Hood or no hood?

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    I didn't know Chuck Norris was a spearo.....nice.....:D


    Here's that same boyscout trying to find coconut milk and seabird eggs when a yank asshole left me stranded for a few days.



    I have had a couple drinks with Chuck (Carlos) back when he had a waterfront bar in NewPort Beach, after he split with his wife, she got it and I didn't go there any more. Chuck was really a amazing martial artist. I have a cover shot from Black Belt Mag in 1971 with Chuck throwing a very high spinning back kick, he could easily knock a guy out with one punch. He was the real deal than, when he bare handed in Las Vegas.


    Cheers, Don

    He takes pics with Buzz Aldrin, has drinks with Chuck Norris.. I know people have joked in the past about you being XX's most interesting man in the world, Don.. but it's completely plausible.


    Hood or no hood.. lately I only wear a hood if I'm freezing, just can't trust the boats. I do prefer wearing a hood though.

    The warmest water I have ever dove in was 65 degrees, one weekend I spent down south with my sister in Newport last year. I am sure there are some people who could tough it out without a hood around where I dive, but not many. Wish I had the option though.

    I agree Nate and Marco. A toast to a life very well lived, in progress!! To 120 don!






    As for the topic. I realize that I use the good on my rashguard a lot. I think this is because it is thinner and water passes through so there is better hearing. I also suspect it has to do with the summer. I wear the rashguard in the summer when the sun is BRUTAL down here. Having the extra shade and no sun on my neck prevents burns and makes me more comfortable.

    i like to spear fish


    I hear you on the sun issue. I'm as fair skinned as they come. Mother was Scottish with freckles head to toe, brother and sister with red hair. I try to cover as much of my body as I can and I still come home fried on my face....even though I gob on the sunblock before I go out.

    Quote from Marco

    I would love to have a drink with Don.


    Mybe some day. I'll buy it! ;)


    I enjoyed a drink and a discussion with Don one night. He leaves you with a good feeling. He is the real deal himself. No bullshit, No plumped up fish stories, No attitude, No arrogance. A real man who shares his wealth of knowledge without reservation. You would have trouble finding a topic that he does not have a high level of knowledge of. I was moved by his generosity and trust. The one and only Don Paul. :toast::toast:


    Those of you who got to hear him speak in San Diego at the "Legends of Spearfishing" in 2011 at J and J know what a good story teller he is also. A great memory I have.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdkHOFcm1GM

    Dustan Baker

    Man that was awesome! But where the hell is part two??!! I feel like I just reached the end of a really good book and the last pages were torn out.....

    A bad day at sea is better than a good day in the boatyard
    George Steele

    I hope Gabriel's hood question was answered,because I've really Goat Flecked his thread.
    Thank you Dusty for the nice words:toast::toast:.....but my chick was looking over my shoulder and read your post......
    Now she wants to get married on Catalina in April.:) God hates a coward, so I said OK.


    But wait.....Now she watched Dan's post from the legends and say's '' Your always going to love the sea more than me right''?


    So I had to promise her the cold wintery and rainy days are all about you baby.;) ''I'll even let you ride in the boat sometimes.''


    Cheers, Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


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