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blog notes and news from the "deep, deep south" surf scene and n.o. surf stuff... |
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October 24 Friday 5:30 - 8:30
It was fun.. great weather, sunset, bombed a hill too. Do another levee ride soon. SPECIAL EVENT: Longboarding on the Levee When: Saturday, October 11 (This Saturday!) 6:00 – Sunset Where: The “fly” (behind the Zoo by the river)
Bring your
longboard or skateboard to the fly look for the “van” and we’ll
cruise the levee to the Jefferson parish line and back.
Sept 10?
Hey how's it going im currently living and working
in galliano and today i decided after work i would go down and check out
fourchon for some surf. So i head down and when i get there the place got pretty
beat up, i continue to the beach and see large tents with people loading stuff
into 18 wheelers right before the bridge. I could see the bridge was closed so i
parked switched into my trunks grabbed my board and ran for the bridge. What i
saw next completely shocked me, as i was walking across the bridge i could hear
the roar of massive waves and see a whole lot of white. I quickly ran barefoot
from the bridge to the beach entrance. When i got there i found that the beach
was completely gone and the wave were massive, sloppy and mushy but massive. The
waves were crashing into those concrete bag things under them was a slanted
brick wall where the sand use to be. Some waves would roll up the wall then back
down creating a south bound wave that would crash into the ones coming in,
creating this huge 10 foot spray. I stood and observed for awhile, the waves
past the rock jetties had 10 foot faces on the easy, the ones closer to the
beach would form real clean at about 5 to 6 foot tall and look almost perfect
then break over into a kinda mush but rideable wave. So i stood there alone
thinking about jumping in and going for it but in the back of my mind i was like
man i could easily get drug out to sea and no one would ever know. I didn't have
my lease because i left it in my bros truck so i would have with out a doubt
crashed my board into the brick wall. So i continued to think about it, threw a
jug in the water to see if the current was real bad and it didn't seam to be,
but eventually a wave caught the jug and slammed it into the concrete wall. I
continued to watch and think and then all of a sudden i hear GET YOUR CRAP AND
GET OUT OF HERE!!! I look back and a port police had busted me. He then told me
south of the flood gates was a mandatory evac and that i needed to get out of
here. So i gather my things and start the walk back to the bridge. So if anyone
ask about going down that way to surf its completely out of the question. Its
probably a good thing i got busted, could be out in the middle of the gulf right
now if not for that. Also i attached some pics. Notice the white in the distance
from the bridge pics.
Deep in the heart... mucho macho gustav.
mo' texas. damn
We split - no party - did some major chillin' in Mississippi after we saw the storm hadn't swamped the city. Thanks John and Eddie! Mahalo! August 27 See - we try to give away free booze at the Gods hurl storms at us! What's up with that? Okay the free shots are off the menu. BYOB for Sat. We'll do that free stuff during a different season... like winter. If it does go for us - evacuate with your board both sides, tx and fla, should see some good surf. August 30 Sat. Night @ the shop! 7722 Maple St. A midsummer's parade passes by the surf shop! Come reveal with us! "Pops and Shots" party - I'm giving out free shots (while they last) and "Chef" Neal is selling his incredible natural juice popsicles. Note: last time we were gonna give out free alcohol that damn storm stopped us. "Happy surf day to you. Happy surf day to..."
The Bum and me. Meeting pro surfers yeah that's cool but this is The Bum!
Wishes do come true. If you build it they will come... If you buid it they will come...
feb 08 We moved to maple st.
In da new place... 7722 Maple St. with lots of new stuff. gaux saints!
Who dat! Me with a fellow cancer survivor and surfer. Note my thaila st. surf tee.
The wedge...
Somewhere in Louisiana. But where could it be? I have no idea. None.
MC and Alec's picks. @ da old place.
Who says ya can't surf New Orleans? Tell that to Kenny.
He may have created the internet but he also cursed us with manbear pig! When will we listen? When!
Gras!
Black & Gold in Costa Rica. Win that tiki from your sister!
We reopen!
After that storm! My marketing idea... I had two people say they came in cause they saw it on a fridge.
Mary Carol (MC) - N.O. Surf Shop owner. Me too - she shouldn't take all the blame. We both give ya' a big Mahalo for your business!
The New Orleans Surf Shop opens 2004.
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