Happy Mothers Day

Mrs. AIBK does everything that needs doing around here. The simple truth is that we would be living like feral cats if it were not for her. From her we get manners, grace, poise and regular hot meals. She does our laundry, accepts us for who we are are (but pushes us to be more), and laughs at our fart jokes (sometimes). Mrs. AIBK has used the outhouses at Salsipuedes, brought us sandwiches at the beach, and done the chores while we surf. She deserves a medal but on any given day she gets grief instead. Raising four kids and a possibly retarded (certainly infantile) adult can't be easy and is definitely messy. There is no way we could adequately express our gratitude in one day.

So Kate, please try to remember, while you are cleaning up the huge mess we made cooking your breakfast this morning, that we love you very much and we know it would be Lord of the Flies up in here without you. On behalf of the entire AIBK staff, I want to sincerely thank you for everything you do for us and wish you a most excellent Mothers Day.

And to all you Moms out there who have raised or are raising beach rats; happy Mothers Day to you too.

Sunday Soundtrack - Mom

Hobo Charley's Surf TV

So I am beginning to suspect that at least part of the reason Charley is able to spend so much time sitting in the parking lot smoking dried pickle weed from a discarded toilet paper tube bong, may be due to his obsession with the ukulele. Of course Charley loves all things Hawaiian (like shaved ice and Dog the Bounty Hunter), but he really loves him some tiny, tinny, mini-guitar.



Behind the squinty, bloodshot, 1000 yard stare of the American hobo there is nearly always a story of loss and betrayal. In Charley's case, it a story of a meteoric rise and near instantaneous and clearly tragic fall. Charley's story is the story of many a pro surfer who succumb to the curse of the pink rash guard. This film was taken moments before Charley took 3000 volts in the freak electrical storm that hit HB in the summer of 87.

Remake/Remodel

Here's an interesting dilemma; If I put this lid in the recycle bin, I kill this entire colony of Pelagic Barnacles. The barnacles live off the currents, so to save them I would have to throw the littered coffee cup lid back into the ocean

Jane You Ignorant Slut

Jane Hendron could be right (but probably is not), but I bet the Pacific Pocket Mouse's doesn't think so.

The proposed toll road through San Onofre State Beach would not jeopardize sensitive wildlife species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.

Nine species were reviewed, including endangered and threatened species, said Jane Hendron, a wildlife service spokeswoman.

In case you forgot how bad things have gotten in the last 8 years with regard to our fedral environmental agencies , here a few headlines from the past year or two:

SEATTLE, Oct. 5 -- Using language that suggests they are fed up with the Bush administration, federal judges across the West have issued a flurry of rulings in recent weeks, chastising the government for repeated and sometimes willful failure to enforce laws protecting fish, forests, wildlife and clean air.

Bush Administration Threatens to Derail Klamath Dam Talks
After Oregon conservation groups balk at trading wildlife refuges, Endangered Species Act changes, Bush administration and agribusiness interests start new group without them

Gromulan Invasion

Keegan, Kelly, Clem,






and Josh


Foamy

Sunday Soundtrack - Groovy

Surfwise

Surfwise is playing the Nuart on the 9th



I'm really stoked to see this movie, but I think Mrs. AIBK is afraid I'll get ideas.

Ewww

Pinniped Porks Penguin and here's the money quote:

Why the seal attempted to have sex with the penguin is unclear.

Sewage Spills

Almost 5 years after the city of Los Angeles admitted responsibility for like 3,600 sewage spills in a 10 year period, things are not much better. D&W to Venice will be closed through tomorrow due to a spill of nearly 9,000 gallons of sewage. The spill dumped raw sewage from an apartment complex into Ballona Creek which empties directly into the sea.

L.A. water quality is still amongst the worst in the world. 12 beaches in Los Angeles county currently rate below C and of those currently rated an A, 6 of them are currently closed or are failing to meet basic health standards. These beaches include Malibu, Topanga, and other popular breaks.

Hobo Charley's Surf TV

Few people remember that Hobo Charley was a highly sought after professional stunt man (before he got all hopped up on goofballs). In this clip, Charley doubles for the entire cast of the Brady Bunch. Legend has it that he punched out the kook in the white shorts who kept dropping in.


Charley was a share cropper in Humbolt County back in the day. After a long day of harvesting the purple, sticky crops, the workers would gather around the campfire and explain the meaning of British pop songs to each other. In this clip, Douglas (Charley's Brit cousin) explains Georgy girl just like they used to do: