NEWPORT OREGON

A PHOTO TOUR


PENDLETON was founded and is alive and well in Oregon. It remains one of the few quality companies that has not sold out! It remains " MADE IN THE USA."



Hey My man...that's my space so back off.

Working stiff with his beloved built in knee pads.

The Bridge.




A GREAT TOWN with lots of pockets / side streets filled with talent in one form or another!

EDEN HALL

At the .....
Where to start explaining these guys. ..One of the three is among the best guitarists I've heard. Don't listen to their recorded stuff unless you find a live version featuring just the 3 of them. This is their 20 year anniversary tour.When they did renditions of Bach Concerto's, in sync then seamlessly slide into a suite of familiar songs consisting of Ghost Riders in the Sky then right into The Doors "Riders on the Storm" without skipping a beat then one of those Pink Floyd instrumental 10 minute concept pieces (there is no vocals in there performance..Just incredible playing).. and into a Walk Don't Run version that blows your emotions to bits. Inbetween all this is a body of work they have written. These guys are trained and untraditional.

You swear it's electric guitar on about a 3rd of their set list. unless you're watching them there is no way of telling the difference.


I bought their latest CD during intermission and I knew better but they were so over the top I had to have one. It doesn't even come close what with drums and other production add on's. Maybe there is a utube or something out there that does them justice. There is a live CD out.
All three are trained virtuosos. If I had to pick one it be this guitarist. He'll take you on an emotional roller coaster with his playing as do the other two. But this player takes it to another level.




I'm watching 2 guys surfing and directly in front of them is this girl dancing to the waves they catch. Guy catches a wave...girl starts dancing..like hippie 60's type LSD fueled stuff. All these photos in this blog were taken within 3 hours of each other. As Keifer Southerland would say: "the following takes place between 6pm and 9 pm".



This is a first. 2 Guys surfing in front of the RV Park. I call it head high.
Oregonians call it flat.

SALOUTOS PHOTOGRAPHY

www.petesaloutos.com

Pete & Alita.
Pete and I enjoying a shaved ice. North Shore, 1968
Pete took this of me at Yokahama in 1967/68

YESTERDAY

This did not happen. This is South Reef, Oregon. Winter 2011.
Back to Newport's farmers market for Vito.."The girl who sells carrots".
Vito. A core surfer who, when we spoke, didn't care about the Oregon waves in previous blogs but it was these carrots that provided the stoke.
Yesterday was a blow out. Tacklebuster reef was breaking big but VAS conditions.
Old school. Not the house..the board.

CREPES

Thanks to these two I have something to look forward to on Saturday mornings. Go to the farmers market in NEWPORT. Great way to start your morning before a paddle out at AGATE BEACH for a late morning session.








Egg cheese and sausage.
Spinach and egg.

WA LA...SIMPLE, TASTY, HEALTHY ! Now pour a little syrup over it...yummmE

Sunday 06/05Monday 06/06Tuesday 06/07Wednesday 06/08Thursday 06/09

SURF:

4-5 ft

shoulder to head

SURF:

5-6 ft

head high to 1ft overhead

SURF:

9-10 ft

3ft overhead to double overhead

SURF:

8-9 ft

3ft overhead to double overhead

*Peak: 9-10ft at 5AM

SURF:

4-5 ft

shoulder to head

*Peak: 5-6ft at 5AM

Small short period wind waves from the northwest holding during the day. Light and variable west-northwest winds, increasing rapidly later and switching to the north-northwest.

Small short period wind waves from the northwest holding during the day. Light north-northwest winds, winds dropping rapidly later and switching to the west.

Moderate short period wind waves from the northwest rising later in the day. Light west-northwest winds with a slight chop day.

Moderate mid period swell from the northwest falling later in the day. Light and variable west-northwest winds with smooth seas, Increasing later.

Small short period wind waves from the northwest falling later in the day. Light north winds with a slight chop, increasing rapidly later.
LOOKS LIKE TOMORROW TUESDAY WILL BE 12 TO 15 AT TACKLEBUSTER (NELSCOTT) REEF.

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD

. Rockin' In The Free World (electric guitar - Old Black)

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND is on the road for the 1st time in 43 years. Sorry PAT TEE... Guess it's back to the 60's again

79 Degrees!

10 a.m and 72 degrees. It eventually hit 80.
OK, back to the present Rob-bie. This blog is supposed to be about now - not 1967!

TODAY - right now it is 79 degrees and sunny. It's a miracle. And it hasn't rained in two days. We turned the heaters off, opened the windows, put on our flip flops - it almost feels like Florida... Very unusual for this time of year - or ever I think.

Some great facts about Oregon:

- there is NO sales tax

- all gas stations are full service (it's illegal to pump your own gas here)

-it's illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving

-"flat seas" for Oregonians means 3-5 foot waves

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