PK Wrote
Eddie Burke-"Throwing the Turn". Nov 1973.
This caption in SURFER was the first real legitimate R.I. surf photo to hit the mag.The Newport boys would make the scene at Monohan's when all else failed across the Bridge. I think in later years ,they realized that Ruggles and Tuckermans were still the best.
I can remember going to the Burkes house in Newport in the ROGER WILLIAMS days of 72 and bringing bagfuls of ludes, yellow jackets, tuinols and secanols. Add some Columbian and Newport jungle juice and the party went into oblivion.
And finally, I remember sitting on the wall at RUGGLES alone , higher than a kite with "wild irsh rose" pints as back up, no one out, and thinking about the GREAT GATSBY and JEFF HACKMAN all in one passing thought! Surfing 3-4 footers in January in this condition!
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Mike Ryan Wrote
In 1971, Eddie and Tom Burke and I surfed on the Endless Summer Competition Surf team out of Cape Cod. The owner of the shop was a pedophile who only wanted to sleep with young boys. The three of us would sleep in one room to keep the pedophile at bay. He did provide us with boards free travel and food and lots of fun surf trips so it all worked out. Eddie and Tommy were both good surfers and loads of fun to hang with.
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