BTW - Welcome back to the Hood Bam Bam

Pepi · Thu Oct 01, 09 8:55 am **BTW - Welcome back to the Hood Bam Bam**

Don't know if any of you have sighted the very tanned guy with the biggest shit-eating happy smile, but that is Bam Bam and he is back in town.
In town at least for a while, until he leaves for Switzerland to be a ski instructor for the winter.
(I think he is just going to try and bag himself some wealthy, young, euro-skibunny to support his sports-addiction habits).

Welcome back Bam. It was great to sneak in a sesh with you yesterday, hope your toes didn't get too chilly out on the river.

Bettyboarder · Thu Oct 01, 09 10:22 am

Hopefully we'll get to have some beers with you before you leave.

Welcome back Bam!

bambam · Since 15 Mar 2005 760 Posts Hood River Photographer

Pepi,

Oh Lordy, what a photo. I came into the shop looking for you today to give you a high five for a great session yesterday. Soooo good to be back in the Gorge, but yeah, off to Europe to support this fascination that I have developed with speed flying. Check out some of the fun from the last six weeks in Austria and France... http://www.vimeo.com/user1262429/videos/sort:date Hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to put together a few better polished vids.

Working as an instructor is just a way to get a pass and access to some of the best speed flying and snowkiting on the planet. Oh yeah, hopefully I also meet that beautiful, smart, and rich women! I am around until November 1st in Hood River. Don't be shy, come on out and buy me a beer... as I am as poor as dirt at the moment... but, luvin it.

Ciao, Bammer

kt · Since 16 Mar 2005 764 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated

no more naish?

kt

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Welcome back bammers, hope to see you around soon!

bambam · Since 15 Mar 2005 760 Posts Hood River Photographer

No more Naish, except that I am still staying connected as a team rider.

But, more importantly... NO MORE MAUI! Rock Fever is real, and is a motivational killer and life blood sucker... unless you enjoy being stuck on a rock in the middle of the Pacific with no seasons, shitty wind, and not exactly the best surf in the world.

Bam

marybear · Since 06 Aug 2007 75 Posts thehood

i experienced getting eaten alive in everyway knee injury financial strain heart ache illegal van the rock was a death wish to my personal success, welcome back to the land of seasons and freedom bam bam

Rollo Tomasi · Since 17 Mar 2005 983 Posts Attractive

colby · Since 23 Apr 2005 613 Posts Celebrity Photographer

sounds like it's good to be home...welcome back!

Gman · Since 11 Feb 2006 4911 Posts Portland Unstrapped

Welcome back!

kt · Since 16 Mar 2005 764 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated

hey j,

yep, know what you mean. i used to live on st. thomas, could only take it for a year or so. i would think 2 years on maui would be enough, at least you had a little more room.

glad to see you back.

kt

FlyDunes · Since 09 Oct 2007 1034 Posts Aloha XTreme Poster

Ditto. I lived in Puerto Rico for a couple of years and for the 1st year and a half, I thought I'd found permanent paradise, and I wondered why anyone would live any where else but the topics. After a year and a half, I would have swum off that fucking rock if there was no other way to leave!

I used to put a towel on my car seat and drive away from the beach wet with my AC on full blast, on the straightest road there was, just trying to pretend it was cold outside and I wasn't on an island.

It was like living in that movie "groundhog day". Same temp pretty much day and night all year long. No change to the length of day, no real tides, no real seasons (except flat and big wave seasons). Hot as hell every day, thunderstorm in the PM. Rinse and repeat, and repeat, and repeat, and repeat..... You just don't appreciate all the good things after a while.

FrostyOne · Since 31 Jan 2007 178 Posts PDX Stoked

Did I read this right you all think Maui sucks?
Shocked

I have been there and love the Islands. Aloha!

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

kt · Since 16 Mar 2005 764 Posts Portland, Or Opinionated

no, no, no, maui is fantastic for a visit or extended stay. LIVING on the island is a whole different story.

kt