The 3 surfboards were shaped by Greg Nichols, circa 1977.
I was a junior or senior in high school at the time
The board on the left was my brother's, the center one was mine the the right board was Greg's.
Greg had a shaping room at Kevin O'Sullivan's grandmother's home on Locust St in North Laguna.
It was originally an old horse stable barn that Greg and Kevin had cleaned up and made into a shaping room.
I remember as a kid feeling so honored to watch Greg shape my board, that place was so cool and hippy, there was nowhere else I wanted to be.
And Laguna at the time was magical, so much creativity coming out of there.
Greg then had Roger Vandevander paint the dragons on the bottom of the boards.
Roger was friends with Ed Hardy at the time who as we all know now ended up being a master tattoo artist.....you can see how Roger was so influenced by Ed.
Those boards were BEAUTIFUL.
Roger is on the right, Greg is in the center and Kevin is holding my brother's board.
I loved that board so much and I remember snapping mine in half at Agate St one afternoon on the rocks.
Bummer. But that's how it goes sometimes!
The photo is a horrible 3rd generation copy, I was the one who took the picture and I'm pretty sure I used color film, who knows where that image is now, at least we have this.
Showing posts with label surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surfing. Show all posts
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Laguna Beach, Circa 1977
Labels:
bettershelter,
ed hardy,
greg nichols,
roger vandevander,
surfing
Monday, August 6, 2012
Ron Church CA/HI
Labels:
bettershelter,
nowness,
ron church,
surfing,
the surfers journal,
tom adler
Friday, June 8, 2012
Here & Now Movie
A film shot entirely in one day.
Follows the lives of surfers around the world as they go about their day.
HERE & NOW Official Trailer from INNERSECTION on Vimeo.
Follows the lives of surfers around the world as they go about their day.
HERE & NOW Official Trailer from INNERSECTION on Vimeo.
Labels:
bettershelter,
here and now,
surfing
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Chanel? Surfing? Love.
OK, how good are these??
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Labels:
bettershelter,
chanel,
surfing
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Digging Through LA Public Library's Photographs
The Los Angeles Public Library has an extensive online photo collection.
I searched under "surfing" and these images came up.
Pretty good!
The bottom image is from the OP Pro in HB, love that.
I searched under "surfing" and these images came up.
Pretty good!
The bottom image is from the OP Pro in HB, love that.
Labels:
bettershelter,
los angeles public library,
surfing
Monday, September 27, 2010
The Selby Makes A Movie About Surfing
Rockaway Taco, A Selby Film from the selby on Vimeo.
Labels:
bettershelter,
surfing,
the selby
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sliding Liberia Film At Lido
The film "Sliding Liberia" will be playing at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach tonight 7:30pm.
A story of war, peace and surfing....??
A story of war, peace and surfing....??
Labels:
lido theater,
newport beach,
sliding liberia,
surfing
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Bra Boys Movie
A great documentary film that for me, brought up my own memories of growing up surfing in a beach community. Although my life was not nearly as hardcore as what was depicted in the movie, the film nevertheless illustrated and captured the impact of what surfing and beach culture can have on young kids.
And, those guys charge gnarly waves in the movie.
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bra boys movie,
surfing
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