Ex: myspace.com/. This changed a few months into the trip, when I realized I had a story to tell and I found my narrative voice. Possibly on the run. by Allan Weisbecker on September 29, 2020 in Blog Sorry for the silence, folks, but I’ve been busy with technical and travel matters; I’ve also been immersed in several books (of COVID note). Your straight up style of writing, calling a spade a spade, pointing out the stupidity of someone trying to a Politian rather than a straight up friend of truth is rewarding to us readers. Follow the clues. More people than ever are commenting on the Dixie fiasco. That was the point of it. If we find matches from your Facebook friends, we'll connect you to them right away. Meanwhile, we’re watching the natural beauty of sand, waves, sky, trees flash by, the gorgeous world, and the contrast is staggering.”. But in the meantime, I work at doing what is right in front of me, and when I get disheartened, I almost always seem to find a way to take to the road on a project where the symmetry of my work and the sorting out of the issues of my soul seem most often to find some momentum. He caught his first wave off Long Island, NY in 1966, when he was 17 years old. I had no plans to return. SURFER Magazine: Allan, How in the world did you get hooked into surfing, and the whole little secret society, while living in New York in the mid ’60s? Copy the code below and paste it anywhere on your site to embed this article... technical note: this script utilizes javascript. If you’ve visited this site before the late summer of 2006 you’ll The whole shebang. Beefy, comfortable but not complex. Then follows the process of sorting through the discharge and compiling it into something legible. He caught his first wave off Long Island, NY in 1966, when he was 17 years old. No worries, joining is easy. You may be prompted by your browser for permission. We would not have much information if you were not out there digging and uncovering and writing and publishing. At the bottom of each full-sized image you will see some navigation that will let you skip from image-to-image (by numbers) or forward and back (by using the + and - buttons). ALLAN WEISBECKER'S EXPAT JOURNAL In ’66 it came to the theatres in Manhattan and played every night for a … In my humble opinion you have no reason to give up. Gene Fowler once said, “Writing is easy. Getting in is easy. She saved me twice that I know of from nocturnal raiders. Did you know the journey would turn into a book? At first glance, the quote implies that the write may not be prepared or have anything to say. (11/26/14) 10 photos from Tuesday evening's brief window at the Banzai. Allan Weisbecker: Well, the short answer is The Endless Summer. My takeaway from that quote is that when a writer spends time digging in to a story, the visceral reaction to the assimilation of the uglier parts of truth is one of illness. You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. Can't You Get Along With Anyone? All great writers, at the very least, are a little bit crazy. I'm afraid I can't recommend women traveling by private vehicle alone Down South, except Costa Rica, but don't get complacent there either. Also featuring an insight into land buying in Costa Rica, photos of Allan's home in Costa Rica, and information about land preservation in this tropical paradise. My “give a damn” needed some recharging. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. his tricks? The Photos of Allan Weisbecker-- Submitted Sat, 09/01/2007 - 03:58 — By Jose. At the bottom of each full-sized image you will see some navigation that will let you skip from image-to-image (by numbers) or forward and back (by using the + and - buttons). Firearms would have been nice but you absolutely can't bring them south of the border. 918 likes. Maybe more later about that. Don’t stop writing and publishing. And you have the skills to do it right. ... (02/10/09) Head South with Allan Weisbecker, Author of In Search of Captain Zero. You write about questioning your love of what you do. Pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. It was very similar to outfitting for a sea voyage, which I had a lot of experience with. You have entered an incorrect email address! Most people use their real name. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In ’65 I started surfing. The email you used to create your account. Allan Weisbecker is on Facebook. revamped the site – I have a new book and have geared the Home Page Need help? If you move your cursor around the Home Page you’ll bring up How did you prepare for the journey? But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. Those of you who would like some background information on these photos can roll over the full sized photos in each of the galleries below and a caption will drop down. Like, really fucking hard, you know? Possibly in Mexico. This is truth on a whole other level, because Weisbecker won’t stop being outraged and he’s on a mission to find out what happened to America. You can easily re-publish many of our pages on your website. Yes, I had some ingenious stash places, some of which were so ingenious that I had major problems finding my own stuff. Allan C. Weisbecker, Montauk, NY. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. I made sure that I had everything with me that was nesessary for survival. little excerpts from Can’t You Get Along With Anyone? And the New York plates … and the surfboard … was that …? Jon Rapport called him “a modern knight doing his work, living the life he’s chosen.”. Allan Weisbecker holding the sign that he unscrewed from the bridge of his ship. by Allan Weisbecker, Registered users get to post comments on our stories. I carried canisters of jalapena spray, which are legal everywhere (I think), which I stashed in easy reach in various places -- the cab, the galley, by the camper door, by my bed, plus on my key chain. You prolong the inevitable for as long as possible, taking gasps of air until you give way to vomiting. For this question we spent 15 hours on research (Wikipedia, Youtube, we read books in libraries, etc) to review the post. If you are expecting society to change overnight your going to be disappointed. Enter your email or username. I get the occasional thank you. I told John to Google “Allan Weisbecker” and pull up some images, and as we looked at older photos of the man when he was younger, it occurred to me that it might be worth it to turn around. We loaded your account with your Facebook details. I have had far more people comment to me that I am wasting my time because what I am taking on is to big, than I have had people tell me thank you for your efforts. I also noticed that its right interior dually tire was flat. Your search did not return any results. In Search of Captain Zero and Cosmic Banditos. When ever I have these thoughts I remember one quote and it usually helps.