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I hope I'm not gettin on your nerves there bobdea? Let's get some more pictures into this story! How the hell did I go from the: "Austrian American Alliance to this???????? These guys are out on the town dressed like this with the whole town full of bikers (The Iron Horse Motorcycle Rally) <INPUT class=notefield id=friendSuggestInput style="WIDTH: 180px; COLOR: #999999" tabIndex=1 maxLength=50 value="Type a name here...">

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I don't know, I've often wondered what's up myself on occasion...these guys have a weird sense of humor. They can't wait for our local motor-cycle rally. They dress up like store bought candy ass fake bikers (totally over the top) and grow out beards and go out on the town.

Since you liked those two so much , I have some more shots! \

"OMFG are you and softboot sailor gonna go make out now?"---bobdea I was wondering who softbootsailor was? "OMFG" with a !!! classic "Valley Girl"

Sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I was just copying the lost history. I re-edited the preface of the post.

here's the guy on the left at his first King Of The Cage. Me being triangled

Amazon.com has it. I'm not Nat Young but I did buy surfboards from Wilderness and met George Greenough the designer (know your history) I do go back aways. I started snowsurfing in 88. Skateboarding in 3rd grade and surfing at 10 years of age. My uncle was a local 60s surfing hero (So Cal). The reason we went from the bottom of a swimming pool, to the top coping on a skateboard was- we were going to the lip of a wave. Alot of landlocked people don't know that simple history. Skateboarding was invented in the 60s by bored surfers waiting for a swell . Roller skate wheels on a two by four started the "cross over sports" Here's some old photos of my history 80s early 90s Way back... 80s day glo L Larry Bertleman: "The Bert" I have a "Jeeps Silverton" Colorado t shirt on

The Book below: The Complete History of Surfing by famous surfer Nat Young, has a chapter that sums the history of snowboarding up. I recomend his book. Here is a snapshot overview: This is the bible of surfing: Nat Young: " I started writing this book in the late 70’s, it was written simply because it had to be done, somebody had to do it, not an outsider, someone who was involved 100%. In many ways I felt like the book was out of my control, material just appeared, nothing like this had ever been attempted before; I was compelled to make it happen before all the stories and pictures dissapeared. There was another book published in the 60’s called The Pictorial History of Surfing that was really the history of surf clubs in Australia. That author treated contempory surfing as a sport. My book goes beyond the sporting aspect of the activity; to me surfing is an art form, a cultural statement on the state of our society as it is right now. With so many thousands of kids and older people turning on to surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding this “flow” form of recreations is the number one growth activity around the world. I wanted to create, with words and picture a factual account of the activity as it has developed over the past 100 years. Many of the people written about in these pages have passed away, many of the original photographs have been lost and now this book is the only record. A lot of the unique principals and values that are inherent to the surfing tribe had to be preserved. I wanted both surfers, young and old and also the general public to not think of surfing as another competitive sport but a lifestyle. The inclusion of the history of Snowboarding is a good example of this “ From Water to Snow “ is an accurate portrayal of how surfers took to the mountains and the rode the snow in the same way that they rode waves, the snowboard is testament to this linage and gives solid evidence to riding this new medium. " "From Water to Snow is the most important chapter in the modern history as it gives understanding as to why skiing was on the wane until snowboarding came along. As skis became wider and more user friendly more and more riders were turned on to skiing, snowboarding and surfing. No one has ever documented this lineage before; the fact is that surfers invented the snowboard. Except for one inventor named Sherman Poppen who put a rope on the front of a board for the snow the line is complete. Sherman worked for the Brunswick Bowling Company; they sold a million boards between 66 and 77 for $10 each. Sherman's “Snurfer” handled like a water-ski where the direction was controlled by leaning back and pulling on the rope, this is almost the complete opposite of how a surfboard or skis are controlled. A champion surfer from the 60’s named Mike Doyle built a mono or single ski in 69/70, he was restricted by how to attach his feet to the board, traditional ski bindings were his only option, however this forced him to stand with his feet parrel like a normal skier. Another surfer named Wayne Stoveken from the east coast of America was very vocal about Doyle getting it all wrong. He worked with another surfer named Dimitriije Milovich to overcome the problem of standing like a surfer, either in Goffy or Natural foot stance. The Winterstick was born in the early 70’s. Tom Sims was a very talented skateboarder and surfer who also hailed from New Jersey, he has pictures of boards that he used in the snow back to 1963. Jake Burton is one of the most successful snowboard manufacturer in the world today, his dedication to following the snowboard / surfing dream is apparent is all his companies products. " "Attitude and hardcore Alternatives is the final chapter in the latest edition. As surfing gains more and more converts, the sheer numbers of extra people in the line-up are creating a fresh set of problems. With intense overcrowding it is all about giving respect to gain resect, so everybody can get a wave. Naturally the amount of rideable waves cannot change to accommodate these swelling crowds. With over 85 Waveloch wave pools around the world and numerous artificial reefs, the problem is being addressed. Windsurfing developed into Kite surfing and is a fantastic alternative. " Nat Young: "Every time there has been a significant change I have included it in the latest update. We have had three updates since first publishing in 1983. In recent history the advent of surfing bigger and bigger waves by both towing in with the aid of a Jet Ski and traditional paddling has been thoroughly documented in words and pictures. The number of women starting to surf in the last 10 years is phenomenal, on most beaches around the world the number of girls equal the boys. This book is dedicated to Tom Blake; he is the man responsible for putting the first fin on a surfboard back in the early 30’s. This book is an ongoing project that will be updated till the day I die and hopefully added to by my children long after I have gone."

My post was a goof. I built a story around two friends of mine who were goofing around one day with a camera trying to get the "Euro look" and they are a little crazy.

Jeez, lighten up BobDea. The Kurtz icon is a joke. Great movie though.

Viva Max!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPGJ-5FIsNc&feature=related inside the tube video clip

Rincon Point

Years ago, one late afternoon I arrived at Rincon Point in Calif only to find a swell hitting and not much of a crowd (rare). The tide was low and coming in and 8 to 10 foot sets. I caught a wave and a beautiful wall lined up in front of me. The sun was a large orange ball on the horizon, the wave suddenly hit a shallow area where sand had built up over the rock. As I went into the tube- my tail lifted and I had to readjust to get back down the wave face. Suddenly -with the sun on the horizon and the light coming through the wave , I found myself in a crystal tube with an exploding and sparkling light rainbow wrapping all around me disorienting me. This was what I would term "a cosmic experience". I was lit up for two days with endorphins

"Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders." Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

This is not the first time an alliance of this sort was sought. General George Patton, while military Govenor of Bavaria, wanted to reform Waffen S.S. troops and combine these troops with U.S. Divisions in order to push the Russians out of Eastern Europe. Patton was promoted to temporary four-star rank in mid-April. Shortly after the end of the war he entered on his duties as military governor of Bavaria. His outspoken criticisms of denazification policies led to an outcry in the United States, followed in October 1945 by his relief as Third Army commander and assignment to the Fifteenth Army, then a small headquarters engaged in studying miliary operations in northwestern Europe.

Name your price: I've got to get off that polio stick and learn all over again!

Not necessarily... http://www.myraltis.co.uk/rickgriffin/

Oct 18 2009 Village of Oberzalberg Austrian/German members of the hitherto unknown "Carver Alliance Europe America"- met in teleconference today with their American counterparts. The C.A.E.A. was formed to take on the Swiss, currently leaders in the esoteric world of snowboard carving.Technical intel is being discussed and exchanged between the Americans and the Austrian/German contingent... Two members of the Austrian/German half of the Alliance congratulate each after the successful meeting:

I was joking, the Stealth is long gone. That is an actual photograph from 1989. I'm wearing day glo and a Body Glove wetsuit designed for snowboarding that Tim Windell gave me because not a single one sold in his shop. I do have this Skwal for sale: