The home break was unbelievably crowded on Sunday. I even heard a guy in the parking lot ask the question we’ve all been asking for many a Sunday: “Doesn’t anybody go to church anymore?” The number of people in the water was completely ridiculous.
I’d love to say the interlopers cause all the problems, that they drop in and don’t play nice. No. I’d have to save that criticism for some of the regulars. Throughout much of the session, I was sandwiched between the two worst offenders.
On either side of them were the interlopers. None of these people, neither the locals and nor the unwelcomed visitors, gave any thought to a lineup or etiquette. It was a true free-for-all.
After the session, one of the locals pushed me as he was walking by. These guys don’t play. They accept those of us who’ve surfed there (and suffered there) for years. We’ve earned their respect. They throw serious stinkeye at everyone else. After the push, he laid it all out there in one sentence. If you don’t start yelling at these people, I’m going to start yelling at you.
He wasn’t kidding. Time to learn the art of the stinkeye, I guess. I prefer not to talk to people who piss me off, but if such behavior on my part means I must suffer the wrath of Johnny Rotten, our most vocal and least tolerant regulator, I’d rather become a regulator.
Guest post courtesy of Surfsister Mary Mills, the new regulator of LA surf!
"I am an anti-Christ, I am an anarchist"… given Johnny's reputation and the events in Britain last week you probably should heed that warning and become the regulator Surfsister!
OK.. so all I can think of is that song >> Johnny dont surf .. because I am shocked to here Johnny Rotten surfs.. REALLY??? he does??? COOL side note.. Mr. JL and I share a birthday! =)
I'm not sure but I think Mary was referring to a guy she calls Jonny Rotten in her head and not the actual punk originator. Still it would be great to see him surf.
A couple of years ago he was on a reality tv thing in the UK called I'm a celeb get me out of here (which I assume you have as the world is now one giant the same tv show format) and was actually a pretty good bloke. Very at one with nature but still good at being derisory towards stupid fellow contestants.
The regulator at our break is named Johnny. He is nicknamed Johnny Rotten for reasons I won't go into (attitude, appearance, behavior). That's the person to whom I was referring. LOL!
I love John Lydon. Saw Pil in concert before all of you were even born!!
Hi! Haha, funny how all these people mistook “Johnny Rotten” for the other, more famous Johnny
It wasn’t difficult with the pics in the text 
I honestly hate when people behave so arrogantly when in a crowd. I don’t understand if it is lack of manners, lack of patience or simple stupidity that makes them behave like a herd of cattle, but whatever the reason, it is rude. A surfing girl myself, I’d like to change the subject a bit. I love to wear jewelry made from things from the sea, and my favorite pieces are my black pearl earrings I wear almost every day. I bought them on pearlnecklacecenter.com and I thought maybe you would be interested. I like to share my bargains with fellow surfers. 
have a great year!