Live by the boogie, die by the boogie.
Near a week and a half ago, a burst pipeline off Huntington Beach leaked over 144,000 gallons of crude oil. The disaster shuttered beaches from Surf City down to Laguna as black ugly washed up on the sand, coated birds etc. Businesses began filing suit against Houston-based Amplify Energy Corp. while calculating potential future losses.
Mike Ali, who owns beach rental shop Zack’s very near the bike path, said customer traffic is down by 90% since the spill and he expects it to be two years before normal returns.
Some hope yesterday’s beach re-openings will help. Huntington crews have been testing the water daily and have declared there are no detectable levels of oil-associated toxins.
69-year-old core lord bodyboarder Richard Beach didn’t wait for the official word, though, and tried to sneak some el rollos in before re-opening except was rebuffed by a lifeguard on a ski, who chased him back to the sand.
“The water’s perfect,” he told KTLA news, frustrated by the shortening of his solo session. “Clear all the way to the bottom.”
Time and time again, bodyboarders have proven themselves to be the most fearless derelicts in the surf pantheon. From conquering slabs to drop-kneeing to never ever having a hope of making a career to no coaches to little respect they are what we should all hope to be, internally, while standing proud on fiberglassed foam.
Long live, Richard Beach.
Long live the boogie.
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RIP Tom Morey
I know you want to make it seem like a huge event but the reality is there was less than 25,000 gallons of oil…not 140,000. Total number of birds killed …40. Business st the beach is already ba k to normal…summer is over so of course it is not busy now….
“Sponge this whole beach up with my big ole dick.”
Dick dragger 4 life brah.
how is that his name?
LOVE THAT INTRO! I wish I could recall being as lit up as the dude doing the intro! Come to think of it I recall the ’81 Rush Moving Pictures concert doing Lemmon 714s and Little Kings until the drool phase hit…which was later copied by The Wolf of Wall Street. Or maybe the Dead show around ’77 when the dude selling blotter sent me over the deep end straight into the arms of the fun bunch…
Only he’d hidden the gun better
Nah, I’m good
Bad habit.
LEGENDARY story, THAT is what GP is all about!
“Beach… Dick Beach.”
Bad comedy ages poorly. Bill Cosby was never funny except to boring white people and 8 year old kids. 50+ year old material from Lenny Bruce, Red Foxx and Richard Pryor is still heelarious!
Not really laugh out loud stuff, is it.
Please tell me this is really ValiantScorn
“Sir Beach’s Balls” maybe my new username in honor of of this Richard!
It’d take a million jonah hills to topple Richard Beach
Does the carpet match the drapes?
I boogie because FUCK YOU that’s why
Thank you, for keeping surfing fun!
I’m no scientist, but wouldn’t the sponge soak up some of the oil? Asking for a friend with a degree in gender studies,….or half the population of Orange County.
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And lest we forget the men immortalized in Glamour Profession, yes the drug dealer who made these and others great at their work and play!
If only Ronnie G was there to witness this event!