Lost Boys & Co.

  Lost Boys & Co... O h, It's Halloween?  How can you tell?  Well, all you have to do is go surfing - DUH!  No sooner had we gotten out of our car than the Scarecrow, Dorothy and the Tin Man came skipping along.  Posing for a pic, suddenly a bicycle pulled up... G ray with 2 miles visibility and cloudy almost weepy skies.  Winds were calm and the sea surface had a smooth roll.  The air temperature was 64.4 and the water is 68.0.  High tide was at 7:32am +5.2' and low tide will be at 1:38pm +1.4' with minus lows starting on Friday.  We have a SSW swell out of 227º at 3.0' and it was 3.0' with some scary outsiders... H ere #2 we have Naomi and Yoshi with his dreadlocks.  Honestly, this photo doesn't do Naomi's make-up justice.  She did an expert job on the gaping wounds and it was difficult to look at here without wincing...  Ouch! #3 features some of the late crew, including Darth Wader, Little Red Riding Hoody, Dorothy fro...

  Lost Boys & Co... Y ou knew it was going to happen...  About 11am the fog (#1) came strolling in on little cat's feet... I n order of appearance from L. to R. in photo #2 we have, four mermaids, one Professor and two surfers (Jetski on Natasha and Michael Leko on his Box of Chocolates) riding this little right hander.  Drone photography courtesy of the Sensei Joey... H azy sun before the fog came in around 11am.  Winds were light out of 260º west and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temp was 58.9 and the water is 67.3.  High tide was at 5:52am +3.8' and low tide will be at 9:50am +3.5' for a whopping .3' tidal difference.  We have a WSW swell out of 252º at 3.3' and it was 2' to 3' and poor shape... H appy hour tonight at Greenbelt at 5:30pm.  This will happen despite the fact that your boyfriend has made dinner plans in Hollywood, your girlfriend has her arm in a sling and you had too much to drink last night... Y ou saw how b...

  Lost Boys & Co... I n it's day this was one of the optimo surf rides...  "SELBBUB" is on the plates, so when you see it looming behind you in the mirror it says "BUBBLES."   N ot as hot today as yesterday, but sunny and 20 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 3.7kts and the sea surface was rolling glass.  The air temp was 62.3 and the water is 66.7.  Low tide was at 7:04am +3.4' and high tide follows at 1:25pm +4.3'.  Sometimes we wonder if the tide gurus are just messing with us and saying, "OK, low tide is 3.4, let's make high tide 4.3, Bwaa-haa-haa!  We have a SW swell out of 229º at 3.0' and it was 2' to 3' and a bit walled up... O ur last day in the Outer Banks (OBX) #2.  Some nice shoulder high waves and some bigger outsides.  Finally smoothed out after some stormy conditions. J etski stands guard while K.P. does some of her "Funism" artwork.  Shamelessly uplifting, you find them throughout the So. Bay. mos...

  Lost Boys & Co... " M r. & Mrs. Paine, your table is ready!" A nother hot one, twenty inches from the noonday sun...  Hazy and 15miles visibility.  Winds were light offshore by 2.2kts and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 79.3 and the water at the buoy is 65.8.  Low tide is at 5:59am +3.1' and high tide is at 12:25pm +4.7', so not much tidal differentiation.  We have a SSW swell out of 209º at 3.3' and it was 3' and wally-crashy-fast-kinda fun... actually... J immy Barahona is really a structural engineer.  He glosses surfboards for the hell of it.  He's really good at it.  Maybe he's one of the best.  He can't wear a shirt because the threads get stuck in the gloss.  So, the obvious question is, "If your shirt has threads what about your pants?"  He said, "They don't seem to be a problem."  We asked if he had ever glossed a board naked?  The simple answer:  yes. N othing like wooden ...

  Lost Boys & Co... S ince you've got a week until Halloween we thought we'd throw some costume ideas your way.  (#1) is the old potted plant costume.  We'd suggest having a couple of arm holes as well so you can grab some of those mini-Snickers... H ot this morning and getting hotter throughout the day.  15 miles visibility under hazy, smoggy skies.  No wind and glassy conditions.  The air temperature was 68.3 and the water is 64.2 at the buoy but closer to 70 on the beach.  Low tide is at 5:27am +2.7' and high tide is at 11:46am +5.0'.  The tides start to level out during the week and we get morning highs next week.  We have a SSW swell out of 192º at 3.3' and it was 2' to 3' in the surfline... (#'s 2 & 3) depend on your facial hair.  This re-enactment took place at Brothers and ended with Jetski and the Professor signing autographs... T his is a good one (#4) and elicited numerous comments in the editing room.  Including...

  Lost Boys & Co... I t is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of surfer, photographer, Lost Boy and bon vivant, Randy Ruby.  We met Randy around 1974 when he was working at Howard's Market, where Trader Joe's is today.  He ended up dating Cathy Carlisle for a while and was a regular at our parties and the local scene.  He was severely injured when he was unloading a box of Martinelli's Apple Juice and unbeknownst to anyone the batch had fermented.  When he grabbed the first bottle it exploded and set off a chain reaction that left his right arm shredded and embedded glass over his entire body.  Sometime after that he had a few folks over to his apartment and a burning cigarette fell into a couch and several hours later the whole apartment was engulfed in flames.  Randy got out with a herculean effort that left him badly burned.  His roommate Steve Hazelton perished in the blaze and Randy endured years of skin grafts and operations....

  Lost Boys & Co... W ant a religious experience?  Go visit the Wright Memorial at Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (#1).  They flew from a spot somewhat below this hill where they had done hundreds of glider tests.  This bronze plaque (#2) marks the spot where they took off.  The plaque was installed on the 25th anniversary of the event and aviation had moved so rapidly that they had used airplanes in a world war, Lindbergh had soloed the Atlantic and Amelia Earhart was present at the dedication, already a renowned aviatrix! P artly cloudy this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Winds are out of the WNW at 12.3kts and the sea surface is white capped.  The air temp is 60.3 and the water is 67.6.  High tide is at 9:55am +5.9' and low tide will follow at 4:32pm +0.1'.  We have a west swell out of 269º at 6.6' and it's a blown-out 4' to 6'.  If the winds die down (as predicted) there could be some waves of consequence......

  Lost Boys & Co... T he iconic Cape Hatteras light house (#'s 1 & 2)  Rather stately at about 200' you can see it for miles around.  In 1999 it was moved from it's original location to a spot further from the encroaching sea.  When it was built in 1870 it was 1500' from the water.  By the time it was moved the structure would be surrounded by water during stormy conditions.  It's not as easy to move a building like that made out of brick and that tall.  It took almost 4400 skateboards on a makeshift board walk to slide it to it's current position.  (We might have embellished that part...) C loudy this morning with almost 5 miles visibility.  Winds were light out of the SW, but it still had a bit of bump from yesterday's winds.  The air temp was 58.7 and the water is 67.5.  High tide was at 9:29am +5.9' and low tide will follow at 3:56pm +0.2'.  We have a SSW swell out of 200º at 4.9', but it got scrubbed a bit by being...

  Lost Boys & Co... I n one of the worst kept secrets ever, we've now heard from several sources that Brothers will be opening a new location!  Anticipating some of your questions:  No, we are not going to abandon the original restaurant. Yes, we are going to try the new spot. No, we don't anticipate them having tacos.  You're on your own there... No more questions at this time...  C lear skies and 20 miles visibility this morning.  Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 64.3 and the water is holding around 67.1.  High tide was at 9:02am +5.8 and low tide was at 3:20pm +0.3'.  We have a SSW swell out of 200º at 4.6' and it would have been appreciably bigger if the swell hadn't been so oblique...  Maybe it might float a little higher tomorrow morning... Y es, we were fascinated with this pier (#2).  Every new angle revealed some new hump or valley, not to speak of broken pilings and las...

  Lost Boys & Co... A thank you to Jah Morgan for sending a general raspberry to all the Harvey's out there... N ote:  Harvey Weinstein was kicked out of the Lost Boys in 2005.  In all fairness (as if fairness has anything to do with it) he was kicked out for not paying his share of the happy hour bill.  We were trying to remember who was with him that evening, but Boomfwappa thought it was his mom!  He was also a shitty surfer who went straight-off 90% of the time...  Speaking of Happy Hour, it'll be at Samba this Friday at the usual time (5:30pm) on the patio.  We haven't seen Mark in a while, so practice your Southie accent... S urf is supposed to be getting stronger this evening for mañana.  It was hazy fall sun this morning and 20+ miles visibility.  Winds were light onshore by 5.1kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 61.3 and the water is 67.6.  High tide was at 8:34am +5.7' and low tide will be at ...

  Lost Boys & Co... S urfing the North Carolina Outer Banks has it's own litany of difficulties, including wind (up to hurricane force,) rain, fog, tides, shoals and erratic swell patterns.  A good place to view all of this was the Avalon Pier (photos 1 & 2), in Kill Devil Hill.  Yes, the same place the Wright Brothers first flew their airplane!  Absolutely one of the most decrepit piers we had ever encountered, they charge you $2 just to walk out and sight-see.  We suggested that they start charging $4 and fix up some of the pilings... H azy sun with 15 miles visibility.  Winds are calm and the sea surface is likewise.  The air temperature was 60.9 and the water is 68.9.  High tide was at 8:04am +5.4' and low tide will be at 2:02pm +1.1'.  We have a SSW swell out of 200º at 2.0' and it was 1' and poor at most spots... (photo #3)  T he Professor emerges from the fray, after an evening go-out on the first day... ✠ "When the surf b...

  Lost Boys & Co... I n the midst of all of the world's craziness, a group of So. Bay surfers decided to send some casheesh, to the hurricane victims.  Paul Roustan, came up with the logo and the "You Are Not Alone" motto.  Here we see Jetski checking out his star on the Brother's Walk of Fame... S unny and clear this morning with 15 miles visibility.  Windless, with a smooth sea surface.  The air was a chilly 55.9 and the water is relatively warm at 68.0.  High tide was at 9:05am +5.4' and low tide will be at 3:06pm +0.8'.  We have a 260º west swell at 2.3' and it was a fun 2' with some nice little walls running down the beach... A study in wood & water by Jetski. (#2)  The morning sunrise adds a luminescent atmosphere to the image and the drops of dew pop, reflecting the oblique sunlight... T he Professor on a little left, wondering how close he can get to the pier... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

  Lost Boys & Co... A rguments about guns and "people kill people" and personal rights are all pretty fucking weak...  58 people this afternoon are in the ground because of some nut with an automatic weapon.  If Columbine, Sandy Hook and now Las Vegas can't convince you that we ought to outlaw these weapons, then we probably can't either...  As Jetski is fond of saying, "One kid gets his head stuck between the slats of a crib and they recall thousands of cribs.  But tens of people get gunned down and no one thinks about curbing these weapons."  So instead let's increase metal detectors in hotels, forbid outdoor concerts and outlaw country music... J etski, pondering all the shit going down... 10 miles visibility and clear skies.  Winds were offshore by 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 65.0 and the water is 67.8.  High tide was at 8:17am +4.8' and low tide is at 1:56pm +1.7'.  We have a SSW swell out of ...