Surf Action

Life Rolls On
They Will Surf Again 2013
Huntington Beach, CA

This weekend I experienced a new action!  I surfed for my first time ever!  It was SO AWESOME!  I LOVE the water.  My mom says she thinks I'm part fish.  The beach, the pool, a lake...it doesn't matter.  I love them all!

When we go to the beach, I usually just like to hang out in the water.  I tried Boogie Boarding last week and it was ok, but surfing....surfing is AMAZING!

Thanks to the Life Rolls On Foundation and an amazing group of volunteer surfers,  on Saturday, I got my chance to hang ten.  I caught 7 waves!  I felt like I was riding a rocket!  I just wanted to keep going again, and again!

It was just awesome!  My birthday is coming up in October.  I told my dad I think I know what I want for my birthday - an adaptive longboard and a wetsuit!  I can't wait to get out there and surf again!

Life Rolls On is an awesome organization found by this guy...

Jesse Billauer
(picture courtesy of liferollson.org)

In 1996, Jesse was injured in a surfing accident at Zuma Beach.  His spinal cord injury resulted in quadriplegia.  He'd lost the ability to walk and had limited mobility in his arms & hands, but that didn't stop him!  He took his love for the action of surfing and founded Life Rolls On.  On the LRO website, Jesse explains "LRO is an avenue to hope, independence, freedom, happiness, inspiration, and teamwork.  It is about bringing people together and changing lives one day, one program, and one person at a time."

To find out more great action events sponsored by Life Rolls on, visit their website www.liferollson.org.

You can see more about Jesse Billauer and his inspiring story in the feature film "Jesse's Story".

And don't forget to check out the rest of the pictures and video from my amazing surf action!

Future in Action

In case you missed it the first time... I love acting! I love everything about the process of TV, films, & theater. It's so awesome! In the future I hope to be a great director, but for now, I get to do some pretty cool stuff!

Last week I got a message from a producer.  He is working on a documentary about bullying and overcoming diversity called "Broken Bones-Shattered Dreams, A Story of Hope".  After a nice talk with him he asked me to also come onboard as an Associate Producer! I'm so excited!

I can't believe at 15 I will be adding Associate Film Producer to my credits!  This is such a really great project too!

We've already had a lot of emails and texts, and a couple of conference calls.  It's so fun!  I even have some of my friends who have come on board to join me in working with this project. It's going to be so great working with everyone and making new friends!

So many great things are happening!  To keep up to date on the project, follow us on Facebook by liking our page https://www.facebook.com/BrokenBonesShatteredDreams

I have some other cool things happening this weekend too.  I'll share more about those next week so keep watching for more action!

And ACTION!

Yep, that's me, Brock Waidmann, and yes, I use a wheelchair.  Big deal.  That doesn't stop me.  I love the action in life.

I'm 15 years old and I'm an actor, athlete, brother, and friend.  Acting is my life!  I love every part of it.  From the auditions, filming, and being involved in production, to watching movies and tv shows.  Some day I'm going to be a director and direct some really great tv shows.

This last year I've been playing sports....a lot!  I've gone two years in a row to UCSB for a week long wheelchair sports camp where I've learned to play so many sports.  Basketball, rugby, rock climbing, and sled hockey are some of my favorites.  This last month I even tried adaptive skateboarding.  It was awesome! I did a skate clinic with John Stark, and I even got to see Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham do a backflip and Christiaan "Otter" Bailey do the "Otter Pop".  It was so cool!

I'd say my life is full of action, pretty cool!