Thirty-five years ago, San Luis Obispo County native Tony Corley wrote a letter to Surfer Magazine, hoping to recruit other African-American surfers to communicate and share waves.
While the second letter he received was a racist threat with crude drawings and the letters “KKK,” subsequent mail came from many African-American surfers who were interested in hooking up. Thus, the Black Surfing Association was born.
This […]
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by Pat
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My pants are soaked.
I just shot some video for an upcoming feature on surfer/shaper/painter/musician Shane Stoneman, and, well — I really wanted to get some shots of him in the water. So, of course, I just had to get to the ocean.
I know — tough gig.
That video, which will also feature music from Stoneman’s new CD, “Days […]
Posted on July 29th, 2008 by Pat
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Call me weird, but some times I just like to look at surfboards.
That weird?
I’m the same way with drums and guitars. I’ll go into a store, and I’ll just . . . feel them.
So it must have been quite a sight to see the entire stock of Central Coast Surf Boards being moved from its […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Pat
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