Up to the Minute (CBS) - 2007-08-27 - 1 of 2
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[0:34] Many young surfers travel the world
[0:35] searching to ride that perfect wave.
[0:38] This morning, we have the story of an
[0:39] old surfer who's found his share of
[0:41] perfect waves, but is now searching for
[0:43] something even more elusive. CBS's John
[0:46] Blackstone reports.
[0:49] Doc Ball could well be the oldest surfer
[0:52] still riding the waves. He's a
[0:54] California surfing legend, calls himself
[0:56] the first Jewish surfer.
[0:59] This is the day that God made. Let's
[1:01] really go out and surf.
[1:03] And at age 86, figures he's earned some
[1:06] privileges.
[1:07] I get to be a pain in the tookus.
[1:11] And the older I get, the less I worry
[1:14] about being a pain in the tookus.
[1:16] And this past week, he became a pain in
[1:18] the tookus in the pursuit of Middle East
[1:20] peace. You might call it surfboard
[1:23] diplomacy.
[1:23] Well, he comes up with the unusual idea,
[1:26] and then it takes off to another level.
[1:29] Doc read about the crowded beaches of
[1:31] the Gaza strip and about the young
[1:33] Palestinians trying to surf, but not
[1:36] having enough surfboards.
[1:37] So, I told my son, "Come, we'll go to
[1:39] Israel and get them some boards."
[1:42] But, there was one problem w