Reposted
from June 6th, 2011
Or
to state it properly: Mr. Zogs Sex Wax. At first I
didn’t know why they called it that because I, for one, would never use anything
in my sexual escapades that imbeded a gooey mess into all the tiny hairs on my
body worse than any brand of super glue I’ve ever had the displeasure of
tangling with. But that’s what Frederick Charles Herzog, III, better known as
Mr. Zog, calls the wax he invented for surfboards. Zog liked the name because
it was attention-grabbing, absurd, and a spoof on advertisers’ not so subtle
attempts to use sex to sell a product. It worked.
Now
let me backtrack a bit here so you’ll know why I even bring this up. Labor
Day 2010, my husband and I attended the National Kidney Foundation Pro Am Surf Festival at the Cocoa Beach Pier. We watched in amazement as a local
couple competed in the Tandem Surfing event. He
was 63 and she was 59! We met the couple and the other contestants and
immediately fell in love with their Aloha spirit. My hubby is a long time surfer. I grew up doing
gymnastics and cheerleading…the perfect complement for tandem surfing. Woo-hoo!
So we decided to give it a try. Our first competition was to be Labor Day 2011.