Mr. Brown was born in Chicago, Il. in 1945. His family moved to California in 1950 where he was raised and educated. He has been an avid surfer since 1964. Since then he has surfed and live at various locales along the California Coast including Santa Cruz, Humboldt and Sonoma Counties, as well as in Mexico and on Oahu and the Big Island. Mr. Brown has a Bachelors Degree in Geography from California State University, East Bay. He resides in Hilo, Hi. with his partner Asherah Taylor, their two dogs and six cats.