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J. Oly Norris sent a message to the members of San Dieguito Alumni Surf Event. J. Oly NorrisMay 1, 2010 at 8:43am Subject: Saturday, May 8th Event is on this Saturday, May 8th. 1st round goes out at 8am, show up early to get in the event…hope to see you there!

Rob Machado and Bubblegum Wax

Machado of Bubble Gum Surf Wax is making it possible for surfers to find an alternative use for their surf wax packing in his “Machado Bro Deal.”  This eco-inspired cross-promotion allows surfers to put a portion of their Bubble Gum purchase towards post-surf hydration.  Each Rob’s Organik Blend Surf Wax wrapper doubles as  a coupon for $1.00 off Sambazon Acai juice or energy drink products.

Here’s the scoop:

Carlsbad, CA — Bubble Gum Surf Wax announced today that it has teamed up with Sambazon to offer a bro deal to those who purchase Bubble Gum’s Rob Machado inspired surf wax, ROB (Rob’s Organik Blend).

The earth-friendly promotion places a Sambazon coupon on the back of Bubble Gum’s ROB Wax wrapper, which by the way is printed with soy-based ink on recycled brown paper. The coupon has a personalized message from SIMA’s 2009 Waterman of the Year. It says:  “OK, here’s my deal – get $1 off any two Sambazon Acai juices or energy drinks. That should work.”

According to Bubble Gum co-founder, Britt Galland, “it’s a sweet deal, because if you spend a buck on a bar of ROB wax, you get that buck back when you buy Sambazon products.  Sambazon’s Jeremy Black likes the promotion because creates another use for the recycled label and “it enables Rob to share some of his favorite products with his fans and friends.”

Rob Machado is the common denominator for the Bubble Gum and Sambazon brands. He’s been the most visible and respected supporter for Bubble Gum Surf Wax. Rob has also been a Sambazon advocate since the brand’s inception.

By Tanya Mannes, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

Like many longtime Bird Rock residents, Don Schmidt appreciates the offshore pelican perch that gave the coast south of downtown La Jolla its name.

So he was startled when he noticed a couple of years ago that the rock was shrinking. After a series of brutal storms, a noticeable hole appeared on the north side in late 2007. Since then, the hole has widened considerably, causing residents to speculate that one side of the rock could collapse.

“It happened really fast,” Schmidt said. “I never thought I’d see that in my lifetime. As a resident and somebody who sees it every day, it’s sad.”

It’s hard to predict what portions of the natural landscape will capture people’s imaginations and become local icons. Leucadia has its 130-year-old eucalyptus trees, Spring Valley has Dictionary Hill and from Lemon Grove you can see a mouth-shaped boulder that residents paint red and call the Lemon Grove Lips (although it’s technically in La Mesa).

Bird Rock figures prominently in the community’s logo and in local lore, but it is a somewhat hidden landmark about 50 feet off shore. You can’t see it from the road, and one resident recalls a Japanese tourist knocking on her door in search of it. You have to drive to the end of Bird Rock Avenue and look down from the unmarked viewing platform for a clear view of the roughly 30-foot-long outcropping of fine-grain sandstone and olive-gray shale.

Photos show the Bird Rock was much bigger in 1930 — and even in 1977 — than it is today. It appears to be about the same length, but it has lost several feet of its 10-foot height in places, especially on the north side. It looks more pointed, and the hole makes it appear fragile. Geologists say it’s unlikely the 70 million-year-old rock will disappear in our lifetimes, but it likely will continue shrinking.

Dan Kindred, who lives close enough to see the rock from his deck, has taken many photos of it and was among the first to notice the changes. He speculated that the pace of erosion picked up when waves carved out the hole in the rock by “busting through” a crack that has been there for years — a scenario that local geologists confirmed is likely.

“Since then, (the erosion) has been pretty dramatic,” Kindred said.

During high tide, Bird Rock is surrounded by water, but at low tide people walk out to climb it or to take a closer look at tide pools teeming with sea stars, hermit crabs and anemones. Nearby, advanced surfers hone their skills on the treacherous surf breaks known as North Bird and South Bird.

A few years ago, a homeless man fell asleep on the rock and had to be rescued by lifeguards when he awakened to find himself surrounded by water at high tide and refused to leave without his bike.

Local historian Philomène Offen called the rock a link to the community’s storied past. Michael Hall, an early San Diego developer who subdivided the area in 1906, called it Bird-Rock-by-the-Sea. At that time, Offen said, the area “was a nameless stretch of barren scrub brush with not much to recommend it.”

“Living near the ocean just wasn’t that much of a draw in those days,” Offen said. “So in choosing a descriptive name for the area, his choices probably included Tumbleweed Acres, Jack Rabbit Haven and Desolate Estates — until he noticed that big, beautiful rock with all the birds sitting on it some 50 feet off shore.”

Bird Rock has evolved from a working-class enclave to a neighborhood where single-family homes sell for $1 million or more.

Its claims to fame include Charles Lindbergh eating at the Bird Rock Inn before he took off in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927 and being the site of the first wartime sinking of a U.S. submarine in 1917. (It’s still there, right off Bird Rock.)

“So it will be with more than a little sadness for us if our landmark rock falls into the ocean,” Offen said.

This past winter was marked by large, powerful waves linked to a strong El Niño. The waves temporarily robbed local beaches of sand and contributed to cliff erosion, said Richard Seymour, head of the ocean engineering research group at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

He said the prominent rock outcrops in the Bird Rock area — including the namesake rock itself — have taken the brunt of the tides, protecting the cliffs.

“When it’s gone, and I guess it would be eventually, I would anticipate that the erosion rate of the cliff behind it would increase,” Seymour said.

Neal Driscoll, professor of geology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is leading a project to map the shoreline and cliffs in La Jolla and Del Mar, using lasers that provide detail down to the inch. He said the group is planning to map Bird Rock soon to establish a baseline for tracking erosion.

Civic activist Joe LaCava last year wrote an April Fool’s Day column for the Bird Rock community newsletter in which he “reported” that officials were going to bulk up the rock with concrete and build an access road to it.

“It probably got the biggest commentary of any column I’ve done,” he said.

LaCava is watching the rock with concern.

“It points out how vulnerable our coastline is, a constantly changing environment,” he said. “As much as we would like to freeze it in a moment of time, it’s constantly changing.”

San Clemente, CA (March 29, 2010) – To get vocal chords warmed up for the second annual Blue Note Karaoke event May 6th at The OC Tavern in San Clemente, the Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C kick off a two-week MySpace karaoke contest from today until April 12th where one lucky winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Southern California to join surfers, activists and karaoke aficionados in “rocking out for a cause.”

Water quality is one of the nation’s most compelling environmental issues.  Consider this: every eight months, 11 million gallons of oil (the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez spill) runs into the oceans from our streets and highways.  Blue Note Karaoke, founded by the Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C aims to raise awareness about this and other water quality issues, and what individuals can do in their daily lives to make a difference.

“Clean and healthy coastal water quality is about the individual,” says Matt McClain, Surfrider Foundation’s Director of Marketing and Communications.  “The choices we make from picking up after our pets to taking shorter showers, make a huge impact on coastal water quality, and the BLUE Note Karaoke event is a great way for us to highlight, educate and inspire everyone to make these positive changes in their daily lives to keep our oceans, waves and beaches safe and healthy.”

To give karaoke aficionados a chance to tap into their inner rock star, heavy metal karaoke band KNAC/DC will take to the stage to perform the most popular metal hits from greats like Motley Crue, Metallica, Slayer and Van Halen along with audience members.

BLUE Note Karaoke also marks the second anniversary of the Surfrider Foundation’s partnership with Emergen-C BLUE™.  For every box of the berry blue flavored vitamin drink mix sold, 20¢ is donated to Surfrider Foundation.  Since its launch, over $50,000 has been donated.  “We hope more and more people will take small actions to help turn the tide against threats to our oceans,” says Meghann Seidner, Emergen-C’s Brand Manager.  “Drinking Emergen-C BLUE is a simple way to do the right thing for your body and our bodies of water.”

Tickets for Blue Note Karaoke go on-sale April 12th, and are $10.  Doors open at 8:00 pm.  For additional information, visit emergencblue.com/index.php/blueevents/bluenote.
To enter the MySpace Karaoke contest, visit ksolo.myspace.com/contest/BlueNoteKaraoke.

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Down The Line host, Scott Bass, grew up in Del Mar, CA. He went to Torrey Pines High School and graduated from Cal State San Marcos. He now lives and surfs in the Encinitas area with his wife, Katrina, and their two children. In addition to Down the Line Radio, Scott does freelance work as a writer and photographer for various publications and is the Senior Online Editor-At-Large for SURFER Magazine. Scott’s editorial marketing company produces the SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo and is currently producing a documentary film about surfers during the Vietnam War titled Between the Lines.

Baldy with Surf Talk Radio

My full name is Jeffrey Baldwin. My nick name is Baldy and pretty much the surfing world over calls me by it??
I’ve been married for 9 yrs to an amazing woman Krista who is 10 years younger than I and vastly more mature. I have 3 daughters Isabella 10, Analiese 8, and Malia Jolie 2 and my boy dog Samson 4.
I was born in Montclair New Jersey but moved to California at 3 months old. Lived in Dana Point until I was 3 then grew up on the sand in Del Mar ever since.
I spent my youth surfing and playing soccer. I was sponsored at the age of 16 by a young Bob Hurley who ran Billabong USA (before starting Hurley clothing) and thrown out into the world of surfing competition. I moved to Australia when I was 17 ½ chasing the dream of every photo I had ever seen of Rabbit, Cheyne Horan, Wayne Lynch or Occy… the list is long. After returning to the US I dove straight into the pro ranks and had some success which led to the rest of my life in surfing. I competed on the ASP world tour from 89′-93′ an incredible time in my life, traveling the world over and realizing who I was as a person.
I’m currently a Senior Sales Executive for Transworld Media, Surf, Skate & Snow. I’ve been working with TW since 2001 and loving every minute…what a company to be a part of!!!
My life revolves around the ocean and traveling. Be it ripping the guts out of good waves, paddling long distances on my 12″ Joe Bark, SUP sessions anywhere and everywhere or just adventuring beaches with my kids.
So thanks for listening to Down the Line radio and hope to see you soon

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