the term has never really sat well with me. i know carl at surfrider. jingles and the boyos at the venice pier, and angelo from bay street. he sometimes sleeps in the parking structure at my office. i don’t think they are bad people (as long as they are lucid). i get the complexities of homelessness, so i try to be understanding (even if the small campfire {in an enclosed parking area!} gets a little out of hand). i work in santa monica so i see first hand what pan handling really affords. i regularly offer some food or bottled water when i get hit up for spare change. i have sprung for forties before (dogtown surfer style) mostly because of the sincerity of the request. i even included a lotto ticket once because everyone needs some hope. if you’re gonna be a bum; you might as well be at the beach. there are public showers, restrooms and plenty of benches - at least they are one outta three… unless you are in ocean beach. they have a new slogan going around
personally, i thought they complemented the surfers, artists, hippys, bikers, tweakers and feral cats pretty well down there. it is such a cool, laid back, little beach town you’d think they could all “coexist” better. i’ve always liked their “keep o.b. funky” slogan.
i’m heading down there for a birthday party on this saturday. i’ll pick you up a sticker if you want one
the event is next saturday, july 17th
the go kart portion is at K1 again at 11:45 am. for more details please refer back to
gentlemen start your engines post
then we have bbq areas 3 – 6 reserved at rec park from 1 to 6pm. bring the whole family! we will do the hot dawg eating there. we will play picnic games like bocce, bags etc. if there is a game you want to play post or email it so we can stay somewhat organized. we can compete against the kids or women, as family teams or whatever.
