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It all started in 2007 when the lxfound.com Founder, Doug Walker, discovered 30,000 lost film negatives stashed in dusty cardboard boxes at the Pasadena Flea Market. Investigation of the precious historical contents revealed the lost stories of the 1970’s
lxfound.com has been continually evolving since acquiring the film archives born from the monumental subcultures of music, art and wave riding and has brought adventure, fashion and lifestyle into the fold. The result has been the creation of an ever expanding platform that keeps the unique spirit of these historical subcultures alive. Viewing these clips is an uplifting experience that is unique and inspirational, and a testament to the value of remembering where we came from so we know where we are going.
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I came here from watching this classic surfing documentary.. kalani foster was mentioned ..he was 12 and i just had to look him up....peace and blessings to the family
The Kailua boy who had a good run. Brother did some modeling, too. My friend Mark Sedlak used to tell me about the good times he and Buzzy had on the surf contest tours.
I first heard of Buzzy Kerbox from the book 100 Foot Wave by Milton and Michael Willis. Buzzy is a legend for sure! It was Buzzy Kerbox and his zodiac that initiated the modern tow surfing movement.
I was 14 years old visiting my Aunt who lived in Lanikai and surfing the left off of Flat Island… I rode a wave ( on my Dewey Weber twin fin ) and when I kicked out a guy windsurfing came up to me and said “nice wave, keep it up”…. It was Buzzy ! I was so stoked! I’ll never forget that moment.
It's easy and typical to look back and think about those years with great nostalgia. As a kid soaking up everything surfing from Tracks and Captain Goodvibes, to sneaking into Byron's Top Pub to watch surfing movies on the screen up on the wall of the front bar to watching Buzzy in The Stubbies up at Burleigh.Legend.
When I was a kid I idolized the typical surfers of the time and that would include Lynn and Margo… they charge just as hard as the guy’s and earned their respect in the line up!
Buzzy ripped. He made a good living working as a world class fashion model too. Of course PT and Ian C also did a lot of paving with their much ridiculed (at the time) Bronzed Aussie concept. That was the first real attempt to create a viable pro surfing construct. Prior to that it was just scattershot contests here and there.
Was in the water with Buzzy in 74-75 and 75-76 and I noticed he was wearing his leash on his front foot unheard of back then so I adopted it and it served me well not once did it give me a tangle issue where as before I’d tangle every once in a while,, was it the greatest game changer in my surfing no but it was a”cool” move and I was always getting comments from friends and other surfers
My brother is a lefty. But he surfs regular footed. He naturally put his leash on his left foot as a regular footer, which is his front foot too. Matt Kechele does, too. Once....I got four stitches in my right achilles heel area. So I put my leash on my front foot and headed out to 4'-6' Rocky Rights.... You know. 15'-20' faces... I fell and almost DROWN. I couldn't swim. It was like throwing a baseball left-handed. I immediately pull the leash off and swam in. I surfed the rest of the day, torturing my stitches. Buzzy was such a nice guy in the water.... Especially for a professional. It's weird how some of the pros become gigantic jerks. Some are so nice... Nice? Mike Ho. Ronnie Burns R.I.P. Brad Gerlach Bobby O. Christian Fletcher Rusty Keaulana Brock Little R.I.P. Ross Clark Jones and more. I'm not naming the bad or ugly. Staying positive.
I grew up with you Buzzy, same era. Our Memories are all we truly do own, and had we not been on it when it was on, we only lost to that choice. Who cares who is a half point behind who, what matters is that being there when it was on, gave a memory that is more valuable than the prize. Doing something 0.01% of people have ever done, being on the water in or lives, makes us all 99.99% more fun than most people! : )
