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       in the tube at Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii       
24"x18" art print available at AllPosters.com
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on Surfing

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Links



A  Short  History  of  Surfing

[ coming soon ]

A History of Duke Kahanamoku




Surf  Movies  &  TV  Shows

browse 100+ surfing movies at IMDb
browse surfing movies at Amazon.com: on DVDon VHS
Beach Movies at Brian's Drive-In Theater

Surf Movie Poster Art   "Surf Movie Tonite!: Surf Movie Poster Art, 1957-2004" [2005]
by Matt Warshaw

Chronicle Books 12x9 pb [9/2005] for $13.57
Hollywood Surf & Beach Movies  "Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969"
[2005] by Thomas Lisanti, Foreword by Aron Kincaid

McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [4/2005] for $45.00
Frankie & Annette Movie Legends Collection DVD   "Frankie & Annette M.G.M. Movie Legends Collection" [2007]
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [7/2007] 4 disks for $34.99

includes "Beach Blanket Bingo" [1965]; "Beach Party" [1963]; "Bikini Beach" [1964]; "Fireball 500" [1966]; "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" [1965]; "Muscle Beach Party"
[1964]
; "Ski Party" [1965]; and "Thunder Alley" [1967]


Beach Blanket Bingo   "Beach Blanket Bingo" [A.I.P. April 1965]
Starring Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon, with Buster Keaton
Goodtimes color VHS [4/95] for $7.95
MGM/UA widescreen DVD [6/2001] for $13.46
full credits from IMDb

"Beach Party" [1963]

"Big Wednesday"

"Bikini Beach" [1964]

"Billabong Odyssey" documentary [Nov 2003]
official sitecredits at IMDb

"Blue Crush"

'Gidget' books & movies are below

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini   "How To Stuff A Wild Bikini" [A.I.P. July 1965]
Starring Annette Funicello & Frankie Avalon, with Buster Keaton
MGM/UA widescreen DVD [5/2001] for $13.46
MGM/UA color VHS [7/2001] for $9.94
full credits from IMDb

"Longboard Fever"

"Longboard Magic"

Longboard TV: all-surfing sports show on Fox

"Muscle Beach Party" [1964]

"Pacific Vibrations" documentary [1971] by John Severson: credits at IMDb

"Ride The Wild Surf"

"Sea Flight" [1980]

"Step Into Liquid" movie [Aug 2003]: official sitecredits at IMDb

"Summer Stories" by Greg MacGillivray

"Surfwise" documentary [2008] {requires Flash}


surfing  movies  by  Bruce  Brown
explore videos/DVDsIMDb listingWikipedia

Bruce Brown 6-Pack DVD box set   "Bruce Brown Golden Years of Surf" DVD Box Set [2004]
Image Ent color DVD [5/2004] 6 disks for $40.99
includes "Barefoot Adventure" [1960]; "Slippery When Wet" [1958]; "Surf Crazy" [1959]; "Surfin' Shorts" [1960]; "Surfing Hollow Days" [1961]; and "Waterlogged" [1962]
"Bruce Brown 6-Pack" DVD Box Set [2003]
Image Ent color DVD [6/2003] 6 disks - out of prodn/used
includes "Barefoot Adventure" [1960]; "The Endless Summer" [1966]; "Slippery When Wet"
[1958]; "Surf Crazy" [1959]; "Surfin' Shorts" [1960]; and "Surfing Hollow Days" [1961]

"Barefoot Adventure" documentary [1960]

"The Endless Summer" documentary [1966]

"The Endless Summer II" documentary [1994]

"The Endless Summer Revisited" documentary [2000]

"Slippery When Wet" documentary [1958]

"Surf Crazy" documentary [1959]

"Waterlogged" documentary [1962]


U.S.P.S. issued a woodie stamp in August 2001, for use on pre-sorted first-class postcards

'Woody'  (Surfing  Wagons)

now on a separate page: click here




Surfing  Gear

Sporting Goods Dept. / Surfing Gear at Amazon.com
California Cra-zee Wear - beach & surfing apparel in Marina del Rey, CA
Kanvas by Katin [est. 1959] in Sunset Beach, CA
Birdwell Beach Britches [est. 1961]
[ more coming soon ]

Hilo Hattie - The Store of Hawaii



'Gidget'  &  The Kohner Family
'Gidget' entry at Wikipedia

Kathy Kohner Zuckerman {the real-life 'Gidget'}

{father} writer Dr. Frederick Kohner [1905-86]: all books | movie credits

{uncle} producer-agent Paul Kohner [1902-88]
{cousin} retired actress Susan Kohner
{cousin} producer Pancho Kohner

son David Kohner Zuckerman is president of Script Coach

Gidget book   "Gidget" [1957]
by Frederick Kohner

Berkley 8x5 pb reissue [6/2001] for $10.40


'Gidget' movies & tv series
character credits at Internet Movie Database
'Gidget' movie comics at Comic Book Archive

Gidget DVD boxed set  
"The Complete Gidget Collection" [2005]
Columbia/TriStar color DVD [4/2005] 3 disks for $19.96

includes "Gidget" [1959] starring Sandra Dee, "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" [1961] starring Deborah Walley & "Gidget Goes To Rome" [1963] starring Cindy Carol

"Gidget" feature film [1959] starring Sandra Dee

"Gidget Goes Hawaiian" feature film [1961] starring Deborah Walley

"Gidget Goes To Rome" feature film [1963] starring Cindy Carol

"Gidget" TV series [1965]: series credits  Gidget TV series theme song [runs 44 sec.]
TV series fansite

"Gidget Grows Up" TV movie [1969] starring Karen Valentine

"Gidget Gets Married" TV movie [1972] starring Monie Ellis

"Gidget Makes The Wrong Connection" animated TV movie
[Hanna-Barbera 1972] starring Kathy Gori

"Gidget's Summer Reunion" TV movie [1985] starring Caryn Richman

"The New Gidget" TV series [1986-88]: series credits




Hawaii,  Luaus  &  Tiki  Decor

Tiki Road Trip   "Tiki Road Trip: A Guide To Tiki Culture In North America" [2003]
by James Teitelbaum

Santa Monica Press 9x6 pb [5/2003] for $11.87
Book of Tiki   "The Book of Tiki: A Guide For The Urban Archeologist" [2000]
by Sven A. Kirsten

Taschen 10x8½ pb [6/2003] for $19.99
Taschen hardcover [9/2000] out of print/used
aloha 50s   "Leis, Luaus & Aloha: The Lure of Hawaii In The Fifties" [1999]
by Fred E. Basten

Island Heritage 12½x10 hardcover [11/99] for $13.57



let's go surfin' !!

Surfing  Music

browse Surf Guitar Music at Amazon.com
browse Oldies - Surf Rock Music at Amazon.com
Golly Gee Records [modern surf music]
The Ventures surf band
The Challengers surf band
The Beach Boys band

Dick Dale's official website
browse Dick Dale's recordings at Amazon.com

[ more coming soon ]




Books  &  Magazines  About  Surfing

browse books on surfing at Amazon.com
'Luna Bay' books for girls by Francess Lantz [1952-2004]

Surfer Magazine from Primedia
subscribe:
12 issues/year for $14.97

magazine website

Surfing Magazine from Primedia
subscribe:
12 issues/year for $11.97

magazine website

SG {surf/skate/snow girl} Magazine from Primedia
subscribe:
8 issues/year for $12.95

magazine website

Longboard Magazine [est. 1993]
subscribe:
9 issues/year for $54.72

magazine website

The Surfer's Journal Magazine
subscribe:
6 issues/year for $71.28

magazine website



surfing photo by Simons

Surfboards  &  Shops
Ron Jon Surf Shop [est. 1959] of FL, CA & NJ {6 locations}

[ more coming soon ]



surfing photo by George Silk

Links

surfing posters category at AllPosters.com

California Surf Museum in Oceanside, CA { requires Flash }
Intl. Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach, CA
Energy Australia Surfest [March 2004 = #20]
Surfline website [est. 1995]
Malibu Longboards Surf School
Surf History website
artist Rick Griffin [1944-91] fansite
Rick Griffin Studios

[ more coming soon ]



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