“CBS Sports Network Statue” - “National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) California Interscholastic Championships 2018“ - “Salt Creek Beach Park” – Dana Point, California

Photograph By: Daniel L. (“DANO”) Patten (RIP) Surf Legend Clara Christina (“BEVO”) Bevilacqua HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Rancho Palos Verdes, California _____________________ “12-YEARS-AGO-TODAY”

(Photograph By: Unknown Photographer) “Lincoln Theater” - Downtown Charleston, South Carolina

(Photograph By: Jef Dickinson) Surf Legend Carlos Munoz HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH !

Mother Emanuel AME Church (Background) and John C. Calhoun Monument – Charleston, SC ____________________ I spent most of my childhood in Segregated SC and Segregated Virginia, I know all-too-well that before it was known as “The Dixiecrats” it was known as “The States Rights Democratic Party.”

Chapman University – Orange, California ______________________ Kappa Alpha Theta HAPPY NAME DAY !!!!

Melany Brigitte García Farías (RIP) HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!!! (Sigh………)

Now that many are repeating Stephen Colbert’s “Obey or Die” rant, I simply share the following from July 2014 In-Memory of Melany Brigitte García Farías (RIP)

Surf Phenom Bethany Zelasko HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

‘SIX-YEARS-AGO” Kobe Bean Bryant (RIP)

Surf Legend Sarah (“Baumy”) Baum HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

“83-YEARS-YOUNG” Legendary Martial Artist Ron Van (“The Black Dragon”) Clief Thank You for always encouraging me. HAPPY NAME DAY, DEVIL DAWG !

Surf Phenom Tessa Teresa Thyssen HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!!

Hollywood, California

Rosary Academy – Fullerton, California (01/23/2020) _________________________ “FLASH – BACK - FRIDAY” Mater Dei High School (64) v. Rosary Academy (62) (Sigh………….)

Now that many are bemoaning United States (US) Vice President JD Vance said that ICE agents are protected by absolute immunity," along with a leaked memo stating that they "do not need a judge's approval to forcibly enter the homes” of US citizens, I simply share the following from November 2024.:

Photograph By: Commander David M. Sendek (RIP) Chapman University – Orange, California (01/22/2011) ___________________ “THROW-BACK-THURSDAY” These days, I am A Lazy Surfing Beach Bum, but as A Cold War Veteran I could not resist shocking students who do not even know what that display represents

Hollywood Babylon has never been the same since the COVID-19 Pandemic and with the never-ending corporate mergers, “HULU (which currently has several films with at least a 90% ‘Rotten Tomatoes rating),” will soon become nonexistent.

(Photograph By: Jeff Dickinson) Surf Phenom Marissa Shaw HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Surf Phenom Melanie Giunta HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

“Anaheim International Film Festival” - “UltraStar Cinemas Ultraluxe - Anaheim Garden Walk - Anaheim, California

“MLK Kingdom Day Parade” – South Los Angeles, California

Legendary Model Gia Marie Carangi (RIP) HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Folks often cite Fictitious Character Daniel (“The Spook Who Sat by the Door”) Freeman. However, does Anybody remember Real-Life Former US Montford Marine Robert (“Radio Free Dixie”) Williams….??????

Surf (and Snowboard) Phenom) Alexa Muss ________________ Here I thought that “My Little Sistah” Alexa was simply daydreaming, when in-fact, she was already visualizing “Killing—It” on the slopes of “Powder Mountain Ski Resort” in Eden, Utah.

“MLK Kingdom Day Parade” – South Los Angeles, California

Surf Phenom Shelby Schweitzer HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Matt Risley HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH !

Surf Legend Kathy (“Gidget”) Kohner Zuckerman HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Legendary Cowboy (and Thespian) Reginald T. Dorsey HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH !

Ah, Yes----Humans replaced by Artificial Intelligence (AI), and now Buesky “AI Moderators” claim that my photograph of Surf Phenom Zoe McDougall paddling-out in a wetsuit is “Mature Sexual Adult Content”…..

Surf Phenom Zoe McDougall HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!

Governor Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger: If I was A Drinking Man of Alcoholic Beverages, I would be spending the entire weekend Inebriated out of Happiness. Instead, I am “Beaming” as I savor one of my-favorite Root Beer Beverages.

University of Virginia – Charlottesville, Virginia (1981) _______________________ Governor Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger: You were not yet born when I began attending high school aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) - Quantico, Virginia.

Eartha Mae Kitt (RIP) HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!! She relocated from Segregated South Carolina to Harlem. I relocated from Harlem to Segregated South Carolina. In 1968 one day after her name day, the following led to Eartha Kitt being “blackballed” here in the United States.:

“32-YEARS-AGO-TODAY” The Horrific “1994 Northridge Earthquake” struck Southern California. To help calm the fears of Los Angeles residents, I agreed to appear-on-air with Luminary Journalist Carl Nelson on “Front Page (KJLH 102.3FM-South Los Angeles, California)” that morning.

Film Location - Artists District – Los Angeles, California ______________________ “Fiorentino Acting Philosophy” "Acting is something you do when you can't make up your mind what to do.” ~ Clorinda ("Linda") Fiorentino

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) – Terminal Island, California ______________________ In December 2025, the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP), announced that after 87 years of existence FCI – Terminal Island is slated for closure.

“Japanese Fishing Village Memorial” – Terminal Island, California ___________________ When things became a challenge, I sometimes visited TI to unwind and decompress. January 1985 - January 2025 TI served as one of “My Quiet Spots”.

(Photograph By: Surf Phenom Anon Matsuoka) Surf Legend Masaki Kobayashi HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH !

Nolan Rapoza HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH ~

“MLK Kingdom Day Parade 2015” – South Los Angeles, California

“WGA-SAG-AFTRA Strike 2023” – Burbank, California ______________________ Hollywood Babylon has never been the same since the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Invasion of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Chapman University – Orange, California ________________________ Now that so-many people have suddenly become Fans of Martin Luther King, Jr. I share the following from Year 2011.:

Although I have two world championships, and two national championships under my belt, one of my most-memorable surf events is the “Shoe City Pro 2016“, held in Huntington Beach, California It was the-first time that Women were allowed to compete in that World Surf League Qualifying Series event.

Since Inauguration Day 2026 I have avoided appearing as the guest on political talk radio shows. I spent more than three decades trying to warn Others that this day would arrive. Now, I simply sit-back, pop my popcorn and watch The Empire collapse.

Surf Legend Vincent Sennen (“Sunny”) Garcia HAPPY NAME DAY, BRAH !

Washington, DC ______________________ Now that many are bemoaning the lack of action by the United States House of Representatives, along with rumors of the possibility of there being no Mid-Term 2026 Elections, I simply share the following from Year 2019

Surf Legend Philippa Anderson HAPPY NAME DAY, SIS !!!