Suburban Playground

Ryan and Trevor Gordon came down to San Diego for a weekend. We had fun surfs in the day and campfires at night in yard of the old pink house I’ve called home for past 7 years. Ryan was looking to get some footage of Ryan Burch. While Trevor and I edited a video for Korduroy about a recent surf trip he and his buds took.

Ryan grew up in Seattle and found shaping in his late teens. I could relate to his struggles as an outsider who’s trying to transform his passion into...

surf bum tailgate

Sleds of Ryan Lovelace (r to l)

5’10 Piggyback, high performance twin for Trevor Gordon.5’????? Rabbitsfoot, accidentally built for goofies…5’10 v.minor (mini v.bowls), originally for Michael Kew.7’6 ladywriter (mid sized roundpin v.bowls offshoot) for my gf Lauren.8’ roundpin v.bowls, built for Troy Mothershead.

An early morning session with a Korduroy X Wegener handplane

Blacks surf check

After 3 months of work the camper took its first trip

Firewood? CheckCooler? CheckHiking Shoes? CheckLaptop? CheckWallet? CheckI talk to myself. It’s residual condition from growing up an only child.

I closed the last wooden storage compartment in the floor of my camper. For some reason I always get anxious when packing, I guess I’m fearful that I’ll forget something. Ironically, I’ve never left anything that I haven’t been thankful to leave behind. The accouterments of “civilized” living weigh us down and deprive us of...

Dave Allee The man, The myth, The Surfboard

One wave at Malibu