VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSON'S FOUNDATION.

HUELL>> HELLO, EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER.

HERE ITS A BEAUTIFUL FALL AFTERNOON, IT'S A FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 2:15.

LOUIE SXRI ACTUALLY TAKEN THE AFTERNOON OFF.

WE HAVE DECIDE TODAY COME OUT HERE TO SURFRIDER BEACH IN MALIBU.

WE WANTED YOU TO MEET SOMEONE THAT I METAPHOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER DAY.

JOHN INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYBODY.

>> HUELL, I'M JOHN LAR SON.

HUELL>> FROM?

>> MALIBU AND I'M A FULL TIME LIFE GUARD HERE AT SURFRIDER BEACH IN MALIBU.

HUELL>> THAT'S THE FULL STORY.

ACTUALLY I WAS HERE ANOTHER DAY AND HOW DID WE MEET?

>> YOU WALKED UP TO THE TO YOUER AND SAID HI AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW I'M SIGNED UP FOR A SHOW.

HUELL>> AND THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS I WAS ASKING.

I WAS INTRIGUED NOT ONLY WITH THE BEACH BUT ABOUT YOUR LIFESTYLE.

YOU ARE NOT A SEASONAL LIFE GUARD.

THIS IS YOUR FULL-TIME JOB.

YOU ARE HERE 12 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

THIS IS TOUGH WORK, JOHN.

>> WELL, IT'S A GREAT JOB.

I LOVE IT.

I'M THE PERMANENT LIFE GUARD AND IT'S MY CAREER AND I PLAN TO DO THIS FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.

IT'S A VERY ENJOYABLE JOB, I LOVE THE LIFESTYLE, I'M A SURFER AND I LOVE BEING AT THE BEACH.

IT'S A JOB AND VIA LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

IT'S A REWARDING JOB AS WELL.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

LOUIE, LOOK AT THIS OUT HERE.

THERE'S FEW WAVES TODAY.

IN FACT THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE HERE.

WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN THE BEACH OVER HERE, THERE'S HARDLY ANYBODY HERE.

JOHN, THAT'S ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF FALL IN CALIFORNIA, ISN'T IT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

PEOPLE SAY THIS IS THE LIFE GUARD'S MONTH.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THE WATER IS WARM.

LOOK AT THE CROWD?

HUELL>> WHAT WOULD A NORMAL DAY BE FOR YOU?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS JOB IS THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORMAL DAY.

I SHOW UP.

AT ANYTIME OF THE YEAR IT CAN BE 80 DELLING REEZ, SURF OUT OF THE SKY AND BIG CROWDS.

IN THE WINTER I CAN BE ON MY OWN AND IT CAN BE STRESSFUL AND DEMANDING.

I CAN GO A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHERE ITS COLD.

THIS YEAR IT WAS EL NINO.

HUELL>> INSIDE THE TO YOUER.

>> YES.

I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE, THE CARETAKER OF THE BEACH AND I SORT OF SURVIVE THE DAY, AND THEN THERE'S EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

>> DURING THE PEAK SUMMER MONTHS YOU HAVE A LOT OF HELP OUT HERE?

>> YES I'M SORT OF A SUPERVISOR IN THE SUMMER, I HAVE A CREW OF FOUR TO FIVE GUYS.

I'M HELPING THEM OUT, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO DO THE JOB HERE.

>> DURING THE FALL AND WINTER?

>> I'M IT.

HUELL>> IT'S JOHN.

LET'S LOOK OUT HERE, LOUIE.

ONE OF THE THINGS JOHN TOLD ME ABOUT THIS BEACH TH, IS THE ONLY SURFING ONLY BEACH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE THE 50'S OR 60'S.

IT'S REALLY THE PREMIERE SURF BREAK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE SUMMER.

HUELL>> HOW DO YOU DECIDE, WHERE'S THE CUT OFF POINT BETWEEN SURFING AND SWIMMING?

>> WHAT DO I IS I SHOW UP IN THE MORNING AND I LOOK OVER THE CONDITIONS.

TODAY IS A SMALL DAY.

THERE'S A LITTLE KOEFB THERE THATS GOOD FOR SWIMMING.

WHEN CONDITIONS PERMIT I'LL PUT A FLAG DOWN WHERE THE WAVE ENDS AND THEN IT'S SWIMMING AND FROM THERE UP IT'S SURFING ONLY.

ON A BIG SWELL PEOPLE RIDE FROM THE TOP OF THE POINT TO THE PEER AND THEN IT'S JUST SURFING.

HUELL>> IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHERE THE LINE IS FOR SURFING AND SWIMMING.

LOOK AT THE HELP COPTER.

THAT'S A MILITARY HELICOPTER.

>> YES THEY FLY BY EVERY SO OFTEN.

HUELL>> LET'S GO DOWN.

LOUIE, WATCH YOUR STEP, THIS IS A STEEP RAMP HERE.

YOU HAD SOME PEOPLE YOU WANTED US TO MEET SM.

REGULARS HERE AT THE BEACH?

>> ONE THING ABOUT THE SURFING BEACHES OF L.A. COUNTY, IT HAS REAL LOCALS.

PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE DAILY FOR YEARS ON END.

ONE THING ABOUT WORKING SURFRIDE SER THERE ARE REAL CHARACTERS, REAL PEOPLE.

HUELL>> THESE ARE THE REAL CHARACTERS HERE.

>> THESE AREN'T REAL CHARACTERS.

THESE ARE GOOD FRIENDS OF MINE.

JANICE.

HUELL>> HI, JANICE, STAND UP AND TALK WITH US.

AND YOUR NAME SIR?

>> GEORGE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> HE'S ONE OF THE OLD TIMERS HERE.

WHAT'S YOUR STORY HERE ON THE BEACH.

LEPTS STAND OVER HERE SO WE CAN SEE IS THE WATER BEHIND US AS WE TALK.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMING TO THIS BEACH?

>> GEORGE AND I WERE TALK ABOUT THAT.

WE MET BACK IN 58 IN LAGUNA BEACH AND COIN COINCIDENTALLY WE BOTH MOVED UP HERE.

WE HAVE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE 58?

>> WELL I FIRST VISITED HERE, THESE YEARS, IT WAS QUITE AWHILE AGO.

I DIDN'T RESEARCH IT, IT'S A PROXIMATE.

THE FIRST TIME I SURFED OUT HERE, I START TODAY SURF FWH 52 IN SAN ONOFRE.

WE WERE HEAD QUARTERED IN THE LA GUEN A.

SO ABOUT 57 ON.

HUELL>> YOU HAVE BEEN COMING HERE 40 YEARS?

>> OVER 40 YEARS.

HUELL>> ARE YOU A COUP HL?

>> NO.

WE'RE CLOSE FRIENDS.

GEORGE'S WIFE DIED LAST YEAR AND SHE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

US SURFERS FROM THE OLD DAYS WE'RE STILL BONDING AND STILL CLOSE FRIENDS.

WE HAVE SEEN OUR CHILDREN GROW UP TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEEN A LOVELY EXPERIENCE.

HUELL>> TELL ME WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN THE 50'S AND 60'S TO SURF HERE?

IS IT PRETTY MUCH LIKE IT WAS TODAY WAS THE PEER THERE?

>> THE PEER HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THE 1900'S TO BRING, TO SEND THEIR GRAIN AND CATTLE TO OTHER PLACES IN CALIFORNIA.

SO THE PEER HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE.

IT'S LESS CROWDED HERE.

STOD A VERY BAD DAY.

THERE'S HARDLY ANY SURF.

>> WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THE SURF.

>> I KNOW.

WE THINK IT'S LESS COCROWDED NOW.

PEOPLE COME AND GO.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE TODAY WITH NO SURF.

>> I KNOW THAT'S HOW MUCH PEOPLE LOVE TO SURF.

THEY GO OUT WHEN THERE'S NO SURF.

HUELL>> DO YOU THINKS THESE ARE LOCALS OR TOURIST?

>> TOURIST.

LOCALS ARE LUCKY IN MALIBU WE SURF A LOT.

TODAY IS... HUELL>> IT'S A WASTED DAY.

>> YES, A WASTED DAY.

>> HOW COULD IT BE A WASTED DAY TO COME AND HANG OUT IN THIS ATMOSPHERE?

>> YOU ARE RIGHT.

IT'S GORGEOUS.

I HAVE TRAVELED ACROSS THE WORLD AND WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE ABOUT MALIBU THEY EQUATE IT WITH THE MOVIE STARS AND SURFING.

IT'S INTERESTING.

HUELL>> IS THIS A GOOD PLACE TO SURF AS FAR AS THE WAVES ARE CONCERNED?

>> IT'S ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

I HAVE SEEN ON BIG DAYS, THE SURF IS ABOUT EIGHT FEET.

JOHN IS CONSTANTLY GOING BACK AND FORTH.

HE'S A REAL GOOD LIFE GUARD.

REAL GOOD.

HUELL>> JOHN, LET'S GO OUT HERE AND SEE SOME OF YOUR PEOPLE OUT HERE.

>> OKAY.

HUELL>> CAN YOU LOOK AT PEOPLE AND TELL WHERE THEY ARE FROM?

>> I CAN GUESS SOMETIMES.

WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

I HAVE MET PEOPLE FROM ABOUT EVERYWHERE.

THEY COME UP AND WANT THEIR PICTURE TAKEN.

HUELL>> WITH YOU?

A MALIBU LIFE GUARD.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THEY WANT TO TAKE THAT BACK HOME.

YOU ARE THE BAY WATCH GUY, RIGHT?

>> IT'S FUNNY.

BAY WATCH IS A HUGE SHOW IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER SHOWS AS WELL.

THEY HAVE THIS, THEY WANT TO COME TO MALIBU.

THEY HAVE THIS UTOPIAN IDEA OF WHAT MALIBU IS.

TAIZ CROSS BETWEEN THE NORTH SHORE OF HAWAII, SANTA MONICA PEER ALL MIXED INTO ONE.

THEY GET HERE AND IT'S A GREAT PLACE.

IT'S A NICE LITTLE SURF BEACH.

>> IT'S NOT THE UTOPIA THEY THINK IT IS.

>> I THINK WHAT THEY SEE ON T.V.

IS THIS BIG PARTY ON THE BEACH.

THEY GET HERE AND SAY WHERE IS IT?

WE'RE LOOK FORT PARTY.

I STAY IS IT, SURFRIDER BEACH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SEE ON T.V.

THIS IS IT.

HUELL>> THEY HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH YOU.

THEN WHAT DO THEY DO?

MOST OF THEM PROBABLY DON'T HAVE SURF BOARDS DO, THEY?

AIFRJTS LOST THEM COME DOWN AND RENT A SURF BOARD FROM A COTS STREET AND GIVE IT A TRY.

HUELL>> DO YOU THINK THEY ARE FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY?

>> I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT.

>> HELLO.

HOW ARE DO YOU GO.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

>> PARIS, FRANCE.

HUELL>> THEY ARE FRENCH.

>> YES.

>> HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS BEACH?

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

>> BECAUSE OF THE T.V.

SHOW.

HUELL>> WHICH ONE?

>> BAY WATCH.

HUELL>> THAT'S AMAZING.

WE DIDN'T SET THIS UP, DID WE?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

HUELL>> THIS IS AMAZING.

WE WERE JUST... NOW, IS THIS WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE LIKE?

>> NOT EXACT LEE.

HUELL>> WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD BE HERE?

>> MORE CROWDED.

MORE PEOPLE, YES.

>> A PARTY?

>> MORE PEOPLE.

HUELL>> BAY WATCH BABES EVERYWHERE.

>> YES.

OF COURSE.

HUELL>> WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD BE?

>> SHE DOESN'T SPEAK.

HUELL>> -- SPEAKING FRENCH.

HUELL>> WELL, WELCOME TO THE BEACH.

YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER?

>> NOT YET.

SGLUE NEED TO GO SWIMMING OR SURFING TODAY.

>> I THINK WE WILL GO.

HUELL>> WELCOME TO MALIBU, NICE TO MEET YOU.

I USED EVERY BIT OF HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH I KNEW THERE.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

>> YES.

HUELL>> THEY WERE HERE EXPECTING BAY WATCH.

>> THAT'S IT.

HUELL>> YOU GET TIRED OF THAT?

>> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

IN THE SUMMER I'M A LITTLE TIRED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FALL AND WINTER.

HUELL>> LET'S TALK TO THIS LADY OVER SXHEER SEE WHERE SHE FROM.

YOU KNOW THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.

THOSE THAT LIVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA KNOW.

THESE ARE THE BEST MONTHS TO BE AT THE BEACH ANYWAYS.

THE FALL, THE WEATHER IS NICER, THE TEMPERATURE IS COOL.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE HERE.

>> YES IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME.

THE WATER IS STILL NICE.

>> MOST OF THE TOURISTS ARE GONE.

>> YES THE CROWDS ARE GONE.

WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW BUSY WEEKENDS F THERE'S A HEAT SPELL.

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY IT'S JUST A NICE SCATTERED CROWD AND SEFRN HAVING A NICE TIME.

HUELL>> HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

>> I'M FROM VENTURA COUNTY.

>> OH, VENTURA COUNTY.

>> I GO TO PEPPERDINE.

>> YOU ARE A PEPPERDINE STUDENT?

>> YES.

>> THIS IS WHAT MOST PARENTS THINK WILL HAPPEN TO THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHEN THEY GO TO PEPPERDINE.

>> I HAVE BEEN STUDYING ALL WEEK SO I DESERVE A BREAK.

HUELL>> YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME AT THE BEACH AND NOT THE LIBRARY.

>> ONCE IN A WHILE.

>> WHERE ARE YOUR CLASS MATES?

>> IN THE LIBRARY.

A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBLE THEN ME I GUESS.

HUELL>> NICE MEET YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

HUELL>> WHERE DO YOU YOUR PARENTS LIVE?

>> VENTURA COUNTY.

HUELL>> THEY CAN SEE THIS.

WE'LL SAY IT'S SATURDAY STEAD OF FRIDAY.

>> SOUNDS GOOD.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

I GUESS YOU GET A LOT OF PEMER DINE STUDENTS.

>> YES VERY POPULAR BEACH FOR PEPPERDINE STUDENTS.

>> THERE'S A SUFFER OVER HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO WAKE HER UP SHE'S OUT.

IT'S A VERY MELLOW FEELING HERE ON A DAY LIKE THIS.

>> IT REALLY IS.

HUELL>> HOWDY.

>> HOW DROU?

ING HUELL>> HOW DROUING?

>> GOOD.

>> WHERE ARE FROM YOU?

>> AUSTIN, TEXAS ACTUALLY.

I'M GOING TO SCHOOL HERE AT USC.

I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT A MONTH.

HUELL>> COMING FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS IS THIS YOUR IMAGE OF CALIFORNIA HERE, THE GOOD LIFE?

>> I HAVE TO SAY YES.

I'VE DONE SOME SERVING IN TEXAS YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS COAST.

IT'S TERRIBLE.

I CAME OUT HERE AND I LOVE IT.

I MEAN, THE WEATHER IS FABULOUS.

HUELL>> YES.

>> NEVER TOO HOT.

BACK HOME IT GETS PRETTY HOT.

I HAVE TO SAY YES TH, IS CALIFORNIA, THE EPITOME OF CALIFORNIA.

HUELL>> YOU JUST SITTING HERE QUIETLY LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE GOOD LIFE.

>> YES.

HUELL>> YOU ARE OUT OF CLASS FOR TODAY?

>> I FINISHED AT 10 THIS MORNING.

HUELL>> YOU HAVE A GOOD SCHEDULE.

>> I HAVE A THREE DAY WEEKEND PRETTY MUCH.

HUELL>> NOW, WE JUST, THE MINUTE WE TURNED OUR CAMERA OFF YOU CAME OVER AND ASKED US WHAT?

>> IS THIS THE PLACE YOU MAKE THE PRODUCTION OF BAY WATCH?

HUELL>> YOU ARE LOOKING FROM BAY WATCH.

WHERE ARE YOU... >> I'M FROM ISRAEL AND LOOK FOR PAMELA ANDERSON.

HUELL>> WHAT ELSE DID YOU ASK?

>> FOR A PICTURE WITH THE LIFE GUARDS.

YOU ASK THEM TO DO WHAT?

>> I WANT THEM TO WEAR THEIR JACKETS.

HUELL>> WEAR THEIR JACKETS LIKE BAY WATCH.

>> EXACTLY.

HUELL>> HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU GHET REQUEST?

STUDENT IT HAS TO BE IN THE THOUSANDS DURING THE SUMMER.

HUELL>> PUT YOUR ON JACKETS AND STAND NEXT TO THE FELLOW FROM ISRAEL.

YOU WANT THEM TO HAVE THIS TOO?

>> OF COURSE.

>> YOU WANT TO HOLD.

HUELL>> YOU KNOW HOW IT IS DONE?

>> YES.

HUELL>> YOU WANT THE JACKET?

>> USUALLY THEY DON'T WANT THE JACKET, BUT IF HE WANTS THAT'S FINE.

HUELL>> MIKE, YOU TAKE THE PICTURE.

YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK THE CAM RA.

>> I THINK I CAN DO IT.

HUELL>> NOW, IS THIS EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND NEED.

>> EVERYTHING.

>> THEY WANT THE UNIFORM.

HUELL>> THEY WANT YOUR UNIFORM.

>> YES, TO TAKE HOE.

HUELL>> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO POES.

>> LIKE .

THIS HUELL>> LET'S GET A POSE HERE.

PH HUELL>> GOOD PICTURE.

AIFRJTS PREESH YAIT IT.

HUELL>> NOW GIVE HIM BACK HIS JACKET.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHEN YOU GO BACK TO ISRAEL YOU CAN TELL THEM YOU MET PAMELA ANDERSON AND HAD YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH JOHN.

>> THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HUELL>> WE BETTER INTRODUCE THIS FELLOW HERE.

THIFRJTS IS A CAPTAIN OF OURS.

HUELL>> YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE?

STUDENT WHEN JOHN WAS OUT WITH YOU I WAS WATCHING THE WATER FOR HIM AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE WAS OKAY.

>> YOU WERE MINDING THE STORE.

>> EXACTLY.

HUELL>> I'M INTERESTED IN THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THESE THEN AND WOMEN.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM TENNESSEE, TO ME BEING A LIFE GUARD MEANT A SUMMER JOB AT THE LOCAL SWIMMING POOL.

>> IT'SES A SUMMER JOB FOR ABOUT 600 OF OUR LIFEGUARDS.

THERE'S ABOUT 120 OF US THAT ARE FULL TIME AND WE WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE THE LIFE GUARD DIVISION OF THE FIVE DEPARTMENT AND HERE YEAR AROUND AS JOHN SAID.

WE MAKE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF RESCUES A YEAR.

HUELL>> LET'S LOOK AT THE BEACH WHILE WE TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF RESCUES.

>> LAST YEAR WE MADE OVER 14, 14,000 RESCUES.

THIS YEAR WE'RE OVER.

IT'S ALMOST A RECORD YEAR AGAIN.

THESE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE LIFE GUARDS HAVE DOá A TREMENDOUS JOB AND HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF COURAGE AND HELPING PEOPLE OUT WHEN THEY GET IN TROUBLE.

HUELL>> THIS IS THE?

>> WHERE ALL OF THE LOCAL KIDS HANG OUT.

HUELL>> SO, THESE ARE ALL LOCALS?

EVERYBODY FROM AROUND HERE?

>> YEAH, YOU CAN SAY THAT MAYBE.

>> YOU ALL SURFERS OR HANGING OUT?

>> WE SURF HERE AND HANG OUT.

THIS IS OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

>> HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

WHAT DO YOU ?AEN >> WE HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE COMMUNITY DOWN HERE.

A BUNCH OF SURFERS.

YOU HAVE A BEE ON YOUR SHIRT HERE.

HUELL>> STLE BEES HERE.

>> YES.

>> SURFER BEE.

HUELL>> IT'S OKAY.

IT'S UNDER THERE.

>> NOW IT'S ON YOU.

HUELL>> SO, WHEN YOU SAY... >> I'M ALLERGIC WHERE IS IT.

HUELL>> IT'S IN HIS SHIRT.

LOOK.

>> ALL RIGHT.

HUELL>> SO THEY HAVE BEES OUT HERE.

>> YA THEY DO.

HUELL>> MALIBU BEES.

>> I GUESS COW SAY.

>> WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU HANG OUT HERE?

>> PLAYING MUSIC AND IF WE AREN'T SURFING WE TALK ABOUT SURFING.

HUELL>> HOW LONG HAS THIS PLACE BEEN THE LOCAL HANG OUT THIS LITTLE... >> THIS BEACH HAS ALWAYS HAD IT'S HANG OUT ESSENCE GOING ON.

THIS PALAPA HERE WAS BUILT FOUR OR FIVE SUMMERS AGO.

BEFORE THAT WHEN HE A SMALLER STRUCTURE THAT WAS TORN DOWN AND ANOTHER ONE BEFORE THAT.

THIS WAS LEFT BEHIND.

IT WAS BUILT NICER THEN THE REST.

HUELL>> IT'S A GREAT PLACE.

>> NICE PIECE OF SHADE.

HUELL>> YOU COME HERE A LOT?

>> USE TOO.

I'M IN TOWN FROM SAN DIEGO.

>> YOU ARE VISITING.

>> YES THIS IS WHERE I USE TO SURF WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

>> HOW DOES SAN DIEGO COMPARE TO THIS?

>> WELL, MEMBERSHIP FRIENDS ARE HERE, IT'S NICE BEING UP HERE.

IT'S NICE BEING DOWN THERE TOO.

HUELL>> YOU LOOK FAIRLY RELAX D?

>> I COME HERE WHEN I HAVE A DAY OFF .

THIS IS MY LITTLE VACATION SPOT, YOU KNOW.

JUST RELAXING AND IT'S VERY QUIET.

HUELL>> YOU ARE A LOCAL?

>> ACTUALLY NO.

I LIVE IN THE VALLEY.

BUT THIS IS, I WOULD MUCH RATHER BE HERE.

IT'S COOLER, FRESHER, VALLEY IS TOO SMOGGY.

HUELL>> HOW DO YOU ALL ACCEPT HER, I ASSUME WITH OPEN ARMS?

>> ON THIS BEACH IMPARTICULAR, THERE'S PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD DAILY.

IT'S NOT MUCH OF THE ATTITUDE HERE.

THERE ARE OTHER BEACHES IN MALIBU WHERE THINGS ARE HARSHER WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T SO LOCAL.

THIS BEACH IS FOR THE WORLD.

HUELL>> FOR SURFERS THIS REALLY IS A SERIOUS SERVING BEACH?

>> IT'S THE MECCA.

HUELL>> THE MECCA.

>> YES, IT REALLY IS.

YOU KNOW, HUELL, PEOPLE COME HERE REALLY TO PROVE THEMSELVES IN SURFING AS WELL.

NOT JUST IN BIG WAVES, BUT PEOPLE MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN SERVING AT THIS SPOT.

>> IS THAT TRUE?

>> DEFINITELY.

HUELL>> GROWING UP YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS BEACH?

>> YES I GREW UP, UP THE STREET HERE 15 MINUTES UP THE CANYON.

ALL SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL HERE.

>> DO YOU REALIZE HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

YOU ARE 15 MINUTES UP THE ROAD?

>> IT'S NICE.

I CAN ONLY THANK MY PARENTS FOR THAT ONE I GUESS.

>> THANKS.

>> YOU ARE WELCOME.

HUELL>> GIRLS WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT.

>> THESE ARE LOCALS AND THEY ARE UPSET THEY ARE NOT ON T.V.

WHEN YOU ARE HERE.

HUELL>> SO THEY MADE THEIR STATEMENT.

HI, LADIES?

>> -- HUELL>> THEY WANTED TO BE ON T.V.

HUELL>> SO, I GUESS THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO END UP.

THERE'S YOUR HEADQUARTERS THERE JOHN.

THIS IS JOHN'S OFFICE.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME EVERY DAY.

>> THAT'S IT.

THIS IS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

>> WHAT A HOME.

>> IT'S GREAT.

HUELL>> WHAT A VIEW.

AND WHAT A DAY THIS HAS BEEN TO THINK THAT SO CLOSE TO WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS THE CITY WHERE ALL THOSE PEOPLE AND OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE WORKING AWAY.

WE'RE OUT HERE ON THE BEACH, IN MALIBU ENJOYING A LIFE THAT REALLY IS QUITE SPECIAL.

>> YES.

I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE OUT HERE.

HUELL>> WELL, WE'RE GLAD YOU ARE HERE.

HE'S A MAN OF FEW WORDS.

WE CAUGHT YOU TOTALLY OFF GUARD ON THIS SHOW, DIDN'T WE?

>> I GUESS SO.

I'M NOT READY TO TALK A LOT.

BUT YOU KNOW THIS JOB DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF TALKING.

I WATCH.

I MAKE RESCUES AS NEEDSED.

IT'S BEEN NICE TALKING TO YOU.

>> WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE, ANYTIME OF THE YEAR, WHAT LIFE GUARD STAND IS THIS?

>> MALIBU TWO.

HUELL>> MALIBU TWO AND JOHN WILL BE HERE RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR HALE, SUMMER, WINTER, SPRING AND FALL.

JOHN IS ALWAYS ON THE JOB.

>> THAT'S RIGHT I WILL BE HERE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> HUELL, IT'S A GOOD TIME.

>> LET'S STAND OVER HERE, JOHN, AT SURFRIDER BEACH IN MALIBU.

HUELL>> WELL, BEFORE WE END OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO TACK ON HERE AT THE END.

I'M STANDING IS HERE WITH SUPERINTENDENT GETTY FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATES PARK SYSTEM.

RUSS F, LET'S LOOK DOWN HERE.

THE BEACH IS OVER HERE, WHERE WE JUST WERE.

THIS IS A LITTLE HIDDEN GEM.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO KNOW THIS WAS HERE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MALIBU THAT COME BY HERE AND SAY I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HERE.

I JUST COME TO THE HISTORIC ADAMSON HOUSE.

HUELL>> OKAY.

THE HISTORIC ADAMSON HOUSE.

TELL BUS THIS HOUSE.

>> THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1929 AS A BEACH RESORT HOME BY THE ADAMSON FAMILY THAT OWNED ALL OF MALIBU AT ONE TIME.

THIS WAS THEIR GET AWAY.

THEY HAD HOMES IN LOS ANGELES AND THE RANCH.

THIS WAS THEIR FUN PLACE TO COME TO THE BEACH.

>> WHEN THEY BUILT THIS HOUSE IT WAS BY ITSELF IN MALIBU.

>> YES IT WAS.

IT WAS LIKE BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND GETTING AWAY FROM THE CITY.

HUELL>> WHAT'S SO WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS HOUSE, I'M NOT GOING TO... WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE TIGHT SHOTS OF IT.

I HAVE BEEN INSIDE AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S FILLED WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MALIBU TILE I HAVE EVER SEEN.

>> YES THE FAMILY OWNED THE MALIBU POTTERIES.

THEY'RE STILL FOUND THROUGHOUT HOMES IN LOS ANGELES.

AND IT'S THE SEBTER PIECE OF THE HOME.

>> BELIEVE ME THE HOUSE IS ABSOLUTELY FILLED WITH THIS COLORFUL TILE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO VISIT.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAS REALLY FUT ON THE MAP.

NOW, THIS HAS BEEN A STATE PARK SINCE THE 70'S.

WE'LL PUT A NUMBER ON THE SCREEN WHERE PEOPLE CAN CALL FOR TOUR INFORMATION.

YOU HAVE TOURS FOUR OR FIVE DAYS A WEEK THROUGH THE HOUSE.

>> WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THE YEAR.

HUELL>> WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A VIEW, THIS IS AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS IT GETS.

WHEN YOU THINK THAT A FAMILY, A PRIVATE, A PRIVATE RESIDENT WITH A VIEW LIKE THIS.

>> NICE, HUH.

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

ALL RIGHT LET'S WALK AROUND TO THE BACK.

OH, THIS IS JUST SPEC TACK UE LARP.

THERE'S THE LIFE GUARD STAND.

THERE IS WHERE STEVE AND JOHN AND MIKE AND ALL OF THE OTHER LIFE GUARDS ARE OVER HERE.

AND HERE'S THE BACK YARD AND HERE IS THE FOUNTAIN THAT IS, I HAVE SEEN IT IN A LOT OF NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS WITH THE BEAUTIFUL MALIBU TILE HERE .

THIS IS A SPECTACULAR PLACE.

>> STNT GREAT.

HUELL>> WE ARE GOING TO BE FWOOK DO A PROGRAM ON .

THIS WE WANTED TO GIVE A TASTE TO IT TO OUR VIEWERS SO WHEN THEY COME TO SURF RIDER BEACH THEY SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC ADAMSON HOUSE TO VISTAS WELL.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN TILE LIKE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THIS HOUSE.

>> THANK YOU HUELL.

HUELL>> IT'S BEEN QUICK BUT WE WILL BE BACK.

>> WE WANT YOU BACK.

HUELL>> ON THE CREDITS TONIGHT WE'LL HAVE ON THIS MELLOW SUNNY FALL AFTERNOON.

WE'LL STAND HERE AND LET LOUIE GET A NICE SHOT OF THE FOUNTAIN WITH THE SOUND OF THE WATER AND OCEAN IN THE BACKGROUND AND CELEBRATE HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO LIVE HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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