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Wiggle: The Squirrelly Side of the Shortboard Revolution

Credits: Larry Lindberg, Rod Sumpter, Hal Jepsen

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History of Surfing

Revolution is not a Dinner Party
Style Takes a Dive

Features

"PORTALS OF ENDLESS CARNATIONS" - HOW THE REVOLUTION WAS MARKETED
"THE LIFE AND WORK OF RICHARD BREWER," BY DREW KAMPION (1999)
FAILURE TO LAUNCH: SHORTBOARDS BEFORE THE SHORTBOARD REVOLUTION
MIDGET AND THE REVOLUTION: A CLOSER LOOK
WATCH: "16 OR BUST! THE NARROW BOARD TRIP OF 1969"

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 1-14-2018: BREWER VS MCTAVISH, AND PANIC ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR
SUNDAY JOINT, 9-29-2019: GEORGE GREENOUGH, BOB MCTAVISH, DIY SHORTBOARD SURFING IN NEW ZEALAND

Videos

16 or Bust: the Super-Narrow Boards of 1969
1967: First Look at the Short Surfboard
Bob McTavish, Manly Beach, May or June, 1967
French Revolution: 1968