Saving people from drowning is the right thing to do.
And look at me. Look at me just feeding the damned mainstream media narrative that only people already in the spotlight deserve more spotlight. Look at me furthering the damned elite agenda while studiously avoiding the brave works of The People.
BeachGrit only exists for The People and only exists because of The People which makes my transgression twice as bad but would you allow me to fix? Would you permit me to come correct?
This morning I wrote about our bold World Surf League President of Content, Media, Etc. Erik “ELo” Logan saving two children from possible drowning in Manhattan Beach, California. Now, he deserved every ounce of praise for that selfless act but it didn’t even occur to me that other selfless acts were going unrecorded. Selfless acts like those of our own Cappy Goodtimes who has saved hundreds, maybe thousands, from certain riptide death and let’s read his words from the comments.
“I always trip out when stuff like this makes the news. I’ve yanked so many people out of rip currents and never once has it gotten me anywhere close to being on the local morning news with “Hero” next to my name.”
Does he expect praise? No. Does he expect platitudes? No. He saves people because saving people is the right thing to do whether recognized here or not.
But let’s recognize him here. Let’s shower him with praise and platitudes. Cappy? You’re more than a hero.
You’re a superhero.
At the risk of sounding like a FIGJAM (F… I’m Good, Just Ask Me)
In my 50 years of surfing the waves of this earth I have helped an uncountable number of humans out of rip currents. Some just a short tow to the shore, some a long harrowing struggle (for both of us) back to the safety of the sand.
When they get to shore, 99% of the rip current victims spew a soft seawater thanks then leave the area to get as far away from the ocean as possible. They are in shock and embarrassed.
Sometimes I’ll see them later. They and their friends and family who witnessed the ordeal avoid me as if I was the one who pulled them into the water and tried to drown them.
If someone saved myself or a loved one in that manner, the least they would receive is a Christmas card every year.
Absolutement. Chunky guitars, with a light tinge of distortment is the vibe we’re going for. (I’m bass and, ahem, ‘singing’, although looking for aproper singer).
Did Jesus save Jesus?
Well, we just need the BG crowdfund to set us up with some studio time and we can line you up with the backing music. At practice on the weekend, our most stoned member, and I quote directly, said that the version* of ‘Heroes’ was our “tightest song”. Which brought some seriously questioning looks from drummer and bass player in his direction.
*More Motorhead than Bowie.
A 53 year old man from Ohio drowned yesterday here on Cape Hatteras. One minute a fun family vacation on the beach, the next minute, the worst moment of their lives.
Witnessing a drowned human on the beach, surrounded by their hysterical, grieving family will be engraved in your mind for the rest of your life.
Surfers are the FREE lifeguards
This is ‘The Graveyard of the Atlantic’
I feel guilt that I did not surf there yesterday…………………………
Damn, thats heavy. In Oceanside, CA 2 weeks ago a kid from inland went out on the pier, stood on the railing to take a selfie, and fell into the water. I guess he held onto a piling until he went under. They found his body a week later. It must have been a bad day to syrf cause its usually clogged with surfers, AND there are life guard towers right there too.
Seeing Quik and others bring back the 80’s just wondering if one of The Zeitgeist can go fuck it and jump straight to the early 90s and stitch up a 2019 short “Can ELo do that Jimmy Slade “version , with images of Kelly , Pam A and The Body of Hasselhoff with Erik’s Head beating ( oops ) , paddling off as the sun goes down over Santa Monica Boulevard ?
This is so beautiful. I am getting teared up and also slightly aroused at this scene. Someone please crowdfund or whatnot SSD to make this happen. The WSL needs this for the success that we all want for them.
I’m pretty sure there have probably been hundreds and hundreds of dire rescues over the decades by surfers and also just surfers giving a helping hand to someone in a little trouble in the water that have gone unrecorded and un-recognized. Thank you……..
There was a Lifesaver who yanked me back onto the Sandbar at a Peninsula Backbeach in the summer of 1987. I didn’t even look up to give him an appreciative glance – I just felt the security of the sand beneath my feet and started mucking around in the waves again. Never told anyone about that until now. So thanks very much.
Yeah I was about 5 I was at Ocean Beach and wasn’t even (I don’t think) in a rip, but I couldn’t touch the bottom and panicked. Full on flailing. Lifeguard walks out, grabs my arm, pulls me 5 feet toward the shore and set me down.
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Lets see him do a rescue in Ballina..
Give me your tired, your pale,
Your diabetic massives yearning to breathe free,
The ratchet rip-currented away from your shore.
captain Baywatch is our savior
heroes prrffft… even I did help unaware people in troubled waters, boardless but…
Not sure if it was mentioned in the comments of the ELO story comments yest’y… but.. I’ve been thinking.. maybe his became news because he had a filmer capture the dramatic rescue in all it’s average-ness. Not a frame missed, and not one mico bit of data wasted on that one no doubt providing proof of his heroics.
Myself, I too, have “saved” a swimmer once at what was once a remote’ish beach near my home town. Small beach, perma-rips at each end..fuck it i’ll name it.. Moonie beach. Small summer day, no real threats.. kicked out of one and noticed a slow drifting Asian girl in shallow water near the rocks thrashing the brine into a white circular soup and screaming like jaws was after her, while drifting dangerously close to being 50m off shore. Paddled up, open palms trying to break through the language barrier her to say “RELAX, it’s all g” – she, all out of breath and trying to speak her native tongue through tears while her friends yelled and yelled bloodcurdlingy – on my board and slap paddled in trying to not touch her butt with the insides of my youthful biceps as i shepherded us in.. even though I’d have like to in any other circumstance. Nothing heroic about it, only shame.. me for my thoughts in such a circumstance, and her for needing a ‘resuce’. The funniest bit was, the group of dudes and chicks that were her friends/family tried tried to group gift me stuffed kangaroo toy thing as a thank you. It was a very sweet gesture, and I wanted to take lil’ skippy but had no bag with me. That day was some 20 years ago and I only thought of it after these stories, and going down a thorough Babymetal rabbit hole recently.
Ya know I heard in some cultures that if you save someone life they become your indentured servant. I remember one time Gilligan saved a drowning native girl, who becomes his slave in return for saving her life. Our asexual little buddy wasn’t happy with the situation, so he faked his own death in a “duel” with Mr. Howell to be rid of her.
My thoughts after were..impure .. I was only like 17 and the girl was definitely older than me and babe’n.
I love that beach. Rip at the north end? If so she’s lucky you were there.
Yep that’s the one.. excellent elevator back out but not so great for beginner swimmers. She definitely was thankful, it was hard work. I figured the sick stuffed kanga was what I deserved! Wish I took it, had a swag and a hat with the corks, it was badass!
Not too far from there, I was in the water with a gorgeous single mum and her 10yr old daughter. The mum and I were standing in calf deep water on a sandbank, when the daughter caught a bodysurfed a wave into a narrow channel next to the rocks which was the route for the water back out to sea. After she panicked trying to swim against the current for about 20 seconds, I calmly told her that you don’t swim against the current, you just gotta swim across it. She swam literally 3m and stood up. Life lesson learned. Tough love baby.
Not all heroes wear Caps.
He always trips out
Cappy for WSL president of media content etc!!
Looks like eLo is on the media offence !
Gonna spin it his way with Cote.