GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball

Jan Discusses: - Memories from his and partner  Bjorn Maaseide's 7 wins on the FIVB tour (including receiving FIVB  gold medals from Jane Fonda at an event)  :),  his memories from both the '96 Atlanta,  and '00  Sydney Beach Volleyball  Olympics, including some insightful and visceral Olympic stories of his regrets, and what he  would have done differently in hindsight,  and the be...

Jan Discusses: - His start on the FIVB tour alongside partner Bjorn Maaseide, what the experience was like, including the challenges they faced early on as young upstarts, the established players they faced and were inspired by, and the importance of "believing in yourself and your partner",   a great story about his and Bjorn's first trip to California in '92 to train at Capo...

Dennis Discusses: - His thoughts on the beach volleyball game we see today compared to when he played,  how his book The Art of Beach Volleyball came about,  what he's most proud of from his career, what he's up to now days in 2021,  including how GRATEFUL he is for his wife Barbara, his amazing parents who supported him every step of his life, and the amazing friends he made along the w...

Sam Discusses: - The MEMORABLE moments from his time as the MC of the AVP during its HEY DAY, both on and off the court, his recollection of how the sport crashed in the late 90's due to the EGOS,  power struggle between the AVP vs FIVB,  the mismanagement,  & certain sponsors not following through with the $,  his thoughts on the beach game today compared to what it was back then, what h...

Sam Discusses:    - His youth growing up in the North Bay,  how amazing it was as a kid to ride his bike or skateboard down to State Beach,  Sorrento Beach, & Muscle Beach to watch the legends of the sport play at that time,  the amazing volleyball and basketball players that he got to know over the years at Pacific Palisades High School as a Dolphin, how he got his first experience as an anno...

Dennis Discusses: - The BEST hitters he ever saw ( Including an amazing story about Mike Stormin' Normand!),  best diggers,  best team he ever saw on the beach,  the MOMENT when he made the decision to become an ARTIST after he and Mike Carey got knocked out of the Laguna Beach Open during the weekend of the Laguna Beach Art Festival,  and he visited the Museum there and first saw a Van Gogh...

Dennis Discusses: -  More of his FOND memories of the players from his era, including Bill "Blowfish" Imwalle,  Amy Baldus, Butch May & Eileen Clancy, Buzz Swarts, Dane Selznick,  Fred Zuelich, Gary Hooper &  Steve Obradovich, his good friend George Stepanof and his AMAZING family ( wife Arlene and son Rick) and all they  have done for the sport!,  Bob Mendoza, Ron Von Hagen, Ron...

Dennis Discusses: Some of the players  he saw, played with, and against, or heard about, including John Vallely,  Jim Menges, Greg Lee, Bill Leeka, Fred Zuelich,  Mike Carey, and Matt Gage, a funny story of playing in the Manhattan Beach Open with Ron Von Hagen and how nervous he was, winning the '77 Capitola Northern California Beach  Championship with Fred Zuelich in a tightly contested mat...

Dennis Discusses: -  The music he and the players were listening to back in the 70's,  how he used to live at his parent's house in Yucaipa over the summer and drive to the beach and back home EVERY day, seeing John Vallely play at the beach and how amazing he was, meeting Wink Davenport and the influence he had on him, being in the armed forces, and his role with them, the time he worke...

Dennis Discusses: - His youth growing up in Yacaipa, CA,  how his dad started a little league baseball team there,  how supportive his parents and sister were to him as a youth, and how Dennis went on to achieve some incredible high school accolades as a baseball and basketball player (All - CIF, and Honorable mention All-American), his first exposure to volleyball in high school, his time at San...

Andy Discusses: - The best diggers he competed against in his era,  best teams he competed against, what it takes to be a good overhand digger, a classic story from Lake Tahoe when he was playing against Jim Menges and Greg Lee and he hit a ball straight down that bounced into Greg's "Lee family jewels",  his time competing collegiately in volleyball at Yale University and how they...

Andy Discusses: -  His partnership with  Dane Selznick and what made them such a great  team over their partnership together, his recollection of the '79 Beach World Championships when he and Dane lost in the first round to Rocky Ciarelli & Tom Wade and battled back to reach the finals, where they lost 16-18 in an EPIC double final to Sinjin Smith and Karch Kiraly and how the crowd noise...

Andy Discusses: - His youth and unique family history growing up in LA,  learning the sport of volleyball as an "overactive youth" at the Santa Monica Beach Club, being invited by established  Beach Club volleyball member John Meek to play in the Laguna Beach Open at the age of 22 where they defeated the 4th seeded team of Gary Hooper & Fred Zuelich early in the tournament,  earning...

Bill Leeka Discusses:    -  How he met Ron Von Hagen at UCLA when they pledged the BETA THETA PI Fraternity together as freshman,   how he learned to play volleyball as a freshman football player on the volleyball court behind the frat house,   playing at Sorrento Beach  and learning more about the sport  from Wally Busby and the other fixtures  at the beach,   how he was a  short runt  kid all hi...

Bill Discusses: -  The 'infamous"   '67 Manhattan Beach Open when he and Vogie lost in the first round, and then drank beer the rest of the weekend and made it to the finals against Ron Lang & Ron Van Hagen ( including the antics Leeka and Vogie pulled in the final that led to it being interrupted on multiple occasions when the crowd threw beer bottles & cans on the court co...

Jan Discusses: - Growing up in Norway, what the country is like, and how he got his start in volleyball as a youth, playing indoors professionally, including his time on 2 French professional teams in the 80's - Arago Sete, & AS Cannes,  some of the best international indoor players he competed against and looked up to, how he learned the sport of beach VB playing 3 man volleyball on the...

Jeff Discusses: - The OFF THE COURT "fun" volleyball players in the 70's had with the volley dolly's ( EPIC stories!),  one  of his most memorable finishes in the '74 Manhattan Beach Open playing with Leonard Armato, and the teams they beat along the way, and how fun the player parties were after the tournament!   Support the show

Dave Bordwell Discusses: -  More insight on Ron "8-0" Lang , the best diggers from that era, the best hitters from that era, several EPIC  stories about  the most FEARED  guy on the beach, Steno Brunicardi, Dave's memories of winning the '62 Laguna Beach Open with partner Gordon Evans, and winning the '65 Corona Del Mar Open alongside partner Ron Von Hagen, and what transp...

Dave Bordwell Discusses: -  His good friend Keith Erickson and some CLASSIC stories about him and his athletic prowess & some shenanigans' between them ( including the time they threw water balloons at passerby's from their hotel balcony  in San Diego), the time Bordwell saw Peter Velasco hit at ball at State Beach that bounced on the restroom roof,  his recollection of Ron Von Hagen...

Dave Bordwell Discusses: -  His start in the sport as a 18 year old kid in 1950 thanks to his girlfriend at the time who took him to State Beach and introduced him to Bernie Holtzman,  who taught him the game,  Bordwell's  world class track & field talents ( running  the 200 meter dash in 20.6 secs, and long jumping 25 feet 7"),  his recollection of the prominent volleyball fixtures...

Jeff Discusses: - Mike Maas and what a talented indoor defensive player he was, the West LA Window Shades USVBA team he captained and some FUN stories about the team, his High School indoor coaching career as an assistant coach for two of the most talented programs in the history of California :  The Laguna Beach Artists ( under head coach Bill Ashen), and the Mira Costa Mustangs (under head coach...

 Ron Lang pays tribute to O'Hara & Bright and Discusses: -  How he first met Mike O'Hara in '56 after O'Hara got out of the service and played in a tournament with him, the Selznick & O'Hara rivalry where he and Mike Bright were just side shows to Selznick & O'Hara when they played one another,  how honored Lang was when the O'Hara family asked him to...

Jeff Discusses: -  A mesmerizing story about the most impressive  hit he EVER witnessed (courtesy of Henry Bergmann) during an early round Saturday match at the '70 or '71 Manhattan Beach Open, how amazing the crowds were for the Manhattan Beach Open back then with fans packed all around the court, on the stairs, the pier, and the strand, some of the other most impressive hitters he witn...

Jeff Jordan - Part 1 Interview. Jeff Discusses: - Growing up in the South Bay as a talented baseball and basketball player,  how he learned the sport of volleyball during a class at UC Irvine in College,  playing in the Manhattan 6 man tournament with Ted Dodd, and being recruited by Pepperdine Coach,  Harlen Cohen,  to play indoors alongside Ted at Pepperdine on a scholarship where he earned ALL-...

Ron Lang Interview.  From  August 30th_2018   Part 1 Ron Lang Discusses:    -  Why he thinks Gene Selznick is the GREATEST American volleyball player in history, ever!,  the strategy he would use playing against the modern day best player, Phil Dalhausser,  a classic story of playing a young Jim Menges when he taught him a lesson!, how he didn't play the game to make friends, but rather looke...