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Tubesteak Tracy- The Hazards of Surf Photography
08/06/08

Only one Kelly Slater - I feel so young
07/30/08

A little Surf Sorry- Free Wetsuits
07/23/08

New board day part 2- The Surft Fame Game
07/16/08

New board day - '08 Surfing walk of Fame Inductions
07/09/08

Watermen - Surf show month
07/02/08

The Barrymore Board Story - Grand Night Terrors
06/25/08

My First Surf Mobile - Summer Vacation is Fun
06/18/08

Unleashed Crazyness - Summer Vacation is Fun
06/11/08

In the day - Danger Will Robinson, Danger
06/04/08

Remembering our Heros - There are still cool kids
05/28/08

New Surf Utility Box Rocks - Surf Cub Reporter
05/21/08

Moms that surf - Rockin' the hood
05/14/08

The Food Chain - I wanna Time Machine
05/07/08

Growing up Orange County Now - The Summer of Love
04/30/08

Killer Dana Surf Shop Rocks - Surf City Mom
04/23/08

Follow Thy Soul Part 2- Buttheaded into Submission
04/16/08

Follow Thy Soul- Legendary Katin Team Challenge
04/09/08

Honor the Barracuda cont.- Surfer's Hall of Fame Inductees 2008
04/02/08

Honor the Barracuda - Timmy turners film to be featured
03/26/08

Big hoot for Bud Browne - Twisted Memories
03/19/08

Honor the Barracuda - Surf Aid and Reading Dora
03/12/08

Growing up Orange County cont. - New Ideas for Surf Bumped Bodies
03/05/08

From the Mind of Morey -On your Knees
02/27/08

Bugged into bringing back a classic. -How agro can you go?
02/20/08

Three Dark weeks in the O.C. -Bill Holden, The Legend
02/13/08

Yet even more on the darker side of surfing - Surf city needs a skate park
02/06/08

More on the darker side of surfing- Surfing and Cystic Fibrosis
01/30/08

Tanners Idol - Michael Patrick haley
01/23/08

The Eliminaters Surf Band- New T.V. shows and 80 foot waves
01/16/08

Naked Shark Bait - The Blind Dog
01/09/08

The Darker Side of Surfing, Part 3 - Blue Dog vs The Shark
01/02/08

Protect them eyeballs - Another Year in the life
12/26/07

The Darker Side of Surfing, Part 2- Christmas in Surf City
12/19/07

The Eyes have it - Leading to the Big Day
12/12/07

The Darker Side of Surfing - Local Vibes
12/05/07

This years christmas gift idea for surfers - Great Rides
11/28/07

The Zen of Bodysurfing - Happy Thanksgiving
11/21/07

Sorry to the guy on the Blue Board- More on Katin Shop
11/14/07

To be really cold - Local Surf Photo Queen Part 2
11/07/07

Growing up Orange County .. Cont. - The Wave - Diane Edmonds
10/31/07

The Art of the Surf Check - The Second Annual Rock for Choc
10/24/07

The Depth of Honk - The Katin Logo
10/17/07

What Ever Happened to John Mason - Sam's Lives
10/10/07

Lake Michigan Surf Dog Rescue - Eddie Bertrand Comeback
10/03/07

They say its my Birthday - Life is Better when you Surf
09/26/07

Yet another "I remember" Column - Surf Dog in Action
09/19/07

35th Anniversary of Five Summer Stories - Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right
09/12/07

Dave Velzy Surf Contest - Expensive Wothless Swap Land
09/05/07

Growing up Orange County- Where have all the Hodads Gone
08/29/07

The Shadows Knows - They will surf again and eat Chili
08/22/07

The Mongoose Lives - They will surf again and eat chili
08/15/07

A view on Suring Etiquette - Basking in the aftermath
08/08/07

Fairabunga - Paddle out gone wrong
08/01/07

So ya wanna be famous - Fame Days and Goodbye
07/25/07

The artful Mooks - The big show is coming back to town
07/18/07

Rick Griffin Art Show a Must - A passing comment on proper beach attire
07/11/07

The total geeks guide to going to the beach part 2 - Surf Fest 2007
07/04/07

More on Dick Dale for Walk of Fame - Best Collections Contest
06/27/07

Behind Surfin' Sundays - Blue Dog and the Bear
06/20/07

The total geeks guide to going to the beach - Surf traffic school
06/13/07

Young Dude Homies - Talking Trash at the beach
06/07/07

The top of the surf trophy chain - Surfin' Sundays rock the O.C.
05/30/07

Growing Up Orange County Continued - Tattoo Me
05/23/07

Clarity and Surfing - Surfers hall of fame
05/16/07

More classic surf movies - Got a Tattoo
05/09/07

A night at the surf concert - The Dreaded Bolsa Bug
05/02/07

Another night at the surf movies - Cruise For Surf
04/25/07

A night at the surf movies - The Teacher Hit Me
04/18/07

Why I don't Dawn Patrol - Why I am not Rich in Money
04/11/07

Afternoons with Sevo - What Makes a Local a Local
04/04/07

Mighty Mamas and More - Rocky times at Bolsa Chica
03/28/07

More dumb surf stories: Part 2 - Droping in dead guys
03/21/07

Cowawaycool - Pounders
03/14/07

Great dumb surf stories: Part 1 - The Woody Brown Movie, Part 2
03/07/07

Surfing Cows - The Woody Brown Movie, Part 1
02/28/07

Finger Food - Surfed Citied
02/21/07

Shooting Stars - Wheeling Robert August
02/14/07

Random Thingies - Just another day in surf city
02/07/07

Growing Up Orange County Continued - Adventures in Surf Travel
01/31/07

In search of endless summer - A hot move moment
01/24/07

The Electric Wetsuit Drama - Strange and Interesting Surfboards
01/17/07

The Surfacing of Al Dukes - Nose Diving
01/10/07

The ears have it part 2 - Corkys Mango Tango
01/03/07

The ears have it part 1 - Favorite new years
12/27/06

Christmas Gone By - Da Kine Creesmess Fairystory
12/20/06

Eating Orange County - A stoked surfer girl
12/13/06

Great Ideas for a surfer christmas- The red guitar
12/06/06

More swell of summer '69 - Surf and Snow
11/29/06

Growing Up Eating Orange County - Hold onto your board
11/22/06

Big Winter Day - Style Matters
11/15/06

To Ride the Realy Big Ones - Rockin' and the Roadsters
11/08/06

Growing Up Orange County Continued - Richard Chew Hangs up the can
11/01/06

Honking Capistrano Sessions - Caught Inside
10/25/06

Surf Footwear - Time to Get out of Dodge
10/18/06

Can't Cha smell that Smell -Real Pain
10/10/06

Rockin for Choc - Hate Stingrays
10/04/06

Whose Bright Idea was Blue Crush Anyway? - Bad Ending for the Beast
09/27/06

Slander Just for the FUn of It - Badge of Honor
09/20/06

Surfing and Long Term Relationships - The Food Chain
09/13/06

The Eyes Have It - Two Wheeled Surf Safaris
09/06/06

The hobie glory years Part 13 -Big Boardfest Weekend
08/30/06

The hobie glory years Part 12 -Dodger rocks the house at US Open
08/23/06

The hobie glory years Part 11 -They are Still Chasing Dora
08/16/06

The hobie glory years Part 10 - The Big Show
08/09/06

The hobie glory years Part 9 -Surf City the Musical
08/02/06

The hobie glory years Part 8 -Hall of fame inductions at Huntington beach
07/26/06

The hobie glory years continued - One more reluctant Adventure - part 2
07/19/06

The hobie glory years continued - One more reluctant Adventure
07/12/06

The Mystery Writer Revealed - Growing up Orange County cont.
06/28/06

Okalahoma - The hobie glory years part five - Takes Two to Tango
06/28/06

The hobie glory years part four - Hawaiian Time
06/21/06

Growing up in Orange County Continued
06/14/06

The hobie glory years part three - Messin' with Mark
06/07/06

The hobie glory years part two- Olla Bob's Tooth
05/31/06

The hobie glory years part one- The art of the take off
05/26/06

It Whadn't me - Bones in the River
05/17/06

Wax Bars and Fast Cars- The Classic Road Carve
05/10/06

Growing up in Orange County Vol. 4 - The Gopher
05/03/06

Earth and Surf Day- Wax or no Wax that is the Question
04/19/06

Ohana Paddleboard Team - Dale Velzy Book Launch
04/12/06

Hooks and Ladders - The Moving Camp
04/05/06

Sizing it up - The Crack of Dawn
03/29/06

Growing up in Orange County Vol. 3 - Growing up in North County Vol. 2
03/22/06

Growing up in Orange County Vol. 2 - Growing up in North County
03/15/06

Growing up in Orange County- Sorta Dumb Surf Moves
03/08/06

Growing up in Orange County- It's better to be warm than cold
03/01/06

The Blooming of a Surf Babe - Officially Official or Nay
02/22/06

The Complete Iguana and Frozen dog story Part 3 - Barging In
02/15/06

The Complete Iguana and Frozen dog story Part 2 - Goodbye to Pecos Mike
02/08/06

The Complete Iguana and Frozen dog story - The Endless Surf Shop
02/01/06

Newbie on the Biggies - Another Restless Native
01/25/06

Mr. Zog and His Sex Wax - The Saga of the Long Lost Surf Book
01/18/06

You think Surfers are Dumb? It's Noon, Do you know where your package is?
01/11/06

Bi-fish and more- My first surfboard deal
01/04/06

New Years Eve Rocks - Remembering Richard's Cafe
12/28/05

More Blanked out Surf Industry - Smoggy Water
12/22/05

Surfboard Industry Blanked out - Rare Surfboard on Auction
12/14/05

Pipeline Masters Myth - Robert August Tribute Movie
12/07/05

Oops, I think I'm Pregnant - Death Trap for Fat Dudes
11/30/05

The Survival of Bruce Jones- Thanksgiving 2005
11/23/05

The Dasteredly deed of wave snaking - Localizing
11/09/05

Spy Vs Spy - Rabbit Tagging
11/02/05

We toasted the Pond - Surfing in the Dark
10/26/05

No sympathy for the devil - the Great Redwood adventures
10/18/05

Barrell of hissing fish - No Injuries, No Arrests
10/12/05

Surf and Seized - The juniors are coming to town
10/05/05

The Beach Boys are Back In Town - Getting back to the Beach
09/28/05

Finding Happiness in Resort Wearville - Surf Clubbing without Music
09/21/05

Jack Johnson, Surf Troubadour - Mickey Ratt, A Cheesy Story
09/14/05

More on Stupid Surf City Argument - Morey Dream Boogie
09/07/05

I hate Jelly Fish - Fashionably Unfashionable
08/24/05

The Artful Part of Surfing - How lucky we are
08/17/05

Released or not- Three Cool Stories
08/10/05

Fear In Flying - Nuuhiwa at Last
08/03/05

Surf Monsters Invade the O.C. - O.C. Surfers into the Hall of Fame
07/27/05

2005 Surfer's Hall of Fame Inductions - The Circus Comes to Town
07/20/05

Blowing Up Martinsons Board - Barrymore in the Window
07/13/05

The Surfing Industry Mega Monster - Gidget Rides Again
07/06/05

Tom Morgon Feedback - Animals on the outside
06/29/05

The Legend of Tom Morgon Cont.- School is out
06/21/05

The Legend of Tom Morgon - Ka Hunk was a Nice Chick
06/15/05

Flying with the Hawk -Huntington Beach High School
06/08/05

In Search of the Secret Spot 3- Cheater Five
06/01/05

In Search of the Secret Spot 2- Robert August Day
05/25/05

In Search of the Secret Spot - The perfect ride
05/18/05

Surfing Impaired - Do something about it
05/11/05

Size matter a lot - The urge to be a local
05/04/05

What's Fishy About Fish - Testing the Waters
04/27/05

Air Surfing - Back in the day, today
04/20/05

Here's to Joe Dimagio -Glory days at the river Jetty
04/13/05

King of the Surf Guitar - Another Surfer Dies Unnecessarily
04/06/05

Surf Checking the Flying cows - Blue banks of Cortez
03/30/05

The Beach Boys rock - Your board has been found
03/23/05

Finding Surf City - The cross step shuffle
03/16/05

Colors - Lessons at the Golden Bear
03/09/05

The River Ran Through Me - Localizing localism
03/02/05

Wonderful Wipeouts - The Right Equipment
02/23/05

Eddie and Why - A bad day at Bolsa Chica
02/16/05

Cowabunga in all the wrong places - Catching Waves
02/09/05

Little Surfer Joe - Homers Combers
02/02/05

The Hawk - Nobody Home
01/26/05

New Surf Stuff - Georges Galore
01/19/05

Surfing Sell-outs - The Stomp
01/12/05

Don't leave home with out - About the blue dog
01/05/05

Don't leave home with out - About the blue dog
12/29/04

My favorite christmas - Night before christmas 2004
12/21/04

Uncle David Inducted into the Hall of Fame - On Safari to Stay
12/15/04

The First Champion - Camping on the Edge
12/08/04

Holiday Gift Ideas for Surfers - Legendary Surf Safaris
12/01/04

You Really Missed It-Losing More Surf Pals
11/17/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 7 - Surf Safari Part 5
11/17/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 6 - Surf Safari Part 4
11/11/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 5 - Surf Safari Part 3
11/03/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 4 - Surf Safari Part 2
10/27/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 3 - Surf Safari
10/20/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 2- Takin' care of business
10/13/04

Modern Surfboard Evolution Part 1- Can't cha smell that Smell?
10/06/04

What's my Line - Boogie in Da Boo
09/29/04

Best Swell I ever saw in Orange County - Sand Bars
09/15/04

Jonesin with Tony - Techno Surfology
09/08/04

Long Lost Board finds its way Home - Baby Banger Makes it Big
09/01/04

BA BA Bob Ballou - Paddle Racing for Cancer
08/25/04

Paddle Stronger Longer - I love Reader Participation
08/19/04

Surf Fever - Building your own surfboard
08/11/04

Big Surf Reality Check, Serious Risk - Concretization or not
08/04/04

Lost and Found - Hall of Fame Inductions
07/28/04

Packing with the Greek - Uncle Harbie makes the walk
07/21/04

Best Geezer Waves on Earth - The Paraffin Chronicals
07/14/04

A Chance For A Cool Trip and Some Glory - Two Dudes in Diapers
07/07/04

BEST Surf Spots in Orange County - Dates for the Big Show
06/30/04

My Favorite Surf Band of All Time - Reader Participation Rules
06/23/04

Fear Days of Surfside Jetty- Anybody need a Surf Dog?
06/16/04

Underwater Wave Launch - Crossing the Picket Line
06/09/04

Hangin on For Dear Life - First Boards
06/02/04

Robert August - Fideo This
05/26/04

Blue Dog Metcalf - Surf Rats and Rats
05/20/04

Summer Dangers Lurk
05/12/04

H. Allan Seymour, Vintage Guru
05/05/04

Killer Capo - The Wave
04/28/04

Cat on a Hot Foam Board - The Wave
04/22/04

Before the Cord - The Wave
04/14/04

Boogie Woogie Boogie Boy - The Wave
04/07/04

Throught the Pier Backwards - The Wave
03/31/04

Salt Creek Days - The Wave
03/24/04

Doho Days- The Wave
03/17/04

Hev Revisited- The Wave
03/10/04

Life in the All Night Cantina- The Wave
03/03/04

Not Just Another Fish Story - The Wave
02/25/04

What's Shakin- The Wave
02/19/04

The Spirit of the Adventure- The Wave
02/11/04

The Passion and the Poison - The Wave
02/04/04

Water Pipes and Towers - The Wave
01/28/04

Surf Spots Along the Way - The Wave
01/21/04

Danger in all the wrong places
01/14/04

Shark Fear
01/07/04

To A Better Year
12/31/03

Muey Merry Christmas
12/24/03

The Family that Surfs Together
12/17/03

Really Dumb Surf Moves
12/10/03

Rabbit Still Hoppin'
12/03/03

Thanks and Giving
11/26/03

Hola from Paradise
11/19/03

Wilt Surfed
11/12/03

The Things Ya Miss
11/05/03

King of the Surf Guitar
10/29/03

Point it Out
10/22/03

Surfside Steve Rowe
10/15/03

Sweet Scary Solitude
10/09/03

Riding out the storm
10/01/03

Transition Periods
09/24/03

Larry Went For It
09/17/03

The First One Was Free...Zing
09/10/03

San Onofre Surf Mecca
09/03/03

The Golden Years of Surf Clubs
08/27/03

An Afternoon at the Surf Flicks
08/20/03

Makin out with Duke
08/13/03

Why Waves Come in Sets
08/06/03

New Hall of Fame Inductions
07/30/03

Watching the U.S. Open
07/23/03

A Night at the Surf Movies
07/16/03

How Unreal is Real?
07/09/03

U.S. Open of Surfing gets a new sponsor
07/02/03

Reality, or just Rot Away
06/25/03

Is Nothing Sacred?
06/18/03

Lost and Found Again
06/11/03

Summer is For Fun
06/04/03

A good deal on a Uke
05/28/03

Hall of Fame Inductions
05/21/03

Ask Me Anything
05/14/03

Party Napping for Experts
05/07/03

Too Extreme to Dream
04/30/03

Busy Spring Surf Schedule
04/23/03

Surf Rushing
04/16/03

Whaddya Don't know
04/09/03

Bits and Pieces
04/02/03

Local Talent
03/26/03

Stompin' on the Duke Stamp
03/19/03

First Trip to Hawaii
03/12/03

Whatever Happend to two
03/06/03

Loosing Dru Harrison
02/26/03

Be Bop a Bamboo A
02/19/03

What Even Happened To
02/12/03

The Short Long Question
02/05/03

Surf Dining for Beginners
01/29/03

The Iguana, or not the Iguana
01/22/03

The Ghost of Mickey Dora
01/15/03

So, What's up for '03?
01/08/03

Dirty Water or Not
01/02/03

Eddie Would Go
12/22/02

Eddie Would Go
12/18/02

Business, Art form or Sport
12/11/02

Surf Traffic Control
12/04/02

My Yearly Thanksathon
11/27/02

It's That Surf Shopping Time of Year
11/20/02

Motivational Moments or Not
11/13/02

Motivational Moments or Not
11/06/02

The Surf Theater Returns
10/30/02

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
10/23/02

Doyle Does Paradise
10/16/02

Fins to the left
10/09/02

Getting Colder but Thinking Warmer
10/02/02

Mini Mayorette Arrival on Main Street
09/24/02

At Last, A New Longboard Contest Series
09/18/02

Naming Surf Spots
09/11/02

Get Back to School Little Doggies
09/04/02

Lengends Lurk on Longies in La Jolla
08/28/02

Duke Stamp Hits the Mainland
08/21/02

Significant Others Who Don't Surf
08/14/02

No, No, No and Another No for Good Measure
08/07/02

Summer Show in Surf City
07/31/02

Surfing Hall of Fame Inductions
07/24/02

Sting Rays and Respect for the Duke
07/17/02

Locals Get Ready for the Big Show
07/10/02

Class Classics
07/03/02

Class Reunions
06/26/02

Urbaniak life in Surf Suburbia
06/19
/02

Surf Events for the Young and Old
06/12/02

Why Surfing is so much better than work
06/05/02

Big saturday turns sad in Surf City
05/29/02

Sometimes it doesn't pay to do the right thing
05/22/02

Big Saturday in Surf City
05/15/02

Take that mama surfing
05/08/02

How big is really big?
05/01/02

Answers to all your surf questions.
04/24/02

The Falling Fish Near Death Episode
04/17/02

Duke's Surf City Challenge
04/10/02

The Aikau Tradition
04/03/02

The bumps come and they go and come back again
03/27/02

Whatever Happened to John Boozer?
03/20/02

Uh Oh, Here We Go Again
03/13/02

Surf City Surf Music
03/06/02

Young Chargers
02/27/02

Clearing things up bit
02/20/02

Surf Legends Show Up For Cancer Foundation Fundraiser
02/13/02

Memories of the Wavemaster
02/06/02

Name Brand, Lame Brand
01/30/02

Get Ready for G-4
01/23/02

Getting in Shape to Surf
01/16/02

The Passing of the Black Knight
01/09/02

No More Dissapointments
01/02/02

It was a very strange year
12/26/01

Celebrating Doc Ball
12/19/01

The Art of Art
12/12/01

Christmas Already???
12/05/01

Dawn Patrol with the Greek
11/28/01

Mahalo and let's eat
11/21/01

Walk of Fame, Honor or Insult?
11/14/01

Prep for the Long Winter
11/07/01

The Rare Shaka Surf Duck
10/31/01

Sending off Sam
10/24/01

Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio?
10/17/01

A Surfer on a Stamp
10/10/01

Getting a Tad Politico
10/03/01

The Birth of Skateboarding
09/26/01

The Towns Along The Shore
09/19/01

The Summer of "El Nada"
09/12/01

Peoples and Places
09/05/01

Legends and Longboards lurk at Luau
08/29/01

The Quest for the Perfect Uncrowded Wave
08/22/01

Choosing a Surf Compatible Mate
08/15/01

Loosing Control
08/08/01

Never Say Never
08/01/01

Following Up
07/25/01

America's largest pro surfing competition
07/18/01

Rats more aggressive than a south side pack
07/11/01

But really, the right color can make it work better
07/04/01

George has had it with "Preppie" Surfers
06/27/01

A Great Way to Prevent Old Age
06/20/01

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
06/13/01

My Summer Public Service Column
06/06/01

Your chance to be on the Tube
05/30/01

So, you think you're dedicated
05/23/01

Legends Day on Main Street
05/16/01

A Mans Surfing Magazine
05/09/01

Be True to your School
05/02/01

Growing Pains
04/25/01

Life in the food Chain
04/18/01

Brand Names Going Overboard
04/11/01

The Raising of the Moon
04/04/01

Lamenting the passing of da bumps
03/28/01

Ya don't have to get Huffy
03/21/01

Remembering
Rodney

03/14/01

Wanna work in the surf industry?
03/07/01

Back from Paradise
02/28/01

A Dangling Conversation, Part Three
02/21/01

A Dangling Conversation, Part Two
02/14/01

A Dangling Conversation
02/07/01

Pacific Coast Vintage Surf Auction
01/26/01

The Eddie Aikau Goes Off
01/17/01

Extremely Extreme Sports
01/09/01

Not Another New Year
01/03/01

Another Year in the Life
12/27/00

Night Before Christmas 2000
12/20/00

The Best Day at the Pier
12/13/00

Is This Just Another Log Jam, Or Is It Getting To Look a Lot Like Christmas
12/06/00

The First Pipeline Masters
11/29/00

Thanks For all the Turkeys
11/22/00

It's The Gadgets
11/15/00

Another Hot One
11/8/00

Surf Cowboy South
11/1/00

The Fish are Pissed
10/24/00

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