“I lived on the Great Highway for over 30 years. One of my fondest memories is watching next door neighbor Bill Hickey (of SF Surf Shop, click here to read about his history of shaping boards) shape and finish his boards. He would listen to piano music as he worked – another benefit on days like today when all doors were open. I was weaving at the time and on occasion would glance up from my loom and see that we were independently working with the same colors–cool!”

Remember, you too can submit an Ocean Beach Recollection. Learn how to by reading this post, and submit by going here.

A few points to mention before you roll up your sleeves and start typing:

• First off, our submission form is pretty basic right now. We are working on making it more sophisticated. In the mean time, the best approach for submitting, to allow great ease of re-reading your submission, is to type your recollection in a word processor, and then copy-and-paste it into our submission form.
• We will not publish your submission if you do not supply a real name, and a real email address.
• Understand that in submitting your piece, you are giving us the rights to publish this, and to potentially use it again in the future. It’s your story, but it also becomes something that we can share with others.
• We will be in touch about your submission. And if you have any further questions, feel free to email info@oceanbeachbulletin.com

That’s pretty much the scoop. In terms of content, we are deliberately being vague. It’s your story to tell, not ours, so use whatever guidelines you feel are appropriate. We will try to remain as true to your submission as we can…with general decency in mind. We’re not against a bit of silliness, but we’re definitely not interested in being crude for crude’s sake. But we recognize that Ocean Beach caters to a wide audience, and hope to hear from the full gamut of opinions.

We appreciate all submissions and look forward to hearing your stories about Ocean Beach.