Have you ever wondered why the portrayal of the typical surfer changed so quickly from the disobedient, almost absent-minded perspective to the cool kids we see them as today? The answer lies mostly within the works of Bruce Brown, who is largely credited with changing the conception of how the public views the surfer. Brown’s [...]
Bunker Spreckels – Sex King
Bunker Spreckels is more of a legend now that he has ever been. We have run Bunker’s bio on this site in the past. We also make numerous references to him. This time, we examine a piece of Bunker’s history with his personal record of banging 64 women in one week. 33 years ago this [...]
South African Legend Surfer – Shaun Tomson
Born in Durban, South Africa, Shaun Tomson began surfing at age 10. On a little red surf board in the Indian Ocean Shaun describes surfing as “griping me hard.” Obviously Tomson held on also as he took surfing to new heights in the 70s and 80s continuing even today as a spokesperson and an ambassador [...]
Hunter S. Thompson from Charlie Rose
A conversation with journalist Hunter S. Thompson about his role as an innovator of New Journalism. He also discusses his resurrected novel “The Rum Diary”, which follows some rough and seasoned journalists living in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bunker Spreckels – The World’s Greatest Surfer
Sex – Surf – LSD – Rock & Roll It is said that we humans are drawn to the sea. Perhaps it is because there was a time that we were as the dolphins; gliding through the water, following the waves and leaping with abandon. Maybe in our inner core we remember the feel of [...]
Skater Bam Margera Bio page added!
Bio by Jennifer Sharpe When someone asks you if you know who Bam Margera is, the first thought that probably comes to mind isn’t professional skateboarder. Most likely known for his daredevil antics in shows such as Jackass and Viva La Bam, Margera most likely isn’t recognised as well as he should be for his [...]
#Skater Tony Alva Bio Page is now published
[slide] One of the Skateboarding Legend’s Bio can now be found here.
Z-Boys Page Uploaded
Check out the new Z-Boys bio page that has been published. Z-boys are the guys that forever changed skateboarding! View their page here!