More than 40,000 watched Hungtington Beach’s favorite son, Brett Simpson, defend his US Open Championship on Sunday by winning for the second year in a row. Simpson defeated the current ASP tour leader Jordy Smith in the final, which was plagued by small surf and a high tide.Â
Simpson dominated his home break, and its’ clear that local knowledge paid off. Even Smith is nearly a local now. Though he’s from South Africa he’s been residing just down the road in Newport Beach for more than a year. So yes, for those keeping track of the statistical trivia, the two US Open of Surfing finalists live  … Details
This world famous classic, “C’etait un Rendezvous” (“It was a date”), is a short film made in 1976 by Claude Lelouch, showing a high speed drive through Paris. It really angered the authorities at the time. The police tried to find the car and the driver. The problem is the driver and the actual car are never shown. They could never figure out who or what they were driving. They even attempted to arrest Lelouch. It is still a cult classic even today.