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Do you remember for a while there when tarp surfing enjoyed a moment in the sun? Get a few friends, a big, blue tarp, a skateboard, and pretend you’re getting tubed. It is fun, if only for a minute or two, and in the day and age of cameras all over the place, it is eye-catching. That’s why, on a day full of north winds, Jamie O’Brien and his crew of misfits decided to buy the biggest tarp they could and get tubed on dry land.