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Richard Kenvin traces the Mirandon brothers, Bear and Nick, from their roots in the La Jolla shore break through the short board revolution and to the present day.
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A mess of water, foam, fiberglass, and a human head, this Woody Woodworth photo from "Big Thursday" (September 10, 1975) at The Wedge in Newport Beach, Ca, almost audibly translates the power of the massive wave.
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On wanting to be somebody, lessons learned from his father, pouring himself into his pursuits, his be-the-best mentality, the power of visualization, and Wave Ki.
Past and present, polish and frenzy with Lisa Andersen.
Timed to the advent of the 50th anniversary of the most popular surf movie ever made, a hidden archive of production stills and photos taken by the director has percolated up through the topsoil. Many have found their way onto Bruce Brown Films’ social feeds. Others have been high-graded into the recent nonesuch boxed-edition art volume, The Endless Summer. Page through and see if these don’t have you wanting to prick up your ear, listening for Wally Georis’ haunting melodica work with The Sandals as Mike and Robert cross datelines.
When the earth violently moved in Christchurch, New Zealand, at 12:51 p.m. on February 22, 2011, the local surfing populous was sent scurrying. And while tragedy beset the city and lives were lost and forever changed, out in the hinterlands alternative wave-riding opportunities were revealed. And proof that Kiwis are able to smile in the face of adversity, where there's blokes there's usually sheep jokes.