HELP PLEASE -SURF BOARD QUESTION

divashe · Post by **divashe** » July 18, 2007 10:08 pm

If this has been asked and answered, I apologize, but I didn't see it. I recently saw Jimmy at Nissan in Virginia. There was a surfboard on stage with a name and a symbol --ranger? special forces? Does anyone know the significance? Thanks...

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 18, 2007 10:31 pm

The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:

Longboardn' ASEL&S · Post by **Longboardn' ASEL&S** » July 18, 2007 10:50 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilmore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:

As in " Lance, are you guys riding heavy boards out there now",
and "If I say it's safe to surf, it's safe to surf" (seconds before he calls in a napalm strike)???????????
Too Cool!!!!

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 18, 2007 11:01 pm

oops.... typo.... Kilgore....

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 18, 2007 11:02 pm

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:As in " Lance, are you guys riding heavy boards out there now",
and "If I say it's safe to surf, it's safe to surf" (seconds before he calls in a napalm strike)???????????
Too Cool!!!!

That's the one.

divashe · Post by **divashe** » July 18, 2007 11:08 pm

That has been bugging me ever since the show. Now I can sleep.

conched · Post by **conched** » July 18, 2007 11:45 pm

You may enjoy this story.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib ... 9surf.html

pbans · Post by **pbans** » July 18, 2007 11:48 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:

that made my heart skip a beat....my Daddy was 1st Cav.....
I grew up looking at that patch on his shoulder....

conched · Post by **conched** » July 19, 2007 12:00 am

Another story about THAT surfboard.

http://independent.com/news/2007/jan/04/yaters-spoon/

Longboardn' ASEL&S · Post by **Longboardn' ASEL&S** » July 19, 2007 12:02 am

conched wrote:You may enjoy this story.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib ... 9surf.html

I sure did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!

Longboardn' ASEL&S · Post by **Longboardn' ASEL&S** » July 19, 2007 12:09 am

conched wrote:Another story about THAT surfboard.

http://independent.com/news/2007/jan/04/yaters-spoon/

I love my own custom 9' pintail, but WOW, that story just blew me away.
Once again,
Thanks Conched!

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » July 19, 2007 7:45 am

During the AC show, they played a video with a clip from the movie and meshed it with the video of Jimmy when he went tanker surfing in the Gulf of Mexico.

BareFootBoy · Post by **BareFootBoy** » July 19, 2007 8:10 am

Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilmore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:

As in " Lance, are you guys riding heavy boards out there now",
and "If I say it's safe to surf, it's safe to surf" (seconds before he calls in a napalm strike)???????????
Too Cool!!!!

You forgot my favorite quote from Col. Bill, "Charlie don't surf!"

palmettopirate · Post by **palmettopirate** » July 19, 2007 8:37 am

"The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:"

My goodness, what a great actor. Robert Duval is one of my favorites of all time.

Do you remember his first movie? Never spoke a line.

divashe · Post by **divashe** » July 19, 2007 8:49 am

I appreciate all the history and back stories. The back stories are one of the reasons I love JB. It's so much more than what's on the surface. Thanks again for all this. I can't wait to share it.

pleiades03 · Post by **pleiades03** » July 19, 2007 9:26 am

palmettopirate wrote:"The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:"

My goodness, what a great actor. Robert Duval is one of my favorites of all time.

Do you remember his first movie? Never spoke a line.

To Kill a Mockingbird. Played Boo Radley.

Longboardn' ASEL&S · Post by **Longboardn' ASEL&S** » July 19, 2007 10:08 am

I loved when they were in the chopper checking out the swells.
Duvall's character noted how two guys could ride simultaneously, one on the set breaking right, the other on the one breaking left.
Maybe if my son continues with his plan of becoming an Army helicopter pilot he can combine the two passions as well.
Not two much surf in the middle east, but I did once ride a short tri-fin set-up just south of Lebanon.

palmettopirate · Post by **palmettopirate** » July 19, 2007 1:00 pm

"To Kill a Mockingbird. Played Boo Radley."

There ya go. Why is it that when we saw him just standing behind that door at the end of the film we knew he was gonna go somewhere?

divashe · Post by **divashe** » July 19, 2007 4:04 pm

Doesn't Robert Duval have a big place here in Viriginia too. How cool to have that symbol of his movie in his home state or the state where he has his ranch....

longlinergirl · Post by **longlinergirl** » July 21, 2007 8:41 am

BareFootBoy wrote:
Longboardn' ASEL&S wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:The name was Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilmore, a character in the movie Apocalypse Now, played by Robert Duval. If I remember correctly, the symbol is the First Cavalry Division patch:

As in " Lance, are you guys riding heavy boards out there now",
and "If I say it's safe to surf, it's safe to surf" (seconds before he calls in a napalm strike)???????????
Too Cool!!!!
You forgot my favorite quote from Col. Bill, "Charlie don't surf!"

My son's name is Charlie and I have a picture online of him skating (well standing on my skateboard) that says something like Charlie might not surf, but he skates and my mom was like of course he doesn't surf hes only 2...lol...opps, right over her head!

Oh also...there is a funny hat with a picture of Charles Manson that says Charlie doesn't surf...

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