RIP Hobart "Hobie" Alter

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RIP Hobart "Hobie" Alter

#1 Post by Estonut » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:17 pm

R.I.P. Hobie Alter: Master and Pioneer of the Surfing Lifestyle
The author of the artcle linked above wrote:...passed away peacefully Saturday, at his retreat in Palm Desert, surrounded by family, at the age of 80.

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Re: RIP Hobart "Hobie" Alter

#2 Post by BackInTex » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:05 am

What an interesting and seemingly fun life, doing what he loved, making it better and more accessible to everyone, and getting ultra-rich in the process.

Looks like I spotted a long lost cousin in that Waikiki photo from 1960. I wonder how close he is to me.
..what country can preserve it’s liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? let them take arms.
~~ Thomas Jefferson

War is where the government tells you who the bad guy is.
Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
-- Benjamin Franklin (maybe)

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