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Off-Ramp for January 5, 2008
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Episode 3601
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Off-Ramp for January 5, 2008

Welcome to Doo-Dah; Doo Dah Surf - Part One; The Duke of Surfing; Doo Dah Surf - Part Two; Doo Dah Surf - Part Three; Hang Tiki; Surf Break; Time Capsule

Welcome to Doo-Dah; Doo Dah Surf - Part One; The Duke of Surfing; Doo Dah Surf - Part Two; Doo Dah Surf - Part Three; Hang Tiki; Surf Break; Time Capsule

Off-Ramp brings you an encore edition of the Doo-Dah Surf. At Doo-Dah surfers don silly costumes and hit the waves. Their goal: combat the aggro attitude that's taking over some surf spots. John Rabe served as a judge along with local celebrity Charles Phoenix and the creator of Sponge Bob Square Pants. Aloha, Off-Ramp
John gives a blow-by-blow of the costume contest and we meet a surf folk artist and Surfing Santa. Also, wanna know why surfers get agro? Steven Kotner, the author of West of Jesus, says the answer can be found in science.
Duke Kahanamoku (1890-1968) won five Olympic gold medals for swimming and "became surfing's ambassador to the world." Is that his caddy in the suit, or Dashiell Hammett? Photo circa 1925.
Off-Ramp commentator Milton Love has some ontological questions for the creator of Sponge Bob Square Pants, and we find out what makes those ukulele plays strum.
Find out why Charles Phoenix likes business suits, meet a butterfly surfer and get the inside scoop on the judges as they hang on the bluffs just south of Gladstone's restaurant.
Tiki Tony enjoys the best of both worlds.
Doo Dah surfers take a break before the surf breaks.
These surfers at Surfrider Beach show that old habits die hard.