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May 25th, 2025 The RUN is 17 out of 17 Weeks.
CRITERIA: Waist high or better at least once a week.
There were waist high waves on 5-11-7-25 and overhead high 5-23-25 and chest high on 5-24-25


THE RECORD FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN A ROW FOR WAIST HIGH OR BETTER. January 13th, 2025 was 59 WEEKS!

NEXT BLOG June 8th, 2025.
All future Blogs will be posted on the 1st and 3rd week of every month (give or take a day or two). *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.



THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND NOR'EASTER SWELL.
REST IN PEACE JACK McCOY. PRAY FOR SKY ROSA.

(Photo by Library of Congress via Getty Images)
When I went to war, I wrote letters to my loved ones in case I never came home. Sullivan Ballou did too, and his words are a reminder of what Memorial Day is about.
By Elliot Ackerman

Of all American holidays, Memorial Day is beset by the most contradictions. Officially, it is a somber holiday, one where we honor our country’s war dead, but it is also the holiday that marks the unofficial beginning of summer. Over this long weekend, many of us will pull out our barbecues, or travel to our local beach, or check out the latest blockbuster. I grew up in a religious household and, for me, Memorial Day weekend meant it was the one Sunday I didn’t have to go to church; the Indy 500 was on, and I was allowed to watch the race with my dad.

Then I joined the Marines, and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. After that, Memorial Day took on a different, more specific meaning for me. In the early years, I’d spend the day visiting the graves of friends buried at Arlington.

Many Americans don’t have any personal ties to our war dead, and so the remembrance part of Memorial Day is, for them, an abstraction. The first-ever Memorial Day was anything but abstract. It was celebrated in 1968, three years after the Civil War, a national bloodletting that killed one out of every 50 Americans. Back then, everyone knew someone lost in the war. The original idea was simple: The day would be used to decorate the graves of the fallen. It was proposed by John Logan, a retired Union officer, who understood how important it was to the dead that they not be forgotten. The truth is, anyone who has fought in a war, and had the good fortune to survive, understands this—because all of us have imagined our own deaths.

Like countless others before me, I knew that, in the event I was killed, I wanted to have one last word with the people I loved. So I wrote a few letters, hid them, and told my best friend from high school where they were in case anything happened. Fortunately, they were never opened. Today, they sit in a drawer with some mementos from the war. My father, who one of the letters was addressed to, has since passed away. My children, who were then unborn, have no letters addressed to them. The letters are from a different time, as if written by a different person. I doubt I’ll ever open them.

The practice of writing a “death letter” is as old as war itself. In the summer of 1861, Sullivan Ballou, a 32-year-old Union major in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment, wrote one such letter to his wife on July 14, one week before the First Battle of Bull Run. If you’re wondering how to remember the dead this Memorial Day, I recommend you spend a moment with this letter. It begins:

My very dear Sarah,
The indications are very strong that we shall move in a few days—perhaps to-morrow. Lest I should not be able to write again, I feel impelled to write a few lines that may fall under your eye when I shall be no more . . .

Military life is filled with movement. You are never in one place long, and the days before a battle are often frenetic, as pieces are put in place for one great effort against the enemy. If you love a soldier, part of waiting for them is living with uncertainty. You never know exactly where they are or what they’re doing.

When I read the opening of this letter, I imagine how much Sullivan and Sarah’s life had changed in the past six months. Before the war, Ballou was an attorney. Losing his father at an early age, he had attended Brown University for two years, before establishing himself as a lawyer. He had married Sarah Hart Shumway six years before, on October 15, 1855, and they had started a family. When war came, she was in her mid-twenties, and they shared two sons, Edgar and William.

Then, in April 1861, after the bombing of Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for volunteers. Ballou answered that call, left his family, and took up life as a soldier with the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. Listening to his stridency in the next paragraph of the letter, I can almost imagine their conversations as he made his decision to join:

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 May 25th, 2025



This is a photo of Dalton an ESA competitor. This was during the ESA NERSC contest that was held at the Wall. Back in the day when Lenny Nichols was running the ESA contests. Before Lenny, Kevin Grondin and Bob McNeil ran them. Bob also helped Lenny out every contest. I admit, I was never much for contests, but I really did enjoy them. It was great for the kids. Especially when there was surf. I would help out from time to time by judging, and I was always taking photos and video. I miss those days. Lenny and Arlene and the whole Nichols Ohana spent many a summer working the ESA contests. They are now run out of Maine. I wish them all the best of luck.

Photo by Ed O'Connell

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COMING SOME TIME IN VERY Late SPRING OF 2025



UPDATE: Fingers crossed. The book will be done by Spring.
Which means a late Spring release. June of 2025.
And this book will be available in both hard cover and soft cover on AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, INGRAM, GOOGLE BOOKS, and KOBO PUBLISHING.


SAM GEORGE'S NEW BOOK IS OUT! I'LL BE WRITING A REVIEW SOON. MEANWHILE CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO GET YOUR COPY.

Most of you reading this Blog already know who Sam George is. But for those of you who do not. Sam is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and former editor of SURFER Magazine and SURFING Magazine.

He's also a dear friend that I have known since 1979. He along with Jeff Chamberlain are two of the most prolific writers of our Surfing lifestyle.



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If it is necessary that I should fall on the battlefield for any country, I am ready. I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in, the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or falter. I know how strongly American Civilization now leans upon the triumph of the Government, and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and suffering of the Revolution. And I am willing, perfectly willing to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debt.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, our cause was rarely so clearly articulated. It was the same for the American wars that preceded mine, in Vietnam and Korea. To hear a voice from the past speak with such clarity about his cause gives us a view into a very different America. In my wars, we fought for myriad reasons: for each other; because we were professionals; or because we loved soldiering and couldn’t imagine or didn’t want a life outside the military. I can’t remember ever hearing someone say the reason they were willing to lay down their life was for any “Government” whether it be Iraqi, Afghan, or even American.

Country, yes. Each other, yes. But not the government.
Willingness to make such a sacrifice is never simple. I deployed five times to Iraq and Afghanistan. My last nights in the U.S. before leaving were some of the longest of my life and they never got easier. I both did and didn’t want to go. That tension—between obligations at home and a desire to go—is as old as war. Ballou must have felt that acutely when he left home and began his long march south. In his letter, he writes to Sarah of his ambivalence, as well as its source: his love of her.

Sarah, my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind me to you with mighty cables, that nothing but Omnipotence could break; and yet, my love of Country comes over me like a strong wind and bears me irresistibly on with all these chains to the battlefield . . .

By my final deployment, I had become a father. The firebase where I stayed was pretty comfortable. I had internet in my room. Many nights, I would Skype with my infant daughter. Often, I would listen to her laugh, and try to get her to say “Daddy,” while my helmet, body armor, and assault rifle sat in the corner, just out of the video’s frame, ready for later that night, when I would go on a raid with the Afghan special operations unit I advised. As I logged off Skype, I couldn’t help but wonder if that call would be the last time I spoke to her. In Ballou’s letter, he is clearly wrestling with similar emotions. What will Sarah’s life be like without him? What will be left for her and the children to hold onto?

Forgive my many faults, and the many pains I have caused you. How thoughtless and how foolish I have often times been! . . . But, O Sarah! If the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the gladdest days and in the darkest nights . . . always, always; and, if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath, or the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by.
Sarah, do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again.

Sullivan Ballou was killed a week later at the First Battle of Bull Run. Sarah Ballou never remarried. She lived another 55 years after her husband’s death. She died in 1917, and is buried next to him.
Sullivan Ballou and I are separated by centuries. He lived in a country I scarcely recognize. But what I understand is the letter he wrote, one that seeks to reach across time, across the barrier between life and death, one that would allow him to continue living in the memories of those he left behind. It is a reminder that Memorial Day is not only for those who died, but also those who go on living without them. Ballou’s letter isn’t about death; it’s about life: the “soft breeze” on Sarah’s cheek; “the cool air” on her temple.

Years ago, an old friend of mine was killed in Afghanistan. He left behind a wife and three children. We had fought alongside one another on an earlier deployment, and I learned that, in a letter he’d left behind, he’d asked that I deliver a eulogy at his funeral. As I struggled to write it, my wife said, “You know who the eulogy is for, don’t you?”
I didn’t say anything. I realized that I didn’t know.
She told me: “It’s for the children.”

These days, my family spends Memorial Day weekend with an old Marine buddy, who also fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his family. This weekend, we’ll be doing the same as so many other American families: barbecuing with the kids, and going down to the beach. But, in between, we’ll tell stories about old friends. The gunnery sergeant whose nickname was Moshpit. The captain who lived out of his truck and dated a Swedish track star. These stories are never really about combat, or death, but mostly about what a group of characters these guys were, and when our kids laugh at these stories those friends seem to live again.

So please go to the beach, watch the blockbuster, have that barbecue. Remember the dead. And then live, for them; that is what they fought for.

REST IN PEACE JACK McCOY



In 2006 at the old IOKA movie theater in Exeter, NH I got to meet the legendary Surf Movie maker Jack McCoy. It was an honor to meet him. The IOKA Movie theater in Exeter, NH was the venue for his latest movie "FREE AS A DOG" . It was another successful full length feature film on Surfing that was played before a packed house. Jack McCoy is one of the best. And his BILLABONG Movie Tour is so freaking cool! I was stoked to be part of this experience.

I think anyone who was there will agree. There's nothing like being in a movie theater with a bunch of surfers watching a Surf Flick. I'm not going to compare what I do, to what he does, but there are similarities. Anyone who's ever worked on a surf movie knows what I'm talking about.

We know every single wave in the movie. Every ride, Every single scene and every single song. We know each and every transition and special affect. In short we spend hours and hours shooting, editing and scoring each movie. It's a true labor of love and the payoff is watching and hearing you guys hoot and holler at the finished piece. Actually, the New Englandaudiences have been for the most part, quite reserved.

Clearly stoked to be there and taking it all in, but more quiet than other audiences. But that's cool. I was happy to see 90% of the audience actually sit through all the credits at the end of the movie. Plus they really let out a thunderous applause at the end. Jack McCoy was stoked.



Jack signed my poster:
"Ralph,
Keep your dreams alive.
Aloha
Jack McCoy 06 Exeter."

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"REMEMBERING THE FALLEN, SURFING, MAKING SURF MOVIES, AND PRAYING FOR SKY ROSA HEALS ALL WOUNDS.” 

"GET OUT THERE AND MOW THE DAMN LAWN!"



There once was a time in my life when I had to mow the lawn using this exact lawnmower. My dad refused to get a power mower when we were kids. I still have this mower. It rests against the big oak tree in the back yard. I love looking at it.

I can still hear my dad telling me "Nevermind about what the other kids have for lawnmowers. This mower works fine. Just put a little oil in the blades and she'll be good to go."

Oh to go back in time again. I'd use this mower in a heartbeat if it meant I get to see my father again.

JIMMY DUNN HEADLINING THE CASINO! LET'S GO!

THIS IS BIG NEWS FOR OUR LOCAL COMIC/ACTOR.
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NOW FOR SOMETHING NOT FUNNY.

THIS IS WHAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WROTE ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY 2025.
Can you imagine if ANY other sitting president, (no matter what party they represented) had written such a vile and negative message to all Americans on this most sacred and somber of days? Seriously if Reagan, Bush, Obama, or Biden had written this? Their heads would explode. And rightfully so. This post is a sign of a disturbed individual. This is the President of the United States of America. He is without question a disgusting, deranged, and a pathetically sad individual.

And if you think this is bad, please CLICK on the image above to read what the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES said to the graduating class of WEST POINT. Click it.






So, I'm sure there are some people out there who have no idea who this person is every week. So with this being the Memorial Weekend Blog I thought I'd remind you. This is Khalid Sheik Mohammed. He is the mastermind of 9-11. In other words, it was this man who came up with the concept of flying jet airliners filled with people into large buildings. It was his idea to crash into the Twin Towers in NYC, the Pentagon in DC, and the third plane was either headed for the White House or the Capitol. But that last plane didn't make it because of the brave passengers on Flt 93 who tried to overcome the hijackers/Terrorists.

KSM was captured by the CIA and Pakistani agents in March of 2003. He is currently residing at GITMO, where it is believed that he will spend the rest of his stinking life in captivity.

This is why I post images of him in compromising situations every week. He was the one who started the GWOT (Global War On Terrorism). And as a promise to those who died in the GWOT and to their families who were left behind and had to go on living without their loved ones I will continue to mock, insult, and basically humiliate him until I no longer exist.

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 used KORANS at Home Depot this week.

REST IN PEACE Jack McCoy 76 years old
REST IN PEACE Rick Derringer 77yrs old
KEEP FIGHTING Robert Gerard! You Got This Brother!
Please keep LOCAL SURF LEGEND Norm Murphy in your thoughts and prayers.
"SURFING HEALS ALL WOUNDS."

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Remember my friends... Surfing Heals All Wounds.
Pray for Surf. Pray for Peace. Surfing Is Supposed to be Fun.

Ralph

FINALLY CONGRATS TO JAMES and BELLA



Click on the pic above to see some random pics I shot at their wedding on May 17th, 2025.

SIXTY YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER.
I started surfing in 1964, after having discovered surfing in 1963. In fact, I caught my first wave right out there from where I am standing in this photo. I am wearing cutoff jeans and a beaver tailed wetsuit. I so wish I had that board today. I'd love to be able to go full circle. Having that Keoki (my favorite board) be back in my life. That would be beyond wonderful. It's funny, the board was only 8' 3" long. That's because it was made for women surfers. But with me being just 14 years old it was the perfect length and shape for me. Photo by Gus Fatello
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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 or two and go through this year long 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- THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND NOR'EASTER.
DAY I . Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photos by RALPH




(Above) Finally, we got some real overhead surf. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery

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(Above) Though I'm guessing this poor guy wishes it wasn't overhead.
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) This guy got a couple of nice ones. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery

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(Above) Max Fatello bottom turning his way into a fun session.
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) There were empty holes looking to be filled out there.
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) This swell was long overdue. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
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(Above) Crowley Gentile at dead lowtide. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
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Today- THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND NOR'EASTER.
DAY II . Saturday May 24th, 2025. Photos by RALPH




(Above) Finn walking down the Blue Carpet. Saturday May 24th, 2025.
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(Above) Mackey V halfway through his 360 rip.
Saturday May 24th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) The boys were all smiles when I pointed my lens at them. Saturday May 24th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) You guys know me by now. I'm always looking for the empty gem. Saturday May 24th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Not sure who this is. But I am sure that he got one of those rights that kept grinding away off that sandbar. Saturday May 24th, 2025.
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(Above) Perfect peaks folding both ways up and down the beach. Saturday May 24th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Last but not least, my oldest closest NH surf brother.
Kevin "Doc" Grondin. I missed his best waves. But I more than made
up for that the last 50 plus years. Saturday May 24th, 2025.
Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery

Today- THE MOTHER'S DAY WAVES
SUNDAY MAY 11th, 2025. Photos by RALPH



(Above) Sunday Mother's Day May 11th. I wonder if this woman is a mother? Sunday May 11th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Clearly there were still waves. Sunday May 11th, 2025.
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(Above) Crowley Gentile rocketing off the lip. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Chris Carragher
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(Above) Brian BMO Morse pre-birthday wave. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Chris Carragher
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(Above) The action was fast and furious. With the emphasis on furious. DW Lahey on Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Chris Carragher
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(Above) No thank you. I changed my mind. I'll wait for another one. Thanks. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Chris Carragher
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IN THE WATER ON THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND NOR'EASTER SWELL. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
Photos by James McGraghan



(Above) This appears to be Jon Kiskinis. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
Photo by James McGraghan
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(Above) Ryan McGill dropping into a multi layered glass burger. *Before his unfortunate birthday surprise. Some guy ditched his board into his direct path. Causing his birthday (Yes it was his birthday) board to get ripped open like a damn can opener. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
Photo by James McGraghan
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(Above) James Morse all stretched out on this nice looking lefty.
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by James McGraghan
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(Above) James's brother Brian "BMO" Morse on a beefy looking gray brown beast. Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by James McGraghan
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(Above) The Goofyfoots ruled on this day. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
Photo by James McGraghan
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BACK ON LAND FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND NOR'EASTER SWELL. Friday May 23rd, 2025.
Photos by Bob Costanzo



(Above) This is one of the most dramatic photos of the entire swell.
Not to mention this is Bob's best pic he ever sent me. Crowley Gentile.
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Bob Costanzo
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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) This is Mr. Johnny Chisel AKA "JIM"
Friday May 23rd, 2025. Photo by Bob Costanzo
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Today- SOME WARM SPRING IMAGES
May 10th, 2025. Photos by Ed Moran



(Above) The warmth of a Spring sunrise. May 10th, 2025.
Photo by Ed Moran
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(Above) I am old enough to remember when we used to carry our boards like this. May 10th, 2025. Photo by Ed Moran
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Today- REFLECTIONS OF MEMORIAL DAY ON THE NH SEACOAST. Monday May 26th, 2025. Photos by RALPH



(Above) We do four services every single Memorial Day. And it all starts here on the beach. Monday May 25th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Frank Loopley is 101 year old WWII veteran. He was the only WWII vet we saw all day. Hampton Beach, NH Monday May 25th, 2025. Photo by RALPH *Click on the photo above to see the whole gallery

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(Above) Hampton Falls Memorial Day Monday. May 25th, 2025.
Photo by RALPH
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(Above) The Korean War vets are starting to disappear much like the WWII vets. Won't be long before the same thing happens to the Vietnam Veterans.
Monday May 25th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) The service on the beach is pretty special. The LADY OF THE SEA. Monday May 25th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) Our guest speaker was CWO4 USMC Anthony Martino.
He did a great job. Monday May 25th, 2025. Photo by RALPH
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(Above) At the end of the last service. Two of our five grandchildren were there to remind me how truly blessed I am. It's no secret that Malia and Sofia make Gramp's feel special. Monday May 25th, 2025.
Photo by Max Fatello
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Need photos by 10 AM on Saturdays. Seriously. By 10AM. 
Make sure they are 1500 to 1555 pixels wide.
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My friend Rick McAvoy from Maine is the creator
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(Above) This is in Southern Maine. Photo by Ron Freeman
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Photo by Jerry Mainville
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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 # 795 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 RALPH
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This is what happens if you are found GUILTY. You become invisible.

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I see little waves this weekend.

I'm picking Friday June 6th, 2025.

May 25th, 2025

"I think if I lean a little further back I could probably take a nap out here and nobody would notice."

(ABOVE) This was never going to end well. May 23rd, 2025.
Photo by Bob Costanzo



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