CURATOR of (or is it for) the Fourth Occasional Surf Culture on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Salish Sea Event, Ripper/Librarian Keith Darrock, sporting the latest, limited edition (33 printed, 3 for Erwin, three summer-y colors) ORIGINAL ERWIN t-shirt.

Keith has assembled a “STACKED LINEUP” of speakers for the two hour (+?) surf-centric event, 6-8pm, Wednesday, July 17, Port Townsend Public Library. The theme is “Talking Story,”

I MUST ANNOUNCE there will be a short (less than five minutes) documentary on… me (yeah- shocking) by producer ANNIE FERGERSON, with filming and producing by NICOLAI CRANE.

I MUST EXPLAIN that I met documentarian Annie the way I meet most people; I did some painting for her. She may have gotten the idea I might make a decent film subject by seeing some expertly edited hidden camera stuff on Instagram by Surfer/tattoo artist/artist REGGIE SMART. That footage may have convinced Annie that I was… I’m trying to not say ridiculous. I did try to dissuade Annie from filming me, recommending others way more qualified, way more interesting. A year and a half later, I was pretty much okay with getting some footage of me, you know, like, surfing. ANYWAY, I’ve seen the footage and here’s my review: Beautifully photographed and edited, BUT, after seeing it first on my phone, watching it on a laptop was… shockingly real. “Whoa! So fat! So OLD! So… real.” This is without mentioning my voice, nothing at all like James Earl Jones.

And, and, and there are cameo appearances in the film by Stephen R. Davis and Jason Queen.

See you there!