Saturday, June 23, 2018

SANTA MONICA PIER 360

Formerly known as the "Santa Monica Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival"... enough said...  Rebranded and ready for the 21st Century, there was a definite uptick in brands and sponsors on display on the Pier today, Sat., June 23, 2018...


The 1.2 Mile Swim just started a few minutes after 8 a.m.....


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Video #1: 2018 PIER 360 1.2. Mile Swim

     https://youtu.be/OthB9LrtfeU


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Video #2: 2018 PIER 360 1.2. Mile Swim

     https://youtu.be/erGTQgqdNmo


Swim as scrum...






L.A. County Ocean Lifeguards are busy with their lifesaving efforts during the 1.2 mile swim...








Hey OL Ann Finley on the rescue board with an early swimmer save!...












Featured Beverage Brand and Trademark Of The Day:  REBBL®  (Rebel)...  gotta love the genius spelling that sets this brand apart from the crowd!.... just sayin'...







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Video #3: 2018 PIER 360 1.2. Mile Swim... The Finish

     https://youtu.be/XXURHt9A8So










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Video #4: 2018 PIER 360 Hula Dancers 

     https://youtu.be/vVmcZiqdqmc




Below, the start of the first S.U.P. race...












Above and below, the Surfrider Foundation and Angel City Brewery and their volunteers are conducting a beach clean up day along Santa Monica South!   Heck Yeah!...  Thank you very much!



The latest in the Aussie invasion of restaurants in Santa Monica and Venice is Bluestone Lane on Wilshire at 7th St.... the young lad who owns the joint is NOT from Sydney!... He is from the coffee capital of down under in Melbourne and has the wonderfully thick and friendly accent and sense of humor to prove it!...  Flat White √  Caramel pudding Croissant √  Mistaking a Melbourne accent for Sydney...


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Until next time.....

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