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Hey can we all just give it up right here and now for Lil Miss Nadine? Are you kidding me? How many of you realized that Nadine was the reason we got surf on Sunday and Monday of
last week? I didn't, until I saw the weather map.

That damn storm was stumbling around in the North Atlantic
like a drunkard sailor for 17 days. When I saw it, I was clearly impressed. And so were the weather experts. Nadine was a
mere few days from breaking the LONGEST TROPICAL STORM in weather history. In fact, I'm not sure where it's at today, but I wouldn't count her out.

Like Chuck Berry sang..."Nadine...honey is that you?"

I thought about how cool it is to have a storm do that. Just wander around in the ocean...sending us waves. Day after day. And not just waves, but a decent ground swell complete with warm water. It was great. Thank you Nadine.

And I have to point out how cool it was on Sunday to look out in the line up and see so many familiar faces taking advantage of the amazing swell we were getting. And if that wasn't cool enough, I looked over my shoulder at one point, and saw that I was joined by two of my favorite local photographers.

John Carden was standing to my right and Ed O'Connell was directly in front of me. As a result, the three of us got very similar shots at slightly different angles. That was pretty cool. Especially for me when I start the process of going through their galleries and realize that I had seen this shot before. Of course it finally dawns on me, yes dumb ass, you've seen this shot because you shot it!

Ed and I call them mirror shots. So many times we pull the trigger at the same moment. This was the case this last swell. Except now you can throw Carden into the mix. We all were focused on the action unfolding in front of us.

And make no mistake, there was plenty of action to shoot.

We may not have an abundance of surfers busting and landing airs on a regular basis, but we do have some solid rail to rail riders. And with all the recent emphasis on getting back to the basics in surfing, we are right on target with that theme.

There were however a disturbing amount of Go Pros out in the water this past swell. Raise your hand if you have a Go Pro? Ok everyone put your hand down. Let me tell you something. That angle from the nose of your board looking back at your goofy ass face? Yea, well that's as tired a look as there ever was one. That look has been done since the 60's.

It has been beaten to death. Look I have a Go Pro. But I will not shoot this angle. I will however shoot the over the shoulder from inside the barrel look. Much like what Slater did in his last session with his Go Pro. Same with Connelly and Raven Lundy.

That's the Go Pro angle that is still fresh and exciting to watch.

But this particular angle? Barf. Don't care about your tongue flapping, snot flying, squinted eyes look as we all get motion sickness following your tired ass in some robotic series of stiff maneuvers. God spare us the agony.

Get creative with that thing. Don't be like everyone else.

I know how happy I am with the REAL NFL Referees back. I'm sure all you football fans feel the same. That was the worse 3 weeks of NFL that
I ever care to remember. Just awful. Thank God the money machine came to their senses. Good Lord.

Now we can get on with the rest of our Fall.

Speaking of which, is there a better month out of the year than October? I mean seriously. Is this not the BEST month out of our entire calendar year? Not just for the surf but everything. The electric colors. The coolness in the air. This is New England at it's absolute finest my friends.

To me, October will always be home

Now for Some Of My Weekly Global Observances:

My friends the day of reckoning is getting closer. Talking about November 6th. Please get out and register to Vote and then cast your vote. I am not going to tell you who to vote for. This is not the liberal biased media pushing and prodding you to the left, nor is it the biased Fox News pushing you to the right. This is just me and my simple and honest opinion. Are you, and more importantly is our country, better off today than what we were 4 years ago? BE HONEST with yourself. Then cast your vote.

Meanwhile back down in GITMO, ole Khalid Sheik Mohammed has tried and failed to become a Replacement Referee for the NFL. Of course the authorities saw right through his guise and turned him down. He was however allowed to Ref a local soccer game between Al Qeada and
The Taliban at GITMO. The game was called off at the last minute
when it was discovered that the Soccer ball was actually an IED.

Note to self: Must pick up a case of Zebra skin bed sheets at Home Depot.

OK so Leon Panetta has confirmed that the attacks in Libya on 9/11/12 were actually planned Terrorists attacks with Al Qeada ties. In other words, it had nothing to do with the low budget idiot video that depicted the prophet Mohammed as some evil doer. That may have caused
unrest at the US Embassies abroad, but it had nothing to do with the
well planned attack on 9/11/12.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

HAPPY OCTOBER EVERYONE!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Eric LaRochelle October 1st!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RJ Clayton October 1st!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Steve Rafferty October 5th!
Congrats to Kai Nichols for making the ESA ALL STAR TEAM!
GET WELL SOON Matt Denis WHS student!
REST IN PEACE Andy Williams.

*ANOTHER STOLEN Board to Report. If anyone knows the whereabouts of a Brand New 5'7" Byrne with a Black and Red tail band on top of the image. PLEASE CONTACT me via email or Ross at Cinnamon Rainbows.

Please Support ALL The photographers who contribute to Ralph's Pic
Of The Week every week for the last 9 years. **Think about BUYING a HIGH RES Photo from any of the weeks on RPOTW. Keep in mind the photos you steal from this site are low RES. You can't blow them up. Order HIGH RES photos that are suitable for framing. It's a GREAT Gift Idea. A nice framed photo of your favorite Surfer or Surf Break!

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

Ralph

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Yesterday- 1975 Hurricane shot at the Wall.
(Below) I can't remember which swell this was. I do recall that it was one of those quick one day swells. It was here and gone in one day. I shot this at around 8th Street. I do not know who the rider is now, I'm sure I did back then. I do know that he was riding a Lightening Bolt single fin. We all rode "gunny" single fins back then. I guess we all wanted to be Lopez. Little did we know that the boards being ridden at Pipeline did not work well at the Wall. But hey at least we looked cool. Photo by RALPH.

Click on the photo above to see the larger version.

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

Today-Sunday Late September 23rd, 2012. Photos by RALPH

(Above) The afternoon was still producing some serious surf. September 23, 2012.
Photo By RALPH * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) The local view I never tire of. September 23, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Kyle Linseman slotted. The afternoon of September 23, 2012.
Photo By RALPH * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Erica Nardone charging the Nadine swell. September 23, 2012.
Photo By RALPH * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Jon Gozzo of Secret Spot hiding in a not so secret spot. September 23, 2012.
Photo By RALPH * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Ed O'Connell and I shot the same photo at the same time at different angles. September 23, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today-MVF Sequences September 23rd, 2012. Photos by RALPH

(Above) MVF Sunday afternoon, September 23rd, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Mackey V Sunday afternoon, September 23rd, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today- Sunday Afternoon Sept. 23rd 2012. Photos by Ed O'Connell

(Above) The "Mirror" shot. Unknown . September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Nice wave. I think this might be Matt Colby. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Thom Hay extendo drop. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Billy Ritchie. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today- NADINE Sunday Sept. 23rd 2012. Photos by John Carden

(Above) Kai Nichols finds a hollow piece of Nadine. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By John Carden. * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) No need for a caption here. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By John Carden. * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Jack Cadagan was out surfing with his son and having a blast.
September 23rd, 2012. Photo By John Carden.
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Check the stutter step spray from Mackey's gash. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By John Carden. * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today- Early Sunday Sept. 23rd 2012. Photos by Ed O'Connell

(Above) Good morning Nadine. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Good morning Marky J. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Johnny on the spot. Mr Meehan likey de righty. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By Ed O'Connell
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today-Early Sunday September 23rd, 2012. Photos by RALPH

(Above) I could shoot these all day. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Unknown rail grab into the bowels of Nadine. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By RALPH * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Unknown barrel bound. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By RALPH
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today- Sunday September 23rd, 2012. Photos by Andrew Rebeiro

(Above) Now you know why we call it the Wall. September 23rd, 2012.
Photo By Andrew Rebeiro
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Unknown black and white. September 23rd, 2012. Photo By Andrew Rebeiro
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

Today- From Hatteras to Home. Sunday September 23rd, 2012. Photos by Lenny Nichols

(Above) New ESA ALL STAR Team Rider Kai Nichols on a Cape Hatteras left.
September 21st, 2012. Photo By Lenny Nichols
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Richard Donahue. Cape Hatteras. September 21st, 2012.
Photo By Lenny Nichols
* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

We welcome all Surf Related pics from our Readers. Just make sure they are at least 900 pixels wide. If you have any OLD photos of local surfers and surfing we would love to see them and share them with our readers. We can scan them for you. And we get them back to you undamaged.

If you have prints/slides we can scan them.

And we don't care if you shoot pics with with your cellphones. I mean it. Most of the images you see on the news and on the Internet were shot with Smart Ass Phones.

Just shoot them and send them along.

(Above) Mark Henschke somewhere in New Hampshire. September 2012.
Photo By Peter Arcoma* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Charlie Ross - New Hampshire. September 2012.
Photo By Tammy Hardy * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Joshua Ross - New Hampshire. September 2012.
Photo By Tammy Hardy * Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

(Above) Chris Ruggeiro New Hampshire. September 2012.
Photo courtesy of Chris Ruggeiro* Click on the photo above to see the Whole gallery.

NEW QWILL Single JUST RELEASED on fathers Day June 17, 2012 GREAT SONG

Great NEW EP from local surfer/musician
Nick Checo download it for free by clicking
on image above.

(Above) All Rise: 10th Street District Court of Surf Justice is now in session, the
Honorable Judge RALPH presiding. CASE 181 BLATANT DROP IN OF THE WEEK-
Click the photo to see the outcome of this Surf crime and the verdict.
Photo By RALPH

Click above to follow the entire CATCH A WAVE FOR MOLLY Blog. From start to finish. In chronological order as it happened.

CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON on each clip to view videos

This is the latest trailer for the documentary SURFING HEALS ALL WOUNDS. This was the most labor intensive project I have ever worked on. Both emotionally and physically.
There were times when I did not know if I could finish it. Having to relive the whole year in editing was so stressful. After finishing this movie, I realized that Buck Rowlee is my hero. In fact, the whole Rowlee family are. I was just a vehicle to help tell this story. I really hope you get something out of this. It is available at the Local Surf Shops and online. Portion of the proceeds will go directly to the Molly Rowlee Fund. Thank you. Surfing, Community, and Love.

HE'S BACK! The CRACK MASTER Himself! Crackie is back and he's steaming mad! Talking about the NFL Referee BS and his alleged affair with Katie Middleton! If you have a question no matter how stupid, or absurd, please send it here...crackie@adlantic.com

Crackie has his own Facebook Page. You should Friend Him...though there are no guarantees that he'll be nice to you.

Shot this week. The PHANTOM Returns. Coming Next Week!

Recorded in 1978. Click on VINNY CD
art to see a larger version and how to
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Shot this week. The PHANTOM Returns. Coming Next Week!

Recorded in 1983. Click on VINNY CD art
to see a larger version and how to order this CD and others for sale at GAF Music.
www.gafmusic.com
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Shot this week. The PHANTOM Returns. Coming Next Week!

Shot this week. The PHANTOM Returns. Coming Next Week!

Click above to read the entire MOLLY BLOG in Chronological order

(Above) Put the cursor over the images above to see happens when you DROP in
on someone. You become Invisible. Simply put the mouse over the photo to see the
original photo and then marvel at the results of what happens when the criminal
becomes invisible.*Put the cursor over the photo to see the Real image.
Photo by RALPH

Today 2012 " I Got it! I Got it! Quick take the photo!"

(Above) I know I'm going to hell...or at least Purgatory. But I
could not pass this up. In fact, put the mouse over the image to
see the follow up shot. Photo by RALPH

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