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The 14th Anniversary of 9-11. The Patriots and Tom Brady
are back with a vengeance. The 2nd annual Mike Colby
fund raiser and some fun surf.

The faithful five. That's what I call the group of us who meet every 9-11 at the spot we were at on that terrible day. Most of you are old enough to remember that day. And if you're old enough to remember, you know exactly where you were and what you were doing.

Surfers up and down the East Coast were enjoying the clean lines from Hurricane Erin. Perfect surf that day. Just flawless waves being pumped in from Erin. Not a cloud in the sky. The ground swell from Erin had us all jumping up and down like over reacting groms on Red Bull. Except, I don't think Red Bull was around then.



In any event, there were a bunch of us that were out at the points when the news trickled in. You have heard this before I'm sure, but it's true. "That day changed our world forever."

The Faithful Five are from left to right; Tony Berardini, Jack Keefe, Johnny Meehan, Markey J, and myself. We started doing this gathering the very next year. On September 11, 2002 we all just showed up at the time the first plane hit the north tower in NYC. And I mean we just showed up. No one had planned the meeting, no one had any communication, we just showed up. Well long story short, we have kept this tradition going ever since.14 years strong.

Some of you may, or may not know, that I was the CDR of the American Legion Post 35 here in Hampton. I served 13 years as Commander when I stepped down last year. I am still involved with the Post but have stepped back to let the new vets have a go at keeping our Veteran's post one of the most well respected Legion Posts in all of New England. The GWOT memorial monument was my baby. I spearheaded the task of erecting a monument on our grounds. I still help out each and every 9-11. I do the promo work, programs, banner, etc etc. This year we added just one name. But if you ask any of us, it's one name too many.



The engraver over my shoulder engraving the 65th name on our monument. The new name was William Blake Marston. A NAVY SEAL. He joins two other SEALS on our monument. Dan Healy from Exeter and Nate Hardy from Durham. There is a banner hanging in the post that has all 65 faces of the fallen. The three SEALS all have beards. And each one looks as bad ass as you would expect from a SEAL. Warriors. In fact, every name on the monument are Warriors. It's just that SEALS are...well you know. Hard core Warriors.


Last night in Newburyport Mass The Nor'easters playing at the 2nd annual Michael Colby Scholarship Fund raiser. The Easters kicked it off following the Fabulous Super Sonics.



My brother Johnny was doing OT last night. Playing with two bands.



Alter Ego closed the night at the Elks Hall. It was for a good cause.
It is a bitter sweet time for my family. Michael was my nephew who died last year of a heroin overdose. I fucking hate heroin, and I really hate the lowlife scumbags who sell it to anyone they can find that is weak enough to use it. And according to the statistics quite a few people here on the seacoast and beyond are that weak. There
have been so many heroin related deaths in the last few years it is clearly an epidemic.



If you know someone who is struggling with this poison get them help. Don't give up on them. They need help. That's my sister above reading a poem she wrote about her only son Michael. The poem also covered the fundraiser.




Straight off the Easters gig, I'm playing this Thursday September 17th, 2015 with my bass player Rich Appel. I always have fun playing at Flatbread. Hell, I could walk to this gig.

"SURFING & MUSIC HEALS ALL WOUNDS"


 






"Ed's Corner" pic this week is a shot from the 2013. The surfer is Ryan Reed. 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 the new SFOD movie The COLD COAST and check out the extra feature of Ed O'Connell's gallery.

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Now for Some Of My Weekly Global Observances
The continuing BS for the Patriots seems like it just won't go away. The Pats came out Firing on Thursday night as they kicked the shit out of Pittsburg. Brady threw FOUR TD passes. *I hope Roger was watching. If he was, I bet he puked and wet his pants. So freaking stupid. The whole INFLATE GATE is a joke. But then again, so are these clever photoshop posters. Enjoy.





Truth is, the Patriots will be facing this kind of absurdity all year.
At home and on the road. So we best get used to it.

Speaking of absurd. Did you all hear what TRUMP said about Carley Firorina? To quote DUMP "Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?" Hey TRUMPET I can't imagine your face and dead fox on your head being the next president. This bonehead loves women? Are you shitting me? When is this joke going to end?



Our boy KSM was also insulted. Not sure if you know this or not, but KSM has been toying with the idea of trans-gender, or at the very least, cross dressing. Here he is dressing like Carley.



GITMO's sex offenders are urging KSM to go all the way. I guess he has taken up with a couple of guards and some axe murderers who want him to be a bit more soft. Apparently the hairy beast is even too much for some of these hardened criminals. What do
you guys think?

Our favorite Terrorist Khaliddy "Sheik Yer Booty" Mohummed is
all about going the soft route

Please my friends, enjoy the weekly humiliation of the master mind behind the September 11th 2001 attacks. The man who was behind the killing of 3,000 innocent civilians. The number two big dog of AlQeada. Khalid Sheik Mohammed.

* Note to self, must pick up a case of hair dye at
Home Depot.

Happy Birthday Mackey V Sept 14th, 2015!
Happy Birthday Michael Colby Sept 14th, 2015
*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 surf photographer Andrew Rebeiro 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 Dave O'Connor. A good man, a great mentor to so many kids, and a wonderful school principal.

Please add them all to your prayer list. Thank you.
* Thanks to all who prayed and sent positive vibes for me. They worked.

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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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(Above) The last crowded day of 2015? Doubtful.
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(Above) The boys checking the crowd and deciding, "Should we stay or
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(Above) "What crowds?" asked James Morse.
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(Above) The always impressive Kai Nichols slapping the inside lip.
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(Above) The best new longboarder on the coast. Mr Mikey Evans.
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(Above) The truth is, when it comes to crowds some of the locals don't see them. Mackey is one of them. Saturday September 12th, 2015
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Today- The Day before. Friday September 11th,2015
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(Above) Terrifying small local children for years. *Actually that's not true. I did however find them interesting. They were in awe over the surf scene. And I was in awe over them. Friday September 11th, 2015
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(Above) I pulled up to the wall and saw waves like these at 9:15AM and NO ONE was out. I mean NOT a soul. I called my son and told him to get his ass down here. Saturday Friday September 11th, 2015 Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Mackey making the best of the no crowds.
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(Above) Max was joined by Josh Dufton. The two of them trading waves for a solid hour. Friday September 11th, 2015 Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Sweet huh? It's funny how the rain moved these mini logs down river. They gathered near the curb where tiny Beavers will build a dam
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(Above) Both of these beginners got got pasted by this wave.
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Today- Sequences Friday September 11th, 2015
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(Above) They never caught a wave. But they did get washed down to
3rd street and they both walked the length of the wall with their leases attached. I think I got a pretty good sequence here. *Note to kooks.
Take your leash off at the water's edge. Otherwise why not just drive
home with it attached to your ankle.
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(Above) Max got some decent backside waves. My back was hurting just watching this. Friday September 11th, 2015 Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Josh Dufton basically had the rights to himself.
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(Above) Black and white sequence. Click it and check it.
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Today- The Global War On Terrorism Re-dedication
Friday September 11th, 2015
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(Above) Always a somber and sad day. Friday September 11th, 2015
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(Above) We added one new name this year. The total since 9-11-01
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(Above) The banner I do every year. Every time we lose a veteran from NH in the GWOT I add their face to this banner. Friday September 11th, 2015
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(Above) Nat Healy and myself. Nat's son Danny Healy was a NAVY SEAL
who was KIA during the RED WINGS mission in Afghanistan in 2005.
That mission became a book and then was made into a movie last year. LONE SURVIVOR. I love this woman.
She was one of my biggest supporters. Friday September 11th, 2015
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Today- Two Days At The Beach. Labor Day 9-7-15
and the Good News Day 9-8-15
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(Above) I took the day off and went to the beach with my wife Cory and granddaughter Avery. There were the cutest mini waves.
September 7th , 2015 Photo by RALPH
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(Above) I have the ugliest feet on the beach. But I'm thankful they still work. September 7th , 2015 Photo by RALPH
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(Above) I took this at crab level. Avery actually loves the beach. I say that because she looks a bit upset. She was not. Having her on the beach is like going back in time with our kids. Such a wonderful experience.
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(Above) The good news day. September 8th, 2015. Photo by RALPH
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Today- Stevie Dillon La Vita es Bella en Las Gaviotas.
September, 2015.
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(Above) How pretty is this wave? And warm...? Oh man, we need to travel
to the tropics this winter. September 2015 Photo by Steve Dillon
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(Above) Yep. I need to travel to the tropics this winter.
September 2015 Photo by Steve Dillon
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(Above) The sun ball with some good friends.
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(Above). Braden Kid in Maui. After the winter we had last year,
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(Above) Jared Veltsos deep in a tropical hole.
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(Above). Beverly's beautiful sunrise. 9-9-15.
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SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001

Once a year I post this clip. It is the raw footage from the NH surfer's
perspective on 9-11

This is the actual footage I shot the morning of September 11th, 2001. There was a hurricane off the coast, Hurricane ERIN, and we had a perfect 6' swell running. There was not a single cloud in the sky...

The footage is of a handful of local surfers listening to the radio broadcast of Howard Stern, as perfect waves peeled off in the background. We had friends flying to Mexico that morning, and we were all concerned.

Later we found out that our good friend Bob Hayes was on the first plane out of Boston. Flt 11 that hit the North Tower. Bob Hayes, a surfer, was married with two young sons. And another surfer, then Angela Veltsos, lost her brother Tommy on the same flight.

None of us who were around that day, will ever forget it. This is the first time this has been broadcast anywhere.

The camera work is jumpy and my voice sounds stressed, but this is what happened in our world on that dark day, 10 years ago today.

May the souls of all who died on that day, and those who have died since, fighting in the Global War on Terrorism Rest In Peace.

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