RIP Bruce Grant - Iconic Harding Ave Surfer

 Today I take a break from the usual funny stuff to say goodbye to a friend and Harding Avenue "Surfer"

Bruce, or as we called him "Booty," is seen above in our front yard along with Pat Lennon (from the Famous Lennons across the street).  This is not just a classic picture of Bruce, but also a microscopic view of our front yard on Harding Ave.  To the Right behind the plywood is a green MG sports car - center behind the plywood is a 15 foot boat with a 1959 Johnson 35 horsepower motor that holds 4 comfortably that nearly sank when overcrowded with about 12 Harding-ites aboard in an unexpected storm at Salton Sea... Left far edge of the picture is the front of a 16 foot sailboat with mast pointing towards Pat's head. This is just to give you an idea of the ever evolving look of our front yard. 

In the mid-60's an old couple drove down the street one time with a celebrity map looking for the Famous Lennon Sister's house and slowed when they came to my house. The older lady looked at my house, saw all the long haired hippies...all the cars... all the boats... nervously calling me over as if I were diseased, she ask if this was a hippy commune!

I said, "No mam, this is my house."
"Well, is there anyone in charge."  She said from behind the window as if they might turn into hippies at the next full moon.
I said "No mam, the only one in charge of this place is the rooster out back." 

The tourists from the Midwest pealed off and eventually slowed in front of the Lennon's house.

Anyway...

Bruce has become a revered name among surfers as a world-class board-shaper.  To the right is a picture of one of his large boards on a dock in Marina Del Rey.




  
To the Grants, my condolences and to Bruce - you
           will be be missed by all of us in VENICE.

   good bye

      ha det

         Hej då

          au revoir

            До свидания

              adios

                枝节，小事，附属事物。

                    Wiedersehen!