Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Ku and Kipapa

Essential read in the latest Surfers Journal on paipo innovator/ohana man Val Ching by legendary surf matriarch Cher Pendarvis. Content reminscent of when they only did four articles a year. Proper!

Cher recently sent this foto of her old friend from New York, Leslie Gallo O'Brien. She's in the dark blue lifeguard tee.

"Leslie is a former East Coast Surf Champion and NY lifeguard who lived In North San Diego county for about 10 years, in the 70s and early 80s. We had great times surfing San Miguel and other spots in Baja and in San Diego county in the mid-to- late 70s. Gas was about sixty-five cents a gallon then. Her son surfs, he's in the picture behind her."

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for your kind post mentioning the Honorarium for Val in TSJ. Hubba Hubba! as Skip says. Here's hoping that Les sees your post, too, Hellooooo out there :-)

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  2. Just want to mention that doing the Tribute for Val brought us so much joy, he enjoyed going down memory lane. It is wonderful to do something nice for such a nice person. Aloha.

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