by Mike | Feb 19, 2022 | 1960s, balance, Grandpa Jack, humor, John Wooden, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, Simplify, sunset, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”-John Lennon Surfing Malibu circa 1949 on a Simmons Foam Sandwich(photo by Doc Ball) If there ever were a perfect sunset, Dad (A.K.A. “Kona Jack”) surely would have seen it over his 27 years at...
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 | 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...
by Mike | Oct 20, 2021 | 1960s, Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Malibu, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs, WW II
“I think this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.”-Tom Brokaw Lunch time at Santa Monica’s Incline Beach, circa 1958 My earliest memories of the beach date back to the late 1950s when our family would go to Incline Beach in Santa Monica. We lived...
by Mike | Jul 9, 2019 | Corona del Mar, Grandpa Jack, Heaven, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club, surfing
” Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.” Frank Sinatra I miss my mom! I had no idea of the void I would feel once mom passed. I relish the thought of our reunion in heaven. It will be a wondrous time. There are so many things I want to...
by Mike | Jul 18, 2018 | Corona del Mar, Malibu, San Onofre Surfing Club
This movie was all about being stoked with good friends, sharing some of our most precious times together, and enjoying God’s creation. There are two parts to HODADS (the movie): Part I – HODADS (surfing): 10:40 Part II – HODADS (surf stories): 12:50 Enjoy! Note: The...
