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Day One of 2025. I fell into three individual surfers on this day that I did not see coming. The first surfer was Mikel Evans. I had not seen Mikey
since the service for his mother Karen that we held on October 26th, 2024. Mikey wanted to surf The Wall and I told him, if he was going to
surf there, I would stay and shoot some stills and video. Now to be honest, Mikey was not the only one out there. He was joined by Mike Stanek
and a host of others. But I wanted to get some of his waves. I have been shooting Mikey since he was a pre-grom. So I hung around and
shot his waves. After the Wall I went north and saw my own son Max surf for the first time since his surgery a year ago. That was unexpected.
He has been slipping out here and there without telling me the last month or so because he's still nowhere near a 100%.
He's been riding a longer board for obvious reasons. But it was great seeing him out there as both a father and a surf photographer.

The third person I happened to luck into this first day of 2025 was Tim Brown. Tim is a quadriplegic athlete who has been getting in
and out of the water on a specially designed surfboard for the last 5 years that I know of. I have shot pics of him before and his dad sent
me a wonderful shell horn as a token of his appreciation. Watching Tim surf on New Years Day was a visual treat for me. Tim is actually
able to turn his board using his elbows and leaning into his turns. I have been working with wounded war veterans in the surf
since 2008 so I am no stranger to what the human being can do when they put their mind to it. Tim was riding waves on his own
and making subtle little carves on the perfect waves at The Rocks. In short he was stoked as any surfer I have ever known.

Watch in 1080.

January 5th, 2025 The RUN is 58 out of 58 Weeks. CRITERIA: Waist high or better at least once a week. There were chest high waves on 12-27-24 and head high on 1-11-25 THE RECORD FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN A ROW FOR WAIST HIGH OR BETTER. January 5th, 2025 was 58 WEEKS!	Send your SURF Pics to me directly to: ralph@adlantic.com. Need photos by 10 AM on Saturdays. Seriously. By 10AM. Make sure they are 1300 to 1555 pixels wide. If you have more than 10 pics please use wetransfer.com it's free up to 2 gig. Please DO NOT send me over 10 pics without first contacting and communicating with me. Thank you. Click on Archives link to see all the past Blogs and pics.
NEXT BLOG January 19th, 2025. All future Blogs will be posted on the 1st and 3rd week of every month (give or take a day). *Also in the event of any significant swell I will post the week of that swell. Although the blog is now bi-weekly, I'm certainly not gonna pass up a decent swell. So while it's basically going to be every other week, I left it open for some wiggle room. WELCOME 2025. HAPPY NEW YEAR! This is first sunset of 2025. We had waves on New Years Eve and on New Years Day. It was a great way to end the year and an even greater way to start the new year. The video I posted above was all shot on New Years Day. It was quite the day of fun sized surf. And if you were one of the lucky ones to still be around the Seacoast you should have scored. I was able to get some decent clips of Mikey Evans, Mike Stanek, Richie, and a host of others that included my own son Max whom I have not shot since a year ago when he had knee surgery. I also got to shoot some of Tim Brown's waves. Tim is an athlete who was badly injured in a skiing accident in 2011. He broke his neck and was paralyzed from the neck down. I had shot photos him before and was aware of his constant passion to live life to the fullest, So I was pleasantly surprised when I not only was going to shoot my son max who I had not shot in over a year to now also shooting Tim. To save time and space just check out the video that I posted at the top of this page. I think you'll find it both motivating and inspiring. And speaking of inspiring (not to me, but maybe some of you younger daredevils out there). The surf in California and Hawaii has been nothing short of awe inspiring madness. Some people in the surf business world are calling the waves at Mavericks and Jaws some of the biggest waves ever recorded on record. You won't hear me saying otherwise. I'm sure you'll all remember that I have never claimed to be a Big Wave surfer. I know some Big wave surfers, but I am not and never have been a big wave surfer. I have however, been out in Big Waves (reluctantly) but I would never claim to be a Big wave Surfer. So I salute all those who have paddled out into giant surf like this one (above) and all the other Big Wave spots around the Globe. More power to you. It's just not for me. HAPPY NEW YEAR!	Ed O'Connell was one of the most loved surf photographers in New England. A US ARMY Vietnam Veteran who saved the lives of so many ARMY Grunts in Nam in 68-69 as a Medic on board those Dust Off Hueys. He was a close and dear friend of mine. When he passed on July 1st, 2014 I swore I'd keep his memory and legacy alive by giving him this weekly corner. He loved surfing and he loved taking photos of all the surfers. Not just those who could really stand out. He shot every one. As long as I shall live and breathe the salt air, there will be a corner dedicated to Ed. ED'S CORNER January 5th, 2024 This surfer has remained in the unknown realm since 2009. There have been times over the years where I wish I could reach out and let these unknowns know that we have photos of them that were taken by the late Ed O'Connell. If any of you know who this longboarder might be please contact me. I'd love to get a copy of this photo to him. In fact, if any of you recognize any of the unknowns I post here please get in touch with me. Photo by Ed O'Connell *Click the photo above to see a larger version of Ed's Pic. COMING SOME TIME IN EARLY WINTER/SPRING OF 2025 I apologize for this taking so damn long, but I've had so many crazy stories in my life that I needed to include them all. Though the shorter printed version will only have the best of the best. It's basically my memoir. The last 73 plus years of my life all condensed into two formats. The shorter printed version and the longer Online version. The problem is I need to cut down the 1000 page Online version down to 350-450 to fit in the printed version. And to be completely honest with you, I am having a hard time deciding what stays and what goes. I have been literally spinning my wheels and it has been beyond frustrating. At times I feel like a complete failure. It has been beyond stressful. And I have jokingly said that this book will be the death of me yet. I'm joking (sort of). All kidding aside, it has been stressful. UPDATE: I did hire a professional editor to cut through my story and take out the fat and leave the prime beef. Having my life stories ending up on the cutting room floor has been difficult at best. So I bit the bullet and hired a team of BEST SELLER editors. I hope this will expedite the process. Fingers crossed. This book that I have been writing will be available in both hard cover and soft cover on AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, INGRAM, GOOGLE BOOKS, and KOBO PUBLISHING.
MY 2024 CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS. Sometimes I buy gifts for friends and family that are not so much on the thoughtful side of giving. In fact, they are gifts that typically make me chuckle. Like the time I bought my parents a bootleg VHS copy of David Lynch's ERASERHEAD. I can remember watching it with them and laughing hysterically as my mother kept looking over at me saying "Have you lost your mind?" My dad, however, was a trooper and watched the whole movie with me. I can still remember that night. I laughed so hard. Then there are times when I'd buy myself gifts and wrap them and pretend that someone else bought them for me. This year I was given two such gifts. One from the late Frank Sinatra, and one from Al Pacino. The latter is Pacino's current memoir "SONNY BOY". So, I wrote a little inscription in the front of the book to me. He (me) was very thoughtful, humorous, and very inspirational in helping me finish my own memoir. Thanks Sonny Boy. Like I said, sometimes I crack myself up. Flag is at Half Staff for the passing of the 39th President Jimmy Carter NEW 2025 RALPH'S PIC CALENDARS ARE IN. CLICK ON THE PIC. Every month is an empty wave shot. See what I did there? Each month has an empty wave shot of that particular month that is guaranteed to get your attention. None of the local surfers can complain that I didn't include them in the calendar. Why? I just told you, it's because the entire calendar is all empty wave pics. Nobody made the calendar. Nobody. I'm selling them for $20. Just send me an email ralph@adlantic.com or pick one up at Cinnamon Rainbows. “SURFING, BIGFOOT, and CALENDARS HEALS ALL WOUNDS.”	MY BIGFOOT CONFESSIONS This is not so much of a confession as it is a promise to my wife and kids. I had recently engaged with some believers of Bigfoot on Facebook and as you can already imagine, I was not that kind with them. In fact, I was pretty sarcastic. I thought I was being clever and funny but then quickly realized they were almost like a cult. So much so, that some of them became very aggressive towards me and one in particular threatened me. I knew then that I needed to back off. Bullied by Bigfoot fans? So I made a sincere apology to them all and ended up Blocking the more violent ones. And though I did not come over to their way of thinking, I do believe I may have opened a few of their Bigfoot eyes. I refer to them as "Biggies." And while I will never believe in them, I will let them carry on the way those who believe in Unicorns and Fairy tales do and just not comment. The problem now is, some of them have sent me friend requests and have offered to put me up in their Hillbilly homes and join them on a few Bigfoot missions. I of course politely turned them down. Fuck that shit. I ain't staying with no Hillbilly family and joining them on a Bigfoot hunt. I'm kidding. I mean I'm kidding in that I didn't write that to them. Those last lines were all for your reading enjoyment. Go Biggie Or Go Home! As some of you already know this is a frame grab of the infamous Patterson/Gimlin film from 1967. This is the footage that started this whole phenomenon. It has been debunked many times over, but some of them Biggies treat it like their own personal Bible. In fact, they have compared Bigfoot to Jesus Christ. I mean come on. You gotta draw the line somewhere. I'm on a BIGFOOT run here. The photo above is the most famous of all the Bigfoot images. But this one below? Yeah the Biggies eat this one up too. I mean it all looks fake to me, and I've got a feeling that our boy Khaliddy thinks so too. The last I heard The Sheik has joined a few of the Bigfoot pages that I visit. I'm guessing he's gonna run a story in the GITMO Gazette. Suffice it to say, I can't wait to read it. In fact, I might even share it on a couple of Bigfoot sites that I belong to. Or would that be too cruel? Nah, they can handle this. Them Biggies is crazy about these Bigfeets. And so my friends, please take advantage of this weekly photo shop of the mastermind who planned 9-11 and resulted in the deaths of 3,000 innocent civilians by KSM (Khalid Sheik Mohammed). *Note to self -must pick up a case of BIGFOOT Puzzles at Home Depot this week. THIS JUST IN. Patriots Fire head Coach Jerod Mayo. The writing was on the Wall. 4-13 record is not gonna cut it in the NFL. Rumors are Mike Vrabel might move in to take over as Head Coach. I've always like Vrabel. Mayo you were a great player. You won three Super Bowl Rings with the Patriots. But as of late? You've been making some terrible coaching decisions. So? Buh Bye Mayo. REST IN PEACE JIMMY CARTER. HAPPY NEW YEAR! REST IN PEACE Mrs Bailey SEMPER FI. WELCOME HOME Kim Grondin! GET WELL SOON! KEEP FIGHTING Robert Gerard! You Got This Brother! Please keep LOCAL SURF LEGEND Norm Murphy in your thoughts and prayers. "SURFING HEALS ALL WOUNDS." Please Support ALL The photographers who contribute to Ralph's Pic Of The Week every week for the last 19 years. ** BUY a HIGH RES Photo from any of the weeks on RPOTW. Remember my friends... Surfing Heals All Wounds. Pray for Surf. Pray for Peace. Surfing Is Supposed to be Fun. Ralph
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THE BLIZZARD OF 78, February 6th & 7th, 1978. This is my old Pick Up Truck in the driveway of my Beverly apartment. Man if this vehicle could speak. What stories it would tell. From the days of me and Joe Somogyi and Norm Murphy using our CB radios when checking the surf. To the night my brother Johnny's Les Paul flew out the back of the truck on the Mystic River Bridge. To the night it was killed parked in front of the Deli Haus in Boston after one of our shows at the RAT. Photo by Ralph G. Fatello *Click on the photo above to see a larger image	I kept a daily Blog on my CATCH A WAVE FOR MOLLY surf campaign, when I surfed every single day for 365 consecutive days. Click on the Banner above to read entries of my daily journey. There's some really interesting and true experiences that happened during that year. Some of which are to this day, unexplainable. Some are just mind blowing. But all true. I started on July 26th, 2010 and ended on July 26th, 2011. Some rainy Sunday, pour yourself a cup and go through the journal. Pay close attention to the month of May in 2011. Read that month and let me know what you think of that. Be forewarned it will change you forever.
All photos taken this week unless otherwise noted. Today- NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photos by RALPH (Above) Mikel "Mikey" Evans heading out at the Wall at North Beach in Hampton. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Click on the ad above to see the Menu and other important info on their Somerville restaurant and all the other AMERICAN FLATBREAD locations.
(Above) "Mikey" Evans had to deal with 14 duck dives at the Wall on NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Mikel "Mikey" Evans surfing the Wall at North Beach in Hampton. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	The Haffenreffer family have been helping seacoast families with their holistic health and optimal wellness for decades. Welcome Solsticenh.com Melinda is a local NH surfer. Click on the ad above to visit her site.
(Above) Richie Sambataro the Wall at North Beach in Hampton. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Richie Sambataro smacking the lip at the Wall in Hampton. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Best EAST COAST Coverage on the Internet. NEW Client to the BLOG WELCOME 935 OCEAN Click on the ad to find out where to stay the next time you're in town.
(Above) NEW YEARS DAY wave. Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) I called it a Rainbow Ball. North Hampton, NH. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Click on the ad above to see the NEW SURFER'S JOURNAL DIPG THE CURE STARTS NOW To learn more about Evan and his journey click here  https://thecurestartsnow.org/sup.../view-heroes/evan-austin/
(Above) Tim Brown heading out with his crew of volunteers. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Click on the ad above to find out more about owner and creator Ryan Jackson and NH2o's cool selection of surf related products.
(Above) This was the first time shooting my son Max in over a year. NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Jon Kiskinis NEW YEARS DAY Wednesday January 1st, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	If you love the Beatles and you love the guitar click on this ad above for an amazing instrumental band playing all of your favorite Beatles songs with the coolest arrangements. Johnny A is one of the best guitar players on the planet. Peter Stokes is one of the BEST guitar techs in all of North America. He's the BEST guitar tech in New England. Produced by David Robinson of the CARS. Visit our Facebook page
Today- FRIDAY December 27th, 2024. Photos by RALPH (Above) There were some really pretty waves in the morning light. Friday December 27th, 2024. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) This looks like Terence Kirby. Friday December 27th, 2024. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Produced by David Robinson of the CARS. Visit our Facebook page Produced by Steve Sadler. Visit our Facebook page The VINNY Band was around from 1976 to 1984 July 30th, 1979 headlining the Paradise Club In Boston, MA
(Above) There were some fun looking waves that morning. Friday December 27th, 2024. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) This view and those waves? Friday December 27th, 2024. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Joe Carter, Brian Nevins, and Nick Lavecchia   The art of Donna Baldassari
(Above) This set? Come on people. You know you want some of this. Friday December 27th, 2024. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery       Today- DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photos by Dina Crawford (Above) Perry Reynolds flying along on a Golden Arch. DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photo by Dina Crawford *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Hannah Vokey is one of my favorite surf artists. Click on the ad above to find out more about more about local surf artist Stan Chew's art
(Above) She's known for her early morning sunrise shots and early morning board launches. Perry Reynolds DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photo by Dina Crawford *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Golden Barrels fill your eyes. Smiles await when you rise. Johnny Reynolds DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photo by Dina Crawford *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Emerald green tubes. DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photo by Dina Crawford *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery   (Above) There was size enough to make it interesting. DINALAND December 27th, 2024. Photo by Dina Crawford *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery Today- The WEST COAST ANTHONY FILES 12-23-24 Photos by Tony Berardini (Above) The West Coast was on Fire the last two weeks. December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Visit Jimmy Dunn's website to find out where else he will be performing. Watch Jimmy on the new FRASIER Click on Jimmy to find out more. Jimmy Dunn and Kelsey Grammer Click the image above or below to see more.
(Above) The rights and the lefts were firing on all pistons. December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Stand and deliver mother f**kers! December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	I love Erica's whimsical Gull art. So cool and unique. SECRET SPOT IS NOW OPEN IN HAMPTON. SECRET SPOT is back in operation on the seacoast. Thank you. Jon Gozzo and family.
(Above) Hollow was the most popular word of this swell. December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery
(Above) The men who surf here have big brass balls. December 23rd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Listen to QWILL on the video page.
Today- CHAMBO'S BIG CENTRAL CAL December 31st, 2024. Photos by Senior El Chambo (Above) Looking pretty beefy. NYE December 31st, 2024. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) These guys surf in and around those big bull kelp pods. New Years Eve December 31st, 2024. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) barely squeaking over the top. NYE December 31st, 2024. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	Click on this image to visit Driftwood Photography "GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A KICK IN THE ADS" Since 1985. Click on the image above to see the cool ocean art from Alex Walsh.
(Above) I've known this man for 23 years. Dougie Hendry. Great guy, good surfer, HUGE U2 fan, and loves his dogs. NYE December 31st, 2024. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Looking a little sketchy on your backhand. NYE December 31st, 2024. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery   Today- A TAD FURTHER NORTH December 22nd, 2024. Photos by Tony Berardini (Above) In the "Yard Of Bones." December 22nd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Sweeping cutbacks are the call in In the "Yard Of Bones." December 22nd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Some say bigger is better. The "Yard Of Bones." December 22nd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) Smooth sailing in the "Yard Of Bones." December 22nd, 2024. Photo by Tony Berardini *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery
Send your SURF Pics to me directly to: ralph@adlantic.com. Need photos by 10 AM on Saturdays. Seriously. By 10AM.  Make sure they are 1500 to 1555 pixels wide. If you have more than 10 pics please use wetransfer.com it's free up to 2 gig. Please DO NOT send me over 10 pics without first contacting and communicating with me. Thank you. Click on Archives link to see all the past Blogs and pics.	My friend Rick McAvoy from Maine is the creator behind this unique Surf Company
(Above) It's one of the BIGGEST DAYS ever. Mavericks California Photo by RyanChachiCraig *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery (Above) No words needed. Mavericks California Photo by RyanChachiCraig *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery	He's more than just a good photographer
(Above) All Rise: The 10th Street District Court Of Surf is Now in Session. The Honorable Judge RALPH presiding. Case # 785 BLATANT DROP IN OF THE WEEK. Click the image above to see the outcome of this Surf Crime and the verdict that was rendered. Photo by El Chambo *Click on the photo above to see the outcome   This is what happens if you are found GUILTY. You become invisible.	Click on this image above to buy this book and more cool KING'S X merchandise and music
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January 5th, 2025 "Yeah, I wear my wet suit under my clothes. That way I can slip out of the house without my wife seeing me." (ABOVE) It's just when I think I've seen it all. Something like this presents itself with me standing there with my camera. 12-27-24 Photo by RALPH Click here to return to TOP of the page	Click here to read Shaun Tomson's first book.