"He sustained blunt force injuries that were significant enough that he was unable to remove himself from the surf line and drowned as a result."
Meth, hell of a drug ain’t she. The Santa Babs Police Department has reported that the former pro Chris Brown, who was forty eight, was “under the influence of a high level of methamphetamine” when he fell from a cliff and drowned two weeks ago.
“According to the investigation and toxicology reports, the decent was under the influence of a high level of methamphetamine when descended from a cliff to a rocky surf line below,” said police spokesman Anthony Wagner. “He sustained blunt force injuries that were significant enough that he was unable to remove himself from the surf line and drowned as a result.”
In an interview about his influence, and place in surfing, Matt Warshaw, surf historian, told me, “He had the talent to be a world-title contender but wasn’t interested. He had zero talent for big surf, at first, but that part of the sport really intrigued him, so he just pegged himself up year after year till he was really good at it… He paddled out at Mavs the first time that morning Jay Moriarity got his famous wipeout. On the cover of the magazines, you see Jay floating up there like Jesus hammered to the cross, and maybe the 10th time you look at the shot you notice a blond guy sitting on his board down at the bottom of the page. That’s Chris. The story was he paddled out, saw Jay’s wave, turned around and paddled to shore and drove back to Santa Barbara. But the great part is, the next swell, he drove back up to Mavs and did it.”
A service for Brown will be held at ten am, Feb 16, Calvary Chapel, 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Santa Babs.
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Haha…nope…just a kook from Kanada
Holy f*ck! You’re Batwoman!
Blondie, I wanted to come on here and see if anyone mentioned Ruffo and I see that someone of course has. I’m glad you’ve come to his defense because I would have done the same.
I’m a lot younger than Ruffo and so wasn’t really privy to what was going on. I do know that loco lopito set me up with him to teach me to do ding repair when I was a broke grommet growing up. He was as nice as anyone could have ever been. I’m sure looking back on it now that he had some shit going on at the same time he and I were hanging out. He’d call at 10pm and my mom would let her 17 year old walk down to his house and work. I don’t know why she let me but I will be forever grateful for Ruff and his kindness. He talked to me about my surfing, complemented me when I didn’t deserve it, etc. he never offered me anything nor invited me behind the closed doors that he surely knew would lead to problems for me. I hate to see him getting a bad rap on these forums.
The Godfather we love ya!
Oh yeah,these guys started the whole hippies for Jesus thing..
The original Jesus freak movement.
They’d go to crowded OC beaches in the summer and try to convert the drug addled youth.
Mass babtisms in the shorebreak..just a fucking spectacle of grifters
Calvary Chapel..founded by tweakers..
Sustained by tweakers..
Jesus would not approve.
Fair enough. Although threats are never appreciated neither is an anonymous person attacking someone you love. Its tough enough to traverse life after making mistakes without someone pointing out past transgressions. Unfortunately, reputations tend to precede us in life. Hopefully Ruffo really is trying to help others understand the hell that he and his friends went through trying to fight their demons. Lets just hope that what you say is true and life brings happiness after hell.
I remember eating about 10 No-Doz on a summer camp week long trip when I was 12 or so. I became the Great Cornholio and definitely needed tee pee for my bunghole
Percs at least…
We all knew it was coming but its hard to hear.
He just had too much energy to burn perhaps ADD. When he was younger, just brimming with energy and that huge smile. He would always lend a hand up in the lineup, or give a wave. Or share in your glories or failures
I think like adderall, the drugs may have helped him focus. Its easy to get habituated to those things tho. RIP Chris.
he should have stuck with adderall.
i know plenty of people that started with the adderall prescription as kids and ended in similar ways to Mr. Brown. Get ’em hooked early, tweak the brain chemistry and see what happens. I’m no doctor and my opinions certainly arent backed up by science but I don’t think it’s good to train kids that with the help of prescription drugs they can alter their brain. for better or for worse. talk about a gateway drug.
Adderall is an amphetamine — or specifically, it’s a compound of two amphetamine variants. So the jump from Adderall to recreational use and the meth is not that huge, really.
Adderall’s a banned substance in some pro sports, too, for having qualities that are just a little too helpful, especially in larger doses.
I’m aware of more than a few at my local whom use adderall before a surf. Turn into wave catching machines. How do I ban that!
There is finally some pushback on that over prescriptipn. In some ways surfing is practically a cure for kids with ADD or too much energy.. keeps them busy. Teaches good llife lessons etc. Not enough oceans I guess.
Thousands of Swedes are having microchips implanted into their bodies so that they don’t need to carry key cards, IDs, and even train tickets.
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Guess Chris was right…do some research Steve!
That won’t work cause the crims will cut that thing out of ya in a flash.
Probly works in Sweden cause they don’t have many people getting fucked by cunts
The moment a story was published about Brownie having visited Ruffo a couple weeks before his death it was apparent that meth would play a part in this tragic story. Ruffo is a piece of shit, tweaker, and meth dealer. Fuck off Ruffo and keep your problems to yourself instead of dragging good people down with you.
Well said…fuck you Tuff…dropping in on everyone at the harbor!
Whatdya ya mean? It’s just getting fun now.
is everyone in California on meth?
Cocaine. But depends how thick your wallet is.
Things wash across the state like waves. When laws get tightened, people shift to different things.
I went over the falls on the first wave.. 80-90’s .this is like the 3rd of 4th meth wave now.
Tijuana is really struggling I heard on NPR. Just flooded. Death and destruction.
Decedent, not decent. Sad story
Deceased even
Article makes it sound like he was coasteering.
Whataya gonna do?
Shame about the kid.
Fuck that shit.
A huge inspiration in my generation. RIL Mr. Brown.
LOVE YOU BROWNIE
💙💙
Ripper of the highest order Seth…