NY

Location : NY
Time/Length : am/.45
Rating : **
Performance : *
Board : NY
Notes :95
Stats/Video :Off to Rockaway. Overcast with strong storm clouds. Then at the beach it began to rain. 4 or so people out by the jetty. Waves were sloshy and sloppy -with some outsiders.  Then the lightning started. Bolts far away at first but then coming progressively closer. I got spooked but no one else seemed to mind. I surfed terrible in the slop. Another lightning bolt – much closer- bright blue – thick and tangled. That was it for me. Three of the others also got out. I almost ran from the exposed beach to the boardwalk – on the way passing Patti Smith who had built this huge sandcastle with four massive towers labelled JIM – JIMI – JANIS – KURT- she was sitting crosslegged in the rain playing bongo’s and singing people have the power in  Tagalog. Stopped at Rockaway Beach cafe and then drove with Mom up to RI that afternoon