Random Shots

A couple of bad shots of Rockpiles in Del Mar, and a few shots at Avery's birthday party in the bouncy.

Donavon Frankenreiter on the Inspiration Hornblower Cruise

Took my wife and met a buddy at the edge of downtown and the bay to catch this concert that was free from 102.1 KPRI. It was an amazing new boat and it was a great time. The top deck is where they played so you could watch the concert from 10 feet away and see all of the skyline buildings and sites as the sun was setting. Overall a really good show, on a really cool boat.

More Cardiff Kook Statue Shenanigan's

Scripps Surf...

Surfed with Mike P. at Scripps today. Not the ideal place to surf at low tide with the swell not here yet. But got this shot on surfinside.com nonetheless.

Riley

Riley in her new booster seat, at our new table, in our new back yard...

The Jon Schultz Eulogy

I wrote this and read this at Jon's Funeral. I actually never thought it was good enough because I had so much to say but I figured I'd throw it on here. It's more upbeat than sad actually.

My friend Jon Schultz:
It all started in Indialantic Elementary School where I met Jon. We were a couple of grades apart and my sister had known Jon before I did. By the time we made it to Hoover we both ended up in the same in school detention and became acquainted again and knew each other around school. It was in Melbourne High School in guitar class that I really became good friends with Jon. We started surfing together and skateboarding together on a regular basis. I always knew Jon was different than any of my other friends and very unique. He was quiet, and didn’t really like to interact a lot with other kids. He was extremely talented and artistic.

I think we surfed and skateboarded our way through High School, Jon being more successful academically than I ever was. After high school we surfed and skateboarded nearly every day we possibly could. Jon taught me a lot of maneuvers skateboarding and with him, it all came with great ease.

We made several trips to Cape Hatteras and always bickered and had a blast on the way, finding really dumb signs and taking photos of anything that amused us. Jon was always cracking jokes, and never liked to be in pictures so he always made a goofy face in each photo. He, along with other close friends all spent a great deal of time at the boardwalk in Indialantic and just having a good time in our 20’s.

Early on, Jon met Emily. I have to admit I was jealous of this at first. My friend had found the love of his life and since I was the one without a girlfriend I had to surf more alone, find other things to do and places to go.

I was there the night that Jon first met Emily. It was really one of the more amazing things I’ve ever seen. Jon had thought that she had a boyfriend and immediately was jealous without even really knowing her. I believe later that day or the next day they connected by phone and that was history. The most perfect match I have ever seen had been made.

These were the two most unique artistic, people. Before Jon met Emily he was fairly introverted, and although he was never extremely outgoing, Emily brought out the best in him.

I can remember numerous summers where we surfed together with several of our friends at 15th Street in Cocoa Beach until we were burnt to a crisp and just had to eat. We’d always head up north and eat Cuban food, then part ways and take naps.

As time went on we all had different things we needed to do in life. Jon and Emily in New Orleans, then Jacksonville Beach, and I eventually made my permanent trip out west to start my own life and family. Jon and Emily started a family having BeBe, Josie, then Sammy. Even so far away I’ve always try to keep in touch and talk to Jon on a regular basis. I will truly miss the best friend I have ever had and know that the world and especially his family has lost a great father, husband, and human being that is irreplaceable.

Picture says it all...

Grabbed this from the daily donkey blog. A lot of these guys floating around La Jolla and Cardiff, and even a few in Del Mar. I haven't had too many sessions in the last month where there wasn't one SUP. Fortunately most just stick to their own little spot. I've watched guys get mowed over by them at LJ Shores and a couple in Del Mar both because of carelessness and being out of control. I'm sure it's good exercise but I'll stick to surfing on a fish, shortboard, or the occasional log..

Bustin' Down the Door

Went with my wife to see this movie and several other friends. It was really well put together and spoke about the small crew of South Africans and Australians that charged the north shore and really pushed for competitive surfing to take place as a career. Got to meet Shaun Tomson again which was really cool. In the early 80's I saw him in Melbourne Florida at a mall shop named "Crosstown Express". He actually remembered the shop and the tour and that it was for an Instinct Promo Tour. Amazing how long ago that actually was.