Stories from HeadHighGlassy
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Blues for Tues: of Mini-Simmons, Thanksgiving, and Snickers
HeadHighGlassy &bull Nov 21, 2011
Nothing says, "America's fuggin rad" quite like the calendar stretch that encompasses both Halloween and Thanksgiving. The two holidays capture America at its best: creative, free of secular nonsense, and steeped in sharing. These four weeks also hold the promise… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Santa Cruz
- Surf
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Sneak Peek
HeadHighGlassy &bull Oct 13, 2011
People ask me all the time. They write or email or call and say, hey HeadHigh, you're a handshaper (sometimes they say 'boutique shaper,' or, 'small-batch shaper,' or, 'dude who needs to work on his calf muscles') how can you possibly put your boards through the same paces as one of the Big Guys… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Wetsuit
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Redwood Tramps
HeadHighGlassy &bull Sep 27, 2011
Things were simpler back then, when hobos ruled the earth. There weren't as many pressures to appear 'clean' or 'hygienic' or 'nonthreatening to children'; Whiskers were encouraged, explored for crumbs, made pointy. Food fell into two categories: stew and whiskey.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Surf
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Tastes of Summer
HeadHighGlassy &bull Aug 9, 2011
Answer: it's only semi-posed. Posed in that I held a surfboard against an industrial backdrop while a picture was taken. Semi-posed in that the bulk of my attentions (which aren't that great to start with) were genuinely committed to not… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Surfboard
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Blue Monday: of eggs and llamas
HeadHighGlassy &bull Jul 18, 2011
Much has happened in the last week, amigos. Team HHG has flown across the country and back with two kids under five and survived, Harry Potter has engaged in the usual epicness with You-Know-Who, and some stuff has gone down… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Wetsuit
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Done With Resin
HeadHighGlassy &bull Jun 18, 2011
Call later.Attached was a list of references: Wayne Rich, Clyde Beatty, Steve Walden, Gene Coope. Yater for god's sake.A month later, shaped blanks snug in their bubblewrap cocoons, I wound through vineyards, redwoods, and finally the Mendocino Coast. Her property was a zen garden-like gathering of outbuildings, each beautiful in its own artistic right-redwood construction, perfectly balanced yards, chickens, cats, dogs, a strawberry patch, and a deep sense of peace. A far cry from the industrial parks down south and their parking lots littered with bags… Full Story »
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The More Things Stay the Same
HeadHighGlassy &bull May 26, 2011
Men of a certain age do strange things to recapture their youth--cars, combovers, tight black ribbed t-shirts, whatever. I shape twin fins. Why? Because these days my idea of abusing drugs involves a fistful of ibuprofen before a surf session,… Full Story »
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The More Things Stay the Same
HeadHighGlassy &bull May 26, 2011
Men of a certain age do strange things to recapture their youth--cars, combovers, tight black ribbed t-shirts, whatever. I shape twin fins. Why? Because these days my idea of abusing drugs involves a fistful of ibuprofen before a surf session,… Full Story »
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Cherry, Cherry
HeadHighGlassy &bull Apr 23, 2011
This shiny slice of candy apple goodness--standing 8'4" long, 22" wide, and sporting a 2+1 fin setup for ultimate summer beachbreak fun--is available for fondling and purchase (not necessarily in that order) from the good folks at Sonoma Coast Surf… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Surf
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War Pony Chronicles: the Jet Pony
HeadHighGlassy &bull Apr 18, 2011
Like every surfboard ever made, the War Pony is an amalgam of flats and curves. Because it's designed for punchy surf, some curves are enhanced while others are reduced. Flats and curves. Zeroes and ones. A binary principle tucked into… Full Story »
