Groovy Scott!

You can thank Tweez for the thread....and I agree....(next to the DOG & MUSIC thread of course) it's the best thread on PPOT! ;)

Yes surf photography has indeed come a loooong way. It's incredible what can be - and what is being done now.

Regarding "The Endless Summer" - that classic will always be....well a classic. Bruce Brown had his own way of creating a movie which above all translated into entertainment. That is what set that movie apart from most others - the writing and creativity in production. Of course the overall theme was a very unique one - groundbreaking in many ways....

There's another movie he made about motorcycle riding you may enjoy called "On Any Sunday". Here's one of my fav. segments:

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BTW....the soundtrack is by the same group from "The Endless Summer" - The Sandals. And you'll recognize the narration by Bruce Brown....

I hope you'll get a chance to watch it one day. Thanks for your post!!!

ABROAD - a short film by John Lynch on Vimeo
Change The Subject is another of John Lynch's films with lush images.
On Any Sunday was so timely for me as I raced motocross on CZs & rode trails with my Dad on a Greeves. An Endless Summer poster graces my home office.

I remember it well "Secret Spot" and "Mafia House"

Larry: Cool - you were obviously around in the "good old days"! Before those friggin' beach tolls! Back when you could drive on the beach at night.

Here's a pic of the Mafia House (west side) - not sure if you can still recognize it - it's part of a huge condo now - in fact it's surrounded by 2 condos so no longer stands out like it used to.....

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Were you one of the Daytona guys? Pat Altes, the Crouch brothers, Ronnie Ranie, etc.?

^^^ On Any Sunday. Surely remember that film but never realized Bruce Brown narration in both... well goes for his production. No one cooler than McQueen. Vintage Baja scenes. Neat. (Back in that era I had quite a few dirt bikes including a Rickman with a Zundap 125.) Anyhow, drifting away and 'thank you' for the great stuff here. S.


Edit: Abroad - John Lynch. +1

Hey Baz I grew up in Winter Park, many trips back and forth.

I was the student projectionist one year at our high school for old man Bud Brown. He congratulated me on the least number of film splices ever ..hah.

That pic that Baz put up of the two nekid girls carrying the long board looks to me like the clothes-optional beach @ Santa Barbara. Fun days ..

Another thumbnail shot of Jason @ Backdoor Pipe

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Another nice shot of your son Geary! You must appreciate the classic films as much as anyone with your background. ;)

Larry - I know quite a few of the Winter Park crew. :cool:

Enjoy the rest of your summer! :p

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Not sure where I saved this from, but it's too much fun not to share ..

Cawabunga !

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Phew, my hands were sweating watching that John. Wow.




I used to do some down hill and have the scars to prove it, but nothing like the talent they have.

Super nice run! What a great hill, and no cars going either way, wonder if it was closed to vehicles. I hope so with them taking the whole road at will. Neat watching the aero effect at work.

Cheers Richard

I find their choice of lines/speed interesting .. full speed and virtually straight. Our little group did this for many years on Haleakala, but we carved full turns and kept speed in check. Even so, we'd sometimes eat it big time. I destroyed my ACL twice and had to retire until they came up with the Mountain Board rear disc brake system. From that point on, none of us ever wiped out. We also moved to night riding only. Cars can be seen from miles away.

You go man! Could you see these guys showing their kids this vid 30 years from now? Thanks for the posting.

Couldn't place the road. Thought it was Decker or Encinal but looks like is was back in the Angles front range.

Video says "GMR" so I assume that is Glendora Mountain Road.

Guys do this up on Mulholland by the Rock Store. On the one hand they do have some skills, but I have to say that their crossing of the double yellow (unless the road is closed) is rather stupid. You can go faster on a bicycle and stay in your lane, and get pretty much the same sense of exhilaration with much more safety (things like brakes!). The guys on Mulholland do have the sense to go on week day afternoons like Fridays when there are fewer cars and bikes but there are still many blind turns. I am not sure if they cross the 2 x yellow everywhere, though.

You may go faster, but you won't get the same "exhilaration". It's also the point not to have more safety. Who needs brakes?

If you are flying down Mulholland and some idiot crosses into your lane, you need more control. If you can't corner without sliding into the other lane then you need brakes to bleed off a little speed.

They did talk about "air brakes", but I see it as only a matter of time before they end up plastered to the front of a car because they lost control.

I don't see why the bike isn't exciting enough.

It's called "adrenaline junkie". :) They have to crank down on the trucks on those boards or else they will get speed wobble and will ditch. BTDT. Because the trucks are so tight, it's hard to turn. It also looks like they had spotters on several sections of the road.

"Adrenaline junkies" to that degree shouldn't pursue their hit on public roads. Same for racing on Mulholland in cars. Driving or riding fast is one thing but if you want to push the limits, take it to a track or to a dedicated mountainboard race with a closed course.

One skateboard guy recently killed himself by riding into a parked car on a neighborhood street in Agoura. Not wearing a helmet was what killed him but brakes would have been handy to have in that situation.

I am not saying that there are no idiots on bicycles out there, however.

I would be surprised if skateboards are legal on roads. I am absolutely sure they would be in big trouble if a cop came around the turn and saw them in the wrong lane. On Mulholland they slide wide, appearing like they don't have full control.

Maybe they shouldn't, but they do. :) And to a degree, I understand why.

I can see why -- it is the same reason I like the road on my bike. But they should not be romanticized if they are breaking the rules of the road. Anyone - car, bike, skateboard who drives like an idiot deserves to be called as such. If they are in control, then I don't have a problem with it but they seem to push the envelope of the boards' performance too much.

I get nervous when I am climbing and they are descending. Thankfully I haven't been in that situation much lately because we usually go at different times of day.

Looks like they are legal on Cali roads, but are supposed to follow the same rules.
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They seemed in control to me. :) Only a couple times did I notice wheels sliding and that was when they went over the paint.

Wow, so it says be in traffic but going the opposite direction? :eek:

Mulholland Highway would be a highway, so would be prohibited? But I wonder about Latigo and Piuma and such.

I guess I was speaking more of the skaters in general. The ones I have seen in person. Not specifically the ones in the video.

Death is part of life. If you're going to go - might as well go doing what you love.

Now for a nice pic! :)

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Or 2.....

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Thanks for the nice pics, Baz ..

In Hawaii, skateboards are "unlicensed vehicles", leading to possible arrest. We had an incident once as teenagers, with a po'd officer who decided he needed to wave his gun around to make his point. Not a fun day.

Nicely done Baz, You have a knack for steering us back to the fun and the beauty. Since this is a thread about surfing those are some of the main goals.

Cheers Richard

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Appreciate it guys...love all the posts here too. The skateboarding video was pretty cool - they've come a long way with equipment. A friend of mine showed me a new wheel assembly that twists with you as you shift your weight on the board - the whole assembly twists...I'll try to get a pic.

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Wow .. that is an absolutely beautiful surf shot.

Even with the early, very long and stiff Mountain Boards, we found that moving the springs as far inward as possible allowed extremely tight turns .. not quite as tight as the conventional boards, but very tight. With the addition of the brakes, we could confidently go faster, knowing that runaway speed was avoidable. And we hardly every used the brakes .. a couple taps going into a tight turn in the road, or when our carves were getting a bit too drawn out because of excessive speed. I'll be interested in seeing the new design .. so long as brakes can be adapted.

I'll work on it Geary....

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Here ya go Tweez....

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My star pupil.

This little girl - Last year her big fear was of pearling, which of course happened on her first wave. She surfaced with a little bruise on her cheek where the board hit her with a look that was one between mere surprise and tears - I quickly told her that I was glad that we got that out of the way first thing and that changed her expression to a smile and from there she never looked back.

This year after a long winter away from the ocean ; first wave ; up with one fluid move of perfect grace and standing tall and relaxed with her feet together rides one to the shore.

Next wave, caught before it broke, same thing with the added flair of her hands on her hips.
The adult man I was teaching at the same time who could not get to his feet at all looked at me and said, "that sure is humbling...."

A true natural.

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I don't know HOW many years it took me to learn to stay underwater until I heard the board plop. I took so many cracks to the head, and still kept coming up too soon. (Heavy boards back then, too.) So, that's a good lesson to teach .. stay underwater for the count of 5.

NICE pic & story JCF! Good for you and your little surfer girl - you both have a lot to be proud of! :)

Adding to Geary's suggestion...after that 5 second delay.....I stick my hand up ahead of my head as I arise...usually saves some "bumpage"!

Great post - makes me smile....SmileWavy