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[Dave Crevie]

Well, yesterday my old Dewey Weber longboard went to a new home. Someone stuffed enough bills in my pocket for me to let it go. Surprised I kept it so long. 59 years. Hadn't touched it for at least 55 of those years. It has resided quietly behind some shelving in the garage all that time. 

 

I could never surf worth a dam. I might get one full ride for every ten times I was up. But I kept it because it was an early birthday present from a surfing cousin who was stabbed to death trying to break up a fight. He was working as a bouncer at the Rainbow bar on Sunset in West Hollywood. He was stabbed seven times and pronounced dead at the scene. But that was a long time ago. 

 

So long, Dewey, from your hodad buddy.

 

 

 

[MSwiss]

Looks like a new house is going up next door.

[Martin]

Thanks for sharing part of your life story Dave. 

Love the fact you got to experience the LA surf scene.

Sad to hear about the loss of a surfing cousin. 

[Dave Crevie]

Looks like a new house is going up next door.

 

Two doors over. We are at a level where every house sold in the South end of my town is torn down for something bigger. The house that was there was 2200 square feet, and is being replaced by one that is 5900 square feet. 

 

This is what got torn down;

 

 

 

This is close to what they are building there;

 

 

There will be some differences, since the couple that will be moving in are designing the house themselves. (They are mid/late 20's) They have made a bunch of changes already. Work comes to a halt, then a dumpster shows up, and a lot of new lumber and sheetrock gets dumped in. Can't help but think that is adding a lot of extra cost to the build. Maybe they have lots of money.

 

My summers spent in the LA area were some of the best times of my life. Camping on the beach. Bonfires at night. And car activities on the weekends when the older cousin was home from work. Lion's drag strip, cruising Friday and Saturday nights. The ultimate teen-age summer vacation.