Three Teeth
Foon
a post called Art...in the Eye. Alan is an Nam vet ex-Navy Captain, and fulltime
artist specializing in Lighthouses and ocean/nautical related themes. I was
particularly taken with a photo he took years ago of his son surfing alone at
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the late afternoon. The picture is haunting and
prone to soft lighting, colors and shadows.
I discussed this picture with Alan and another watercolor he called Three Teeth.
During this talk I sensed there was a deeper story behind them. The picture
Three Teeth begs to be explained. After a few glasses of wine I felt comfortable
enough to ask him the story behind the picture.
The water color shows a young adult surfer walking toward a bright but soft
colored turquoise sea barely visible in the distance. The surfer is turned half
way around facing the viewer, his short board held casually under his arm. The
expression on his face is one of someone who is turning to say, "Hey brah, come
on. The waves are great. Let's go do it." The look of the man is that of a
person who loves life, enjoys it to the hilt. Every day and every wave is a gift
worth relishing. To see this picture automatically sends a message to any surfer
who sees it that the young man is going to have a splendid session no matter
what the conditions.
Below the watercolor are three square boxes cut out of the matting. Within each
box is a real shark's tooth about 1/2-3/4 inch big. They are both beautiful and
ominous looking. The contrast between the uplifting watercolor and the sinister
teeth causes the viewer pause to wonder,.... what happened? So I asked Alan the
same question.
The story goes that as a young man Alan's son Kevin went off with some friends
to Mexico on a surfing trip. They had been down there a week or more and were
exploring increasingly remote breaks, some by hired boat. Kevin was surfing
alone at a break, his buds somewhat near by when he was hit by a shark. The
attack lasted less than three seconds. The first charge bumped Kevin off his
board, nearly instantaneously the shark peeled back the flesh of Kevin's abdomen
in a single bite from the navel to the pubic bone. The third bite scrambled his
guts. Kevin was left to try and hold in his organs, as he screamed to his
friends. They managed to get Kevin into the hired boat, wrap him tightly in
strips of wetsuit, radio ahead and transport him to a hospital barely alive. No
major blood vessels were severed but intestines were punctured causing severe
septic shock.
The Doctors did what they could to save Kevin's life, and it wasn't so much the
bite than the infection that almost killed him. He fought valiantly for 15 days
and eventually was healed enough be moved to a US hospital where he recovered
fully (with quite a unique set of stitches) after several additional surgeries.
Alan flew down immediately and was with Kevin when he left Mexico. Upon leaving
the Doctor gave Alan a small envelop holding three sharks teeth. The Doctor said
surgeons had found these teeth embedded in a few organs in Kevin. They suggested
that had the teeth not broken off and continued on their path of destruction
through Kevin's guts, they would have caused irreparable damage. The teeth are
part of the original piece of art called Three Teeth, which sits in Alan's home
in Newport News. What he takes on the road are replicas, original except for the
teeth, which he sells in honor of his son. The proceeds of every painting go
into a college fund for his grandson of 6 years,..... named Alan.
Kevin still surfs and maybe someday so will his son.
-Foon
tower7
color set was also named Alan? And that the guy who owned the art supply
store where Alan sold the water color set to Alan was also named Alan?
Did you know that when you make up bullshit shark stories set in Mexico
you're not supposed to include details about victims getting wrapped up in
"strips of wetsuit" because surfers don't wear wetsuits in Mexico? And
don't try to bullshit me further by claiming that it was Baja.
"Foon" <fo...@sanonofre.com> wrote in message
news:9gdm6...@drn.newsguy.com...
Rico
Rico
"tower7" <tow...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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-=Skyman=-
Guess I'm too damn gullible.
-=Skyman=-
See ya in the water!!
tower7 <tow...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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tdsurf
wrote:
>And I thought that story was great. Sounded so possible....
>Guess I'm too damn gullible.
>
>-=Skyman=-
>See ya in the water!!
>
>
My son's name is Allen. And he had his colon ripped out when he was
only 10 years old. My middle name is Allen. I have surfed both the
Lighthouse and Baja before. For a fact, I have puked my guts out at
both locations, and I still surf. Sometimes, truth is stranger than
bullshit.
Damn it's flat
td
Daniel
Could be true.
I'll bet the guy tells it great though.
I might or might not have bought the story,
but if the art was good, that I probably would have bought.
Lessen of course if you made the whole thing up,
or you really aren't named Foondoggie or something.
How am I supposed to know if that picture in your wallet is really your wife? ;-)
Dan King
news:iQvW6.837$q_2.4...@paloalto-snr1.gtei.net:
> Did you know that when you make up bullshit shark stories set in Mexico
> you're not supposed to include details about victims getting wrapped up
> in "strips of wetsuit" because surfers don't wear wetsuits in Mexico?
> And don't try to bullshit me further by claiming that it was Baja.
Tough room!
Still a pretty good story, foondoggy. If only you'd set it in the cold,
gray, sharky waters of the trackless PNW, it might've been more believable.
--
Dan
"Get in the pit and try to love someone!" - Kid Rock
Ljswahine2
each
> box is a real shark's tooth about 1/2-3/4 inch big. They are both beautiful
and
> ominous looking. The contrast between the uplifting watercolor and the
sinister
> teeth causes the viewer pause to wonder,.... what happened? So I asked Alan
the
> same question.>>
Gee, I was buying the story hook, line and sinker. It's the three little teeth
set in the matt that got me, love it when they do that...anything to sell
art.....
Good story, who ever made it up, I can visualize the watercolor...etc.
I think I'm less gullible in real life (maybe), but online, a story of a
story...I'll buy it...sell me a bridge.
ljs
Doc
water
> color set was also named Alan? And that the guy who owned the art supply
> store where Alan sold the water color set to Alan was also named Alan?
Damn..... and here I thought I had a common first name. And it turns out
that Alan (or variants) took over.
Of course (funny coincidence # 7 ) it turns out that my full name is ____
________ ________ VII . Yah, names do indeed run in families.
>
> Did you know that when you make up bullshit shark stories set in Mexico
> you're not supposed to include details about victims getting wrapped up in
> "strips of wetsuit" because surfers don't wear wetsuits in Mexico? And
> don't try to bullshit me further by claiming that it was Baja.
Funny concidence # 8 there was a guy on the panamasolas run who wore a
wetsuit quite a bit, a spring suit.
And it was definitely warm water. Course, I think of anything over 60 F as
warrm water....
Doc...... VII ..........
Foon
>
>That's an amazing story.
Not my story, not my details, though he did say the kid was wrapped up in
something either towel or wetsuit, he wasn't sure. I never asked because it
didn't matter. Whether or not it's true, this man had very sad eyes when telling
it. Not the type of eyes that read falsely. If it's art imitating life I bought
the story but not the print. Supposedly happened back in the early 80s.
-Foon
Lemmings!
I've been sending him email from various profiles lately and
he buys every word, hook, line and sinker...
"tower7" <tow...@my-deja.com> wrote
Daniel
Early 80s? I just talked to a friend who knows this guy whose brother once told him
that he was there when this same thing happened. Must be the same thing. Turns out
the brother has died since then. His death was unrelated to surfing or sharks. But
get this, okay, the brother wasn't named Alan, but the cop who wrote the accident
report when the brother died in a crash used to watch Candid Camera back when it was
hosted by, you guessed it, Alan Funt. This is just too spooky. Oops, that's another
thread. :-0
Lemmings!
"Doc" <jfm...@mediaone.two.three.four.net> wrote
Foon
>
>That's exactly how the story was told to Foon, I'm sure. Hell,
>I've been sending him email from various profiles lately and
>he buys every word, hook, line and sinker...
This is absolutely true. I believe everything you write. ;^)
-Foon
Dave Blake
> >That's an amazing story.
>
> Not my story, not my details, though he did say the kid was
> wrapped up in something either towel or wetsuit, he wasn't
> sure. I never asked because it didn't matter. Whether or not
> it's true, this man had very sad eyes when telling it. Not
> the type of eyes that read falsely.
...
And I've never known an artist to make up BS to enhance the
probability of a sale. No, never. Really.
I think I could probably make up a story that would make the
sale more easily though...hmmmmmm.....
"Anyone....anyone ..."
Ben Stein, in Ferris Bueller's day off
--
Dave Blake
dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu
Tom Keener
>That's an amazing story. Did you know that the guy who sold Alan the water
>color set was also named Alan? And that the guy who owned the art supply
>store where Alan sold the water color set to Alan was also named Alan?
You got sometging against the name Alan?
>Did you know that when you make up bullshit shark stories set in Mexico
>you're not supposed to include details about victims getting wrapped up in
>"strips of wetsuit" because surfers don't wear wetsuits in Mexico? And
>don't try to bullshit me further by claiming that it was Baja.
Why not? Where else in Mexico does it get "increasingly remote"? FWIW,
there are places in Baja that are colder than SoCal. But that's the
part you didn't want to hear, right?
The only part I question is how quickly they were able to get him to a
hospital. But hey, I'm a gullible guy. I wanna believe good stories.
>"Foon" <fo...@sanonofre.com> wrote in message
>> The story goes that as a young man Alan's son Kevin went off with some
>friends
>> to Mexico on a surfing trip. They had been down there a week or more and
>were
>> exploring increasingly remote breaks, some by hired boat. Kevin was
>surfing
>> alone at a break, his buds somewhat near by when he was hit by a shark.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Mama_Sus
> That's exactly how the story was told to Foon, I'm sure. Hell,
> I've been sending him email from various profiles lately and
> he buys every word, hook, line and sinker...
But ... your profiles are so intriguing, Lem.
Sus
... thinking of calling 'Carl' ...
tdsurf
(Tom Keener) wrote:
>The only part I question is how quickly they were able to get him to a
>hospital. But hey, I'm a gullible guy. I wanna believe good stories.
>
>
>Tom Keener
>keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
I believe there was a Hospital,
but that a Mexican hospital treated him for sepsis (sp?) for fifteen
days and he emerged ALIVE !?!?!?!
td
Lemmings!
his experience at Taco Bell and Taco Time.
"tdsurf" <tds...@NOwaveSPAMcam.com> wrote
Ljswahine2
<<And I've never known an artist to make up BS to enhance the
probability of a sale. No, never. Really.
>>
I'm rotten at it and as I've said before, truth is often stranger and more
interesting than fiction. Then there are salespeople....
But it sure is an interesting concept.
ljs
Ljswahine2
That's the only part I on which I had doubt.
My sister broke her finger horse back riding in baja, had it set there, and
then had to have it rebroken and set with a pin when she got home.
ljs
Foon
>
>Foon has never been to Mexico. So I think he was drawing on
>his experience at Taco Bell and Taco Time.
Here's one you'll like spanky.In my lifetime I've been to Mexico (5 times) more
than I've been to Taco Bell (3).
-Foon (mostly day trips and long weekends in 1972 when I lived in SD)
Lemmings!
many hospitals did you see?
And while we're at it, tell us the story behind the velvet Elvis
art you have hanging in your dining room.
"Foon" <fo...@sanonofre.com> wrote
Jeff Watson
the particulars and I will send you some. Of course, these are the
ancient 100 million year old teeth that we pick up on the beach, and
not fresh ones from someone's colon. I have a whole coffee can full
of them, so if anyone wants some.....Let me know.
Aloha,
Jeff
Foon
>
>Is that so? How many surfers in wetsuits did you see and how
>many hospitals did you see?
My friends and I sometimes wore 2mm spring suits or vests, to protect us from
some cool water, wind, but usually from the sun (I burn easily pumpkin). Rashies
were not that common then. I didn't see any hospitals since in those day I was
much less accident prone and most injuries I sustained could be handled with
iodine and a happyface bandaid.
>And while we're at it, tell us the story behind the velvet Elvis
>art you have hanging in your dining room.
That would be a long story about the night my friends abandoned me in Tijuana.
Something I am both very and not very proud of. In the end the painting was
payment from a sweet seniorita who took pity on me when the Mariachi Band I sat
in with refused to pay a Gringo for a hard night on percussion. The painting and
6 weeks of penicillin were a fond memory of Consuela..
-senor Foon
The Supreme Court
>Of course, these are the
>ancient 100 million year old teeth that we pick up on the beach,
Have you had these teeth carbon dated?
Gamivia Duke, Esq.
Neal Miyake
> Here is a riddle:
>
> 1) Why is there a Taco Bell in San Diego (It's a Rhetorical question)
Where else can you get chalupas?
> 2) Why, since there is a Taco Bell in San Diego, do people eat there? (not
> Rhetorical - I've never been able to figure this one out)
Most people relate "Mexican food" to the Americanized flavors of Taco Bell
and the like. Eating "authentic" Mexican food can be quite a let-down for
American palates.
I went to a dive in IB once and found the food neat, but somewhat bland.
sponge (I like Rubio's, but I think even that is not authentic)
Steve M
things back much further than 50 to 100 thousand years....Just in case
anyone wants to know. <insert smiley face here>
Surf Content: I thought Allison might bring some fun surf, but I was
wrong.
Later,
Steve
--
Oceansize
>Most people relate "Mexican food" to the Americanized flavors of Taco Bell
>and the like. Eating "authentic" Mexican food can be quite a let-down for
>American palates.
>
To me, "authentic mexican" means a little girl walks out of the kitchen
every few minutes with a few more hand-pressed tortillias just cooked on a
stone fireplace. They can fry up anything they want, but as long as that
little girl comes it's "Authentic"
Ferg.
Håvard N. Jakobsen
-H
jw
6/17/01 7:51 PM:
> Surf Content: I thought Allison might bring some fun surf, but I was
> wrong.
Same thing here in RI, Steve M., and to make matters worse I got stuck in
standstill traffic due to major street flooding on the way back from Point
Judith yesterday, after not even getting in the water. We got totally
skunked!
What a useless tropical system. Floods from Houston to Massachusetts and not
a ridable wave in site.
Here's hoping Barry behaves better.
-jw
Foon
>What a useless tropical system. Floods from Houston to Massachusetts and not
>a ridable wave in site.
TWC said Allison was one of the most destructive and dangerous storms in U.S.
history. And it was mostly all rain. Billions in damage, over 40 deaths
attributed to it. An ominous beginning to the Hurricane season.
-Foon
SurffOhio
>Surf Content: I thought Allison might bring some fun surf, but I was
>wrong.
I've been having frequent surf dreams.
Two of the dreams were quite
similar. The first one was of a
cane off of the Gulf Coast south of
the Florida Panhandle. It brought
deep water up from the Gulf, and
created beautiful large sets with
crystal clear water. The second
dream was the same, but it
happened off of the Mid-Atlantic.
Years back there was a write up
in Surfer mag about a cane off of
the Outer Banks that brought deep
water up and created turquoise
waves. It was unusual to see
Carib type surf off of the Outer
Banks.
I'll be at the Outer Banks in July.
Maybe I could scoot through
OC and Virginny on the way
there.
I don't know, though. There's Tom
Tweed's post about how I was
the biggest boob in alt.s history
a few short years ago. He also
made it very apparent that he
wasn't "sticking up for the guy"
( boob, kook, whatever ). Therefore,
there may be no one to visit
any longer. Oh well, at least there's
the Palooza. However, Foon told
me that the date has been
moved to sometime in November?
It seems like that's an awfully
cold time of year.
--Surff
Foon
>I've been having frequent surf dreams.
Sure sign of deprivation, take two waves and see.......nevermind.
Take a train ride in a tunnel instead.
>I'll be at the Outer Banks in July.
>Maybe I could scoot through
>OC and Virginny on the way
>there.
They will be closed due to too many jelly fish and too few waves.
>There's Tom
>Tweed's post about how I was
>the biggest boob in alt.s history
>a few short years ago.
Really? It seems just like yesterday :^)
>Oh well, at least there's
>the Palooza. However, Foon told
>me that the date has been
>moved to sometime in November?
Would a guy whose been to Mexico 1000s of times.....shit, for a short period I
owned frickin Mexico, and to Taco Bell only once, lie to you? I don't think so.
See ya in November buddy.
-Foon
Btw72
>Years back there was a write up
>in Surfer mag about a cane off of
>the Outer Banks that brought deep
>water up and created turquoise
>waves. It was unusual to see
>Carib type surf off of the Outer
>Banks.
A couple of my last go-outs in FL were in unnaturally clear water. It may have
been an eddy from the Gulf Stream. The prof in the Intro to Coastal and
Oceanographic Engineering class said that after a major flood of the
Mississippi River, distinctly Miss. River water was identified in the FL Keys.
And to think, some of that water may have originated in the Ohio River!!
>I'll be at the Outer Banks in July.
>Maybe I could scoot through
>OC and Virginny on the way
>there.
>
>I don't know, though. There's Tom
>Tweed's post about how I was
>the biggest boob in alt.s history
>a few short years ago. He also
>made it very apparent that he
>wasn't "sticking up for the guy"
>( boob, kook, whatever ). Therefore,
>there may be no one to visit
>any longer. Oh well, at least there's
>the Palooza. However, Foon told
>me that the date has been
>moved to sometime in November?
>It seems like that's an awfully
>cold time of year.
LOL
BTWeaver "Ah portied with Inlet Chorlie."
bt...@aol.com
The Nos Man
><snip>
>Surf Content: I thought Allison might bring some fun surf, but I was
>wrong.
>
>Later,
>Steve
>--
Yah, the wind was too high and too much outta
the north. Bumpy, peaky and puny Sunday
on the southside. I hate summer.
noSURFatu
Sprocket
@aol.comOspambs says...
> A couple of my last go-outs in FL were in unnaturally clear water. It may have
> been an eddy from the Gulf Stream. The prof in the Intro to Coastal and
> Oceanographic Engineering class said that after a major flood of the
> Mississippi River, distinctly Miss. River water was identified in the FL Keys.
> And to think, some of that water may have originated in the Ohio River!!
Think of the possibilities: You may have swallowed some SurphphOhio bath
water... or worse.
--
Cat™ Skinner®
I read somewhere that 77% of all the mentally ill live in poverty.
Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23% who are apparently doing
quite well for themselves... especially the ones who post here.
betty
But I believe that all surfers are touched by God....after all, they
are as close to God in the Ocean as anyone can get..
May Kevin, and his memory live forever in our hearts.
betty
Now dont I feel like a ninny!
True or not, it was a good story.
The Supreme Court
>But I believe that all surfers are touched by God....
Hi Betty,
God touched me the other day and I tried to have him arrested for battery. The
cops were scared of him. He then told me to go to Burger King and get him a
Whopper. What's up with that?
Gamivia Duke, Esq.
Oceansize
>A couple of my last go-outs in FL were in unnaturally clear water
I've noticed that too. It's nice to watch little fishies on the bottom
between sets.
Ferg.
Daniel
don't argue with God
get the whopper
add fries
and a coke
you will never gain
anything arguing with God
over whether to smite two cities
for the want of a moral man
or a whopper
DaLank
The Supreme Court <gam...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20010618171141...@ng-cg1.aol.com...
Mr Duke are you able to say if it was a"good" touch or a "bad" touch?
Cause I could get you a good solicitor and you could sue for inappropriate
sexual conduct...
Hell, we could get the whole surfing fraternity to sue if he's touched us
all. I think he might have touched some of us when we were sleeping...
Bad god, Baaad god!
DaLank
Bud
> http://community.webtv.net/beti555/BacktotheEarth
>
> http://community.webtv.net/beti555/CancunMexico
Betty, if you ever make it out to Oahu, be sure to contact me for FREE
surf lessons. :-)
'loha,
Bud
Lemmings!
that you are happily married with a newborn. If they didn't
know, they know now!
Betty, I'm the man of your dreams.
Lemmings!- 185pds of newsgroup alpha dog...
Oceansize
>> http://community.webtv.net/beti555/BacktotheEarth
Betty wrote:
AND THE AWARD FOR KOOLEST OBSCURE BAND GOES TO: DINK!! (from Columbus, Ohio.
I think) PS. If anyone knows how to contact them PLEASE let me know!!!)
I can grab my little book and answer that one.
Dink.
P.O. Box 3341
Kent, Ohio 44240
I thought they were great and did some promotions for them in the Tampa Bay
area circa 1994. They were an awesome touring band with a unique live show
too, but at the time they were culturaly overshadowed by that Seattle Grunge
crap. I doupt they are still active though, EMI lists their album as as
"No longer available". I wish they'd made it.
Ferg.
By the way, if Point of No Return is your favorite movie, you really should
rent the original French film, La Femme Nikita.
Foon
>Betty, I'm the man of your dreams.
>Lemmings!- 185pds of newsgroup alpha dog...
Take a prozac testosteroneboy. Betty was responding to one of my postings.
Actually a story I was told by an artist. Judging by some of her photos, I
believe Betty is an artistic type herself, with a refined mind that appreciates
a good story. We have much in common. I am a student of the female form and have
been to Cancun. I enjoy classical music (Zep, Stones, Tower of Power) and pray
to God whenever I am in surf over my ability level. "Please God," is a common
phrase I use.
So if you're ever in the Delmarva Peninsula area and would like to see my
watercolors Betty, contact my wife to see if I'm still alive and she may let you
come by. :)
Lemkin if Betty is another one of your profiles, you have outdone yourself this
time....... But consider this; if she is, in your post you are coming on to
yourself. If that isn't the purest form of gender confusion....
(Did anyone notice "Betty" is a surfer's term for a girl?)
-Foon (215 lbs of newsgroup Foondog, nothing like an alpha dog, and Foonier)
Tom Tweed
(SurffOhio) wrote:
[snipped]
>I don't know, though. There's Tom
>Tweed's post about how I was
>the biggest boob in alt.s history
>a few short years ago. He also
>made it very apparent that he
>wasn't "sticking up for the guy"
>( boob, kook, whatever ).
OK, Surff, maybe I was a little hard on you. After careful
analysis of your total history of postings, I have come to the
conclusion that you aren't the deranged stalker that some think
you are. I believe you are simply another 60s acid-burnout case
who has been revived to a relatively harmless, yuppie
businessman incarnation in middle age, with a young hottie of a
wife and two daughters you adore.
I have just one question. Why Ohio?
TT
---------------------------------
Tom Tweed mailto:twe...@ucsd.edu
La Jolla, CA, USA or ttw...@san.rr.com
"Religion is for those who are afraid of going to Hell.
Spirituality is for those who have been there."
---------------------------------
Lemmings!
You have absolutely no chance with Betty. None. Zero. Mrs Foon
neutered you years ago. Furthermore what is the deal with you
challenging my alpha dog presence on alt.surfing? This is not like
you at all. Next thing you know you'll liquidate your 401k and purchase
a coveritble red sports car. And who knows, you may even take up surfing?
"Foon" <fo...@sanonofre.com> wrote
Michael Sullivan
hmm, looks like JB got back from Britain, you
saps....
Mike
Bud
> Sit down Bud. Everybody on this newsgroup knows
> that you are happily married with a newborn. If they didn't
> know, they know now!
>
Damn you and your big mouth, you small furry freak!
Bud (gnawing through the worst summer surf in recent memory)
Timothy B. Maddux
Oceansize <jfer...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>By the way, if Point of No Return is your favorite movie, you really should
>rent the original French film, La Femme Nikita.
Agreed; didn't much care for the U.S. remake. Even better
was "The Professional" a.k.a. "The Cleaner" a.k.a. "Leon,"
(1994) starring the same guy who played the "cleaner" in
Nikita and a very young Natalie Portman. Meanwhile, Harvey
Keitel played the same "Victor the cleaner" character in
"Point of No Return," and he basically reprised that guy
the next year in "Pulp Fiction," when he played "the Wolf."
"Pulp Fiction" is also much better than "Point of No Return,"
and it even has surf music! Which keeps me on-topic :)
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux, Ocean Engineering Lab, UCSB
.` .`~ http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~tbmaddux/
_.-' '._ "From the essence of pure stoke springs all creation."
Foon
observed:
>Foon what the hell is this? What is the deal with you
>challenging my alpha dog presence on alt.surfing?
Oh, it doesn't take much really. Some caffeine, a little inside information and
a few minutes of idle time. Summers here. Allison just kicked major Gulf and
East Coast butt with nary a wave, thousands of TVs are tuned 24/7 to TWC for the
first indication of tropical depressions. We're ready to Rock!!
> This is not like
>you at all. Next thing you know you'll liquidate your 401k and purchase
>a coveritble red sports car. And who knows, you may even take up surfing?
I've quit donuts except for special occasions (no, not that I wake up alive
every day), down to one cigar a week, swam a mile of laps with a kickboard and
fins this weekend. Eating fruits & veggies, drinking water (ok, 1 cup of coffee
a day and no alcohol on weekdays) taking my glucosomine Chondroitin supplement,
for my arthritis, working out in the gym 2 days a week for two hours and
diversified my stock portfolio (sold my KK stock. They are planning to expand to
Japan, which aint gonna fly unless they put sushi in that donut hole). I just
found out I am eligible to retire under a special program and if this summer
plays out well, I may take that step. If I get that sports car, yeah, I might
take up surfing.........in your neighborhood. :) Can I get that Surff fella you
have doing chores to polish my car while we plan the future of AS?
MrsFoon has voted nyet to the retirement, she hasn't warmed up to the idea I'd
be out on my own, visiting all my ng friends. btw, she says hi to everyone which
has got to be a first since it was only a year ago she described you all to a
friend of hers as, "Those pervs Foonboy talks to." (except for the Hawaiian
chapter)
-Foon (215 lbs of Lemkin annoying netninny)
Oceansize
Timothy B. Maddux wrote in message <9go9rl$4...@gap.cco.caltech.edu>...
>...and it even has surf music! Which keeps me on-topic :)
Lol!
All things lead toward their end, don't they?
Lemmings!
> Lemmings woke up from another binge, found a Foondog attached to his ankle
and
> observed:
>
> >Foon what the hell is this? What is the deal with you
> >challenging my alpha dog presence on alt.surfing?
>
> Oh, it doesn't take much really. Some caffeine, a little inside
information and
> a few minutes of idle time. Summers here. Allison just kicked major Gulf
and
> East Coast butt with nary a wave, thousands of TVs are tuned 24/7 to TWC
for the
> first indication of tropical depressions. We're ready to Rock!!
Very suspicious.
>
> > This is not like
> >you at all. Next thing you know you'll liquidate your 401k and purchase
> >a coveritble red sports car. And who knows, you may even take up surfing?
>
> I've quit donuts except for special occasions (no, not that I wake up
alive
> every day), down to one cigar a week, swam a mile of laps with a kickboard
and
> fins this weekend. Eating fruits & veggies, drinking water (ok, 1 cup of
coffee
> a day and no alcohol on weekdays) taking my glucosomine Chondroitin
supplement,
> for my arthritis, working out in the gym 2 days a week for two hours
Now this is *very* suspicious.
> I just
> found out I am eligible to retire under a special program and if this
summer
> plays out well, I may take that step.
I think that would be a good move. As this newsgroup matures and
more and more surfers subscribe I think many Americans are gonna be
horrified to find out that what their tax dollars are actually buying on
this
newsgroup...
> If I get that sports car, yeah, I might
> take up surfing.........in your neighborhood. :) Can I get that Surff
fella you
> have doing chores to polish my car while we plan the future of AS?
You're treating Surff like a common house servant. I suggest you ask
him politely after he is done doing my laundry...
> MrsFoon has voted nyet to the retirement, she hasn't warmed up to the idea
I'd
> be out on my own, visiting all my ng friends. btw, she says hi to everyone
which
> has got to be a first since it was only a year ago she described you all
to a
> friend of hers as, "Those pervs Foonboy talks to." (except for the
Hawaiian
> chapter)
Mrs Foon will be just fine. While you're out on the road, and I have a
moment
from my busy busy TV producing schedule, I can swing by and comfort her.
Greg Wolf
says...
> Harvey
> Keitel played the same "Victor the cleaner" character in
> "Point of No Return," and he basically reprised that guy
> the next year in "Pulp Fiction," when he played "the Wolf."
Hmmmmm. I thought that was *MY* character.
--
Mike Rosoftsux
"What fools, we, who in our darkness failed to seek out
your lamp of wisdom, and drink from your fount of truth"
Grey Wolf 6:66
Smart guy, that Grey Wolf
edmund
Oceansize wrote:
> I can grab my little book and answer that one.
>
> Dink.
> P.O. Box 3341
> Kent, Ohio 44240
>
> I thought they were great and did some promotions for them in the Tampa Bay
> area circa 1994. They were an awesome touring band with a unique live show
> too, but at the time they were culturaly overshadowed by that Seattle Grunge
> crap. I doupt they are still active though, EMI lists their album as as
> "No longer available". I wish they'd made it.
I asked my neighbor who knows a couple of the guys from Dink and he filled me
in.
It seems they have a record contract from Capital but the one guy from Dink got
belligerent with the record company guy at a party, that and the band as a whole
didn't like the marketing track Capital had for them. Capital wanted to market
them as a alternative-techno-rock type band, but Dink insisted that they were a
rock band. Too bad, could've been the best thing from the area since Devo.
edmund
Kent, Ohio "we shoot students that get out of hand around here"
Neal Miyake
> Oceansize <jfer...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >By the way, if Point of No Return is your favorite movie, you really
should
> >rent the original French film, La Femme Nikita.
>
> Agreed; didn't much care for the U.S. remake. Even better
> was "The Professional" a.k.a. "The Cleaner" a.k.a. "Leon,"
> (1994) starring the same guy who played the "cleaner" in
The Professional is one of my all-time faves. Have never seen the French
version, Leon. Heard the "interface" between Reno and Portman was a bit
much for American tastes.
sponge
Oceansize
>It seems they have a record contract from Capital but the one guy from Dink
got
>belligerent with the record company guy at a party, that and the band as a
whole
>didn't like the marketing track Capital had for them. Capital wanted to
market
>them as a alternative-techno-rock type band, but Dink insisted that they
were a
>rock band. Too bad, could've been the best thing from the area since Devo.
Thanks for the update. So goes the fragile ego of music-biz types.
If they still have an active contract, is there a chance of a new project in
the future?
Ferg.
Tom Keener
Maddux) wrote:
>"Pulp Fiction" is also much better than "Point of No Return,"
>and it even has surf music! Which keeps me on-topic :)
I've been trying to remember which tune played over the opening
credits, "Miserlou", "Wipeout", or "Pipeline"? I almost came out of my
seat when it started.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Tom Keener
>MrsFoon has voted nyet to the retirement, she hasn't warmed up to the idea I'd
>be out on my own, visiting all my ng friends. btw, she says hi to everyone which
>has got to be a first since it was only a year ago she described you all to a
>friend of hers as, "Those pervs Foonboy talks to." (except for the Hawaiian
>chapter)
Oooh. Now I _really_ can't wait to meet the FoonGoddess..
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Foon
>> btw, she says hi to everyone which
>>has got to be a first since it was only a year ago she described you all to a
>>friend of hers as, "Those pervs Foonboy talks to." (except for the Hawaiian
>>chapter)
>
>Oooh. Now I _really_ can't wait to meet the FoonGoddess..
She's seen pics of you and Barnes and wondered why two distinguished looking
gentlemen as yourselves would take the time to escort me around SD? When I told
her I paid George $100 she understood. She never called you pervs btw.
She'll be in Switzerland next week, staying on Lake Geneva. If you jet over
there she will take you to her favorite restaurant for raclette.
Her next trip to the left Coast is in August. Take her to the Beach on your
bike.
My next visit will be in December for the holidays. It would be nice to spend
New Years with my AS friends (Please help me I'm beggin you), as opposed to
getting shitfaced and dancing with old ladies at the Elk's Club in San Fernando.
-Foon
Greg Wolf
keen...@cts.com_but_not_this_part says...
According to the soundtrack listing on IMDB, the following surf tunes
are used in Pulp Fiction:
Misirlou (misspelled?)
Bustin' Surfboards
Rumble (is that a surf tune?)
Out Of Limits
Surf Rider
Comanche
Assuming that the list is accurate, it would be Miserlou.
--
Greg Wolf
edmund
>
> the future?
Looking back on what I wrote I such have said 'had' not 'have'. The contract was
pulled after the blowup at the party. Maybe someday I'll find out exactly what
was said, had to be classic.
Timothy B. Maddux
Tom Keener <keen...@cts.com_but_not_this_part> wrote:
>>"Pulp Fiction" is also much better than "Point of No Return,"
>>and it even has surf music! Which keeps me on-topic :)
>
"Miserlou," which segues into "Jungle Boogie" before the song
finishes. Noonish here, surf's flat, time to go find a Royale
with Cheese. Speaking of which, anyone ever eat at "Big Kahuna
Burger" (from "Pulp," does it even exist?) or "Roscoe's Chicken
and Waffles" (from "Jackie Brown")?
And now the surf thread has turned into a food thread, as
all good threads do...
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux, Ocean Engineering Lab, UCSB
.` .`~ Santa Barbara Surfing - http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~tbmaddux/
_.-' '._ All your wave are belong to me!
JCB
> "Miserlou," which segues into "Jungle Boogie" before the song
> finishes. Noonish here, surf's flat, time to go find a Royale
> with Cheese. Speaking of which, anyone ever eat at "Big Kahuna
> Burger" (from "Pulp," does it even exist?) or "Roscoe's Chicken
> and Waffles" (from "Jackie Brown")?
roscoe's exists, i think it's on pico near la cienega, never
heard of big kanuna's
> And now the surf thread has turned into a food thread, as
> all good threads do...
i just ate...
George Barnes
TK suggested:btw, she says hi to everyone which
has got to be a first since it was only a year ago she described you all to a
friend of hers as, "Those pervs Foonboy talks to." (except for the Hawaiian
chapter)Oooh. Now I _really_ can't wait to meet the FoonGoddess..
She's seen pics of you and Barnes and wondered why two distinguished looking
gentlemen as yourselves would take the time to escort me around SD? When I told
her I paid George $100 she understood. She never called you pervs btw.
I'm STILL waiting for that hundred bucks!!!
snipped some stuff
My next visit will be in December for the holidays. It would be nice to spend
New Years with my AS friends (Please help me I'm beggin you), as opposed to
getting shitfaced and dancing with old ladies at the Elk's Club in San Fernando.
-Foon
OBsurf
Oceansize
Timothy B. Maddux wrote in message <9gqsv8$b...@gap.cco.caltech.edu>...
>Speaking of which, anyone ever eat at "Big Kahuna
>Burger" (from "Pulp," does it even exist?)
I heard somewhere that Quinten considered opening a burger joint under that
name, just because he already plugged it.
It's a wise way to market. When I saw Surfgeo recently, he was wearing a hat
from a restaurant called "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co." He said the food sucked,
but hell, I'd go in just to buy that hat.
Ferg
"...After that, Shrimpin was easy!"
Timothy B. Maddux
Oceansize <jfer...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>It's a wise way to market. When I saw Surfgeo recently, he was wearing a hat
>from a restaurant called "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co." He said the food sucked,
>but hell, I'd go in just to buy that hat.
Let's not forget "Bear Surfboards" with
its whole colorful history of just whose
got rights to the logo, etc.
I've eaten at Bubba Gump Shrimp, in my
recollection it was hokey and overpriced
but the food was tasty.
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux, Ocean Engineering Lab, UCSB
.` .`~ tbma...@engineering.ucsb.edu
_.-' '._ Santa Barbara Surfing - http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~tbmaddux/
Agent Utah®
>
> In article <8ifY6.26146$WB1.6...@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>,
> Oceansize <jfer...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >It's a wise way to market. When I saw Surfgeo recently, he was wearing a hat
> >from a restaurant called "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co." He said the food sucked,
> >but hell, I'd go in just to buy that hat.
>
>
> recollection it was hokey and overpriced
> but the food was tasty.
>
kinda like Krispy Kreme donuts?
Andrew Smith
news:3B3245A9...@hotmail.com...
Why would you compare the best donut in the world to something hokey and
overpriced?
a.
Andrew Smith
news:3b3250b4...@nntp.cts.com...
did
a.
Tom Keener
<an...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>"Agent UtahŽ" <agent...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
He didn't.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Ljswahine2
<<Miserlou," which segues into "Jungle Boogie" before the song
finishes. Noonish here, surf's flat, time to go find a Royale
with Cheese. Speaking of which, anyone ever eat at "Big Kahuna
Burger" (from "Pulp," does it even exist?) or "Roscoe's Chicken
and Waffles" (from "Jackie Brown")?>>
Yes on Roscoe's. The one off Hollywood blvd. Good stuff.
ljs
Agent Utah®
didn't
Andrew Smith
Tom Keener
<an...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>"Tom Keener" <keen...@cts.com_but_not_this_part> wrote :
>> "Andrew Smith" wrote:
>> >"Agent Utah®" <agent...@hotmail.com> wrote :
>> >> "Timothy B. Maddux" wrote:
>> >> > I've eaten at Bubba Gump Shrimp, in my
>> >> > recollection it was hokey and overpriced
>> >> > but the food was tasty.
>> >>
>> >> kinda like Krispy Kreme donuts?
>> >
>> >Why would you compare the best donut in the world to something hokey and
>> >overpriced?
>> >
>> He didn't.
>
>did
The local paper did a survey of San Diego donut shops. They rated 15
besides KK. Almost all of them rated higher than KK. Here's the
comment on KK:
"I ate my very first warm, glistening KK glazed donut before I got out
of the store. I regretted it before I got out of the parking lot.
Let's face it: _Any_ warm, poufy, still-wet hunk of deep-fried, glazed
dough is going to taste terrific. But I find the KK "Original Glazed"
just too prissy, too "corporate" and way too sweet. It's the Martha
Stewart of glazed donuts. Moreover, KK's chocolate old-fashioneds are
mediocre, and the sour cream glaze is icky-sweet."
OTOH, they raved about OB Donuts and favored a number of other shops
in the beach area.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Agent Utah®
>
> "Agent Utah®" <agent...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3B32EAB4...@hotmail.com...
> > Andrew Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > "Tom Keener" <keen...@cts.com_but_not_this_part> wrote in message
> > > news:3b3250b4...@nntp.cts.com...
> > > > On Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:04:13 -0400, "Andrew Smith"
> > > > <an...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >"Agent Utah®" <agent...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > >news:3B3245A9...@hotmail.com...
> > > > >> "Timothy B. Maddux" wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > I've eaten at Bubba Gump Shrimp, in my
> > > > >> > recollection it was hokey and overpriced
> > > > >> > but the food was tasty.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> kinda like Krispy Kreme donuts?
> > > > >
> > > > >Why would you compare the best donut in the world to something hokey
> and
> > > > >overpriced?
> > > > >
> > > > He didn't.
> > >
> > > did
> > >
> > didn't
>
> Did
>
Agent Utah®
>
>
> The local paper did a survey of San Diego donut shops. They rated 15
> besides KK. Almost all of them rated higher than KK. Here's the
> comment on KK:
>
> "I ate my very first warm, glistening KK glazed donut before I got out
> of the store. I regretted it before I got out of the parking lot.
> Let's face it: _Any_ warm, poufy, still-wet hunk of deep-fried, glazed
> dough is going to taste terrific. But I find the KK "Original Glazed"
> just too prissy, too "corporate" and way too sweet. It's the Martha
> Stewart of glazed donuts. Moreover, KK's chocolate old-fashioneds are
> mediocre, and the sour cream glaze is icky-sweet."
>
> OTOH, they raved about OB Donuts and favored a number of other shops
> in the beach area.
>
Must be an east coast thing. Those damn
east coaster's just can't seem to get
anything right......they don't know good
coffee, good beer......and all they drink
is cheap wine.
<the smiley face button on my keyboard
doesn't seem to work anymore>
Greg Wolf
says...
> > > > > He didn't.
> > > >
> > > > did
> > > >
> > > didn't
> >
> > Did
> >
> Did Not
Thanks, guys, for raising the level of discourse here.
Foon
>Thanks, guys, for raising the level of discourse here.
Did not.
-Foon (Sorry, it had to be said) (did not)
Tom Keener
<an...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>"Agent UtahŽ" <agent...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > > >
>> >
>> > did
>> >
>> didn't
>
>Did
>
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Foon
>The local paper did a survey of San Diego donut shops. They rated 15
>besides KK. Almost all of them rated higher than KK. Here's the
>comment on KK:
>
>"I ate my very first warm, glistening KK glazed donut before I got out
>of the store. I regretted it before I got out of the parking lot.
>Let's face it: _Any_ warm, poufy, still-wet hunk of deep-fried, glazed
>dough is going to taste terrific. But I find the KK "Original Glazed"
>just too prissy, too "corporate" and way too sweet. It's the Martha
>Stewart of glazed donuts. Moreover, KK's chocolate old-fashioneds are
>mediocre, and the sour cream glaze is icky-sweet."
That quote has TK written allover it. Pretty slick putting your own comments in
a survey by the local paper Tom. :)
Much as I used to love 'em I'm off the stuff now. Sold my stock and only indulge
at spontaneous office birthday parties when a box shows up. Actually passed on a
bag of donut holes at a meeting yesterday and didn't even tremble.
-Foon
Foon
>Must be an east coast thing. Those damn
>east coaster's just can't seem to get
>anything right......they don't know good
>coffee, good beer......and all they drink
>is cheap wine.
But wimmin still love us. Whodda thought!!!???
><the smiley face button on my keyboard
>doesn't seem to work anymore>
$20 says it's the operator.
-Foon
jw
keen...@cts.com_but_not_this_part wrote on 6/22/01 10:37 AM:
> OTOH, they raved about OB Donuts and favored a number of other shops
> in the beach area.
Yeah, baby!
Score another one for the lokes!
-jw (who always buys local before national-corporate)
lloyd
6/22/01 12:45 PM:
> Much as I used to love 'em I'm off the stuff now. Sold my stock and only
> indulge
> at spontaneous office birthday parties when a box shows up. Actually passed on
> a
> bag of donut holes at a meeting yesterday and didn't even tremble.
>
> -Foon
you did well on the stock.
good on you for the diet. what's your strategy?
lp - (would like to trim off about 20lbs of fried fat, sugar and chocolate)
Greg Wolf
Did, too.
--
Greg Wolf (it neither needed to be, nor should have been, said) (did)
Agent Utah®
>
> Greg says...
>
> >Thanks, guys, for raising the level of discourse here.
>
> Did not.
>
did too.
Agent Utah®
>
> In article <9h06p...@drn.newsguy.com>, fo...@sanonofre.com says...
>
> > Greg says...
> >
> > >Thanks, guys, for raising the level of discourse here.
> >
> > Did not.
> >
> > -Foon (Sorry, it had to be said) (did not)
>
> Did, too.
>
hey....that's my line
Foon
>you did well on the stock.
can't complain. I made enough to replace the heating/air conditioning system at
the bunker with an energy efficient heatpump. So efficient the Power Co is
offering a rebate for my choice.
>
>good on you for the diet. what's your strategy?
Diets don't generally work for me. Changing eating habits over a period of time
does. Years ago I taught myself not to want ice cream. I rarely eat it. I figure
I can condition myself to do the same thing with other foods. I don't deny
myself if I really want it, but over a period of time I find I can will myself
not to want things. Drinking a lot of water helps dampen my appetite, but I wind
up going to the bathroom a lot more. I won't go to extremes. Smaller portions,
more but smaller meals, fruits for sweets, lots of water, exercise. I'm a
realist. To a certain degree my body type is genetic. My body and health changes
have perfectly mirrored my Dad's at his age. He died age 54. Why am it doing
this?
A good friend younger than I just had a stroke. I'm feeling mortal. I'd like to
play in the ocean a few years longer.
-Foon
Lemmings!
I've got lots of bait and tackle on hand and I don't want it to go to
waste...
PS- try a $30 blender.
"Foon" <fo...@sanonofre.com> wrote
Agent Utah®
>
>
> Diets don't generally work for me. Changing eating habits over a period of time
> does. Years ago I taught myself not to want ice cream. I rarely eat it. I figure
> I can condition myself to do the same thing with other foods. I don't deny
> myself if I really want it, but over a period of time I find I can will myself
> not to want things. Drinking a lot of water helps dampen my appetite, but I wind
> up going to the bathroom a lot more. I won't go to extremes. Smaller portions,
> more but smaller meals, fruits for sweets, lots of water, exercise. I'm a
> realist. To a certain degree my body type is genetic. My body and health changes
> have perfectly mirrored my Dad's at his age. He died age 54. Why am it doing
> this?
> A good friend younger than I just had a stroke. I'm feeling mortal. I'd like to
> play in the ocean a few years longer.
>
right on foondookie........
We may yet, get you to stand back on your
feet.
Try drinking black mamba venom......I do
on a weekly basis adn I'm 72 but I feel
like I'm 25......it'll take away all your
pain. Trust Me.
Tom Keener
>TK said:
>
>>The local paper did a survey of San Diego donut shops. They rated 15
>>besides KK. Almost all of them rated higher than KK. Here's the
>>comment on KK:
>>
>>"I ate my very first warm, glistening KK glazed donut before I got out
>>of the store. I regretted it before I got out of the parking lot.
>>Let's face it: _Any_ warm, poufy, still-wet hunk of deep-fried, glazed
>>dough is going to taste terrific. But I find the KK "Original Glazed"
>>just too prissy, too "corporate" and way too sweet. It's the Martha
>>Stewart of glazed donuts. Moreover, KK's chocolate old-fashioneds are
>>mediocre, and the sour cream glaze is icky-sweet."
>
>That quote has TK written allover it. Pretty slick putting your own comments in
>a survey by the local paper Tom. :)
Nah, I wouldn't be so nice. It was in the San Diego Union, Night & Day
section, June 21, page 30, written by Leslie James, restaurant critic.
(I'll admit, if "Leslie James" isn't a pseudonym, neither is Mark
Twain, but I've never had so much as a letter to the editor
published.) The article was pretty enticing with lots of yummy
descriptions and locations near any surf spot you'd like. But I'm
trying to wean myself off the sweet stuff, so I think I'll burn the
paper as preventive medicine.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Foon
>Congradulations Foon.
Thank you, all encouragement is gratefully acknowledged, even the mispelled
ones.
>I need you around here a few more years.
I'm flattered you would say so even in jest.
>I've got lots of bait and tackle on hand and I don't want it to go to
>waste...
I should charge you for the number of times I've made you look clever.:)
>PS- try a $30 blender.
You'll be interested to know the Bunker is equipped with a 30 year old, olive
green, 7 speed JC Penny Blender. (I could probably get $70 for it as an
antique.) I am right now sipping on a smoothy for breakfast made from fresh
Delmarva cantaloupe, fresh strawberries, a ripe banana, some bing cherries, two
tablespoons of plain yogurt, a navel orange and a half shot of DeKuyper Peach
Schnapps (for taste only) The swell is picking up here and the late afternoon
low tide should provide enough waves for an hour or two of exercise, if the
thunder and lightening storms don't ruin it. I'm planning a 5 mile bike ride in
an hour. This smoothy is so good I may have another for lunch. Dinner will be
some of MrsFoon's delicious steamed spiced shrimp, corn on the cob, a big salad
with fresh local produce and a glass of water with lime.
I just threw away my last cigar, the one I was allowed for this weekend. Instead
I will deeply inhale the fresh and humid ocean breeze that is blowing in across
my balcony. Last night I slept with all the windows open as a south wind sent
cool air throughout my condo. MrsFoon leaves for Switzerland tomorrow, I hope I
don't regress.
-Foon (clear headed, sore and stoked)
Btw72
> lloyd says...
>>good on you for the diet. what's your strategy?
>
>Diets don't generally work for me.
I cooked at an Adult Congregate Living Facility for a couple of years. A
dietician made up the menus, ranging from 1200 calories/day to 2200
calories/day. Since the residents used the TV instead of the exercise bikes or
rowing machine, many of them were overweight.
>Changing eating habits over a period of
>time
>does. Years ago I taught myself not to want ice cream. I rarely eat it. I
>figure
>I can condition myself to do the same thing with other foods. I don't deny
>myself if I really want it, but over a period of time I find I can will
>myself
>not to want things. Drinking a lot of water helps dampen my appetite, but I
>wind
>up going to the bathroom a lot more. I won't go to extremes. Smaller
>portions,
>more but smaller meals, fruits for sweets, lots of water, exercise. I'm a
>realist. To a certain degree my body type is genetic. My body and health
>changes
>have perfectly mirrored my Dad's at his age. He died age 54. Why am it doing
>this?
>A good friend younger than I just had a stroke. I'm feeling mortal. I'd like
>to
>play in the ocean a few years longer.
That's the spirit. The Japanese have a word (karoshi) for death by overwork.
You don't need to backdoor a 10'+ peak only to launch a huge air in front of
the Guidos, only to have them crossing state lines to touch the hem of your
rashguard, no. Just play.
http://www.ebodyboarding.com/intro.mov
BTWeaver (not affiliated w/, etc.)
bt...@aol.com
Lemmings!
> "Lemmings!" says...
>
> > Congratulations Foon.
>
> Thank you, all encouragement is gratefully acknowledged, even the
mispelled
> ones.
Thanks for pulling the spelling card!
>
> >I need you around here a few more years.
>
> I'm flattered you would say so even in jest.
Said in all honesty my man.
> >I've got lots of bait and tackle on hand and I don't want it to go to
> >waste...
>
> I should charge you for the number of times I've made you look clever.:)
Lets call it even. I made you famous!
> >PS- try a $30 blender.
>
> You'll be interested to know the Bunker is equipped with a 30 year old,
olive
> green, 7 speed JC Penny Blender. (I could probably get $70 for it as an
> antique.) I am right now sipping on a smoothy for breakfast made from
fresh
> Delmarva cantaloupe, fresh strawberries, a ripe banana, some bing
cherries, two
> tablespoons of plain yogurt, a navel orange and a half shot of DeKuyper
Peach
> Schnapps (for taste only) The swell is picking up here and the late
afternoon
> low tide should provide enough waves for an hour or two of exercise, if
the
> thunder and lightening storms don't ruin it. I'm planning a 5 mile bike
ride in
> an hour. This smoothy is so good I may have another for lunch. Dinner will
be
> some of MrsFoon's delicious steamed spiced shrimp, corn on the cob, a big
salad
> with fresh local produce and a glass of water with lime.
Good for you. I support your new-found lifestyle.
> I just threw away my last cigar, the one I was allowed for this weekend.
Instead
> I will deeply inhale the fresh and humid ocean breeze that is blowing in
across
> my balcony. Last night I slept with all the windows open as a south wind
sent
> cool air throughout my condo. MrsFoon leaves for Switzerland tomorrow, I
hope I
> don't regress.
Well you could always have Rod don a wig, mini skirt and some pumps
and come over and boss you around to keep you motivated?
Oceansize
Foon wrote in message <9h079...@drn.newsguy.com>...
>Much as I used to love 'em I'm off the stuff now. Sold my stock and only
indulge
>at spontaneous office birthday parties when a box shows up.
.
Did you sell in the last week?
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=kkd&d=c
Ferg.
(Wishing I sold my WWFE before the XFL kickoff.)
Agent Utah®
>
>
> I just threw away my last cigar, the one I was allowed for this weekend. Instead
> I will deeply inhale the fresh and humid ocean breeze that is blowing in across
> my balcony. Last night I slept with all the windows open as a south wind sent
> cool air throughout my condo. MrsFoon leaves for Switzerland tomorrow, I hope I
> don't regress.
>
> -Foon (clear headed, sore and stoked)
This is the biggest load of bullshit I've
heard yet on this newsgroup. Foon you
almost had it, but that line about "deeply
inhale the fresh and humid ocean breeze
that......." was just way too tacky. You
almost had me believing that you'd turned
over a new leaf.
I say somebody is fishing.......