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WORLD SURF DAY  -  NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT
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WORLD SURF DAY 1998 - To tell you the truth there
was no surf in Sydney, Australia, all week, and so
consequently, having heard that NASA may have been
on the point of getting the starcharts from out of
Sandman's mind, I decided to release some historical
information which was delivered to me 27 years ago
by a man in a black suit and tie who claimed to be
from the future.  I can clearly recall his words to
me on that cold grey morning in winter. Why, you may
ask?  Well, I recall it clearly because I was out on
the dawn patrol, alone, and he appeared on a sponge
right in front of me, dry, suit and tie and socks and
shoes, the whole get-up, between some pretty heavy
duty sets.

He said he was from the future, and that he had some
information which needed to be made available on
WSD98 (I didn't know what that was at the time). He
said that I wouldnt have a report anyway, 'cause
there was to be no surf on WSD98 in Sydney (I was
living up the coast at that time).  He said that the
information was contained on this "diskette" thing,
and he produced a water-proof plastic container. He
said that the technology was not around to get the
information off the disk, but if I waited for 10 years,
I'd be able to read the information contained therein.

I almost didn't take it from his extended hand, I
recall, 'cause I thought he was a little weird, you
know, and on account of a big set forming way out the
back, but he said "Go on. Take it now. You'll still
make the wave." So I took the package and stuffed it
into my jocks, and paddled hard for the horizon. I
just made the takeoff-point alright, but when I
propped and did a really late takeoff, I could not
see him anywhere, and never saw him again.

Sure enough, a few years ago the 1.44Mb diskette
technology come on through, and so I managed to
read the text information then.  Today is the day
it would appear that I am to transmit this message,
for it is WSD98, and there has been no swell (the
b****** was right again !!).

Anyway, the text on that diskette has been copied
now to the newsreader, and all I have to do is send
it off, and my responsibility in this matter will
be discharged, and I'll sure feel alot better.

I'm not asking anyone to believe this story, even
for one little moment, cause I know things like this
dont really happen.  But seeing there was no surf,
and that sometimes the truth is stranger than
fiction, I will leave it to you, the readers, to
make up your own minds.

All the best for now,





Pete Brown
Mountain Man Graphics, Australia
www.mountainman.com.au



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