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Big Al lives on the coast in Shallotte, a longtime, now retired firefighter who now spends his time creating whimsical works of art from driftwood.
ACTION ON THE FIELD FROM THE SEAT OF YOUR SOFA ON WRAL TV AT 7:00 AM. WE WILL HAVE IT FOR YOU. >>> IT’S THE BEGINNING OF AUTUMN. THIS EVENING TRAVELER TAR HEEL MEETS THE MAN WHO LOVES THE BEACH ALL YEAR ROUND. WE ARE IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY WITH AN ARTIST NAMED BIG AL. >> Reporter: NORTH CAROLINA COAST, MOST PEOPLE THINK WATER. BIG AL THINKS WATER AND WOOD. GET ROCKS. >> Reporter: FROM THE INSIDE, A CYPRESS, A TIKI’S HEAD, >> TIKI’S HEADS REPRESENT THIS. THEY ARE THE OCEAN GUARDS. >> Reporter: HIS FEET ARE FIRMLY EARTHED ON THE COAST. AND YOU ARE NOT IN A BOX. >> MANY PEOPLE, THIS COULD LOOK LIKE A RUSTY CHAIN. >> Reporter: THESE ARE DIRTY OLD FISHING ROPES. WHAT LIFE WILL IT HAVE NOW? FOR BIG AL, THAT’S ALL THE POINT. >> WHAT IS THE SECOND LIFE? WHAT WILL THIS BE? >> Reporter: MAYBE THE PLANK MAKES A BEAUTIFUL TURTLE OR A FISH, A FOLD OR A FURNITURE. >> WHAT IS PRETTY? THIS IS NORTH MYRTLE BEACH. I WILL TAKE MY BOAT, GO DOWN THE RIVERS, I LOOK LIKE A CAMELS IN THE SERENGETI. >> Reporter: FULL OF ARTISTIC IDEAS – >> I CALL IT A COASTAL ATTITUDE. >> Reporter: YOU MAKE SEASONAL ARTICLES – >> I LOVE HALLOWEEN. IT’S THE TIME TO PUT ON YOUR COSTUME AND BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE. >> Reporter: FATHER NOL COULD BE SERIOUS. >> WOULD SEEK WHAT IT CAN BE AND WHERE IT SHOULD GO. >> Reporter: HE WAS A VOLUNTARY FIREFIGHTER. >> WHEN YOU DIAL 911, IT’S NEARLY ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. >> Reporter: HE SPENT 36 YEARS OF HIS LIFE ANSWERING CALLS. >> YOU ARE IN A TRAGEDY COMPANY. NOT THAT PEOPLE ARE HAPPY IN A TRAGEDY, THEY ARE HAPPY THAT SOMEONE IS THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. SIRENS ARE ALWAYS HAPPY. YOU NEVER SEE A FUCKED MERMAID. HIPPOCAMPS ARE HAPPY CREATURES. THAT’S ANOTHER HAPPY THING. YOU ARE HAPPY IN THE FLIP-FLOPS. >> Reporter: SAND DOLLARS, PALM TREES, PHOTO FRAMES – >> NOT ONLY THE FRAME HELD THE WORK, IT IS PART OF THE WORK. >> Reporter: IN BRIEF ACCOR BITE BIG AL, A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER USING RECOVERED WOOD. >> I WILL NOT USE EYE HOLES. >> Reporter: HE SEES ONLY POSSIBILITIES. >> IT’S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN REUSE OR USE AGAIN.
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