Yesterday- Barry Rinderer and Jay Hammer. 1973.
(Below) Barry was one the best Goofy Footers to ever surf this short stretch of coastline. I have no footage of Barry surfing, I do however have him skateboarding. He was a funny guy with a wry sense of humor. He passed away at a very early age and those who knew him well I'm sure still miss him. Rest in Peace Barry.
Photo courtesy of Jay Hammer

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TODAY ... all the photos below were taken this week, unless otherwise noted.

Today- Then the SUN Came Out...June 5, 2012 Photos by RALPH

(Above) He's been working hard on his cutbacks the last two years and it is finally
paying off. MVF Tuesday June 5, 2012. Photo By RALPH
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(Above) Erica Nardone was on fire out there that night. I'm sorry to say, I missed her best waves, Tuesday June 5, 2012. Photo By RALPH
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(Above) Unknown dealing with the unknown. Tuesday June 5, 2012.
Photo By RALPH
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Today- MVF Sequences..June 5, 2012 Photos by RALPH




(Above) Did he make this? Click to find out. MVF Tuesday June 5, 2012.
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(Above) The layback is making a comeback. MVF Tuesday June 5, 2012.
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Today- FUN WITH PHOTO SHOP. June 4, 2012 Photos by RALPH

Boy am I ever going to hell. Ok let me explain this so anyone can understand. On Monday June 4th, 2012 I was shooting some local surfers out at a low tide reef break. It was not for the feint of heart. Trust me. I've been around long enough to know when and where some people should draw the line.

I just so happened to look over at my shoulder and see two individuals floundering around in the channel. And by floundering I mean they were off their boards and just hanging on. Like they were survivors from the Titanic.

I watched in disbelief as they tried to paddle over to the line-up where everyone was surfing. They soon realized that to be another bad decision. So they turned and paddled in. Now I am not going to lie here. I started taking photos because I knew whatever was going to happen, was going to be fodder for my weekly blog. I knowingly took photos of their situation to provide some comic relief for you guys. (You're welcome).

I watched as they paddled in and eventually hit land where they ran up the beach and collapsed. I shot more photos as they sat there staring back out at sea. I knew that someone else in their group had to have been involved, because no one without any surf knowledge would have been there in the first place.

Sure enough, one of the dozen black suited bodies in the line-up caught a wave and the two ran down to greet their mentor. I watched it all go down. Then watched as they gathered their Pink Soft Top and Fin-less old thruster and walk back to their vehicle.

As always, I could not help myself. You know me. I see wrong and try to right it every time. So I followed them back to their vehicle, and approached them. Camera in hand.

"Which one of you geniuses talked those two clowns into paddling out there?" I asked. They all looked at each other and said nothing. So I asked again. "Which one of you talked those two fools into paddling out there?" Finally one answered. "I did" the one guy who looked like he could surf said.

"You need to be held accountable. You can't be doing this shit. How long have they been surfing... a month?"

"Less than 2 weeks" he said.

"Less than two weeks, and you send them out there? One of the premier breaks on the entire East Coast? That is bullshit. "

"Let me guess they were driving..."I asked.

He shook his head 'yes.'

"Dude you should know better. They looked like debris out there hanging onto their boards."

One of them looked at me and said. "We didn't catch any waves !" "No shit you didn't. And you should feel lucky that you didn't. "

I could see that this was starting to slowly sink in.

"Here's the thing about surfing. We need to police our own breaks and make sure everyone is on the same page. The problem with surfing is, you could actually paddle out at Cloudbreak, and sit next to Kelly Slater, but would you? Of course you wouldn't."

I then asked the two wet kooks if they played any other sports. The one guy said he was a golfer, the other said he played football. So I asked them. "You Mr Golfer, if you were on the Golf Course and you suddenly came upon Tiger Woods. Would you tap him on his shoulder and say.."Say Tiger, do you mind if I play through?" He looked at me and sheepishly said "No..."

"And you Mr Football, would you suddenly jump on the field at Gillette and scream to Tom Brady "Hey Brady hit me I am open?"

..."No.." he said. "Well of course you wouldn't...Surfing is the same thing except without the actual rules and police around to stop you from doing stupid shit like that. We are our own Police."

I looked at the one guy's board. It was a Pink Soft Top. I just shook my head. The other guy had NO fins on his board.

I looked at the Surfer and said my name is "Ralph..." and before I could go on he said "I know who you are..." "Ok good. Then you need to tell your friends here, that they are going to be on my BLOG and it ain't gonna be pretty!" The two kooks looked at each other as if to say "What is he talking about?"

I walked away and said one last thing..."You guys walked into my office. This is where I work. This is what I do. I document. I shoot it all. The Guts and the Glory, and the absurd....remember that the next time you walk into my office, my world."

Then I walked away laughing to myself the whole way.

*Below is a series of PHOTOSHOP madness that I did to poke fun at what could of been a real tragedy. I hope you enjoy it.

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