With so many changes constantly appearing in the places I grew up in; it was absolutely grounding to find Tom whom helped shape the culture of surfing in the 1970's here in W.A. A warm and generously humble man; I loved telling him his board was the first one this surfer girl owned as a 13 year old living in Innaloo and calling Scabs my haunt. Naima,his beaming wife balanced their daughter's birthday party whilst making sure all was well for us. Listening to rain on the skylight as we fell asleep after a hot strong shower was the best. Thankyou from Geraldton.