Ever wondered what happened to Mr Pipeline? Well, it turns out that he’s been living inland since the early 90’s. A long way inland as it happens.
Last year he published a book of essays entitled Surf Is Where You Find It and, according to a profile piece in his hometown paper, he’s going to be doing a book signing in town on Thursday.
So, if you happen to be anywhere near Bend, Oregon, you should drop in to Between the Covers and pick yourself up a signed copy.
Here’s a grab from the article…
Lopez began snowboarding in the late 1980s, and by the winter of 1992-93, he, his wife, Toni, and son, Alex, moved from Hawaii to Bend, believing it would be a good place to have a family.
“And it has been,” Lopez said. Today, son Alex — a snowboarder, not a surfer, says Lopez — is in his second year at Central Oregon Community College.
As for Dad, when The Bulletin caught up with him late last week, he was hoping the fog wouldn’t hamper his trip to Canada, where he planned to go snowboarding at Blue River, British Columbia.
