Mount Pleasant Magazine May/June 2018

38 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.BestOfMP.com feature B ecause so many people move to Charleston from other places around the country and across the world, it’s often difficult to find a born and bred native of the Holy City. The good news is that one local has not only stuck around but is also doing incredible things in local communities. Dave Brisacher – also known as Big Hair Dave, for obvious reasons – grew up on 41st Avenue in Isle of Palms with his dad, who taught at Laing Middle School for 30 years, and his mom, a newscaster for both Channel 5 and Channel 4. From the Beginning Brisacher’s childhood was like any IOP kid’s growing up in the ’80s: lots of surf, sun – oh, and a little thing called Hurricane Hugo. “We had a two-story house during Hugo, and the entire first floor was covered with water and pluff mud. We had no electricity for at least three weeks, and we had to get food and supplies from the Salvation Army. It was obviously a very serious situation, but, as a kid, it was actually kind of an adventure,” he remembered. Photos by Krysta Chapman. Behind-the-Scenes Dave “Big Hair” Brisacher By Krysta Chapman Action