TRUTH IS SOMETIMES STRANGER THAN FICTION. HERE'S WHY:

It's Saturday morning, the Rangers were nowhere to be seen.

They were scarce as hen's teeth. Craig (Chi), surfing daredevil

out of Southside Chicago, a.k.a. Surfing's Ambassador of

Goodwill, delivered a syllabus on the beautiful, but mis-

understood, past time of Great Lake Surfing. Included in

his two hour presentation he presented TUBESTEAK with a swell

book on the Lakes, including photographs of the boys surfing

waves two feet in height in sub-freezing 30o water. OUCH!

During Q&A Session, he was asked by BIGKOOK if Lakesurfers

wore wetsuits when it's that chilly. "You bet, BIGKOOK,

we sure do," said Craig. The minute class was over, TIKIMATT

provided the "cling wraps" with a delicious Chicago Style

BBQ on a sesame seed roll, French-dip style au jus. The grub

was so good, I went back for seconds, however, BIGKOOK

gobbled the remaining tri-tip delicacies right before everyone's

hungry eyes. Now here's where it gets interesting. TIKI MATT

presented the second tri-tip fresh off the smoker. I don't

know whom, but somebody, not one of the "cling-wrappers"

showed with a gallon container of macaroni and slaw laying

on the picnic table. THEBIGKOOK'S ready to dig in when Ranger

Ephriam stands, presents his Ranger's badge, shouting,

"Let's see some permits for this BBQ!"said Ranger. "Permit!

What permit," said BIGKOOK, "we don't need no stinking permit."

"Don't anyone touch that chow, it's going with me," said

Ranger. Ranger Ephriam loaded the rolls, tri-tips, slaw,

macaroni, salad, lemonade, into the State Vehicle and left.

Surfing's Ambassador of Goodwill, BIGKOOK, and ten John

Does, couldn't believe what just happened. No more free

food, more salads, no more lemonade. I noticed when

we tried to enter the 'Nofre Regional Park, we were turned

back by Ranger Ephriam at the RR crossing. We parked in SONGS

parking lot where we saw what was going on. Between the Toll

Booth and the bluff, NeoN had set, straight back folding

chairs, collapsible party tables filled with TIKI MATT'S

smoked tri-tips, sesame seed rolls, lemonade, salads, with

a gang of Rangers and Superintendent Dairywimple ready to

dig in.'
TUBESTEAK/TAINT'FAIR.MCGEE
Dateline Sunday San Onofre Regional