Really enjoyed this video Larry, it brought back so many memories of my teen years. I surfed Ala Moana Bowls so much. Countless beautiful days I'd charge the sweet lefts, and you, Ben, and Michael Ho would just be taking the place apart. I was two years younger than Michael, and also from Kailua. My Dad worked in Honolulu near the Aloha Tower, and me, and a friend would strap our boards on his car for the ride to Town around 7am most mornings. We'd bolt out of the parking garage there, and through all the Magic Island tourists and make our way to the yacht harbor. Always jumping off the rocks of the jetty paddlng directly out. We'd be there all day surfing, and would eat the killer lunch off a food truck there all the time. Teryaki chicken and rice, and paddle back out and surf until my Dad was ready to go back home. As a hao'le, I always got plenty of waves, and was never ever hassled. Even on bigger days. It was my favorite place in Town to surf. Anyways, much respect and aloha to you Larry, these were some of the best years of my life.
I used to skate the ditches, I was this 10 year old haole’ boy, watching these guys surf and skate, used too catch TheBus and go north shore Pipe and watch these guys make history without knowing it!!
Well gang! Larry and I "Ala Moana Mouse - Randall Miller" we go back to the 1970's when he was the only person at Washington mid-school 8thgrade that on "Kill Haualee Day" had the guts to false Crack me in the Head in front of 1/2 of the school during lunch, then hug me and say I am Sorry!! We became best of freinds infact the same afternoon went down to Bowls & Rockpile Rights and surfed the Best waves on the planet before all the rest of the world knew how Great the Waves were behind the Boat Harbor .... And yes Larry was Ripping and taking off on late take offs switching stands on a basic single fin, ridding like a short board and Ripping the Place Apart!! No Body Ever droped in on him, his name in 1970 was just Bertlemann, long befor he was known as the Rubberman.... Then we all paddle over to the Lefts, then to Ala Mo Bowls... there was 6 or 7 guys out on the lefts and we called in Baby Pipeline or Ala Mo! Da' "BOWLS" I would see Jerry if it was over 5 to 6 feet and Reno and of courser Ben Aipa, when they were out you had to sit and wait untill they let you Go! But every body got waves, and of course little Mike Ho with his long Bushy Hair would be paddling out a little later only because he had to get a ride from the oteher side of the Island after school, we all would tear the place apart untill it was dark, and the Ala Kai Dinner Boat would cruse out from the harbor and go past the outer Pole..... Boy what a fun time 1970's was a Blast if you could surf with the Ala Mo Gang....... Mahalo "Mouse" Randall - God Bless!
That is a cool as 👌👈 story and only in Hawaii can we make fun of each other for the most part and politically correct mainland bullshit should never get in the way, kill haole day I will fight for people to have the right to not have big brother tell,convey or pressure someone not to exercise that right. We don't need any outside source policing our home, we can clean house ourselves.
Respect to a pioneer of the sport. I was born in the 90’s but man I cherish surf history. You are so important unks. Also RIP Ben Aipa I truly don’t know what surfing would’ve looked like now days without you titans paving the way.
Legend... as a 9 yr.old kid in 74 barely making it out to overhead Kaiser's, with my old purple surflines Hawaii, seeing Larry getting slotted on the longshots wave after wave after wave. summer school was in session and Bert was the master
Well done ! I will always remember the first time I saw you on the big screen wow who is this cat , you changed our sort for ever . I’m 63 now and it was my pleasure to watch you carve and shred.
47, still state the old Larry style on Carver surf skate trucks most days it's dry! 40-inch longboard. UK based, so it rains all winter. I surf skate cars parks then to get a ride! My waves have always been concrete! Amazing style, gracefull. Thanks Larry, you showed us how it should be done. Anything is possible!
I surfed out at Burleigh heads with the great Larry Bertilman on a practice day before the stubbies contest 6/8'perfection never forget it great days💯🙏🤙♒
Yeah Bertleman you are the man!!! We all wanted to surf like Larry Bertleman. Although we might never have reached such lofty hights in the surf , I for one made up for my lack of surfing prowess in other areas of beach culture...especially pretty girls (I loved living on the beach)
I had an Apia stinger in 78 I broke it in half on a huge day down in San Diego. Loved that board and used to snap turns and do huge sprays off the lip. Good times.
Anyone that desired to get the most a twin fin had to offer needed only to pay attention to how L.B. drove his boards. Never stop turning, look to where you want to go, and give all ya got. Do that and a good twin where take you anywhere you want to go. He knew how to make it happen and showed everyone they could do it too. I rode singles, twins, and thrusters for over 30 years but the most fun I ever had was on a twin pushing everything to the limit. Pushed so far that a close friend said he never knew I could surf like that until I rode a twin. Had it not been for Larry's example I would not have known how.
This short movie just made a 58 years old French former surfer as happy as a pig in shit. You were and still are my one and only sport legend. And not only for the Surf ! Man, you did something ! Think a bout it ! Thanks for everything.
Like many others, I wanted to ride a skateboard like he surfed. Once I was able to do that, I wanted to surf like he did....never really made it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great doco if you didn't know of Larry Bertleman or didn't try a bert when Flexi boards 1st came to Australia chugging on Budda sticks you must of been dead...
All these guys on the world tour nowadays making big bucks looking the same & surfing the same wouldn't even have a career if it wasn't for Larry & Buttons were ripping it up years before them!
To imagine that an Hawaiian of all people was a major influence in the destruction of a beautiful pastime like surfing by attracting money and business and making it a sport well fuk me. An American or an Australian or other European descendant sure their God is money and everything they get involved in eventually gets turned to shit but an Hawaiian? Is he a true Kanaka Maoli? I just find this story so upsetting👀
Really enjoyed this video Larry, it brought back so many memories of my teen years. I surfed Ala Moana Bowls so much. Countless beautiful days I'd charge the sweet lefts, and you, Ben, and Michael Ho would just be taking the place apart. I was two years younger than Michael, and also from Kailua.
My Dad worked in Honolulu near the Aloha Tower, and me, and a friend would strap our boards on his car for the ride to Town around 7am most mornings.
We'd bolt out of the parking garage there, and through all the Magic Island tourists and make our way to the yacht harbor. Always jumping off the rocks of the jetty paddlng directly out.
We'd be there all day surfing, and would eat the killer lunch off a food truck there all the time. Teryaki chicken and rice, and paddle back out and surf until my Dad was ready to go back home.
As a hao'le, I always got plenty of waves, and was never ever hassled. Even on bigger days. It was my favorite place in Town to surf.
Anyways, much respect and aloha to you Larry, these were some of the best years of my life.
God Bless you Larry for saying you got bored, Amen. After 30 years for me, I felt that too, but now often miss the water. You rocked Larry.
I went to school with Larry, Wow ! A long time ago !
I used to skate the ditches, I was this 10 year old haole’ boy, watching these guys surf and skate, used too catch TheBus and go north shore Pipe and watch these guys make history without knowing it!!
I spent a lot of my youth trying (unsuccessfully) to emulate Larry's surfing style. He's a legend.
Well gang! Larry and I "Ala Moana Mouse - Randall Miller" we go back to the 1970's when he was the only person at Washington mid-school 8thgrade that on "Kill Haualee Day" had the guts to false Crack me in the Head in front of 1/2 of the school during lunch, then hug me and say I am Sorry!! We became best of freinds infact the same afternoon went down to Bowls & Rockpile Rights and surfed the Best waves on the planet before all the rest of the world knew how Great the Waves were behind the Boat Harbor .... And yes Larry was Ripping and taking off on late take offs switching stands on a basic single fin, ridding like a short board and Ripping the Place Apart!! No Body Ever droped in on him, his name in 1970 was just Bertlemann, long befor he was known as the Rubberman.... Then we all paddle over to the Lefts, then to Ala Mo Bowls... there was 6 or 7 guys out on the lefts and we called in Baby Pipeline or Ala Mo! Da' "BOWLS" I would see Jerry if it was over 5 to 6 feet and Reno and of courser Ben Aipa, when they were out you had to sit and wait untill they let you Go! But every body got waves, and of course little Mike Ho with his long Bushy Hair would be paddling out a little later only because he had to get a ride from the oteher side of the Island after school, we all would tear the place apart untill it was dark, and the Ala Kai Dinner Boat would cruse out from the harbor and go past the outer Pole..... Boy what a fun time 1970's was a Blast if you could surf with the Ala Mo Gang....... Mahalo "Mouse" Randall - God Bless!
That is a cool as 👌👈 story and only in Hawaii can we make fun of each other for the most part and politically correct mainland bullshit should never get in the way, kill haole day I will fight for people to have the right to not have big brother tell,convey or pressure someone not to exercise that right. We don't need any outside source policing our home, we can clean house ourselves.
Hands down my favorite surfer of all time.
Rip,tear,, and lacerate ⚡
I'm So lucky to have learned Bert slides skateboarding and in the water. Best old school move out there
Respect to a pioneer of the sport. I was born in the 90’s but man I cherish surf history. You are so important unks. Also RIP Ben Aipa I truly don’t know what surfing would’ve looked like now days without you titans paving the way.
Legend... as a 9 yr.old kid in 74 barely making it out to overhead Kaiser's, with my old purple surflines Hawaii, seeing Larry getting slotted on the longshots wave after wave after wave. summer school was in session and Bert was the master
Well done ! I will always remember the first time I saw you on the big screen wow who is this cat , you changed our sort for ever . I’m 63 now and it was my pleasure to watch you carve and shred.
I remember this issue of Surfer Mag.
It listed the top 100 up and coming surfers.
My friend from Waianae Stuart Ferrieman was in it.
47, still state the old Larry style on Carver surf skate trucks most days it's dry! 40-inch longboard. UK based, so it rains all winter. I surf skate cars parks then to get a ride! My waves have always been concrete! Amazing style, gracefull. Thanks Larry, you showed us how it should be done. Anything is possible!
Imagine Larry on a modern hi-tech board in his prime! That would be insane 😍
I grew up surfing oahu in the late 60s and 70s but this was a bad ass
This video deserves more recognition. He’s like the Epictetus of surfing.
Yeah i had that Bertleman magazine cover on my bedroom wall.
I surfed out at Burleigh heads with the great Larry Bertilman on a practice day before the stubbies contest 6/8'perfection never forget it great days💯🙏🤙♒
Yeah Bertleman you are the man!!! We all wanted to surf like Larry Bertleman. Although we might never have reached such lofty hights in the surf , I for one made up for my lack of surfing prowess in other areas of beach culture...especially pretty girls (I loved living on the beach)
I had an Apia stinger in 78
I broke it in half on a huge day down in San Diego. Loved that board and used to snap turns and do huge sprays off the lip. Good times.
Anyone that desired to get the most a twin fin had to offer needed only to pay attention to how L.B. drove his boards. Never stop turning, look to where you want to go, and give all ya got. Do that and a good twin where take you anywhere you want to go. He knew how to make it happen and showed everyone they could do it too. I rode singles, twins, and thrusters for over 30 years but the most fun I ever had was on a twin pushing everything to the limit. Pushed so far that a close friend said he never knew I could surf like that until I rode a twin. Had it not been for Larry's example I would not have known how.
Skating,surfing changed so many life's 🏝️💪🏾
"Larry Bertleman on concrete..." What an inspiration for all of us skaters!
I remember skateing at aala park when i was a kid .he would be skate there too.. met a few times. Those were the days.. 70s aloha
Omg my style hero of all time! He influenced so many skaters and I was one in 1978.. I'm 59 and still skate . He loved da ocean.
You were one in 1978 and 59 now?
Revert to BERT! Larry Bertlemann
YOU SOLD ME A PINK/YELLOW 7'11" PAT RAWSON LOCAL MOTION , YOU BROUGHT IT INTO THE HARD ROCK CAFE TO GIVE TO ME . THANKS LARRY
This short movie just made a 58 years old French former surfer as happy as a pig in shit. You were and still are my one and only sport legend. And not only for the Surf ! Man, you did something ! Think a bout it !
Thanks for everything.
Great rough documentary, really enjoyed watching it. Thanks for posting.
LB taught us all how to mind surf 🤙😷🇺🇲
Ripper and Life Warrior. Thanks Brah.
True HAWAIIN STYLE {Sidewalk Surfer} :)
Você está aí? Show obrigado por compartilhar ☝️ 😊❤
Larry is my hero!!!!!
Hi Larry, from the Smith Tool days.
CLASSIC PRO SURFAH!!!🤙
LB was my idol growing up on Maui. "Legend "
Great Video Larry ....
What fun we had surfing South & North shore in da 60's ,
and no 4-get West shore great too !!!
I’ve been doing bertlemanns on my skateboard my whole life and just now put it together
Great innovator, true style.
@9:26 that was actually SERIOUSLY NUTS
Should'a come to Alaska for some snowboarding when ya got bored of surfing!
Like many others, I wanted to ride a skateboard like he surfed. Once I was able to do that, I wanted to surf like he did....never really made it. Thanks for the inspiration!
+Al Zaragoza Gotta have the waves man
de man who taught me to skate proper style!!!!!
The first with style!
I draw my own circle (being myself), Larry.
Live for life! :)
I knew what a Bertlemann was skateboarding in the late seventies but I never knew who Larry was until now.
I REMEMBER GOING KUKUI GARDENS(TUTU'S HOUSE) AND POMAI ALWAYS SNEAKING IN YOUR ROOM!😂
Great doco if you didn't know of Larry Bertleman or didn't try a bert when Flexi boards 1st came to Australia chugging on Budda sticks you must of been dead...
Awesome bra!
Legend
Awesome
Stylemaster 🏄🏄🏄
snap shot at 4:24 . AWSOM !
What song
the aipa board is pretty unique.i thought jeff ho invented that style of board.apparently not.cool
The Rubber Man ripping.
Crowd control:
Outlaw leashes !
Cruz dereck has pass that fuckn suckscone out to the n side lanakila love yah cuzz
Larry and Buttons were in competiton for the best fro... Buttons won in my book.
All these guys on the world tour nowadays making big bucks looking the same & surfing the same wouldn't even have a career if it wasn't for Larry & Buttons were ripping it up years before them!
looks like there were much more regular foot surfers back then.
There were many goofy riders as well, as Wayne Lynch, Jim Banks, also Pipeline was dominated by the goofy crew, Lopez, Rory etc
whats the intro song
+justin homes True born Hawaiian by Sudden Rush
How the fuck did he get through that first one????
what i do :)
To imagine that an Hawaiian of all people was a major influence in the destruction of a beautiful pastime like surfing by attracting money and business and making it a sport well fuk me. An American or an Australian or other European descendant sure their God is money and everything they get involved in eventually gets turned to shit but an Hawaiian? Is he a true Kanaka Maoli? I just find this story so upsetting👀