dark side

Aloha Steve-

My Marty story-While working for Dick Metz and Hobie Alter as manager of the Hobie Surf Board in Santa Monica about 1963, we got the ok to form a Surf Team. How was I going to suduce alot of my pals to the "dark side" when they were already enjoying positions on teams like Dave Sweet, Dewey Weber, Natural Progression, etc..??

Got the word from Dick that the guys could order any kind of a Team Board a new rider would want. Marty went for the most expensive and elaborate stringer set up known to mankind.  It was really nice and one of a kind.  Marty totally ripped on it. His creativity in design inspired most of tghe otgher guys to get creative.  It was years later when I learned that the Santa Monica Hobie Team boards were the most expensive boards Hobie had ever produced. It took the shop months and months just to get to a break even bottom line in order to pay for the boards!  Way to go Marty! We all loved it.

Continue to get well, Marty, and remember the words from Micky Munoz..."Water is Life"

Aloha

David Rochlen

Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:14:19 -0700 (PDT)