Posted on 10/17/2009 5:24:43 AM PDT by Daffynition
“Tubes” as they are known are a surfers lifeblood and a thing of natural beauty. We salute these adventurous photographers who, one of whom is named Clark Little, armed with a waterproof camera and perfect timing, were able to snap these incredible pictures.
“Hey, have you said anything especially brilliant lately?”
LOL.. Not yet, but I’m always working on it. ;>)
For me, brilliance always comes as a surprise.
Promise to ping me now, ya hear?
I don't always see your ringers!
Funny to see them on the Lawrence Welk Show, which was as square as a Scrabble tile. Am I wrong or does it look and sound as though the guys are “synching” with the recorded track?
You could be right. But often those YouTube vids are not in sync.
Good heavens but Lawrence Welk was from a time that seems from another planet ...a parallel universe ...compared to today’s insanity.
Pretty wacky video. The guitar work is stunning, but I’d expect no less from the guy who practically invented the surf genre along the the greatest blues/rock guitarist I’ve ever heard: the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan.
People were... polite, respectful. They spoke clearly, not in jargon. They dressed well and looked clean, even the ones of modest means. Children spoke like children, not like wise-ass miniature adults.
People knew their neighbors, and knew them well. They went to church together and their kids played outside, without helmets or pads or harnesses nor any of the other accoutrements of lawyered-up modern living. Injuries were treated as part of life, and sometimes as valuable lessons. The local drug store had a pharmacist you knew, and who would gladly help with any such problem.
We still had heroes, and respected them; men wore hats and ties to the ballpark, watched the game, cheered and kept score. There were no beer-stained obscene t-shirts worn by people talking loudly on the cellphones; our culture had not yet advanced that far.
For those too young to recall and who might doubt me - this world really did exist; what was on TV then was as much of a reflection of the old American culture as ours is, sadly, today.
That was a treat - thank you. Jimmie is pretty good in his own right, but I can only repeat what the great Texas songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard said: “Stevie Ray Vaughan was the best that ever was”.
Watching pre-1966 TV programs can be a truly jarring experience these days. It's not just that the clothes are different, or that the hairstyles are funny or the cars bigger and mostly American-made; it's the not the black-and-white rendering of reality that startles you: it is the seeming unreality of all of it.
People were... polite, respectful. They spoke clearly, not in jargon. They dressed well and looked clean, even the ones of modest means. Children spoke like children, not like wise-ass miniature adults.
People knew their neighbors, and knew them well. They went to church together and their kids played outside, without helmets or pads or harnesses nor any of the other accoutrements of lawyered-up modern living. Injuries were treated as part of life, and sometimes as valuable lessons. The local drug store had a pharmacist you knew, and who would gladly help with any such problem.
We still had heroes, and respected them; men wore hats and ties to the ballpark, watched the game, cheered and kept score. There were no beer-stained obscene t-shirts worn by people talking loudly on the cellphones; our culture had not yet advanced that far.
For those too young to recall and who might doubt me - this world really did exist; what was on TV then was as much of a reflection of the old American culture as ours is, sadly, today.
Glad you enjoyed it. ;)
Bears repeating? ;-)
Kidding - thanks very much!
You’re an excellent writer! Kudos.
cool pic ping
The opening scene in Disney's "Lilo and Stitch" shows Lilo doing something like that when she rides a large wave onto the beach.
See 00:53 of this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVptV_Da5qw
I'm sure Disney had some good Hawaiian surfing consultants for that movie!
Ahh... to live on a tropical Telecaster. I’d never fret. But then again...
America’s success as a nation was created by that culture you describe. It cannot be maintained for much longer by the one we have today.
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