They Get It. And They Dig It.

The latest print issue of Eastern Surfing Magazine (available in EVERY SINGLE surf shop from Maine to the Miami) ran a review of the movie.  It has yet to be found online, thus I would like to quote the last few lines of the review, written by Allison Artega, which in my mind, are some of the finest written words on the topic of lake surfing I have read.

“The surfers of Lake Erie are a family united by a love for the sport that is surpassed only by their love for each other.  Some people call them crazy, but these surfers are just doing what makes them happy, and they have built an entire culture based on accepting and appreciating reality.  So when you watch Out Of Place, you may not see the mind-blowing talent or beautiful waves of a typical surf movie, but you’ll get something better: a lifetime supply of positive energy.”

It’s a great treat to read a review like this, especially in a periodical like ESM, which I first discovered in 6th grade on a family camping trip to the Outer Banks.  The same trip that I brought home a shark tooth necklace (I was improbably cool) and an obsession with surfing.

Let’s go surfing.