We are one ocean.
The unlikely pairing of nude sunbathers and surfers, days ago, proved a glorious spark of unity in an otherwise bleak and tribal world. Like lady and the tramp, the two found common cause over blow-ins descending upon Wrecks Beach, long considered the “Topless Teahupo’o” in order to leer and perv.
Nude sunbathing enthusiasts circulated a petition, surfers rallied to their cause and people across the globe smiled, feeling the warm glow of harmony not felt since 2017.
Light warming those dark recesses where the sun usually don’t shine.
It made perfect sense, then, when surfers broke out into wild Dionysian celebrations, yesterday, after it was announced that Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park, long cherished by LGBTQ+ nude sunbathers, would remain theirs.
The “Naked Nias,” as it is often called, was under threat after a local millionaire businessman had convinced the parks and rec. dept. to install a playground in new “zones.” Nudity is legal in Washington except where it is likely to cause “affront and alarm.”
Friends of Denny Blaine Park, compromising nude sunbathing enthusiasts, was formed and forced a veto of the plan.
Co-lead Sophie Amity Debs told the Seattle Times, “We’re glad they responded to the overwhelming negative feedback from people that the zones are terrible.” Milo Kusold, who enjoys sunning his buns, added, “The parks department has not addressed at all that they’re doing deals with rich people. [With] no statement on what the article exposed, I feel like it would be pretty hard to work and collaborate with them.”
Dang rich people.
The victory, cheered loudly by surfers, also galvanized Friends of Denny Blaine Park and now they are pushing for “adding handrails to stairs, replacing invasive and thorny blackberry plants, and alleviating parking and transportation issues.”
Ouchy invasive and thorny blackberry plants.
Surfers, of course, will be available to help if needed, possibly even as part of the World Surf League’s much-lived One Ocean initiate. Usually employing top level pros to plant a bush, there is not reason they cannot be used to prune one as well.
Happy days.
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got to trim&water the plants/cacti…also family -approved groceries…split decision/ lithium and/or acid…tough decisions
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ever do the tear drop? up cuntry…
Ripped a good wetsuit at tear drop late 70’s. It’s a little foggy but I believe I had some big beer muscles that day 💪 needed more water lol.
add rif-raf or not? protect trestle’s Amtrak…Surfrider says NO~
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Wow cool Pic. Brings back hairy memories of bringing a one twenty foot crew boat into port hueneme in a big swell and having to slam the throttles and turn hard rudder to not crunch into the jettys lol. That was thirty years ago.
quarter pounder?
If it’s Denny Blaine Park, the supportive surfers you’re talking about must be wake surfers.
o local legend. pride week!
Nelly, I took my boys on a ‘ stand up on a surfboard trip when they were 10 to 12 years old.,( approximately 25 years ago ) We stopped at 1 st Street of legend and lore. Low and behold your two puke stains were still evident. Etched in concrete as vividly as they were in my memory. One about in-between the no stopping sign and the trash can where you heaved while sitting on the car stop curb facing the Ocean. The other, on the sidewalk starting up the hill as you staggered home. The other vivid picture in my mind from that event, was seeing that foaming fermenting fruit slosh percolating in a 5 gallon bucket in Pikes closet. He asked me what I thought, and when it would be ready. I replied with word’s to the effect : what ever you do- wait ’til it stops bubbling and, no don’t call me I won’t drink it,and neither should you. ” I’ll get you some Strawberry Hill if you want. ( Showing off my great sophistication as a fine Wine Connoisseur) The boys did surf on that trip. At a place I’m told called Restaurants ( south of the oil pier, and north of Farias ) older boy Danny caught his first faces and younger brother Troy rode the white water. I had a memorable day catching long rights on my long board. And what are those signs doing up at 1 st. Street. Many years ago I stopped there and lectured the new 1 st. Streets about not letting those signs stay, that it was a long standing tradition that they should honor by doing likewise. They looked at me like a time gone by, while their tiny minds thought ; what’s the point ? We could get arrested. Privileged rich kids, more worried about their allowance and the key’s to ” their ” cars, instead of principle for the sake of principle.
Yeah I’m so anti singlet too. Free surfers get to surf free of nip covers and surf jocks should too!
naked nias
Moundgarden.
xox
The Screaming Trannies.
Xox
very few, if any, are moist…
Cereal killa?
raisins w/ grape nuts?
Total dick move, lobbying Seattle Parks to install a playground at the city’s single little sliver of nude beach. If playground had moved forward, nude beach was history (it’s been there for more than 50 years).
What is it about having a shit ton of money that makes one into the kind of fuck-face who hides behind children to advance a singular personal agenda against a bunch of people who are bothering absolutely no one? I have zero interest in attending Seattle’s little hidden nude beach. So I don’t go. Problem solved.
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is the park still gonna have those little dog shit bag dispensers tho? they’ve always been a great way to hide evidence if suddenly sprung upon by fuckin’ rangers and the lot. nobody wants to check what’s in the dog shit bag even tho it smells far more skunky than canine, knowadimsayin’?
Weed is legal in washington. That was confusing
yeah but what about bath salts. good point tho