Venice Pier Surf Report 08/20/07 The REAL Henry Hill

Venice Surf Report Venice Pier CA 8/20/07

A Bit bigger....

But the shoulders are droppping out very quickly, if not closing out, so you better get that board turned at the top if you want to have any chance of getting in front of it.



Waist high(+), so a slight bump in size, but it will get better as the tide fills in. Light offhsores, 10-12 out north, a few scattered south.

So yesterday morning, after surfing for a few hours, I get out and see a new face hanging with Tommy and Victor on the back porch of the transformer known as 3100 Oceanfront Walk. He is obviously right at home, as he has a large beer in his hand, is shouting things at passerbys and just has the look and the feel of one of the boyos.

"Hey Matt, guess who this is?" asks Tommy.

"Who?"

"Henry Hill."

"THE Henry Hill? The one you keep talking about?"

"Fucking right I'm the real Henry Hill, ya asshole!" Henry says. "Ha ha ha ha! Jesus, look at the size of you, ya prick; what are you, a Sumo Wrestler or something?"

It's Henry Hill alright. Plus, I recognized his voice from hearing him on the Howard Stern show all the time.

So, I ran home, got my cameras, and here, for the first time, is a rare glimpse into what it is like to be a famous ex-mobster. Enjoy.

Here's Henry enjoying a Steel Reserve with Tommy and Victor.





He even asked if I wanted to see a 2-11 in progress, which of course I did. He was more than happy to oblige, especially as he was doing it with someone else's beer.







Then of course I had to ask him what is what like to whack somebody, and if there was any special ceremony or anything that accompanied the taking of somebody else's life.

"Oh yeah" says Henry "it's a big deal"

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well first you gotta get the guy to stand still and then before you whack him you gotta bless him, kinda like a priest saying mass"

"How's it go?" I ask.

"Like this....."

So he stands up and does this little benediction/blessing, accompanied by what sounds like Gregorian chanting, so I can get it on film







"You really did all that every time you whacked a guy?" I ask.

"What are you, stupid? Of course not! You just come up behind him and stick an ice pick in his ear or shoot 'em in the back of the head!"

Everyone's laughing so I decide to pull out the video camera.

I apologize in advance for the breathing you hear (mine); the genius who designed this little video camera decided the best place for the mic is on the back between your nose and mouth, but I think you should be able to see and hear enough to get an idea of Henry's...er...personality.



Here he is doing a little John Lennon for the crowd.....



And here he is doing a little more singing and saying hello to his old friend Howard Stern in his own particular way.



I hope someone shows to this Howard - I may even send it myself. After all, they always seem to want to know news about their whack pack and I'll bet they don't know Henry spends his days hanging at the Venice Pier drinking Malt Liquor with the local homeless.

Lastly, I saw Kenny hanging out smoking a joint with this girl, who I had never seen before.



They took off shortly thereafter but Kenny came back, alone, about ten minutes later looking very relaxed.

"Where'd you go?" I ask.

To the bathroom...with that chick...who just sucked the shit out of my dick! Goddamn, boy, my knees are about to give out, I better sit down!"



It's tough being homeless at the Pier, isn't it?