Editorial
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A Beautiful Pandemonium
How Rick Griffin, South Bay surfer and artist, became the unlikely herald of the Psychedelic Revolution.
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Denevan’s Wake
A big swell can be a revelation, making the familiar strange again by expressing deepwater reefs and bringing rare birds…
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Pat Tobin’s Backstories
During the early 1970s, Pat Tobin became one of a small group of Laguna Beach painters to follow in the…
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Board Stories
Piano Man Hanging on the beach at Makaha all day is akin to being on an East Cape beach in…
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The Cat’s Ninth Life
I had an appointment with Yvon Chouinard to meet early morning on December 18, a Tuesday, at his beachfront home…
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The Body Will Suffice: Self-Propelled Through Primordia
Chris Malloy: I called Jeff early one morning from a gas station in San Pedro. I was lost and frustrated.…
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Whole Lotta’ Love: Randy Dible Does Mexico Part II
WARNING: Rated R for language, substance abuse, and explicit sexual conduct. ACT ONE: A WINDOW IN TIME How it all…
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Up a Lazy River with Bill Hamilton
“Aggressive, concentrated effort is the glue that holds and directs the instinct of the action. To go beyond the feelings…
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Inventions: Tom Morey
Simply put, Tom Morey was surfing’s first legitimate futurist. A short list of ideas he’s brought to the surfing world’s…
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The Western Gate
In 1997, TSJ reviewed a book of photographs and writing from Santa Barbara surfer Paul Kemnitzer. The self-published effort—a holistic…