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Welcome to the 4-Year Anniversary issue of Ghetto Juice Magazine, the biggest little surf mag in the world. A lot has happened before our eyes since we released the very first issue at the US Open of Madness in August 2010. We’ve been part of the OC Register Surfer of the Year, and are at it again this year naming Alex Knox the OC Freesurfer of the Year. We’ve had a couple Airshows— one we were fined $200 by the City of Newport for holding without a permit, one with the APSS, and another as part of the Newport Harbor High Surf Classic. We’ve done an on-site issue straight from da islands, and have had our share of June Am Jams (like this month). We’ve thrown partys, held movie nights and art shows. Unfortunately we’ve also seen a lot of our good friends pass away since starting this magazine. Legends like Andy Irons, Sonny Miller, Russell, Al Byrne, Bruce Jones, Ben Carlson, Hobie Alter and Buttons to name a few. We’ve had our ups and downs along the way but the cream always rises to the top and every six weeks another smoking issue comes out. This is our 30th shot at putting this mag together and, like all the times before, we hope you’re frothing on it just as much as we are. Until the next time, pray for surf, sunshine and for bikinis to get even smaller, yew!!—Skip Snead 7/26/14

We said it last month and if we have to repeat ourselves again, we will!!! Sure, the ASP is popular with foreigners but to get Americans excited we need more bikini contests like they had back in the day. #Bringitback HANK FOTO

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16 Four years of getting Juiced!!!

18 The hottest stuff going!

20 OC Freesurfer of the Year Al Knost 24 You’ll be Frothing by now (we are) 31 June Am Jam 44 4th July Swell: #BenDidGo 48 Young American Eli Hanneman 50 Young American Brisa Hennessey 52 Best Ever TK Brimer (Part 2 of 3) 54 Best Ever Steve Farwell 56 Gettin’ Down @ Doheny Surf Festival 58 A Party Page for Party People 60 Musica makes the world go round 64 Possibly the Sickest Hank Ever?

66 Talk Show with your Host PT 68 The mag’s not over until you’re here

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Issue #1 with the Cheerleaders of HBHS Issue #2 with a Young Kanoa Igarashi Issue #3 with 2 of 3 Gudauskas Bros.

Issue #4 with hottie Alana Blanchard Issue #5 with ASP icon Bede Durbidge Issue #6 with shaper T. Patterson Issue #7 (and others) with Dusty Payne Issue #8 with skate ledge Chad Muska

Issue #9 with free spirit Ford Archbold Issue #10 with CEO Bob Hurley and pals Issue #11 with the groms in Costa Rica!!

Issue #12 with the sweet girls of Jacks Issue #13 with Echo Beacher Jeff Parker

Issue #15 at Sambazon Issue #16 with superhero Buttons!

Issue #17 with freak Mitch Coleborn

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Issue #14 with some US Open hotties

Issue #18 with Kurt Steinmetz Issue #19 with Rod from Fry’s Market Issue #20 with “Hoey” and Millikin Issue #21 with more Newport groms

Issue #22 with freesurf maniac Matt Meola Issue #23 with Pipe charger Kai Barger Issue #24 with Dog Towner Jay Adams Issue #25 with the super rad Mowgli boys Issue #26 with McGills and Strider Snead Issue #27 with super nice Hobie Surf Shop girl

Issue #28 with Garfield and Ryan Croteau Issue #29 with badass Jason Arnold!

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SHANE MYERS

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Vans Innovative LXVI Classic Lite

This fall, Vans will launch the new Vans LXVI Classic Lites collection, an innovative perspective in design and comfort featured on Vans’ most iconic styles to date. The Classic Lite capsule brings new meaning to lightweight comfort in the styles in three new staple silhouettes: the Authentic Lite, the Old Skool Lite and the Sk8-Hi Lite.

Available in a wide assortment of basics, prints, and patterns including bubble camo, checkerboard and desert camo.

MSRP from $65 Vans.com and Footlocker.com

Volume #3 of Vans Get-N Classic!!

Vans embarks on an incredible journey of global surf exploration and progressive surfing in Get-N Classic, Vol. 3, starring a multi-talented cast of the world’s best surfers ever assembled under one banner. Filmed on location in Hawaii, California, Scotland, Peru, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia and the Caribbean, Get-N Classic, Vol. 3 reveals history in the making, featuring breathtaking destinations and phenomenal once in a lifetime waves.

Huevos Surf Wax

Huevos Wax is a truly Organic Surf Wax that is super sticky for your feet, and completely friendly to our oceans. Better yet, Huevos Wax isn't in it for the money, they use 100% of profits to provide clean drinking water filtration systems worldwide.

MSRP $2.00 Ask for it at your local surf shop, or visit them online at HuevosWax.com

Mowgli’s Sweet Valencia Flavors

You look like you have a life threatening Vitamin C deficiency, and if you don't eat an orange soon your girlfriend will dump you, your car will explode, and you'll never catch a decent wave again! Don't worry Mowgli Surf has your back with this tantalizing shirt chock-full of orangey goodness. Get Juiced today!

Available at Thalia Surf, Frog House, Swell, and withoutwalls.com.

MSRP $32.00 Mowglisurf.com

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One Palm Point T-Shirt by The Poster List

If you charge One Palm Point at dead low tide on a 10- to 12-foot south swell you’re an absolute madman ... and we commend you!!

On a different note if you wear the Single Palm tee by The Poster List you’re destined to score that one babe you’ve been dreaming about your entire life. Funny how things work out.

MSRP $24.00 Theposterlist.com and www.swell.com/THE-POSTER-LIST

Indosole

With a reputation of re-purposing materials, we felt an urge to further explore the space of the local Bali landfill. With soles and straps made from innertubes, they are incredibly lightweight, flexible, and comfy. These slip-on-and-go sandals are perfect for quick trips to the beach, lounging around the house, or a day out with your friends.

• 100% handcrafted with re-purposed bicycle tire innertube sole and straps • No animals, no fuel powered machinery • Vegan leather footbed - durable and water resistant • Nylon toe thong • 5 inch wide straps • EVA foam insole • Light, flexible, and easy MSPR: $25 Available for sale in the OC at Inflight and Infinity Surfboards.

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Ghetto Juice Hats!!

New GJ hats have hit the streets. Nice flouro colors for the summer time and a captain’s hat for you sailors out there. Go to ghettojuicemagazine.com for more info. Get some!!!

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High performance, fast, low entry futuristic rocker, and single-double to vee concave designed to put the “yew!!” back into your surfing!!!

Take notes from Droid’s rail game and pull a Yew Turn this summer!

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Ghetto Juice: First off, Alex, congrats on being named this year’s OC Freesurfer of the Year!

Alex Knost: Thank you very much. I feel very … free.

Ghetto Juice: What comes to mind when you hear the term “freesurfer”? What’s that mean to you?

Alex Knost: I don’t know, really. I guess it’s a way to describe someone who’s not on a tour competing, I can imagine. Just freedom. Freedom to surf how they want.

Ghetto Juice: Did you ever have dreams of being on the tour when you were little?

Alex Knost: Probably. I always longboarded so it wasn’t really an option, because there wasn’t really a tour. I mean, there was but there weren’t many people who made a living off it. There were guys who did longboard contests … guys were getting like a thousand bucks for winning a contest or something, so it wasn’t really like a feasible profession for anyone.

There were like two guys making a living off it, like Joel (Tudor) being one of them, but I don’t think his accomplishments in competition really afforded him a paycheck.

Ghetto Juice: How did you get into longboard as opposed to shortboarding when you were a kid?

Alex Knost: My dad got me into longboarding. My dad and his friends were the first surfers I knew, and they rode longboards and that’s what they surfed.

They went to San O, Malibu and Blackies. So for a nine year old kid, you really don’t differentiate from much, you just try and do it. My dad would go every day before work, and we’d go on the weekends. Most kids that I knew weren’t really, well, I just didn’t know them. The easiest way to go surfing as much as I could was to go with the people who were doing it the most, which was my dad and his friends.

Ghetto Juice: What moments do you remember from your early days on a surfboard?

Alex Knost: I remember the smell of Bubble Gum surf wax. Bubble Gum surf wax stickers on coolers at San O. All my dad’s friends all had Igloos full of beer, and they always like a Bubble Gum surf wax sticker on it, a Da Bull sticker … everyone had these bumper stickers that said “Miki for Prez Because Bush Don’t Surf” … what else do I remember? San O, hanging out there all day, and surfing Blackies before school when it was one foot and south wind every day. Just being obsessed with surfing. I could never get enough of it. I’d wake up my dad at five o’clock in the morning. I’d bang on his door and go, “Let’s go surf!”

And he was pretty psyched on it, too, but he worked pretty hard his whole life painting houses, so he was pretty beat every morning, but I thank him for that. I thank him for getting up and getting me out there.

Ghetto Juice: What kind of surfboard did you start out on?

Alex Knost: Let’s see…. I was like 12 and I had an 8-foot Russell, it was really thick, a tri-fin longboard that was made in the early ‘80s. It was like my dad’s friend’s old board or something. I rode that for a while, but I got jealous of all the guys at Blackies, COLEMAN

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cause they had these bitchin single fin nose riders, guys who were older than me, and I always wanted one but I could never get one, because everyone I talked to, like Robert August and Mike Marshall, they wanted me to learn to noseride the right way, and thought that a “giant” nose was cheating ‘cause you wouldn’t have to noseride in the pocket, so I sat there and felt like a kook ‘cause I always wanted one of those big noses that I could hang ten on, and my dad and Mike Marshall and Robert August would only make me these tiny noses, I guess to get me to walk before I could run, or something like that. I never felt cool. All the older guys had big tip noseriders and I didn’t.

Ghetto Juice: Interesting. During that time was there any pressure from your peers your own age to ride a shortboard?

Alex Knost: I don’t know, the two were separated. I mean, I rode shortboards in high school on the surf team (Newport Harbor) but it was just different for me. I think even in middle school, seventh and eighth grade I had a couple friends who shortboarded, so I’d surf before school and on the weekends with my dad, and if I wanted to surf after school I’d get a ride with my friend’s parents and when I’d bring a longboard in their car they’d look at me like a dipshit, you know, a mom trying to fit a longboard in her minivan or Honda Accord. She’d say something like, “Why does your friend Alex bring this big board?” So sometimes out of necessity I’d ride shortboards, and it was cool, too. I mean, I got made fun of a little bit but I didn’t care. I knew this whole world of people who rode longboards, and who hung at San O, and that was what I was addicted to anyway. You could just hang out there all day anyway. Where in Newport it was a touch and go sort of thing. You surf in the morning and then it’s blackballed. Where I’d go to San O with my dad, or with friends who were older that drove, we could get down there at six in the morning and leave at seven at night. It was an all-day thing.

Ghetto Juice: Was it there at San O that you really improved fastest in your surfing?

Alex Knost: I’d say Blackies. I’d do all the club contests with my dad, but that was more family oriented. We’d go up to Santa Cruz or down to La Jolla, but Cody Simkin was the best surfer I ever knew, probably one of the best surfers I’d ever seen, and I remember he’d take me to the beach, he was older than me, and we’d surf all day. And as soon as I got a car when I was 16 it was pretty much game on. I had a couple friends, like Nolan Hall and a couple other people and we’d either go down to San O or Cardiff for weeks at a time.

We’d go to San O and surf all day, then go to the skatepark in San Clemente after, right when they opened that up, and then we’d go to Wal-Mart and we’d steal socks ‘cause our socks smelled so bad, so we’d steal socks, and sometimes

jeans, but mostly socks. And then we’d go back to the beach and we’d surf and then we’d talk our friend Jeremy into buying us beer and we’d drink and sleep in the car. We did that from the time I was 16, every summer, all summer, until ….

Now. You know, I sleep in a van now, not a station wagon, and I don’t have to steal socks anymore. (laughs) Ghetto Juice: Who was your first legitimate sponsor?

Alex Knost: I think Robert August gave me my first board, it was a “Wingnut” model, right after Endless Summer 2 came out, had the two red stripes. That was my first custom board. It was an 8’4” … it wasn’t even technically a longboard, but I remember I ordered that and I was all excited he was making me a custom board. And I went to leave and I was like, “Thank you so much, Robert, I can’t wait!” And I came back a few weeks later and he was like, “Yeah, your board’s almost done, the one with the pink bunny rabbits on it!” And I was like, “What?

Pink bunny rabbits??” And he said, “Yeah, remember? You wanted the pink bunny rabbits, that’s what we got, it’s airbrushed all killer…” I was like, “F—k, man! I’m gonna be the biggest kook, everyone’s gonna make fun of me!” But he was just f---kin’ with me, that was just Robert’s vibe. So I got that board from him.

Around the same time, Surfside Sports when it was down by Blackies, that was kind of the cool thing, all the older guys rode for Surfside, like Josh Hoyer and Maikai McKenna and Steve Farwell and Bean Dip … and I got a bunch of free stickers, a couple t-shirts from Surfside Sports and that was like the coolest thing for me. And then later, I remember the Frog House guys, like TK and stuff, and I’d be like, “Am I a kook riding for Surfside? Should I be a Frog House guy? I wanna be a Frog House guy!” (laughs) It was the funniest shit.

Ghetto Juice: So did you end up riding for Frog House?

Alex Knost: No, I didn’t, and TK just makes fun of me every time I see him. Still, to this day. TK rules. Yeah.

Ghetto Juice: Did you like school?

Alex Knost: (Pauses) Um, well …. No. I didn’t like it at all. But it was laid out for me from an early age. From my dad. “All right, Alex, if you do this, sack up, be a man and do something you don’t like, and keep your head out of your ass, you’ll get to do all the shit you like. But if you blow it, you’re not gonna surf.” It was more the carrot over my head.

Ghetto Juice: Did you see yourself being able to make a living from surfing or were you thinking you might have to get a real job one day like your dad and his friends?

Alex Knost: Yeah. I think, yeah, for sure. All my dad’s friends were construction workers and house painters and stuff, and they were all surfers. You know, getting sponsored I never made any money, and I won some contests, and when you’re a little kid you win a little bit of money you think you’re the richest guy in the world, but I don’t know. I worked at the Robert August factory, before the computer, and I would take the hard foam off the blanks, put the rocker in it and I thought it was cool, you know, working in a surfboard factory, and then Jeff Yoki, from Modern Amusement, gave me a job just scribbling art to put on his t-shirts, when I was like 17, I was still in high school, and so that kind of felt like being a pro surfer. And then I went on a surf trip with Dan Malloy for Thomas Campbell’s movie, and Dan Malloy knew that Conan Hayes and Pat Tenore were starting RVCA. I was about 17 or 18, I was just getting ready to move out of my parent’s house, and the phone rang at like three in the morning. My mom had to come in my room and hand me the house phone, she said “There’s some guy named Pat on the phone who said he needs to talk to you.” Pat said he got this brand RVCA and asked me if I wanted to ride for a clothing company…. So then I got a job. I got the free ticket (laughs).

The meal ticket.

Ghetto Juice: How would you describe the last ten years of your life?

Alex Knost: Lucky. Amazing. Far out. Exceptional. Yeah, grateful. I’m super grateful to have met so many cool, unique people through surfing and so many inspiring originals. All the people who did all this amazing stuff, and all these incredible things without any expectations of recognition. I think that’s the coolest thing, meeting real awesome surfers and board builders and artists, all these people who did it for fulfillment.

Ghetto Juice: And how do you see the next ten years playing out for you?

Alex Knost: I don’t know, I’ll just take it a day at a time.

Dane Goes AWOL in Mex

He was well off the grid for his latest surf trip. There were no videographers, no highly paid photographers. Just Dane Reynolds and two of his childhood friends escaping the early summertime madness in So Cal with a quick trip to the wonderful points of Mainland Mex. And he was all alone. Or thought so until he ran into ex-Pat Danny Setum who runs the Rancho Surf Tours in Oaxaca, Mex. Dane, Matt McCabe and another pal Brian Aresco were staying in a little place not far from the break when Danny told them about his sick pad twenty minutes up the road. Dane would take him up on the offer of A/C and heavenly home-cooked food and spent a few nights. Danny even took this shot of Dane to prove to everyone Dane in fact came down and hung out at Rancho Surf Tours. Anyone wanting to go themselves can get in touch with Danny Setum via Facebook. Only four souls can attend the camp at any given time so you might want to put in your notice right now.

Air Dane courtesy Mexicana Airlines. Photo by Danny Setum

TYLER GUNTER : THE WEDGE : SUMMER 2014

CSI: Cover Story #30

ISSUE 30 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2014

Seems like not long ago Tyler Gunter was just another little Rug Rat from Newport surfing 54th street and hitting up Lowers and the HB pier whenever conditions permitted. But what you might not realize is that Tyler, at only 14 years old, has been surfing the Hawaiian Islands for more than half his life and spends most of his time there each and every year. Which might explain his latest passion: Surfing Wedge when it's booming! Take the 4th of July swell, for example. Tyler paddled out for his biggest Wedge session ever and handled it like a man. Here he is Air-dropping into history on the cover of this month's issue. Way to go, grom. Way to go. Photo: Bob Okvist

OC Surfer of the Year Awards

By Laylan Connelly / OC Register Four local surfers have been selected for this year’s O.C. Surfer of the Year awards and will be honored on Aug. 1 during the Surfers’ Hall of Fame ceremony. A panel got together to pick the most deserving surfers to receive the awards, which are put on by the Orange County Register each year. Now in its sixth year, the roster of recipients has grown to an impressive list, with surfers like Brett Simpson, Kolohe Andino, Courtney Conlogue, Dane Guduaskas and more joining surfers honored with the award. The four surfers selected will be recognized at the Surfers’ Hall of Fame ceremony, at 10 a.m. on Aug. 1 in front of Huntington Surf and Sport at Main and Pacific Coast Highway. Here are this year’s winners:

OC Standout Surfer of the Year: Greg Long

What hasn’t Greg Long been through in the past couple years? He clinched the Big Wave World Tour title in 2012-2013, got a taste of Hollywood while acting as a stuntman for the film Chasing Mavericks, and earned a pretty nice $50,000 paycheck after getting the Billabong XXL Ride of the Year in April. Long is more than just a big-wave rider. Sure, he’s made his name taking on building-size waves about 40 to 50 feet. But he’s got heart, a passion for taking this sport to the next level, and all around he’s just a good guy. He had a pretty bad accident at Cortes recently, and had some wise words after nearly dying. “Enjoy the whole experience, the ups and downs,” Long said. “There’s beauty to be found in every single moment, especially the challenging ones, the ones that can create heartache and vulnerability. Those are the most beautiful of your life, the ones you are going to grow from.”

OC Rising Star of the Year: Tia Blanco

This young surfer has been on the radar for years, but this year she’s been a force on the National Scholastic Surfing Association circuit, winning nearly every contest through the season. Blanco, 17, was born in Puerto Rico but has lived in San Clemente for many years. She already has some big sponsors including Reef, J7 Surfboards and Sticky Bumps. Her favorite surf spots includes Lowers, and the biggest wave she’s surfed was in Tahiti. Other hobbies include painting, hiking and yoga. She’s a 4.0 student and a member of the Surfing America surf team, and came in third at the International Surfing Association’s World Junior Surfing Championship.

The vegan surfer also recently became a spokesperson for PETA.

OC Ambassador of the Year: Jon Rose/Waves 4 Water Jon Rose, a former pro surfer who grew up in Laguna Beach, was on a surf trip in Indonesia when a massive earthquake hit in 2009.

As Rose reached the demolished land, he didn’t hesitate to scour the city to get water filters to people in need.

OC Freesurfer of the Year: Alex Knost

Flip back a few pages for the GJ interview with feature on Alex!

When a massive earthquake, tsunami, flood, or other natural disaster hits, no matter where in the world, you can be sure that Rose and his team at Waves 4 Water are there helping. He’s spent nearly a year living in Haiti, has gone to Afghanistan and worked alongside troops, and this year is working on a project in the Philippines.

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don’t kid yourselves ... you gotta be frothing by now!!!

Shoots! The Very First Air Reverse Poster?

Back in the 1990s this was the hottest move no one could do. Certainly none of the pros on the world tour could do this, and certainly not a single grom in the world could do it. We’re talking about the Air Reverse in its Hey Day. Only a couple surfers in the world could pull it off in the 1990s, the Santa Cruz guys being some of them, Ben Brough and some of the Maui guys, perhaps a Fletcher or two, and this one freak from Australia, Ozzie Wright. Volcom was onto it as well, and put the move on a huge special edition wall poster in 1997. At the time, the ASP laughed at moves like this, and probably would’ve given this move a 2.3. The Airshow, on the otherhand, was all over this type of surfing and would’ve scored it around an 8.5 or higher. ASP finally caught on to the Airshow judging criteria, all the groms took notice and now it’s an everyday adventure seen at virtually every beach by every surfer. But at the time it wasn’t the norm. It was the Wright, as in Ozzie Wright.

Q&A w/ Joe Bard: King of the Bowls

Banzai Bowls founder Joe Bard is pretty stoked these days. He’s got three Banzai Bowls locations and is setting up a new one in San Clemente that should be ready soon. His surf team is as good as anyone and it’s his roots in surfing that have helped him become the King of the Bowls. Ghetto Juice interviews.

Ghetto Juice: Do you remember the first acai bowl you ever made?

Joe Bard: I do. It was love at first bite.

GJ: Talk about the day you decided to open the first Banzai Bowls?

JB: I woke up one day and thought the whole boardshort market was falling to pieces. I already had a passion for making Banzai Bowls at home so I wanted to open a place that specialized in them.

GJ: How did you come up with the name Banzai Bowls?

JB: My wife and I were camping up in Big Sur and once I had convinced her to jump onboard with me, we starting throwing names out there. Since she’s from the north shore and grew up close to the Banzai Pipeline, she came up with the name Banzai Bowls. As soon as I heard that I knew that was it.

GJ: Talk about Banzai Bowls’ commitment to surfing and the surf lifestyle?

JB: My wife and I both grew up surfing and love the sport. We love promoting our product at events on the breach and seeing the excitement and happiness our Banzai Bowls bring them.

GJ: What’s the key to being your own boss?

JB: Staying true to your business model, and always being on call.

GJ: Right now you have four stores open in HB, Laguna, San Clemente and the original one in Costa Mesa. Do you have a favorite location?

JB: Costa Mesa’s my favorite location because that is where it all started.

GJ: There are lots of “bowls” places popping up here and there, but Banzai Bowls seems to really have a connection to surfers and the surfing lifestyle.... what do you attribute your company’s success to?

JB: It’s based on our passion for making bowls and giving you the highest quality for the money, we think this plays a big part into our success.

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Gui Mansur of Fu Wax

‘They’ Put the Goo into Fu Wax

Fu Wax began in Brazil in 1966 when the Mansur brothers (Fuad, Wady and Elias) were living a laid back lifestyle, with less stress and a clear conscience. During this time in Brazil, there were no surf magazines or specialty shops, and everyone who surfed usually made their own paraffin wax, which always slipped too much. After twenty years of testing different formulas Fu Wax made its official debut and Fu Wax by Fuad Mansur was born. We caught up with Fuad’s son Guillerme who is helping run the family business out of their US office in San Clemente.

Here’s what we learned about Fu Wax ….

Ghetto Juice: Everyone is talking about Fu Wax these days, and all the pros want to use it. Tell us how Fu Wax came to be?

Gui Mansur: Sure. In the middle of 60’ my dad Fuad and his brother’s started to surf and worked with their parents in the textile industry, and in 1972 they opened a surf shop called Mansurf (the name came from our last name Mansur plus F became Mansurf) where they started to produce the Mansurf Wax. They worked hard for 14 years to develop the right formula and in 1987 they found the perfect melting point at which time my dad changed the name to FU WAX. GJ: When did you first start getting Fu Wax to the top surfers, and what was their response?

GM: We started to give wax to the top surfers in 2010, and in 2011 Quiksilver invited us to make the waxes for their contest in New York.

Balaram Stack loved it, and Kelly used it to complete a huge 360 air without a traction pad.

GJ: Fu Wax has been one of the toughest waxes to find in the US, and everyone is asking for it? What are your plans for US distribution and what shops are carrying it right now?

GM: Yes. FU WAX is 100% hand made in Brazil with limited production, and that’s why we can’t supply all the stores in the U.S. But right now we are carrying it in most shops in Orange County, though, like HSS, Republik of California, Surfside Sports and the Katin Surf Shop.

GJ: You guys are a Brazilian company. Not a lot of Brazilian companies have been successful in the US surf market, but that is changing with Fu Wax. What are your plans for bringing Fu Wax to the US? You recently opened an office in San Clemente, right?

GM: Yeah, our plan is to bring Fu Wax to the U.S because the factory in Brazil is small and can only supply the Brazilian Market. But the Headquarters in U.S will work to supply the entire U.S market and worldwide orders.

GJ: Who are some of the surfers currently riding with Fu Wax? GM: We have more than 250 “FU friends” who surf with FU WAX, some of the names are Felipe Toledo, Peter Mel, Danilo Couto, Kelly Slater, Tom Carroll, Brett Simpson and many more.

GJ: So do you like the OC? What have been some of your highlights since you’ve been in the OC? GM: Yes, the OC is a pretty good place to be and has the best surf spots in Southern California like Huntington, Newport and San Clemente. My highlights so far here in the OC was in Newport at 54th street with the offshore Santa Ana winds and six to eight-foot, glassy barrels. I spent all day in the water, it was so much fun! I got home and sleep like a baby (laughs).

And of course most of the time at Lowers, it’s one of the best spots around the OC for sure.

GJ: What does the future hold for Fu Wax? GM: We are a 100 % family owned company, and I want to continue the legacy in the U.S market for my family. The saying goes, “time will change us, but nothing will replace our memories.”

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Holy Smoke Stacks ... 100 Years of Surfing in HB!!

I remember when George Freeth first showed up in HB a hundred years ago. He was a man on a mission.

OK, I don’t really remember that far back, but I can go back a month or so ago this year when the City of HB held a celebration in his honor celebrating 100 years since George first introduced surfing to Surf City. The event was called When Men Were Men, and although the beach was lined with ladies, the water was strictly a man’s show. Not to be mean, but the boards were like a hundred pounds, similar to what Geo might’ve surfed back in the day if not the same. So no ladies were taking part. Riding such boards reminded us not only about George Freeth and the amazing thing he did bringing surfing to HB, but also reminded us how lucky we were that another surfer many years later would invent the foam and fiberglass surfboard kicking off an entirely different type of surfing revolution.

Q&A w/ San Clemente’s Only Italian Surfer

Hats Off To George Freeth For Introducing Surfing To Hb!

First Look at the Original 5’5” X 19.25”

If there was one surf company in the 90s who was ahead of its time when it came to making weird looking boards it was…

Lost. Not only did they make a weird surfboard but they released a surf movie to go around it and got a Young Chris Ward to wave the flag.

The 5’5” X 19.25 didn’t have a weird name like Trash Can Diver or Stub or anything hipsterish like that. The dimensions alone were weird enough at the time and that’s all they needed to sell the crap out of ‘em. You can still find boards like this today but since so many have similar dimensions you’ll have to ask for ‘em by name rather than by specs.

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28 year old Stefano Esposito comes from a tiny seaside town called Anzio, which is south of Rome, Italy on the Mediterranean Sea, but has been living his childhood dream in San Clemente for the past seven years. Since Leonardo Fioravente is the only other Italian surfer we know who “doesn’t” live here, we thought we’d catch up with one who does to get the inside scoop on what it’s like being a real Italian surfer living in the US of America. GJ interviews….

Ghetto Juice: How did you get interested in surfing while growing up in Italy?

Stefano: I know it’s weird! I grew up in Anzio, a small fishing town that is one hour south from Rome, Italy, right on the beach. Anzio faces the Mediterranean Sea and has a wonderful beach lifestyle, and I always loved the ocean and the sea since I was a little kid. I was a lifeguard and spent a lot of time fishing. I liked the waves, the forecasting--everything was interesting to me. We get wind swell, most of the time it’s cloudy, small, and windy, but it was fun. I always wanted to have a surfboard and be a surfer.

Ghetto Juice: With not much surf though, and no Italians on the World Tour back then, where did you draw your inspiration from?

Stefano: There were no Italians at all on the ASP back then. But we had TV, though, and classic movies like Point Break , Big Wednesday, and the one and only North Shore fed the stoke. We did have a few local chargers who inspired us with travel stories and ocean knowledge. I can name a few of them, it might sound funny for you all: Bonfo, Ciccio, Bebbo (laughs). I watched a lot of surf videos daily, I talked, breathed, and ate surfing all day and hung out at the local surf shop every day. My mom thought I was weird watching surf video sequences in slow motion. I watched a lot of Machado’s surf videos. I loved September Sessions.

Ghetto Juice: Before you ever moved to the U.S. or visited it, what did you think about it?

Stefano: MTV, blondes, cars, rap, gold chains, gold teeth, cheeseburgers, and Lowers. I have a good relationship with my uncle and he used to travel a lot for vacations and always talked well about Americans ever since I was a kid. I remember him bringing me back a Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls xxl jersey that I wore for 5 years straight (laughs). Also, my grandpa helped the U.S. military during WWII and all my life I heard about the letter of recognition that was written to him from a U.S. Army General that I believe planted the seed in my brain about America.

Ghetto Juice: Is the USA anything like you thought it would be?

Stefano: I’m really surprised about the way that the U.S. turned out to be. Seven years ago, I didn’t have many expectations besides surfing Lowers, but then I learned many other things about U.S. culture and liked it.

It’s a great area to raise my 4-year-old son. I love this place, it’s my second home.

Ghetto Juice: What’s something people might not know about Italian surfers?

Stefano: The trick is that it’s all about having chest hair, which equals more grip, and a big nose to cut through the wind and so on! (laughs) Actually, we have good talent coming out of Italy, just look at Leo Fioravanti. I like the way things are going for Italians and I’m excited about the future.

Ghetto Juice: You’ve gotta tell us what place in the OC has the best most authentic Italian Food?

Stefano: I don’t eat Italian out much, but when I do, I go to Tina and Vince’s Deli in San Clemente.

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Josh Moniz is the son of former top ranked pro Tony Moniz .... he came to HB from Hawaii and took out the most prestigious title of ‘em all, the NSSA Open Men’s Championship. Photo: Kurt Steinmetz

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for a little while this summer it felt like the oc was the center of the surfing world. and it was. if you’re an am.

by kurt steinmetz Well it’s another year, summer has just started and suddenly besides the random pro, you start to see kids as young as 9 years old blowing up at your local spot. They’re here and the end of year AM contests are in full swing in OC! The Hawaiians, East Coasters and beyond and were not talking about aggro kids be-bopping on the inside. These are legitimate competitors who have earned top spots to compete in such prestigious events as NSSA Nationals, Surfing America Prime Champs, WSA Champs and the Rip Curl GromSearch. And in case you’ve been completely ignoring the youth movement in surfing lately, you can take a peek into the window of what the pro tour will look like in years to come. To see a nine-year-old put it on rail with speed to burn or a 12-year-old girl pulling a grab rail air as if it was nothing is truly mind blowing! The future is looking bright and these events are proof!

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wsa championships

The Western Surfing Association (WSA) is the oldest amateur surfing association in the USA and, by far, the largest on the West Coast. The WSA, established in 1961, is a California non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving the sport of surfing through fun, family oriented surf competitions. WSA is an official West Coast member organization of Surfing America. WSA members can earn entry in the Surfing America Prime, Surfing America USA Championships and Team Trials. This year’s event went off at Church Beach just south of Lowers, and although the surf was a little soft, the surfing was anything but! Best of all, the WSA Champs provided just enough surf to get the competitors stoked on all the events coming up after, like the GromSearch, the Surfing America Prime event at Lowers and the fabled NSSA Nationals.

Frothing grommet Cole Houshmand was runner up in the 14 and Under division of the Surfing America Prime at Lowers and earned a spot on the US Team. Photo: John Salanoa

Fig commentated the world’s biggest amateur event all week, but we really need him back commentating the US Open of Surfing. Are we right? Photo: Steinmetz

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Open Mini Grom Champion Jett Schilling.

Think he’s stoked? Photo: Foster

Loa Ng warming up before his heats on south side. Photo: Steinmetz

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Open Juniors champion Griffin Colapinto. He'll be back again next year to defend that title.

Photo: Steinmetz

Imaikalani Devault tore through the NSSA Hawaii Open Men's season with multiple wins, fell a little short in HB, but still stole some of the spotlight with moves like this. Photo: Steinmetz

Nine year old upstart Owen Moss putting it on a rail like Luke Egan in the 80s. Good job grom! See you next year. Photo: Joe Foster

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WSA Championships The Western Surfing Association (WSA) is the oldest amateur surfing association in the USA and, by far, the largest on the West Coast.

The WSA, established in 1961, is a California non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting and preserving the sport of surfing through fun, family oriented surf competitions. WSA is an official West Coast member organization of Surfing America. WSA members can earn entry in the Surfing America Prime, Surfing America USA Championships and Team Trials. This year’s event went off at Church Beach just south of Lowers, and although the surf was a little soft, the surfing was anything but! Best of all, the WSA Champs provided just enough surf to get the competitors stoked on all the events coming up after, like the GromSearch, the Surfing America Prime event at Lowers and the fabled NSSA Nationals.

Even bigger things are to come for Jake Marshall who made the finals in Surfing America Prime at Lowers and the NSSA Nationals. Hot is as hot does. Photo: Foster

Jake Saenz, National Airshow Champion. Photo: Foster

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Kevin Schulz won the National Airshow title last year and used some of those tactics in the Open Men’s final where he finished runner up to Moniz. Seq: Foster

rip curl gromsearch

For the first time in its 10-year-history, the first stop of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Mophie was held at the famed sandbars on the South Side of Huntington Beach Pier. Highly contestable two- to three-foot peaks were on offer all weekend long as the Nation’s top 16 and under groms competed for California regional titles. With a record setting attendance of 163 surfers in four divisions, it took advancing multiple rounds to reach the all-important final, which qualified the top four finalists to compete in the RCGS National Final to be held at Uppers on October 25th. For the lucky winners in the Boys 16/U and Girls 16/U at the National Final, they will then be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to compete in the RCGS International Final, which has gone on the ‘Search,’ at an undisclosed location. Standing out above the pack in the boys 16 and under division was none other than GromSearch vet and HB local, Kanoa Igarashi. Igarashi used his local knowledge to continuously pick off the best waves while tearing apart the lineup. “I’m stoked to be able to compete in the GromSearch one final year at my home break,” said a fired up Igarashi. “I’m also excited at the opportunity to compete at Uppers once again, and hopefully get one final shot to take the International GromSearch title.” In the girls 16 & under, Maddie Peterson made the long trek from North Carolina to make her mark on the 2014 RCGS series. Peterson, a former GromSearch regional winner took down a stacked final and walked away with $250 and a huge bag of goods. The boys 14 and under final was a nail biter, as first place was decided by a split panel of judges.

Edging out the victory was Ryland Rubens who took down John Mel, Eithan Osborne, and Tyler Gunter. The youngest division of the GromSearch, the boys 12 and under did not disappoint, as the groms surfed well beyond their years. Taking the big win was Hawaiian, Elijah Hanneman, who won every heat he surfed! All in all it was an epic little event and we can’t wait for the National Final at Uppers!

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“Lower Trestles didn’t disappoint,” said Surfing America Executive Director Greg Cruse. “All the very best surfers from all Surfing America member organizations (ASF, ESA, HAS, NSSA, Surfing America Prime and WSA) were stoked to get the Golden Ticket to surf Lowers with just three other surfers.” A full ASP panel of seven judges, two head judges, a spotter and video replay made sure the results for each heat were spot on. New Era caps, event t-shirts, daily Banzai Bowls, free Islands Restaurants lunches, lots of other free goodies from our sponsors and the plush competitors area with live scores, ping pong and ample seating and shade made the surfers feel like the champions they are. Seems like every year the level of surfing goes up a division. “The U14 Boys are doing what the U16 were doing last year,” said Cruse. “Kind of a Moore’s Law of Surf Progression.” This year we saw Caroline Marks, a 12 year old girl from the East Coast win in Girls U12, Girls U14 and Girls U16, and she won every heat she surfed on the way to those titles. Can’t wait to see where the progression leads us next year at Lowers!

Nolan Rapoza went nuts this year, making GromSearch finals, Surfing America Finals and finals in the NSSA Open Juniors and Open Mens. He’ll be on the podium guaranteed next year! Photo: John Salanoa

Caroline Marks is not even 12 years old yet but won three divisions of the Surfing America Prime at Lowers, including Girls Under 16, Under 14, and Under 12. She owned it. She even took out an NSSA National Open Women’s Title just for good measure. She is the future of women’s surfing, you can bank on it. Photo: Steinmetz

Wyatt McHale is another one of the gnarly super groms from Hawaii who dominates the Open Boys division. Photo: Steinmetz

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Ryland Rubens finished the NSSA Open Juniors season ranked 6th and will be looking to better that in 2015.Photo: Steinmetz

nssa nationals

In all my memories of NSSA Nationals at HB Pier, I cannot think of a Nationals that received such good, contestable waves for the eight running days of the event. As most HB locals will attest to, the month of June is not known for really good surf and when there is a swell, it’s usually walled with a raging current. This year certainly raised the bar as every day was a peaky combo swell with crazy contestable waves! The level of surfing to match the good waves was off the hook, with most early rounds looking like finals! Amateurs from all over California, Hawaii, East Coast and even Barbados, battled it out and made for a great look into the future of our great sport! Needless to say, this year’s June Am Jam was a slamming success and we can’t wait to see how much higher the level of surfing gets in the years to come. (Turn to page to 42 for a complete list of June Am Jam results)

Tail whips, aerials, backhand hacks ... this is the new breed of amateur girls and the future's looking bright. Girls GromSearch Champion Maddie Peterson on a rail in HB. Photo: Foster

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Rip Curl GromSearch champion Kanoa Igarashi has been dominating the South Side of the HB pier for the last several years. He trains to win, and wins often. Photo: John Salanoa

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2014/2015 USA Junior Surf Team BOYS UNDER 18 Micky Clarke - Ventura, CA Ben Coffey – Santa Cruz, CA Griffin Colapinto – San Clemente, CA Jake Davis – Capistrano Beach, CA Kanoa Igarashi – Huntington Beach, CA Kei Kobayashi – San Clemente, CA Luke Marks – Melbourne Beach, FL Jake Marshall - Encinitas, CA Nolan Rapoza – Long Beach, CA Colt Ward – San Clemente, CA GIRLS UNDER 18 Tia Blanco – San Clemente, CA Frankie Harrer - Malibu, CA Steffi Kerson – Thousand Oaks, CA Malia Osterkamp – San Clemente, CA Maddie Peterson – Wildwood Crest, NJ BOYS UNDER 16 Luke Gordon – Pawleys Island, SC Tyler Gunter – Newport Beach, CA Cole Houshmand – San Clemente, CA Nick Marshall – Encinitas, CA John Mel – Santa Cruz, CA Eithan Osborne – Ventura, CA Stevie Pittman – Newport, NC Ryland Rubens - Pacific Beach, CA GIRLS UNDER 16 Caroline Marks – Melbourne Beach, FL Alyssa Spencer – Carlsbad, CA Rachel Presti - Melbourne Beach, FL Tiare Thompson – La Jolla, CA LONGBOARD Rachael Tilly – Capistrano Beach, CA Trevor Anderberg – Encinitas, CA

Tia Blanco was virtually unstoppable in the NSSA Open Women's all season long, winning seven of ten events on the season. Although she didn't walk with an Open Women's National Title, she is more than a champion to us. Photo: Joe Foster

photo courtesy Surfing America

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official results of the 2014 june am jam presented by ghetto juice magazine

WSA Hoppy Swarts Memorial West Coast Championships held May 10-11 at Church Beach at San Onofre in super fun conditions

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Rip Curl Grom Search held in June at the HB Pier in super fun conditions BOYS 16 AND UNDER 1. Kanoa Igarashi $250 2. Tyler Gunter 3. Nolan Rapoza 4. Davis Freud GIRLS 16 AND UNDER 1. Maddie Peterson $250 2. Steffi Kerson 3. Meah Collins 4. Zoe McDougall BOYS 14 AND UNDER 1. Ryland Rubens $250 2. John Mel 3. Eithan Osborne 4. Tyler Gunter

BOYS 12 AND UNDER 1. Elijah Hanneman $250 2. Griffin Foy 3. Kade Matson 4. Wade McHale MOPHIE MOVE OF THE EVENT Sean Woods ($50)

Surfing America USA Championships held June 17-21 at Lower Trestles in really good surf GIRLS UNDER 12 1. Caroline Marks, FL 2. Rachel Presti, FL 3. Alyssa Spencer, CA 4. Gabriela Bryan, HI BOYS UNDER 12 1. Eli Hannenmann, HI 2. Ocean Macedo, HI 3. Kade Matson, CA 4. Sebastian Mendes, CA GIRLS UNDER 14 1. Caroline Marks, FL 2. Summer Macedo, HI 3. Tiare Thompson, CA 4. Julie Nishimoto, HI BOYS UNDER 14 1. Barron Mamiya, HI 2. Cole Houshmand, CA 3. Noah Hill, CA 4. Eithan Osborne, CA GIRLS UNDER 16 1. Caroline Marks, FL 2. Maddy Peterson, NJ 3. Emily Nishimoto, HI 4. Malia Osterkamp, CA BOYS UNDER 16 1. Stevie Pittman, NC 2. Nolan Rapoza, CA 3. Mickey Clark, CA 4. Jake Marshall , CA GIRLS UNDER 18 1. Brissa Hennesey, HI 2. Tia Blanco, CA 3. Zoe McDougal, HI 4. Mainai Kinimaka, HI BOYS UNDER 18 1. Nick Hdez, CA 2. Jake Davis, CA 3. Kanoa Igarashi, CA 4. Seth Moniz, HI

JAKE SAENZ BY ADAM WALKER

MICRO-GROM BOYS/GIRLS UNDER 9 1. Hendrick Osterkamp, San Clemente 2. Dane Matson, San Clemente 3. Cole McCaffray, Cardiff by the Sea 4. Hayden Rodgers, Laguna Beach SEASON CHAMPION MICRO GROM U9 Dane Matson, San Clemente BOYS UNDER 12 1. Jabe Swierkocki, Ventura 2. Taj Lindblad, San Clemente 3. Kai McPhillips, San Clemente 4. Jack Stewart, Imperial Beach SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U12 Kade Matson, San Clemente BOYS UNDER 14 1. Sebastian Mendes, San Clemente 2. Sage Burke, Newport Beach 3. Zach McCormick, Encinitas 4. Dagan Stagg, Carlsbad SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U14 Dagan Stagg, Carlsbad BOYS UNDER 16 1. Liam Gloyd, Carlsbad 2. Nathan Young, Fountain Valley 3. Wil Reid, Palos Verdes Estates 4. Griffin Foy, Fullerton SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U16 Wil Reid, Palos Verdes Estates BOYS UNDER 18 1. Brighton Reinhardt, Dana Point 2. Jason Knell, Santa Barbara 3. Cameron Griggs, Mission Viejo 4. Kyle Brown, Laguna Hills SEASON CHAMPION BOYS U18 Jay Christensen, San Diego GIRLS UNDER 12 1. Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente 2. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad 3. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente 4. Kaelene DeBie, Paramount SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U12 Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente GIRLS UNDER 14 1. Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad 2. Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente 3. Sydney Tisdel, Carlsbad 4. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U14 Alyssa Spencer, Carlsbad GIRLS UNDER 16 1. Tiare Thompson, La Jolla 2. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 3. Sidney Johnson, Carlsbad 4. Kiersten Noonan, Encinitas SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U16 Tiare Thompson, La Jolla GIRLS UNDER 18 1. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 2. Avalon Johnson, Carlsbad 3. Kirra Pinkerton, San Clemente 4. Frankie Seely, Topanga SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS U18 Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente BOYS LONGBOARD UNDER 14 1. Koby Gilchrist, Encinitas 2. Benjamin Goldstein, Carlsbad 3. Ricky Fodor, Dana Point 4. Jimmy Wynne, San Clemente SEASON CHAMPION BOYS LONGBOARD U14 Koby Gilchrist, Encinitas JR. LONGBOARD UNDER 18 1. Kaimana Takayama, San Clemente 2. Austin Sonnier, San Diego 3. Neil Van Splinter, Camarillo 4. Nick Anderberg, Encinitas SEASON CHAMPION JR. LONGBOARD Nick Anderberg, Encinitas GIRLS LONGBOARD UNDER 14 1. Cameron Duby, San Juan Capistrano 2. Betsey Lee, Topanga 3. Hana McEvilly, Carlsbad 4. Cate Stokes, Aliso Viejo SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS LONGBOARD U14 Cameron Duby, San Juan Capistrano GIRLS LONGBOARD UNDER 18 1. Frankie Seely, Topanga 2. Teresa O’Connor, San Juan Capistrano 3. Lexi Varteressian, Carlsbad 4. Maddie LoMonaco, Santa Monica

SEASON CHAMPION GIRLS LONGBOARD U18 Frankie Seely, Topanga MEN 18-29 1. Tyler Morris, Oxnard 2. Evan Sandison, Laguna Niguel 3. Ricky Lovato, San Clemente 4. Stephen Sendejas, Sunset Beach Ca SEASON CHAMPION MEN 18-29 Evan Sandison, Laguna Niguel MASTERS 30-39 1. Steve Moore, Encinitas 2. Gavin Haughey, Laguna Niguel 3. Jonathan Warren, Huntington Beach 4. Paul Pugliesi, Oceanside SEASON CHAMPION MASTERS 30 - 39 Paul Pugliesi, Oceanside SENIOR MEN 40-49 1. Jason Shook, Cardiff 2. Donald Day, Topanga 3. Rick Takahashi, San Diego 4. Pedro Diaz Rangel, Oceanside SEASON CHAMPION SENIOR MEN 40 - 49 Lance Albright, Huntington Beach LEGENDS 50 & OLDER 1. Mike Gillard, Coronado 2. Rusty Phillipy, Cardiff 3. Dale Baker, San Clemente 4. Steve Mendelson, Oxnard SEASON CHAMPION LEGENDS 50 & OLDER Rusty Phillipy, Cardiff OPEN MEN SHORTBOARD - ALL AGES 1. Cody Canzoneri, San Clemente 2. Pedro Diaz Rangel, Oceanside 3. Jeremy Jennings, Huntington Beach 4. Keith Bybee, Carlsbad SEASON CHAMPION OPEN MEN SHORTBOARD Jeremy Jennings, Huntington Beach OPEN WOMEN SHORTBOARD - ALL AGES 1. Jordan Wible, Manhattan Beach 2. Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente 3. Samantha Sibley, San Clemente 4. Malia Rimavicus, Cape Cod Ma SEASON CHAMPION OPEN WOMEN SHORTBOARD Malia Osterkamp, San Clemente OPEN MEN LONGBOARD - ALL AGES 1. Nick Anderberg, Encinitas 2. Cody Canzoneri, San Clemente 3. Austin Sonnier, San Diego 4. Terry Gillard, Imperial Beach SEASON CHAMPION OPEN MEN LONGBOARD Nick Anderberg, Encinitas OPEN WOMEN’S LONGBOARD - ALL AGES 1. Maddie LoMonaco, Santa Monica 2. Emma Roll, Santa Monica 3. Betsey Lee, Topanga SEASON CHAMPION OPEN WOMEN LONGBOARD Maddie LoMonaco, Santa Monica SR. MEN LONGBOARD 40 & OLDER 1. Mike Gillard, Coronado 2. Lance Albright, Huntington Beach 3. Brian McEvilly, Carlsbad 4. Eric Rendon, San Clemente SEASON CHAMPION SENIOR MEN LONGBOARD 40+ Lance Albright, Huntington Beach ADAPTIVE SURFERS PRONE 1. Chris Oberle, Los Angeles 2. Mark Thornton, Carlsbad SEASON CHAMPION ADAPTIVE SURFERS PRONE Chris Oberle, Los Angeles

NSSA National Championships held at the HB Pier the end of June through July 3 in epic surf OPEN BOYS 1. Wyatt McHale 2. Tommy Coleman 3. Jett Schilling 4. Dagan Stagg OPEN MEN 1. Josh Moniz 2. Kevin Schulz 3. Nolan Rapoza 4. Seth Moniz OPEN JUNIORS 1. Griffin Colapinto 2. Nolan Rapoza 3. Barron Mamiya 4. Jake Marshall OPEN MINI GROMS 1. Jett Schilling 2. Jackson Bunch 3. Robert Grilho 4. Brodie Sale OPEN WOMENS 1. Caroline Marks 2. Brisa Hennessey 3. Moana Jones 4. Maddie Peterson OPEN GIRLS 1. Brisa Hennessey 2. Caroline Marks 3. Moana Jones 4. Zoe McDougal OPEN LONGBOARD 1. Nick Anderberg 2. Parker Sawyer 3. Spencer Bridges 4. Jazmin Dean

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Punker Pat couldn’t believe we finally got waves around here... So he just stood there and soaked it all in. Photo: Foster

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RIP Ben Carlson. This one’s for you!

Tribute to a swell we’ll all remember and a lifeguard no one will forget.

Ben Did Go

One night he’s raging with the boys, the next morning he’s charging with the crew. Bobby Okvist washes off the 4th of July fireworks residue by catching a bonafide Wedge bomb for brekkie. Bunker Spreckles would be proud. Photo: Salanoa

Swell for days ... well, a few days anyway. ?????? getting his money worth. Photo: Foster

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Grommet shralper Hagan Johnson was frothing on Lowers like he hadn't surfed there in weeks. But we know that's not true.

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Lowers was going off its bloody face, and pros like Pat Gadang were creaming all over it. Photo: Foster

By Adam Wright / Chief Forecaster Solspot.com

Summer swells in Orange County, really summer swells anywhere in Socal, follow a pattern that many combat soldiers use to describe what it feels like to be on the front line…which is “long periods of boredom mixed in with short bursts of savage activity.” If you tried to get out and surf over the 4th of July holiday weekend, while the big S-SSE Southern Hemi swell was peaking you probably understand the similarities. We had great weather, a crazy amount of people in the water, and a healthy sized South Pacific swell that we hadn’t seen the likes of since June of 2013. Almost all of the SE exposed beach breaks where maxed out, with long sectiony close outs and a side current running along the beach at ridiculous speeds. Almost no one was in the water along most of Huntington Beach and a good chunk of West Newport Beach…instead we hunkered down in the more protected lower jetties, or went crazy at spots that could focus this swell and offer up a few more makeable sections. We generally don’t see so much juice from S-SSE swells unless they are spit out by local tropical systems or nearby hurricanes…so how did we get this beast of a S-SSE swell from the South Pacific?

Well to put things bluntly…we got extremely lucky. There was a very active pocket of storm activity holding just to the west of South America…at first much of this energy was too close to land, aiming much of the swell toward Central America and Southern Mainland Mexico…however, thanks to high-pressure holding over Chile, the first couple of storm fronts started to make a move to the north, which switched the direction that the most powerful winds were aimed. By breaking northward this started a flood of following storms to take the same track, even starting to shift a bit more to the NE just as they were moving off Antarctica. The result was a huge area of active sea-state (basically a bunch of swell, chop, and other storminess) all moving the same direction. This allowed an even stronger storm to flow up, following the path of the previous storms, and build on the energy they already put in the water.

This system would have generated a decent swell on its own just by cranking out the 40-60 knots of wind…but it layered that on top of an already existing swell and eventually built wave heights up into the 45-47’ range inside the core of the storm. Needless to say once you get that much water moving in one direction it is going to generate some serious waves…and this one was no exception. It lit up South America, enough to run the Peru big wave event, it plastered Central America, and did a lot of ugly things to Southern Mexico. Eventually it moved into Socal and thanks to the S-SSE direction powered up our summer spots and blasted out some healthy sized summer surf. Now that the swell in backing down we will slip into a more mellow run of waves…just waiting for the next round of craziness to get spun up.

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Eli Hanneman Age: 11 Hometown: Lahaina, Hawaii Sponsors: Hurley, Vans, Da Kine, Nixon, Vertra, Filtrate, Hi Tech, Mokulele Airlines, Maui Made Lemonade, 808 Ju-Jitsu

Maui’s been putting out hot talent for years, and Eli Hanneman is among the latest Garden Islanders to make a name for himself over here on the Mainland, having won both the Surfing America Prime at Lowers as well as the Rip Curl GromSearch in HB. Seeing a super grom like Eli rip down the walls all month long proves one thing: If any groms are looking to make a mark in surfing the next several years, they’re gonna have to go through Eli first. GJ’s Kurt Steinmetz caught up with Eli after it was all said and done, and although Eli is a little short with his answers, he’s definitely here for the long run. Check it out!

Ghetto Juice: Sounds like you had a pretty good run over here for all the year-end contest in Cali, winning the Surfing America Champs and Rip Curl GromSearch. How did all that feel?

Eli Hanneman: Sooooo amazing.

GJ: Coming over here for all the grom contests, did you have a particular game plan for the events at Lowers and at the HB Pier?

EH: Lowers is such a good wave I knew I’d do okay, but HB is so tricky. But the conditions were so perfect during the GromSearch that the waves worked in my favor.

GJ: Back on Maui, what’s the “go to” Lowers spot for the groms? What’s your favorite spot?

EH: The Bay, Akamais GJ: What other cool things did you do while here in Orange County?

EH: K1, Knott’s Berry Farm, cruise and eat Mexican food.

GJ: I was pretty impressed with some of your backside attacks in the recent contests. What’s your favorite maneuver?

EH: Getting barreled

GJ: We saw you competing recently on your signature ‘rainbow design’ board. Is that your magic board?

EH: For sure! Just like all my other boards--thanks to my dad who shapes all of them!

GJ: You have a favorite super hero?

EH: My dad

GJ: Your dad shapes all your boards, how cool is that?

EH: Yeah, my dad’s been making my boards from the start. It’s awesome because I get boards whenever I need ‘em, and I get whatever paint job I want.

GJ: Who are some of your heroes?

EH: John John Florence, Dane Reynolds, Joel Centeio and Kelly Slater.

GJ: What’s your favorite wave over here in So Cal? And you’re not allowed to say Lowers!

EH: Sorry! Lowers (laughs) or Salt Creek.

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GJ: Best grinds on the mainland?

EH: Albertos and all the knock offs!

GJ: Any final thoughts or people you’d like to thank?

EH: My parents and the Lord.

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Brisa Hennessy Age: 14 Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii Sponsors: Rip Curl, Maikai Surfboards, Smith, ProLite, Futures, Boardstix, Olley

There’s some new girls on the amateur scene leading a charge in women’s surfing, throwing down some sick carves, blowtails and aerials.

14-year-old Brissa Hennessey from Kailua, Hawaii is one of them who recently left her mark in Orange County. After making the trek to So Cal this summer to compete in the NSSA Nationals and Surfing America Prime Championships, Brissa walked away with the Prime U18 Girls win as well as three NSSA National titles, including Explorer Women’s, Girls and Open Girls! Coming from the North Shore of Oahu and having a super supportive family that surfs is a big bonus, too! Brissa’s dad Mike even took third in the Explorer Seniors division at Nationals! Ghetto Juice’s Kurt Steinmetz caught up with Brissa just before heading back to Hawaii and here’s what she had to say.

Ghetto Juice: Congrats, Brissa! You just won three NSSA titles plus the Under 18 division of the Surfing America Champs! How did it feel?

Brissa Hennessey: It still feels like a dream! It all went by so fast! I was just trying to take it one heat at a time. It was an incredible month in Cali and I’m just so happy. I worked really hard all year and it sure is a great feeling when it pays off.

GJ: The waves looked really fun in HB for Nationals and we know you surf pretty good waves at home but what did you think of the conditions for that event?

BH: It was pretty tricky because in the mornings HB would be super glassy and fun, but by the afternoon it would change from the best HB to the most challenging conditions you have ever seen. Luckily there was swell all contest, but you had to be really open to the changes. Unfortunately the girls didn’t get to surf in the morning as much, so we had to stay really positive and have a little luck with us surfing in the afternoon conditions.

GJ: We saw that you hung to the south at “Machado’s Peak” for most of your heats at Nationals. Was that part of your strategy?

BH: Machado’s Peak was lucky for me. I felt that with the direction of the swell it was hitting the sand bar up there better and it was more consistent. I did move around, but mostly stuck to Machado’s Peak. It worked out for me, but sometimes the pier bowl was working great too and it was constantly changing and could be anyone’s game.

GJ: While you were surfing heats on south side of the pier did you ever have any thoughts of one day surfing the US Open here?

BH: I hope to surf the US Open one day for sure! I will get the opportunity to surf in the junior division again this year which will be super fun. The atmosphere at the U.S. Open is always so exciting and I learn so much watching the pros surf HB at such a high level.

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GJ: When I was out in the water shooting your semifinal, I could hear Rockin’ Fig interviewing Courtney Conologue and she was totally amazed by the level of surfing going on in the girls and women’s divisions. Do you ever see yourself competing against her? Have you ever seen her out on the North Shore?

BH: I don’t know if I’ll ever compete against her, but I do know that I love to watch her. Yeah, she was out on the North Shore this last winter and she really charges and is an inspiration for all the upcoming girls.

GJ: What’s your favorite wave here in So Cal when you are free surfing?

BH: I love Lowers of course, but I had a blast longboarding at Doheny this past trip. What a fun wave! I love to longboard, although I don’t compete in it.

I longboard with my mom a lot. It’s my time to be free and not to worry about how I’m doing and just have fun.

GJ: Of course coming from Hawaii you get to surf some great waves.

What are some of your favorite spots at home?

BH: My fav’ breaks are Kewalos and Ala Moana Bowls and a couple secret spots my dad takes me to by boat when the swell is big on the south side! In the winter I love V-Land, Sunset and the Sandbar. We are so lucky in Hawaii to have such amazing surf all year round.

GJ: Anyone you want to give a shout out to? Any thanks?

BH: Most importantly I want to thank my mom and dad. Without them and their love and guidance and passion for surfing I wouldn’t be where I am. I want to thank Rip Curl and all my sponsors and a special thanks to Makani McDonald for the awesome magic boards he shapes for me. Also I am super grateful to my trainer Kahea Hart, my team manager Matt Myers and my coaches Gregg Nakamura and Pancho Sullivan. Also thank you to all my surfer girlfriends that push me. I feel blessed how we support one another even if we have to surf against each other.

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As told to Skip Snead TK Brimer Part 2: California Here I Am!

When we last left off, TK had just moved with his family from Florida to California ….

We moved into my uncle’s house for a temporary stay at a big house right at the end of Van Nuys Blvd. in Van Nuys. So we moved in there temporarily while we looked for a housing in the Huntington Beach area. My first trip to the beach was out to Santa Monica, and I looked at it, and there was a little bit of waves breaking, and I went down to feel the water and I was just shocked at the temperature. I think I first tried to surf there in Malibu and there were rocks on the bottom, and I didn’t like that. What I didn’t like most was that I was alone. I didn’t have anybody to surf with.

I was lonely, cold and not excited about a rocky bottom. And it ested my resolve to be a surfer. Luckily we were only in that Van Nuys area for two to three weeks and we moved down to Huntington.

I enrolled in Huntington Beach High School during the second semester of my senior year. I was scared shitless. It was overpowering, all these people. The first day there I was standing on the front lawn smoking a cigarette and some big adult guy came up and grabbed me by the neck and said, “OK, ya little twerp, you’re coming with me!” and I was like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, what’s going on??” He drug me into the Dean’s admin office and paddled me for smoking. So first lesson: You can’t smoke at Huntington high school. It was scary, lonesome, and a situation arrived where I was traveling to school with my sister, she was a knockout, and during breaks and lunch, we’d sit together and eat. Well a couple weeks into it, I heard a couple guys talking about that dorky guy with a Florida accent, what a dork that guy is, but he’s got game.

He’s hooked up with a hot chick right away! I’m laughing, thinking, that’s how we do it in Florida, we date our sisters! But I thought that was funny.

I met a couple guys who were surfers, one of them was Charlie Ray. He was a team rider for The Froghouse. Now the Froghouse had been operating since 1962, it was already 1967, so it had been in business for five years. Back then the shop only sold used boards and a lot of stickers and that’s it. It was all hard goods. He dragged me down to the Froghouse one day and introduced me to Frank Jenson who owned the place. I walked in the front door and was just awestruck at the authenticity of a California surf shop. It was kind of an epiphany: I went, “Dude, this is my place. I like this place.” I started immediately selling stuff to people who walked through the front door. I wasn’t on the payroll but I helped out, sell ‘em a surfboard and walk ‘em up to the counter. I kept doing that

for a week or two, and Frank finally asked me if I wanted to work in there on Saturdays. I went, “Yeah I do!” and I started working there on that next Saturday, and it turned into some additional days. I wasn’t there first employee. There were some guys who had been working there before me, but I was working my way into the organization. This was about a year later in 1968.

About a year later we started Patrillo Surfboards and it went good for about three or four years, and we were selling a lot of units, and we even opened up a second location of Froghouse in Hermosa Beach, trying to expand out selling surfboards, and that store only lasted a year. It didn’t pan out. But things were going great. Frank Patrillo opened up a glass shop in Costa Mesa to increase his net so he didn’t have to pay anyone to glass the boards. We had Mike Purpus riding the boards, we had Drew Harrison, Tiger Espere for a little while. But we bought some well-known names to do some advertising and promote and things were going good. It turned into a dark spot, because the original agreement was the Patrillo manufactures the boards and we retail ‘em. Well, Patrillo started selling some boards out of his glass shop, under-cutting the Froghouse, and Frank Jenson and Patrillo ended their relationship. The very next day we started Small Faces Surfboards. We called it ‘Small Faces’ because we were thinking the problem with Patrillo was that his name was on the boards and he was thinking he might be bigger than the glasser or the guys selling them. But we changed that, going, “Hey we’re a bunch of small faces making these boards….” And we made Small Faces for quite a few years and that was very successful.

I had been working at the Froghouse since 1967 but you don’t make very much money working behind the counter at a surf shop, you’re doing it for the love.

And it’s the same today. You’re doing it for the love. I was also working at that time as a school bus driver for Marina High School. I would work the early runs then come here to the Froghouse the rest of the day, and take a couple hours off in the afternoon to go drive the bus, whatever need be. It was while I was driving the bus I met and fell in love with my high school sweetheart bus rider Linda.

I drove the bus, she rode on the bus. So I married my sweetheart off the high school bus which was pretty scandalous at the time but this year we’re enjoying our 41st year of marriage. It’s all been good. I love my high school bus riding sweetheart. I was 21 and she was 16 at the time. She and I were married and we were fiddling around with the thoughts of having kids. I came to the Froghouse owner Frank Jenson and told him I was thinking about raising a family and told him I can’t make enough money sitting behind the counter, how about you sell me the Froghouse? I’d been running the place for five years anyway without any of his input. And he said “it’s not for sale!” And I went, well, if I can’t buy this, I’m gonna open up my own surf shop. He taught me a lot about ruthlessness, and I told him if I can open up a shop next door, I’ll do that, cause the people have been coming in here seeing me as the manager and I might be able to take some of them to my new location. So I went looking for new locations…. And I finally was ready to sign a lease in Sunset Beach, and I came back to Jenson and told him, hey, I’m signing a lease the next couple days and once I sign the lease, my offer to buy this business is out. And so he got serious and we got to talking about me buying the Froghouse ….

(To be continued next issue, Part 3: TK buys the Froghouse, Mikey Beho gets a job there and the rest is surf shop history! Read it in GJ Issue #31 out in midSeptember. Don’t miss it, this story only gets better!!!)

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Steve Farwell

As far as local surfers go, Steve Farwell might as well be Kelly Slater. The guy’s got more roots than a palm tree and his family has been holding it down in Newport for a very long time. As far as the Blackies surf crew is concerned, Steve Farwell is surfing royalty. Not only is he one of the best surfers on any given day, but he’s a nice guy with more than a great story or two to share with the groms. Ghetto Juice recently caught up with Steve to get a little more insight into his core surfing roots…..

GJ: What’s it been like growing up here your whole life and surfing up and down the Ghetto Juice: What are you earliest memories of surfing?

Steve Farwell: Earliest memory is Sandspit in Santa Barbara. It was 1972 and I was seven. coast?

SF: Growing up in a town where ‘what you own’ determines your status kind of My dad was pushing me into waves on an old surf mat. I was just going straight to the makes you want to puke at times, but when you get in the water all that goes away sand but what I remember was all the surfers yelling at my dad telling him F-off and get and you’re just surfing and you can approach it however you want. The surfing out of the water. community is like a big family and I like that. I’ve made so many good friends GJ: Your family has more roots than anyone I’ve ever met in Newport. Tell me about your around the world it’s incredible. I love being able to go to almost every beach in CA family and your roots in Newport…. and know some of the local crew.

SF: In Newport, I’m the fourth generation. My family has always been boaters, mostly GJ: I’ve seen you ripping on all types of boards. Talk about your surfing and the boards sailors. As for my dad he was amazing at almost everything he did. He was very talented you grew up riding and what you’re riding now…. with his hands and would build everything. Like when I would take him to go look at SF: I grew up riding just longboards and putting them though their paces on all kinds of skateboards to buy and he would look at them and be like, “these are crap let’s go build you waves. I didn’t start riding small boards until about 10 years ago. Right now my a better one” … and in the process it taught me how to use all the tools and do things right. favorite is a 5’5”x21 ½” WTF by Tim Stamps--it’s super-fast, loose and still gets on rail.

GJ: Can you imagine what it must’ve been like surfing around here back in the day of GJ: What’s the key to holding it down solid all these years? your great grandfather?

SF: Respect! Respect the people that came before you and respect the ones coming SF: Surfing here in the ‘20s and ‘30s must’ve been rad!! This old timer named Lindy after you. I mentioned them before and we are in this great time where most of the Lindberg used to talk about it--He would tell us, when he was 13, about coming up to real legends are still alive and that’s rad. It keeps it reel and I can pass on their stories CDM by horse and carriage and living on the sand and surfing for like three weeks at a so they don’t get forgotten. time and when they needed to go home they’d just bury their boards in the sand and head home. That would have been awesome.

GJ: You’ve got some fifth generation Newport groms of your own. Are they into surfing as much as their dad?

GJ: What’s changed in Newport since you were a kid? The scene must’ve been so differSF: I have three kids and they can all surf but if it bites any of them it is going to be ent yet still the same in so many ways, huh? Do you miss the old Newport?

SF: There’s always been a scene here. I miss the hierarchy that existed when I was young, later and that’s ok. They are really into school and that’s something I won’t steer you knew your place in the lineup because you earned it and if you stepped out of line you them away from. would know that, too. Yeah, I miss that. Today with everybody wanting to surf and all the GJ: What’s the one single thing you hate about Newport? f-ing surf schools, it’s like Miki Dora said “we are getting pushed out”.

SF: Blackball! Surfers were the first to play in the waves here and we always get the short end of the stick and that sucks. We should have a “surf only” zone all GJ: Talk a little about the elders of the Blackies crew….

SF: The elders are a great cast of characters! The guys that don’t like it here anymore have summer – everyone else gets their spot but not the surfers. moved somewhere else like Kauai or Mexico. There are really only a few that still surf GJ: Finals words to live by? here like Mike Pells, Paul on his pipo board, Mike Rodgers, the Rat, Crazy Allen, Chester SF: Live like Jay!!!

Ward (when The Point gets good), Terry Smith--these are some of the guys I grew up under that still get in the water on a regular basis.

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Soul Gathering

Doheny’s the perfect place to gather our surfing tribe. It has the history of the early days of surfing culture evolving in Southern California and before Dana Point became a boat harbor was the “Killer Dana” point and was one of the premiere surf spot destinations. So for two days last month, people soaked up surf culture, from legends of longboard both old and new, exhibitors of surf art and the California Longboard Collectors Club showed up in force with a display of the boards of yesteryear. There was some beauties spread out on the lawn of the Doheny State Park. Add “Beer Gardens” at the beach with the music of Trevor Green, Aloha Radio and OC legends Common Sense and you have great reason to hang out in the sun and groove out California style.

The Sunday “Sixties” contest had everyone from groms to veterans of the era riding the boards that brought the explosion of surfing in that decade and add to that the Hobie Alter Tandem Invitational in the afternoon, with a record sixteen tandem teams, some from far away taking to the perfect for tandem two foot rollers at Second Spot. The tandem was a crowd favorite! Of course all the surf culture festivities helped raise funds for Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association (DSBIA) which oversees the Visitor Center and was additionally benefitted by an opening Friday night showing of “The Endless Summer” in its 50th Anniversary at The Stillwater with Mike Hynson telling stories of hanging out with Hendrix and original Sandals drummer Danny Brawner playing the soundtrack on the original drum set it was recorded on. It was a weekend of surf culture overdose and can’t wait to do it again!

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Matix Does It Right Matix knows how to make some of the sickest and best fitting clothes around. They also know how to throw a little shindig to show us all the new fun things they

have been working on. The premier of the Spring 15 collection was off the hook, including a tough as nails new collaboration with none other than HOT ROD MAGAZINE. The Matix HQ was packed with plenty to do and see. There were insane custom cars to gawk over. There was shredding going down in the mini bowl.

There were the collections a la Turkey Stopnik and Mike Anderson. There was custom denim being made. Throw in great live music from Vinnie and Hooligans, authentic barbq, ice cold beverages, a crew of great friends and that makes for one fun evening. Go and check out matixclothing.com and get to looking good.

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scenesters, art work, nice people, hair, free socks, pro skaters, artists, poets and punks?? Did I forget anything?? Well you get the grand opening of Stance’s new set up in San Clemente. It was a fun night and glad someone still knows how to throw a party. Thanks, Stance!

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West Side is the Best Side!!!

The new spot in Costa Mesa is Wayfarer on the West Side. Ghetto Juice Magazine had a fun night with live music, food and drinks on hand. This place is going to have a lot of good bands, DJ’s and other special guests. Thanks to Burger Records, Eric, Dan and Jeff at Wayfarer and all who came out. Next show is The Grabbers August 7th. See you there.

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The ‘Dark Knight’ from Down Under descended upon The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Friday, July 11 and things never looked so grim for the music industry. This talent 40 years in the making makes everyone else making music seem insignificant. His cartoon Dracula performance had the crowd dropping jaw all night long as he entertained his disciples and followers with every ounce of blood from his lanky body. These fans are the ones every entertainer wants: the low-lifes, the leaders and the junkies, aka what the devil himself would call “a great looking bunch of folks.” Every kid who used to smoke behind the green electrical box was there. It was a treat and the music industry is in a sorry state because of it.

Piece of Metal: Suicide Silence

by Anton Levey Kabler Suicide Silence formed as a death metal band hailing from Riverside, CA. They got things going quickly and went from dive bars to a major label in the span of two years. They first released an EP entitled “Suicide Silence” to critical acclaim, then a full length album entitled “The Cleansing” which broke through the Billboard Top 100 charts.

The band toured the US and Europe relentlessly. Fast Forward: The amazing singer and frontman Mitch Lucker died an untimely death on a motorcycle in Huntington Beach in November 2012. The remaining band members all but gave up, and formed a new Suicide Silence for a memorial tribute show soon after, which spawned a new Suicide that is alive and slaughtering us today, with new lead vocalist Hernan (Eddie) Hermida. They recorded and released the live tribute show CD entitled “Ending is the Beginning.” Truly a rebirth. Long live Suicide Silence.

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After a lovely set from L.A. psycho girl outfit Warpaint, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds took to the stage like a serial killer prowling for a yellow house. No one was safe. They opened with “We Real Cool” and went straight into “Jubilee Street” setting an obvious dark tone for the evening. Then “Tupelo” ran into a mad rendition of “From Her to Eternity” along with a few other standouts including “The Weeping Song” and house favorite “Stagger Lee”. For the encore the black crowd was treated with “Deanna” and “Jack the Ripper” before lighting it up with possibly his greatest hit ever, “Do You Love Me?” The night ended with a spunky version of “The Lyre of Orpheus” and to see so many smiles on people who don’t often smile was a true testament to the global appeal of this great artist. Come Saturday the kids in the crowd were probably mostly frowning again, but in their hearts they knew how lucky they were the night before.

The word on the grapevine is that Mr. Cave will be back soon in support of his fictional docudrama “20,000 Days on Earth” and might even do some solo work backing this project.

Do yourself a favor, steal grandma’s cash and buy a ticket. It just might change your life.

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It’s about this time of year our mind starts wandering toward the North Shore, where, as Turtle once said, “Friends treat friends mo’ bettah.” And it’s really true. Seems like around here in the summertime everyone’s at each other’s throats trying to get waves of their own. Not on the North Shore.

A brotherhood unlike any other still exists on the North Shore. Surfers from Orange County have especially felt at home with the locals on Oahu since the days Herbie Fletcher opened up his Pipe house to the world’s best. And it’s still that way today. Sure, the Fletcher’s might not own the most historical piece of property on the North Shore anymore but who cares? The same surfers still hang out there. From left to right, Kaimana Henry, Bruce Irons, Shawn Barney Barron, Braden Dias, Kai Garcia, Herbie Fletcher (back), Shane Beschen (in blue), Andy Irons RIP and Christian Fletcher.

Good times about to get even better. HANK FOTO

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SHAUN WARD

In 1997 Huntington Beach’s Wardo (Shaun) won the Middle School Boys National Title to lead his Dwyer Middle School surf team to its first NSSA Team Title. It was a team I coached after my boys Jye and Tosh talked me into it and they would be part of that winning team as well. Shaun would also surf on Championship teams for Huntington Beach High School before dabbling on the ASP/WQS Pro Tour with a couple of WQS wins and getting to a top 50 in the world ranking. Since then he’s filtered his way into a industry job in team management and is currently with Hurley.

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In 1991 Barry won the Open Mens Title, the same year he captained the Huntington Beach High School to the NSSA High School Team Title with his brother Jeff winning the High School Men’s title. He and Jeff ran the HB Pro/Am Surf Series together and has assisted Coach Verdone coaching his alma matter for years and he was my sidekick coach for the US National Surf Team in 2006. Today he’s making great boards under his own label “Ride The Monkey” and has a core local HB following. He is also a highly coveted judge in the Surfing America, WSA and NSSA ranks and is still ripping at the HB Pier, too.

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In 1988 Donovan won the Open Juniors Title whilst growing up in Mission Viejo and bringing his guitar to San Clemente at Rivera. He signed and early sponsorship deal with Billabong and was a key member of the “Drive Thru” videos that appeared on Fuel TV and is still with Billabong to this day.

All along he was pursuing his musical career starting with his first band Sunchild which disbanded in the early 2000’s, which lead to his highly successful solo career. He is currently on tour around the nation with Tom Curren and spends his downtime on Kauai raising his family and catching a few waves, too.

all images courtesy of the Peter Townend Collection

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CHRIS WARD

In 1991 Wardo won the NSSA Open Boys National Title and in 1994 followed up by winning the Open Juniors Title. The San Clemente Wardo grew up in amongst the T-Street crew with the inspiration of Archie, Dino, Christian, Beschen and Pottz (when he was around) and this crew no doubt inspired his air game. I remember I was the Marketing Director at Rusty in the ‘90s and was paying a tutor to keep him eligible for the NSSA and he didn’t let me down by winning NSSA National Titles. In the 2000’s he qualified for the “Big Show” spending four years in the middle of the decade rated as highly as 14th in the world on the ASP/WCT. Still ripping in his thirties, married for a second time raising a new family, Wardo has a daughter Malia from his first marriage who rips, too.

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GHETTO JUICE #30 AUG/SEPT 2014 EDITOR IN CHIEF / CO-PUBLISHER Skip Snead skip@ghettojuicemagazine.com CREATIVE / CO-PUBLISHER Joe McElroy joemac@ghettojuicemagazine.com FASHION EDITOR Luann McElroy luann@beaubranding.com GROMMET EDITOR Kurt Steinmetz Kurt@ghettojuicemagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Nick Van de Kamp Nickvdek@yahoo.com Editorial Intern Alex Colvin SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Tom Cozad John Salanoa Joe Foster Hank Foto Tom Carey Kurt Steinmetz CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Peter “PT” Townend Anton and Feeb Chris Cullen Adam Wright CJ Drummy Cave Dr. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Peter Dive Benjamin Ginsberg Nolan Hall Strider Snead Paul Fisher Bobby Zee Alex Shea Chad Wells Jordan Anast Nick Green Daniel Shea Ted Robinson Jared Sislin Clark Endsley Richard Henry Quinn Matthews Cat Gregory John Jackson Michael Latham Matt Brannon Mike Townsend Johnny Gonzales Clint McLaughlin Bob Okvist K-Mac Dawson Maloney Luke Forgay A THOUSAND SHAKAS Brian Coe, PT SOCIAL MEDIA CRAP Facebook.com/ghettojuicemagazine Instagram @ghettojuicemag WORLD WIDE WEB www.ghettojuicemag.com GJ WORLD HEADQUARTERS 1001 W. 17th Street #C Costa Mesa, CA 92627

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I remember going to the Op Pro when I was little surf grom and seeing blonde bombshell Kim Mearig for the first time. I wasn’t sure what to think other than that I fell in love with her. But then I saw that she surfed way better than me and I was over it. But for a few weeks there in the summer of 1985, Kim Mearig was to me what Alana might be to the groms today. Here’s Kim in a Golden moment with D. David Moran and runner up Pam Burridge. Op Pro, somewhere in the 80s.—SS

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