Episode 0
Paul Gross walks us through one Thursday morning watching Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello beach movies. Additionally, he provides his philosophical perspective on beach movies as a whole along with the stars who come with them.
View PDF
Ep. 0
A Jeremy Koreski portfolio
Treasure hunting with Orion Shepherd.
“There’s no ‘understanding’ in surfing. To me, there’s just looking and doing.”
The Bob Cooper Story
The unbreakable bond of friendship between John Heath "Doc" Ball and LeRoy Grannis saw the two of them through Southern California's surfing pre-history, World War II, and post-war assimilation to civilian life. Their glory days of membership in the Palos Verdes Surfing Club have since given way to commercialism-driven surf culture and group organization, but several photos help us understand the purity of their socio-surfing experience.