Today was a sunny/humid day and I knew we would have some fun south swell so I figured it was a good time to take a bike ride down to the beach to check the surf. I pulled up to the beach north of the OB pier and wasn't disappointed. I'm not talking the surf, but the "crew" hanging on the beach. The first thing I noticed was two guys playing frisbee...let me explain....
I first moved to Ocean Beach in 1990 and lived in an apartment complex on the corner of Voltaire Ave. and Spray St. aka the "heart of the warzone". Half of the people in my complex did crystal and rode Harleys with really sketchy biker friends. One lady lived with her 17 year old son in an apartment across the complex from me. Her son didn't do anything but smoke weed out of a six foot bong and play frisbee all day. One day I was checking the surf and I caught him "in the act" while on the beach by Tower 4.
I'm not talking your normal game of frisbee. He would stand facing the sea breeze and AGGRESSIVELY throw the Frisbee into the wind. The Frisbee would travel forty or fifty feet into the air and return back to him at a high rate of speed. At this point he would not catch the Frisbee, but instead shoot it back into the air again with either a karate kick or by rolling the Frisbee down one arm, across his shoulders, and up the other. I didn't believe this was possible until I saw it with my own eyes.
The photo above was taken today. It shows a guy in red shorts kicking the frisbee to himself over and over again. No....he is not using his hands. This guy kicked it over a dozen times to himself...just like he was juggling a soccerball.
Later on he started throwing the frisbee back and forth with a friend (in the gray shirt). Their game basically involved throwing the frisbee to your friend who would then catch it by spinning it on his finger, elbow, nose, chin, or whatever appendage he had available. This was all done while standing, sitting, kneeling, or lying on their backs. Eventually the Frisbee would loose momentum and they would grab it with their hands and throw it to their partner who would repeat the process.
There are five sports that make up the "Hippie Olympics". They are:
- Freestyle Frisbee
- Stick Tumbling (frequently seen at Greatful Dead Shows)
- Trick Kite Flying
- Hacky Sack Circle
- Tightrope Walking
I was having fun watching the frisbee show when I heard someone singing behind me. Click the link below to check out a couple enjoying the summer day in OB.
The man played the instrument and had an electronic beatbox in the background while the lady would spin for minutes at a time. The man and woman took turns with singing the tune. Rock on! Want to read the lyrics? Follow this link...
An old friend of mine named Brian is a world history teacher and one of the first people I met who would troll the Internet at night looking for random weirdness. These two factors together explain the following video....
Click this link to check it out....you won't be disappointed...Brian can find things noone else can.....
Just another summer day in OB...I had fun....did you?
