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comment by scotty, 2006-10-16 17:26:22

Paddle out
The paddle out for Gorillaman was attended by over 40 people at Staricase along with a simultaneous paddle out in Hawaii, to pay their last respects to this soulful individual. Spanning 3 generations of Staricase surfers, the kind words spoken were an impressive tribute to a gentle soul who obviously had many true friends.

comment by Cychron, 2006-10-14 00:44:37

RIP Grills
The originl staircase head is gone, but forever alive in our hearts... who has seen the most staircase sunsets, who stood up for the shroom rats when they were getting beat, who travelled the world before travelling was "in", who was loved by all who met him, who made an impression on my life more than any other. Shine on you crazy diamond.

comment by pappysan, 2006-09-22 02:23:10

gorrilla
Another sad day on the homefront. This time we lost one of the founding fathers of the case. Our king "gorilla-man" has left the mortal surf scene for more consistent peace in the sky. Grills will continue to be the legend that he became, surfing and smiling his way into many hearts and souls. My first memories of G-man go back to about 1975 when the elder impressed me with his "progressive" ripping style. he had been surfing long before 75' and as recent as last week he was always out there ripping, and more importantly having fun and truly caring for the newer younger generation of up and comers. Never throwing any bad vibes around gorilla was a true humble legend and a genuine friend to all that were blessed enough to have him in their lives. His art was breathtaking and when he would receive compliments He would simply and slowly say "thanks dude" and get a huge Gorilla grin. Thanks Gorilla for all your kindness. You are already greatly missed by all the boys and girls.

comment by anonymous, 2006-04-02 18:43:00

locals
Locals at staircases? Yeah, right. There's one house right there at the parking lot. I guess those people could say they're the true locals and everyone else needs to go find their own break.

There are some multi-gazillion dollar homes nearby. I guess those millionaires get to be locals, too?

F**k this localism garbage. Who cares where you live or where you're from? Stupid Valley kids get dissed a lot. Where are they supposed to surf? Encino? If they've got a real stoke and are willing to be respectful, then what's the problem?

Localism is a throwback to primitive tribalism and the brutes and troglodytes who espouse and practice it ought to be sterilized so they can't produce any more low IQ, mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging dumbasses.

If you're angry now, then I've successfully manipulated your emotions. Yay for me! And if there's a word you didn't understand in there, look it up on dictionary.com.

comment by anonymous, 2006-03-06 06:10:47

FAQ
this is the place where all the vally kid have thier parents drop them off in the afternoon. funny to watch all the kooks who think there the shit chillin on the cliff and talking shit but not even paddling out.... you throw some turns here and your already better then 90% of the people here.... to many midwest wannabe reggea mutha *&^%$@ that can't surf visit here.... on the 21st of dec was insane, perfectly lined up right just like the pic.... made it out... sucks most of the time but on days like that where a huge swell (from any direction lurks on through) it gets solid... oh yeah wannabe vals, overhead surf is not big.... sack up yeah>>?>?>>>>???

comment by Hoppo Two, 2006-02-23 17:38:47

Crumbly Mush Burger At Best
The place is WEEEAAAK! If it even breaks at all, it a piece o shite ankle slapping crumbler. And the cove this place "Staircases" resides in is a breeding home to sharks a few times a year.
It used to break marginally well until a small earthquake centered a few miles off Point Dume in the spring of 2005 shifted the bottom of a lot of local breaks in the area. This one took it the worst. The locals are pissed off at this, life in general, and the pressures of overcrowding on "their" piece o shite wave. They can have their weak arse wave, I'm going to county on the wests, and Little Dume on the souths. At least at Little Dume, the locals are friendly and like to share the countless waves that roll in.

comment by anonymous, 2006-01-27 21:59:20

from the old daze
RIP Devin. God Speed.
You had a lot of friends here that will remember you lovingly.

comment by anonymous, 2005-12-06 03:58:11

It's just not the same anymore.
Staircase recently lost a great surfer, and even more relevent a great friend and son. Devin Goodman past away in mid-November. In the water Dev was impossible to miss, with his shock of red hair and his lightfooted, fluid style no one could make such an average wave look so inviting. Out of the water Dev was quick to smile and had a wicked sense of humor. Those of us who regularly surf the break will honor Dev with every clean left we ride past the beached driftlog. We miss you Dev.

comment by malibupi@msn.com, 2005-11-20 18:50:18

devon goodman, malibu local
Rest in peace my friend, what a great surfer,
and attitude, full of life. We will all miss you
and remeber all the good times in the water and out.

We love you and will always think of you!

Erik & Gabriela

comment by Notaloser, 2005-10-29 05:29:36

worst spot
This is one of the worst waves in ventura county, also the most southern spot in ventura county. Rincon on the other hand is the most northern spot in ventura county and one of the best. Much better surf in this area. Even county line blows this overcrowded mushburger of a wave away.