? LeeV? Proneman? Dang, I don’t know what to think. mike

 Howzit rooster, I think Herb is having some fun at our expense. We had some conversations a couple of years ago about where he and I had lived in our younger days and he had all the right answers and more. And if I'm not incorrect a few Swaylocks people have been to his house, but then again those people might be a part of the 7. Maybe the real Herb is in the federal witness protection program and feeding the 7 with his knowledge for the posts. Clyde from EDGE fin systems met him a while back. think i'll stop by clydes for info and his input on this. Ambrose is the real Ambrose though. Aloha ,Kokua

Herb, or Herbs,

I am stunned.

I asked Dan Rather and he said your posts were fake, but accurate.

Kokua,

I like your theory. Witness protection plan. I’ll never tell. Promise. By the way. I just watched 100 Foot Wednesday. Thanks for donating. Mike

Does this mean the skateboard deck that he may or may not have made - the one my wife won in the first SA raffle - is worth more or less? Have to know - we were using it as collateral with some, uuhhh, lenders…

Howzit rooster, Did a google search on Herb that resulted in a skateboard contest that he finished 6th in the downhill. Check out the link and scroll down to the down hill race results. Aloha,Kokua

http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=62

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Howzit rooster, Did a google search on Herb that resulted in a skateboard contest that he finished 6th in the downhill. Check out the link and scroll down to the down hill race results. Aloha,Kokua

http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=62

…still on that skate theme, I went to the “pool and park” section of that link you posted [THANKS KOKUA!!] , and blow me if in the email section, there wasn’t a photo of George Bush grinding frontside in a pool !! …ooh ooh , YEAH baby !

as Ali G would say … “RESPECT !!”

I stand corrected on THIS president, at least…

although, I guess HE could have taken a leaf out of saddam’s book, and have twin brothers / immitators who skate… like that post said, to win the skater’s votes !!

good stuff!!

ben

…or maybe… [twilight zone music now]… " herb spitzer" is REAALLY Georg…

Kokua and those who it may concern,

This thread is/was fictional,another words I’m for real.There is no 7+7 or actor(s) involved except me(I am a professional AFTRA/SAG actor,retired).I wrote this fairy tale,sturred up the pot and dropped it in to get a reaction.Was there a reason? Yes,I’m writing a novel/screen play and wanted to see what kind of reaction I would get within the group.My results were excellent ! If for some wild reason I make a big mint on this book/script,I’ll pay for everyone to go/come to the following Sways event.Maybe we can have it in Hawaii.Sorry if I bent anyones feelings or insulted you,it was never intended to create harm to anyone.

As for the winner’s skate deck ,it’s genuine and will hold it’s collateral,and my gnarly Blue Queensland Heeler, she’s still with me as much as my wife is ringing her hands in anticipation for me to put her to sleep(I can’t do it right now,I would feel too much like a traitor).My dog has just been tooo loyal to me for over 19 years and her B-day is just around the corner.By the way my compliments were genuine.Herb

A dark horse running on a dark race course.

Kokua,

That’s amazing. He had a couple of skates with him at this year’s event. Isn’t that a young man’s sport? I bet if he put on a few pounds he could move up in the standings. A very interesting, guy. Listening to him talk about boards was a treat. Mike

No 7+7 Herb? then who are we?

 Should we tell the truth?  

We know that everyone lies,even the President of the USA, So why believe this guy,he’s trying to continue what we 7+7 created.I would tell you the truth but I don’t think this world,life species could handle it… Mr.Seven.