James (el Nino) DePrado and Todd Roper
Like some exotically named winter storm, Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express blew into Santa Cruz Thursday night. We had been tipped off early via the surf report so we loaded up the woody and hit The Crepe Place around 6:30 to get a good barstool. Met up with some fine fellow travelers and started to put on our wetsuits with the help of our lifeguard, Nick The Bartender.
We were placidly bobbing around out in the kelp, watching the otters frolic when all of a sudden, a Great White Truck eerily glided up to the curb. However, instead of franticly paddling back to shore we stayed put, hell we rejoiced. The otters rejoiced as well.
Otters, God bless em!
Kevin T. White and el Nino, musicians get all the chicks.
It was our old pals Moondoggie and Gidget and as usual they had me at the soundcheck.
Chuck Prophet and Stephanie Finch
My favorite Telecaster
Oh it was a fine evening at the beach. Being from Fresno and all I really can’t surf that well, but I know more than enough to recognize and appreciate genius on the waves. Moondoggie and Gidget and their crew make it look easy. At one point Moondoggie says “Hey gang! Lets do something wrong and stupid and lets all catch this next one together!” And so we did.
Balinese Dancer
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