I love everything about this surf flick, ever since it was released in 1972. I remember when it first came out on VHS back in the late 80’s and thought I died and went to heaven. The footage shown in this clip shows Pipeline (a top surf break on the North Shore at Oahu) at it’s best. This video passes the test of time. The Beach Boys tune isn’t half bad either.
Enjoy,
Jeff
This reminds me of my water polo days (I played varsity and city league). Once I helped organize a fund-raiser dance party at Rooster’s Cafe at Carleton University, and rented a reel and projector and played surfing videos such as these as a back-drop - to, you guessed it, a large helping of Beach Boys music. I remember it being a fun party, about equally balanced between water polo players and cute young women (that I had to round up). That would have to have been early eighties - 83 or 84.
Cheers,
George
Comment by allocator — May 10, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
George,
Water polo….that’s a tough game. I’ve surfed some pretty big places, including Pipeline, and never came as close to drowning as I did playing water polo with a bunch of hard core players. I was out of my element, and they nailed me. There’s market parallels to be sure….playing outside your game
Jeff
Comment by masteroftheuniverse — May 11, 2008 @ 12:47 am