Oct 1, 2026 · 39 min · 13 segments
We learn everything we can about our Person of Interest — a longtime member of the Monte Nido community, who went from golden boy to convict to off-the-grid survivalist living in the woods. We check…
Dana GoodyearHostNeil SamuelsonGuestCherie AmickGuestJay EngleshallGuestArt DavisGuestMonte Nido ResidentGuestWilliam EngleshallGuest
Skimming through it was like reading an old-timey California fairy tale, full of images of picnics, parties, motorcycle rallies, horseback rides, and sun-struck days at Surfrider Beach, and Coors beer.
We found pictures of Rick back in the day, in bell-bottoms or short shorts, and tearing around a track on his motorcycle.
One commenter on the page calls him "The Monte Nido Nick Nolte." And in general, the page seemed like an informal memorial to the community's boys, boys who played rough, partied hard, and died before their time.
After many failed attempts to set up an interview, we drop by her house one day unannounced, and to our surprise, she invites us into her backyard.
Like, for my wedding I had here with my dad, he was always down to help And he knew what he was doing
Her parents were half a generation older than Rick, and extremely close to him.
Skimming through it was like reading an old-timey California fairy tale, full of images of picnics, parties, motorcycle rallies, horseback rides, and sun-struck days at Surfrider Beach, and Coors beer.
We found pictures of Rick back in the day, in bell-bottoms or short shorts, and tearing around a track on his motorcycle.
One commenter on the page calls him "The Monte Nido Nick Nolte." And in general, the page seemed like an informal memorial to the community's boys, boys who played rough, partied hard, and died before their time.
After many failed attempts to set up an interview, we drop by her house one day unannounced, and to our surprise, she invites us into her backyard.
Like, for my wedding I had here with my dad, he was always down to help And he knew what he was doing
Her parents were half a generation older than Rick, and extremely close to him.
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