by Mike | Feb 12, 2022 | 1960s, John Wooden, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.”- Coach John Wooden When my wife Marla asked me what I wanted for my 50th birthday (many moons ago), my immediate thought was not to give up on my lifelong dream of filming a surfing movie. Ever since...
by Mike | Feb 1, 2022 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Jesus, John Wooden, Prayer, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.”-John 16:33 (NIV) Quitting the Corona del Mar High School basketball team my junior year is one regret in life that has lingered. I showed up late for a Saturday practice (the surf had been good), and...
by Mike | Jan 28, 2022 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, death, Grandpa Jack, Malibu, Prayer, San Onofre Surfing Club, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy.”-Frank Sinatra Christmas breakfast at Char’s was an experience never to forget! The first thirteen years of my life were a fairytale. My mother Charlene (everyone called her “Char”) was, for me,...
by Mike | Dec 10, 2021 | 1960s, Bible, faith, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Heaven is full of answers to prayer for which no one ever bothered to ask.”-Billy Graham Team “Endless Summer” reunion at SanO 2016 To an aspiring grom who was growing up at the beach in the 1960s, Bruce Brown’s epic movie The Endless Summer had a deep-rooted effect...
by Mike | Nov 22, 2021 | 1960s, Grandpa Jack, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, WW II
“I’ve learned that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.”Andy Rooney -Art by Jim Krogle While Corona del Mar provided an ideal beach community for growing up, it was my time with Dad at San...
by Mike | Oct 31, 2021 | 1960s, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Enjoy today … It won’t come back.”-Amish Proverb If asked to dream up a place for growing up, it would be difficult to find a better community for a young boy than Corona del Mar (CdM), Spanish for Crown of the Sea. CdM was the quintessential beach community in the...
