Walk and Talk

A commerative license plate was announced on November 10, 2026. On November 16, Hawaiians can get their plates at local DMV offices in Oahu.He was never royalty. “Duke” was his given name, passed down from his father, who was named in honor of the Duke of Edinburgh’s 1869 visit to Hawaii. But by the time he died in 1968, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku had earned a title no monarch could hand out: the father of modern surfing.Born in Honolulu in 1890, Duke grew up in the water at Waikiki. He went on to win Olympic gold in the 100-meter freestyle at Stockholm in 1912, then two more golds at Antwerp in 1920. In Paris in 1924, at age 33, he took silver behind Johnny Weissmuller.Between Olympics, he carried a surfboard around the world. His exhibitions at Freshwater Beach in Sydney in the summer of 1914–15 helped launch Australian surf culture, and his time in Southern California did the same for the mainland. In 1925 at Newport Beach, he used his board to pull eight men from a capsized fishing boat, a rescue that helped make surfboards standard lifeguard equipment.He also appeared in Hollywood films and served as Sheriff of Honolulu from 1934 to 1960, becoming Hawaii’s unofficial ambassador of aloha.In this video, we look at the man behind the statue on Waikiki Beach: the athlete, the waterman, and the Hawaiian who changed how the world sees the ocean.#DukeKahanamoku #Surfing #Hawaii #Waikiki #SurfHistory #OlympicsIf your video takes a specific angle (the Newport rescue, his LA years, the Olympics), tell me and I’ll rewrite it around that. The same goes if you meant a different “Duke.”

I went for a late night walk on November 1, 2026.

My new book is available at www.iSee109.store. In this episode, you can listen to Chapter Two: Pohang, South Korea. I talk about moving to Korea, making friends, and even what I got out of living there for nine years. It's interesting that I learned Tae Kwon Do for ten years and lived in Korea for nine years. Ten. Nine.

In this chapter I talk about moving from Los Angeles to South Korea to find work abroad.

Get your copy of 109: The Little Red Book today at www.iSee109.storeThis is a recording of the Prologue. Next up, Chapter One.

I went to see Once Upon a Time in Harlem again. This time I brought my notebook along. There were too many references that I could not keep up the first go round. This time I am fulfilled and grateful to have had the chance to watch this masterpiece again. Go see it!

I review Katt Williams' book in this episode. Also, visit www.iSee109.store to get a copy of my latest book entitled "109: The Little Red Book."

William Greaves created a phenomenal work. It's available to be seen. Check it out in theaters.

Mr. Cloud and I talk about Jay Electronica missing his two shows. Jay has a chance to redeem himself in Phoenix. Will he show up at Ye's performance on 11/21/2026. Third time's a charm. Also, guess whose government name is Larry.

I'm talking with Big Mike about life and business. www.iSee109.store