Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November 2010 Photo Gallery

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010

Where did November go ? Gone. Over. Just like October! In any case, here are some rare and some never before seen photos of LACo Lifeguards at work, at rest and at play here, there and elsewhere... for your enjoyment and comment, if you so choose.

Enjoy !

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Ok then, Let's Get This Party Started:

Monday, November 1, 2010, Manhattan Beach, JMMF Fundraiser at ArcLight Cinemas, below:




Below, Nov. 2, 2010, Election Day; Will Rogers Tower #5 in the distance:


Below, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010: Minus Tide in the Afternoon so we booked it down to WRHQ and here are the photos we got !

Anonymous LACo Recurrent Lifeguard, below:


The Editor of "County Recurrent", below, surveying the minus tide:








Below, retired LACo OLS, Paul Henne, in his mondo DeSoto Wetsuit at the Friday Nite Open Swim Session at the brand spankin' new Pali High swimming pool, Nov. 5, 2010:


Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, back at the new Pali High Pool for the first age group swim meet held at this venue. In the photo, L2R: LACo Recurrents, Steve Hotchkiss, Ricky Brouwer and Nathalie Brouwer, who all had kids swimming at this 2 day weekend swim meet, below:


Flash forward to Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, below, and you see former L.A. City and LACo OLS Tom Allen Sena and his daughter, Sierra, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii:


Friday a.m. buoy swim in Kailua-Kona harbor, Nov. 12, 2010, below:




Below, Tom's Big Island Post Buoy Swim Breakfast, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010:


Below, former L.A. City and LACo Recurrent, Jeff McConnel hamming it up at "Bite Me" Bar & Grill at Honaukahou Harbor on the Big Island, Friday, Nov. 12, 2010:




100% Pure Kona Coffee, below:




Big Island Coral, Volcanic Rock and Sand, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with JJ Sticker Shout Out, Nov. 16, 2010, below:


Waikiki Sunset, below, Nov. 17, 2010:


Wow! Can you believe it?! Tom Zahn's Molokai Channel Trophy from 1953,
Waikiki, Oahu, Nov. 17, 2010, below:


"The Counter" Burger at Kahala Mall, just the other side of Diamond Head on Oahu, Nov. 18, 2010. Note: On the other side of this burger and refusing to have his photo taken was Retired Capt. Steve Saylors, who threatened me with the mustard container seen in this photo, below:



North Shore, Oahu, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010:









Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, Waikiki:



"The Sunset West of Sunset Blvd. & PCH, Thanksgiving Evening, Nov. 25, 2010:



Mike Murphy's Annual (Day After Thanksgiving) Turkey Trot, Redondo Beach, CA, Friday Nite, Nov. 26, 2010:





Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010, Bike Ride From Will Rogers to Venice Pier and back in a brutal head wind.....brrrrrrrrr...









Monday, November 29, 2010

Movember 2010: Mustache Growth Progress Report


(Photo above courtesy of Mike Cunningham)

MOnday, November 29, 2010

Only One Mo Day To Grow Your Mustache!

And because there is just one mo day, we felt it important to feature one mo lifeguard mustache, namely, that of LACo Capt. Mike Cunningham. Especially Classic is the shot on the right, above, showing Mike in World Championship form and Mike is undoubtedly correct when he said, "It even works when wet!" Now that is a Mo We Can All Appreciate!

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Friday Nite, November 26, 2010

Just 4 more days to get your Mo-tors running.....

Here are four (4) inspirational mustaches to encourage those still in the game. Remember the Celebration, aka, Mo-Down, is set for Wed., Dec. 1, 2010 at 6:30 pm at Memphis Cafe in Manhattan Beach.

"The Chief Mo", below (photo courtesy of Adam Sandler)


Groucho Marx, below (Source: Wikipedia; Inspiration by: Harold Dunnigan)


LACo OLS, Sam Bertolet, below (June 2010; Photo by Will Maguire)


LACo OL (and Burbank FD Firefighter) Ron Pearlman, below, with his veteran recurrent mo (June 2010; Photo by Will Maguire)


Friday Nite, November 26, 2010

Just 4 more days to get your Mo-tors running.....

Here are four (4) inspirational mustaches to encourage those still in the game!
Remember the Celebration, aka, Mo-Down, is set for Wed., Dec. 1, 2010 at 6:30 pm
at Memphis Cafe in Manhattan Beach.


p.s. Hey Kyle: You you be administering blood doping, aka, mo doping tests to see if any of the contestants have been spritzing their mo's with Rogaine?

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*** Heads up ! Another MOvember Update from Kyle Daniels ***

From: Kyle Daniels
Subject: Even Chris Linkletter is getting involved with our Movember team!
Date: November 23, 2010 9:45:54 PM PST


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November 20, 2010 *** Mo Update From Kyle Daniels ***

Here's the latest photo of Captain Greg Lee, OLS Wilkins and myself after a manly day on the job.


The Mo-Down is set for December 1st
, at Memphis in Manhattan Beach, 6:30-?. All are encouraged to attend. Also, team update - we have 24 Mo Bros signed up for Sam Elliott's My Hero. It's time to really make the push on the fundraising - the team goal is $2,000. Let's make it happen!

Best,

Kyle D

"Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable." Coach Wooden

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November 15, 2010

From: Kyle Daniels

"Fellow Mo's,

Thanks for registering and "just doin it for the cause" (NOFX). We have a confirmed date for the Mo down. It'll be held on December 1st, at Memphis in Manhattan Beach. It's open to all and there will be food or drink specials set up for those with hairy upper lips. We plan on having the vote for the best Mo, the nastiest, and the best excuse for your Mo when people have asked. We'll have a raffle with some great prizes (tickets are $10/each) and for every $10 you raise for Movember, you'll get one raffle ticket. So get raising mo money and mark Dec 1st in your calendar.

Thanks for the support!

Kd"

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From: Kyle Daniels surfrealtor@gmail.com
Subject: Movember update
Date: November 8, 2010

Mo's,

Thanks for joining the team. Just a quick update, we're looking at Dec 1st or 2nd for the 2nd Annual Mo-Down party at Memphis in Manhattan Beach. On stock so far are some sweet raffle items including Lakers tickets, dinner gift certs, surf gear, etc. Raffle tickets will be $10 and for every $10 you earn in donations, you'll get one ticket - so get raising some dough. There are several guards looking pretty macho that haven't signed up so encourage them to join. You'll get at least one raffle ticket just for registering and Kevin Barry is working on some sort of special for the Mo-down if you show with a mo. Also, we're going to have some gals on hand who are willing to shave your mo for you for a $10 donation - all going to the Livestrong Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

See the attached info sheet regarding Movember and here's to looking macho!

Kyle



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Friday, Nov. 5, 2010:


It's been FIVE (5) days thus far and we have two, make that, Three (3) photos of team member mustache progress.

We begin with our team leader, Kyle Daniels:



...and by chance we happened upon off duty LACo OLS Tim Gair at WRHQ
in the late afternoon, as the sun was setting, with his family and got this shot of his mustache growth:

(caveat: OLS Gair admitted that he started his mustache, by chance, a day early on Oct. 31st, and will, therefore, have to have his mustache photographed on Nov. 29th.)


Next up, yours truly, "County Recurrent" News Editor, Will Maguire:




Needless to say it is near neck and neck.
We've got NINE (9) team members thus far. Hopefully, we will hear from our other team members such as Kastigar and Whitmore and others. Lob us a photo via email as a jpeg so we can post it for us all to see and appreciate... or not.

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X-Ref:

1. Mustache Contest Information:

http://countyrecurrent.blogspot.com/2010/11/kyle-daniels-mustache-challenge-for.html


2. Famous Lifeguard Mustaches:


http://countyrecurrent.blogspot.com/2010/11/famous-lifeguard-mustaches.html
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Until next time.....



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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

"County Recurrent" Presents: "On Guard And Off Duty!"


(Above, Two LACO Recurrent-Competitors battling it out in an open swim event at 2010 Regionals... looks to us like Mel Solberg is employing an elbow to retain a slim lead...)


We are pleased to present in this blog post an assortment of photos of your friends and colleagues "off duty" and not watching the water. We hope you will enjoy this trip down memory lane as well as the recent past.

So here we go:

Below, USLA Race Official, Bob Moore, instructing the Lady Lifeguards On Race Rules, at the USLA Western Regionals, August 2010, Pacific Beach, Calif.


Below, LACo Recurrent, Kailey Makuta, finishing up an open water swim event at Regionals, August 2010


Below, LACo Recurrent, Micah Carlson, as the voice of the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation Lifeguard Competition, June 2010, Torrance Beach, Calif.


Below, an LACo Recurrent Post-Paddleboard Race, Regionals, August 2010


Below, 2010 Regionals Competitors


Below, two LACo Recurrent and UCSB Gaucho Swimmers, Summer 2009, at Pre-Taplin Weekend Warm Up Event, Venice, Calif.


Below, USLA Nationals Competitor, August 2010, Huntington Beach, CA




Below, USLA Nationals Competitor, August 2010, Huntington Beach, CA




Below, USLA Nationals Competitor, August 2010, Huntington Beach, CA



Below, LACo Veteran Recurrent, Tom Doman, just outside Mammoth Lakes, Calif., Winter 2010.


Below, LACo OLS Norton Wisdom, on lifeguard holiday at Mammoth Mountain. Photo courtesy of Norton Wisdom.


Below, an unlucky ocean competitor...


Summer 2009, below, L2R: Victorious Venice Intercrew members and Second Gen LACo recurrents, Chris Newman and Tyler Contarsy


Below, LACo Young Gun Recurrent-Competitors, L2R: Azad and Nick


Below, young hipsters at post-Ed Perry Regatta Party at Estey's house, June 2010, Venice, Calif.


LACo Recurrents, July 2008, at OLS Nikki Hudson's Retirement Party, Malibu, Calif.


Below, "Red Cup Crew", at Jake's Retirement Party, August 2008, Zuma Beach, Calif.


Below, the Two Shannons and Diane Graner Galles


Below, off duty, LACo Recurrents practicing martial arts training in garage at CSHQ


Below, June 2009, Malibu Surf Fest Competitors, Richard and Char Mark and their daughter after the open swim event


Below, Norton Wisdom and his daughter enjoying a day at the beach on Santa Monica South at SMS Tower #27, Summer 2010


Below, siblings and LACo Recurrents, Diane Graner-Galles and her big brother, Steve Graner, M.D., Summer 2010


Below, another LACo Recurrent Swimmer-Competitor finishing up an open water event at Regionals 2010


Below, L2R: Off the Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii, skippers Jeff McConnel and Randy Steigely


Below, circa 2007, LACo Recurrent, Ret., Jim Graham, enjoys a little volleyball on the island of Phuket, Thailand, and indicated that there were also "some good little longboard waves (to be had) in the background." Photo courtesy of Jim.


Below, Steve Fisher, getting in some skiing at Mammoth Mtn.


Below, Ira Gruber and his wife, at The Galley, for an off duty dinner party


Below, at The Galley, Harold Dunnigan employing an old Navy Seal Trick of wearing an arm sling to capture the attention and sympathy of the waitress...




(Photo above shows Tito Bourget and Rebecca Gilman, Sept. 2009. Photo by Harry Varnas.)


Below, more Nikki Hudson Retirement Partiers, July 2008


Below, more Nikki Hudson Retirement Partiers, July 2008


Below, more Nikki Hudson Retirement Partiers, July 2008


same...


same again...




Below, at left, LACo OLS, Bill Wilson... but that's not why we are including this photo, obviously... :-)


Below, L2R: Ricky Brouwer, Bill Wilson, Jimmy Makuta, and Ivan Wilkins


Below, Bill Powers, getting ready for hunting season...



Below, Nick Steers dancing with his wife, Joyce


Below, L2R, Tom Landis, Jim Graham and Cappy Sheeley between events at the U.S. Masters Nationals a couple of years ago at Federal Way Pool in Tacoma, Washington. "All three were members of the 1962 winning Taplin Relay from Zuma. Landis now lives near Bend, OR, Graham lives in Durango, CO and Sheeley lives in Honolulu, HI. Graham and Sheeley swam and played polo for Rudy Kroon (S.M. City & LACo Recurrent, R.I.P.) at El Camino College and Landis was an outstanding waterman on the beaches and the pools at UCLA." Photo courtesy of Jim Graham.


Below, Eric Shargo, Ph.d, about to go postal on a birthday cake


Below, L2R: Conrad Liberty and Eldon Onsgard


Below, L2R: Can you name all of these off duty lifeguards of the past and present?


Below, Tom Allen Sena, digging into a Big Island Breakfast in Kailua-Kona


Below, L2R: Tom Thorson, Conrad Liberty and Nick Steers


Below, from 'back in the day', circa 1987, at SMS Tower #26, on a day off, Mickey Gallagher with his daughter, Tori


Below, Mike Newman and his daughter, Emily


Below, Norton Wisdom and Mike Morales, at the Roxy


Below, Jay Hopkins, has his hands full



In the two photos below from this past summer, Jim Graham shows us how he keeps it together when away from the ocean and stays in shape for surfing while at home in Colorado. Shown here on Turtle Lake, CO. Photos courtesy of Jim.



Below, Vegas, August 1987: Santa Monica South Crew


Below, L2R: Dane Murphy, Brian Murphy, Phil Navarro (Nov. 2010)


Oct. 2010, Andrew Czer on his way to UCLA for a midterm exam


Below, Retired OLS Norton Wisdom and his lovely wife, Robin, at Le Dome, in Paris, France, this past summer. Photo by Spike Beck. Used here with permission.


Spike Beck and his lovely wife, Rebecca at the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, France --- "with jean val jean in mind". Photo courtesy of Spike Beck.


Summer 2010: Norton and Robin Wisdom, with Spike and Rebecca Beck, Paris, France:
Spike said, "We were in Paris --in front of the very famous Shakespeare book store near the latin quarter. They used to let traveling students sleep on the floor back in the old days. Norton did so, when traveling back "in the day". Photo courtesy of Spike Beck.



Below, Will Maguire, at Will Rogers State Beach, at the recent "Minus Tide" on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010


Cherrie Ellington, at WRHQ, after a long day at WR Tower #8, 11.05.2010


Below, Paul Henne, taking a break at the new Pali High Pool, Friday Nite, 11.05.2010


Below, L2r: Age Group Swimmer Parents, Steve Hotchkiss with Ricky and Nathalie Brouwer, Sat., 11.06.2010 at new Pali Pool for a weekend age group swim meet


L2R: Steve Hotchkiss with his son, Kennan, at new Pali High Pool, 11.06.2010


Below, L2R: Westside Aquatics Parents, Nathalie Brouwer, Steve Hotchkiss and Lisa Dial Timmerman


Below, L2R, circa June 2008: Don Spitler, John Moryl, Randy Steigely


Below, BJ's Bus Ride, circa 1987


Below, Kenny Atkins, showing some enthusiasm... woo hoo !


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That's it so far. We hope you have enjoyed these photos of your friends and colleagues of the past and present. All Photos By & Copyright Will Maguire, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.

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Until next time.....


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DISCLAIMER:
County Recurrent is not affiliated with nor sponsored by LACOLA or LACoFD.

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