https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxjeyrIUgqY

via Pacific Longboarder

Surf Guitars Oldschool Deck by Mr_Miff
Get a skateboard at zazzle

Waikiki Beachnik, originally uploaded by Biff Bang Pow.

Nice mid-century poly-pop paperback cover art. As always in those years illustration and type work great together.

via The Swinging Sixties.

Here’s a shoe for you:

The original skateboard shoe from 1966 – Vans.

Keds would be even more period perfect, as worn by The Challengers:

Are Keds still available? The last time I was in Biarritz I saw them in a shop window.

Retro To Go: Vans Authentic – original 1960s trainers back on the market.

the vintage music and dance night

start:
Sunday, Mai 17th 2009 19:00

location:
South London Pacific Tiki Bar

340 Kennington Road
London, United Kingdom
phone: 02078209189
mail: info(at)hulaboogie.co.uk

Night of exquite stompin’ vintage music for your dancing and listening pleasure with early evening Jive and Hula dance classes, late night burlesque performance, free kitsch snack giveaways, music,cocktails and dancing to DJ music to 1am at fabulously kitsch tiki bar!

If you have The Cowabunga Box Set of Surf Music or the Taschen book about Leroy Grannis’ work you have already seen some of the greatest surf culture photography. What an incredible legacy for us late comers to witness these times through the lense of such a great photographer.

Malcom from Legendary Surfers writes (excerpt):

…Leroy Grannis — Granny — has fallen on hard times. Famous for his surfing photos and as an elder of the tribe — a local of Carlsbad and Hermosa — you would think he’d be able to supplement his Social Security and MediCal with modest earnings from his photography and his life savings.

Unfortunately, what ‘estate’ he had has been eaten up by executors, and others.…

Granny no longer can afford to stay in the assisted living home he has been living in and has moved to his son’s home. John Van Ornum has been helping Leroy’s daughter Katie get the word out and is exploring setting up a fund for donations. For more information, you can reach John at: jvo_v101@yahoo.com

To read about Granny’s contribution to surfing, please go to the Legendary Surfers chapter, updated 2/15/2005: LeRoy ‘Granny’ Grannis

It’s still brandnew, so not much to see so far. And it’s in german. I intend to write about graphic design with a focus on vintage style and also music marketing and design.

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