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Originally Posted by Baz (Post 10022051)

In the meantime - living where I live isn't so bad......

Fantastic looking place Baz.

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Originally Posted by Geary (Post 10027841)

Fred was there for the grand opening of the Surfatorium in Tempe, back in '69 or '70, too. Artificial wave pools have come a LONG way since then.

Some GREAT shots of grom longboarding @ Canoes, Waikiki:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylLOc-EKsR8

Thanks for that vid, Geary....really enjoyed it! Those grommets are pretty dang good! :p

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 10027906)

A little known fact. Mark Richards owned a silver 1978 911SC.

I remember reading about that in one of the surf mags I think, Bill. Do you remember the cover photo of MR by Norman Seeff?

http://markrichardssurfboards.com/bl.../12/img594.jpg

http://markrichardssurfboards.com/bl.../12/img588.jpg

I have always been a HUGE fan of MR. I have a collage I made with all MR on one side and a mix on the other side (it's a 2 sided collage) and coated with resin. I designed it to use when I'm sketching as a portable lap-table thingy.

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 10027909)

Fantastic looking place Baz.

Thanks Bill.....the traffic can get a little congested at times - you have to use strategies at certain times of the year and day and week. Stop by if you ever get over this way. :)

I've been trying to re-organize a lot of stuff that I have accumulated over the years. I have a LOT of memorabilia. I mean...you wouldn't believe how much. A lot of this stuff I forgot I even had!

Here's one item for example:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1525747719.JPG

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Originally Posted by Baz (Post 10029084)

I remember reading about that in one of the surf mags I think, Bill. Do you remember the cover photo of MR by Norman Seeff?

Stop by if you ever get over this way. :)

I think I only read Surfers World and an Australian one called Tracks, so I can't remember that cover.

I had a MR twin that I bought in Sydney in the late '70s. I remember it was a bit of a wild ride compared with the pin tail single fins I was used to LOL

I tried to google the pic of him sitting in his car that I remember, but no luck.

Ha, you never know. Us kiwis travel quite a lot.

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 10029184)

I used to read Tracks and SW too. I still have all my copies!

More hot dog'n!

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Oh! makes me want to get out in the water.

Umm, yes and no. Winter hasn't really struck yet, and it's pretty mild around here. Not as warm as Australia though.

You undoubtedly went to Piha Beach, Peter. ("You should have been here yesterdie .." .. Endless Summer)

For a few years, I lived in Titirangi, right between downtown Auckland and Piha, so many an afternoon spent surfing that left ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40rK8qiEcqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8xukEGuocY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw38zZBiEDA

Right at the bottom of 90-mile beach is another great left, Ahipara. Pretty cool fun driving along that beach ..

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Originally Posted by Geary (Post 10030764)

For a few years, I lived in Titirangi,

I'm a Titirangi boy. We lived along Old Titirangi road. And used to swim at French Bay and Green Bay.

Had a great hideaway @ 21 Arapito, with a nice little dock on the Manakau (until a freak high tide stole it) ..