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May 17th, 2015 The RUN is 1 out of 1 Week
Waist high or better, at least once a week. There was
a few waist high waves at the wall on the 11th, and
I heard of one waist high wave up north.
So the question is...if a wave is waist high and no one
surfs it, is it still waist high?

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Navy SEAL, Bradygate, Train Wreck, Marathon Bomber, ISIS leader killed in a Special OPS US ground force mission. And saying goodbye to BB King, "The Thrill is gone..."

I have had the opportunity in my life, to be able to walk among some true American Heroes. I am always humbled by their mere presence. Last night, I shook the hand of the man, who put a cap in Osama Bin Laden's ass that sent him straight to hell.



To look at this young man, it's hard to fathom exactly what he has done for our country. 400 combat missions, including the Captain Phillips mission dealing with Somali pirates, he was also part of the SEAL recovery team that went up into the mountains to retrieve the remains of those SEAL's who were killed in Operation RedWings.



Nat Healy pictured on the right, lost her only son CPO NAVY SEAL Dan Healy in that battle. There was a movie about that battle." Lone Survivor." Danny's name is on our (POST 35) monument in Hampton.

But the biggest mission was the OBL mission. This red haired kid from Montana, was the man who punched Osama Bin Laden's ticket to hell. I shook the hand of the man, who killed Bin Laden. Wow. I gave him the "Ralph handshake." The one where I shake his hand with my right hand, then place my left hand on top of both of our hands. My son Max is fond of imitating me doing this.

The one thing he said to me that will stay with me forever..."He was afraid." I looked at him and said "He was afraid?" He looked me in the eye nodding his head, "He was afraid in the end." I smiled.

To anyone who lost someone at 9-11, or the Global War On Terrorism, should know that. Bin Laden was terrified in the end. I know it does little to bring back your loved ones, but at least justice was served. And it was served cold.

I love his mantra. NEVER QUIT.

If you are like me, a PATRIOTS fan, you would be as upset as anyone in Patriot's nation about the four game suspension the NFL handed down to Brady, and the million dollar fine, and the loss of a first round and fourth draft pick in 2016.

All because of a PSI in a freaking football!!!!



Why do they have to be so hurtful? Here's Roger Goodall with Brady during better times. I guess it's true. They hate us. The rest of the NFL hate us. The teams and coaches of all the other NFL teams despise us. As they say, "they hate us-cuz they ain't us!"



Come on number 10, we're counting on you this season.



The safest way to travel is...? Look, we are all at the mercy of the trained individuals who fly airplanes, drive buses, and trains. There's no safe way to travel these days unless you are on foot. 106 mph going around that curve? WTF was that engineer thinking? I guess that's the problem. He wasn't thinking. 8 people die, and countless others injured. Damn.

There seems to be no end in the local suffering of surfers.

The latest is Steve McCarthy from Exeter. Steve was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. There is a GOFUND set up on Facebook, it's on my facebook page. If you're interested in helping out the McCarthy family please go to that page and make a donation.



Steve is married with three kids. The whole McCarthy family are all wonderful people and I consider them all to be close friends. There is power in Prayer. There is power in Hope. There is power in God.

NEVER QUIT. Keep fighting. NEVER QUIT!

Heading out West next week to take part in THOM MOORE'S Paddle. I'm hoping some of my California friends can meet up with
those of us who are making the trip.



I turned Thom onto Surfing in the early 80's. I need to be there for him and his wife Margie.

"Surfing and Heals All Wounds"






"Ed's Corner" pic this week is another shot from June 9, 2013.
The surfer is unknown. Click on the image above to see
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To see more of Ed's pics just hit the archives tab and scroll through the years and see some Ed's work. Be sure to pick up
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extra feature of Ed O'Connell's gallery set to music.

Each week I will feature one of Ed's great pics from this blog. Photo by Ed O'Connell
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Portions of the eventual DVD proceeds will go to the
WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT.

Now for Some Of My Weekly Global Observances
I am not going to lie to you. I was happy with the DEATH sentence that this evil SOB received last week. I have no problem with the State of Massachusetts sentencing this scumbag to death.


Little brother terrorist is going to join his brother (that ironically he ran over and killed) in Allah's hotel in hell. See ya loser.

Speaking of scumbags...US Ground Forces killed one of the top leaders of ISIS this week and also captured his wife. I guess this is a bad week for Terrorists.



Abu Sayyaf was killed by DELTA FORCE Special Ops. Ha. And his woman is now in Iraq being interrogated. My what a difference a day makes in ISIS land.



The defense team of the Boston Marathon bomber. Wait, isn't that KSM on the right? Why it sure is. KSM is not one for not being in the limelight when these big events happen.

 As always, my weekly humiliation of KSM. Have at it.
Here we see KSM with the defense team who lost their case.

Please enjoy the weekly humiliation of the mastermind terrorist who killed 3,000 innocent civilians on September 11th, 2001. Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM), the mastermind behind 9-11 the captured Al Qeada ICON is getting his weekly slap in the face. You're welcome KSM fans.

* Note to self: Must pick up a case of nylons at Home Depot
this week.

Happy Birthday to all you May Birthdays!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rich "Molasses" Appel May 21, 2015.
RIP BB KIng, legendary blues master. One of the true greats. I was lucky enough to see him one more time last summer at the Casino.
Here he is during his peak of popularity and health.



Play the blues BB...play the blues.

*Facebook no longer gives me the weekly birthday updates.
They only send me daily ones. Sorry.

Please keep my sister Evamarie in your thoughts and prayers
and continue to send positive thoughts to our dear friend Meghan Evans and family, same with Steve McCarthy and his family. Please add surf photographer Andrew Rebeiro to your list and my dear friend Greg Brooks. Also say a prayer for my good friend Robert Gerard. And please continue to pray for local Hampton surfers Terry Morrison and Rick Fiorentini and their families.
And lastly, please pray for James Hecht.

Please add them all to your prayer list. Thank you.

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Remember my friends... Surfing Heals All Wounds.
Pray for Surf. Pray for Peace. Surf For Fun.

Ralph

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Today- If the surf is waist high, and no one caught any, is it still waist high? May 11th, 2015.
 Photos by RALPH



(Above) There were the occasional waist high sets that came and went with NO riders. It was frustrating for me, to stand there and not get a single photo of someone riding a waist high wave. Monday, May 11th, 2015.
Photo by RALPH
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(Above) This is as close as I could get to showing you the size. If this guy
were standing on his board at the bottom of the wave, it would appear,
that it is indeed, waist high. Yes? No? Monday, May 11th, 2015.
Photo by RALPH
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(Above) A waist high wave, with no takers. Monday, May 11th, 2015.
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(Above) Waiting for? Monday, May 11th, 2015. Photo by RALPH
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Today- Mo's Momma's Day Pics. Sunday, May 10th, 2015
 Photos by Maureen McNamara



(Above) Mother's Day sunset. Beautiful. Simply beautiful. May 10th, 2015.
Photo by Maureen McNamara
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(Above) Mother's Day barrel. Or should I say womb? May 10th, 2015.
Photo by Maureen McNamara
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(Above) Mo is a fan of the mini barrels. To know this, is to love this.
May 10th, 2015. Photo by Maureen McNamara
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(Above) Laura slipping by on a Mother's Day right. May 10th, 2015.
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(Above) Mother's Day diamonds. We are all rich when we share these moments. May 10th, 2015. Photo by Maureen McNamara
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Today- TS Ana in New Jersey. May 12th, 2015.
Photos by Pete Bauer



(Above) Worth the drive? You tell me. May 12th 2015.
Photo by Pete Bauer
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(Above) Oh hell yeah. Compared to what we got? May 12th 2015.
Photo by Pete Bauer
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(Above) Pete has an eye for hollow waves. May 12th 2015.
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(Above) Glassy and hollow. Let's go. May 12th 2015.
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(Above) Plus the water was warm. May 12th 2015.
Photo by Pete Bauer
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Today- Mother's Day pics from a local Mom.
May 10th, 2015. Photos by Cory Fatello



(Above) One thing locals never miss is the sky above us.
May 10th, 2015. Photo by Cory Fatello
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(Above) In either direction, the sky that night was worth looking up for.
May 10th, 2015. Photo by Cory Fatello
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(Above) Oh and there was a little bump out there.
May 10th, 2015. Photo by Cory Fatello
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(Above) Proof of Zak. What a nice Mother's Day surprise for Sofia.
May 10th, 2015. Photo by Cory Fatello
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May 17th, 2015. Photos by The Google Machine



(Above) Can you imagine? Because I can't, and never want to.
May, 2015. Photo by The Google Machine
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(Above) Behind the peak take-off. Looks doubtful. May, 2015.
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(Above) Nice warm sunset colors at Pipe. May, 2015.
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(Above) I have to admit, this is so cool. May, 2015.
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(Above) Not in a million years. The Wedge about to eat someone.
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(Above) Nice. I love this pulled back look. May, 2015.
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(Above) The inside rinse cycle. May, 2015.
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(Above) Dougie Fresh digging the view.
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(Above) Bryan Johnson in Iceland. May 2015
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THE PATRIOTS DAY SWELL

This swell started on Monday April 20th, 2015 (Patriots Day). However it wasn't until the day after when things got bigger and cleaner. The local crew were all over it once the sea sickness left and the wind went west.
Filmed in NH. The usual suspects were out there. Casey Lockwood, Matt Colby, Kevin Grondin, Kai Nichols, Kyle Linseman, Max Fatello and a handful of others. This clip is the three best days in the exact order as the swell hit. The music is by guitar virtuoso Buckethead. Hope you like it kids.




PR Winter 2014 from Ralph's Pic Of The Week on Vimeo.

This is the footage I shot in March of 2014. There's some Big Tres here and some other funky little spots. *Note The large surf at Wildos is worth the price of admission alone. There's additional footage from Max.

The music is from Miguel Tito Rodriguez. I met Miguel in Rincon last winter. He was playing outside with his bass player and I was completely blown away by his playing. The song is called De Juno. The man can rip on the six string. I hope you like this little Tropical Clip.

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