tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post4456836698027661996..comments2024-03-28T12:51:43.585-07:00Comments on SURFMATTERS: From JonathanPaul Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-54652204796346456612019-10-16T07:57:38.825-07:002019-10-16T07:57:38.825-07:00"Once, out at Rincon, I complained to him abo..."Once, out at Rincon, I complained to him about the south wind that was blowing, and he tore me a new one. He said something to the effect that we we're all going to be dead in 100 years, so enjoy whatever we had now!"<br /><br />HAH! Yeah, that's the guy!!!Geoffrey Levenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985724057703601570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-57719850747694554902019-10-15T07:34:19.366-07:002019-10-15T07:34:19.366-07:00Snodgrass was a retired dentist named Dr. Rae. (A...Snodgrass was a retired dentist named Dr. Rae. (At least, that what I heard.) <br /><br />He was decades ahead of his time...sitting (to the consternation of many in the lineup) out in the ocean a big board, and gliding into swells 50 yards outside of everyone...like an SUP or a Frye 12 footer today.<br /><br />Once, out at Rincon, I complained to him about the south wind that was blowing, and he tore me a new one. He said something to the effect that we we're all going to be dead in 100 years, so enjoy whatever we had now!Paul Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-11203160364888987562019-10-15T06:56:19.850-07:002019-10-15T06:56:19.850-07:00Misterdirk, when I lived in Santa Barbara in the m...Misterdirk, when I lived in Santa Barbara in the mid-late 1980's I frequently saw a guy out at Rincon named Snodgrass I think. He was well into his 80's I think. (PG might be able to shed more light.) I remember him laughing in the lineup saying that his wife would complain that all he ever was interested in were surfing and sex. So theres hope for us all! I think mats are less taxing on the body than standup boards so that should push our window into our 90's, "Lord willing and the crick don't rise."Geoffrey Levenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985724057703601570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-6975702258738037662019-10-14T11:15:12.171-07:002019-10-14T11:15:12.171-07:00Beautiful account. I can almost relate -- I spent ...Beautiful account. I can almost relate -- I spent a few long stays at Raglan in the 80s and 90s, but was riding my Lis fishes, not mats. Also spent 6 quite feral weeks at Kiritehere; ragged surf but a grand experience overall. I'd love to return with only mats before I'm too old for it.misterdirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397330606862971507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-87877334962585708712019-10-14T07:14:20.401-07:002019-10-14T07:14:20.401-07:00Jonathan, thank you! That was a real breath of san...Jonathan, thank you! That was a real breath of sanity in the mostly psycho world of what now passes for "surfing". Geoffrey Levenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985724057703601570noreply@blogger.com