Montauk Report: Surf Break Parking Fix Nixed "Before Night Falls"

Lasagnafarm.com has eyes and ears in more places than a Max Ernst painting. Our stringers reach so far into the scene, they can tweak Ashton Kutcher's button-nose from the inside. This bit of mutiny comes to us from our Montauk connection:

"We get the call to action: a sunset surf session at Cavitt's cove on Saturday night. But how to get our boards there?

We can't shlep them from ditch plains--the beach is full of boulders. And with a 9'6" Robert August in tow, the chances of dinging the board are high.

But a solution comes to one of us. We all know Julian Schnabel's out of town with his family in San Sebastian [ed - of course we all know that, so silly of me], and he practically lives on the break. So why not park at his place? He won't mind.

"Dave" revs up his '77 El Camino. We dump our 4 boards in the back, along with a vintage beach cruiser, and we're off.

One problem: the El Camino sounds like a bloated whale. So no stealthy parking's in store for us. However, Schnabel's assistant greets us with a hearty, "of course you can park here. We love you guys!" And with those words begins the sweetest sunset session i've had in awhile.

Great friends, good waves, and a little help from Julian Schnabel.


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