DEEP March/April 2014 Green Issue | Page 26

Nat Young in Malibu during the summer of 1968. PHOTO: BRENT LIEBERMAN COMEN SENSE  Facing the Future BY CRAIG COMEN “Ventura’s Premier Surf Shop since 1961” Team Rider Tim Nesbet VENTURA SURF SHOP 88 E. Thompson Blvd. Ventura, CA 93001 Open Mon. - Sat. 9-6 pm, Sunday 9-5 pm 805.643.1062 • www.venturasurfshop.com 26 DEEP SURF MAGAZINE April 2014 H ow we face the future is not dependent on what board we ride or what line we take on a wave. It will have an effect on how we manage our daily lives. I am proud to be the son of parents who cared and tried and fought for what they thought was right. Back in the 1960s, I was joining them on peace marches, listening to NPR and talking nightly around the dinner table about current issues, feelings, thoughts and ways to make a difference. All you lucky ones in Malibu should bow down to my mom and her best friend Nina who fou