It didn't matter then, and it doesn't matter now ---- it's all surfing and it's all fun.

Waikiki was unbelievable during the 1950s. There was virtually nobody there, only the rich people that came in from California. We had it all to ourselves.

Buffalo was my hero when I was growing up in Waikiki. It was kind of cool to be inducted with him into the Walk of Fame.

Back then, there weren't a lot of homes around and it was a short hitchhike to the beach at Newport. I was back in the water all the time.

Every year we've come to California, it's been raining. But we get all our practices in, and it's been fun.

I don't look for anyone to say this is a great novel, although I do think it's a fine, fun read. But what I think is most interesting is that the character of Annie is so clearly a portrait of Brando and that so much of him gets into it.