We're so lucky that G.G. wanted to share his stoke with all of us.Watched him at Rincon when I was a grom and wanted to be just like him when I grew up. I never grew up.
I saw this movie at the Santa Cruz Civic in 1973.We were riding inflatable rafts around here in the summer back then. I bought one with twin fins at Thrifty Drug store. Awesome flick.
GG is a talented and industrious man, but wow did he get into some hazardous work. Barefoot in the junkyard? Homemade blast furnace? That scene with the LEAD? What a legend.
Towards the end of the movie they are surfing a left that is an awesome wave. I won't say the name, but myself and 2 friends went there several times and were stoked beyond belief.
I invited a girl from my high school to see this on a first date. I was stoked out of my mind, particularly seeing those inside the barrel shots. She, not so stoked. We never went out again unfortunately. But yeah, it's a surfers film for sure.
He came to San Diego in the mid-to-late 60s can't remember exactly when but there was a whole group of knee borders that spent their time at a place at Sunset Cliffs which in the summertime had a great inside break called the boil. Most of us were making our own boards then and when everybody saw those spoons that he was making and how flexible they were my friends all started making those and I had the pleasure of riding many of those old spoons. So lucky to have been part of that generation of surfing and my brother and I made all of our own surfboards then. We laid up our own fins and made our own shapes . Thanksgiving of 1969 my older brother and I drove from San Diego to Santa Barbara and spent the 3-day weekend surfing perfect Rincon what's 6 to 10 ft faces and so many people out. I remember I was riding a 6 ft 3 all down rails with a diamond tail and a rounded nose and my brother was riding a 5'6 all down rails with a square nose and a diamond tail and Keel fins and all the boys at Rincon were still riding 8 ft plus boards and boy The Gauntlet that we how to walk down through on the beach the paddle out was ridiculous with all the people yelling at us. Great memories. I never owned a surfboard that I didn't make myself
I'm 76, an old timey surfer .. I still have a flex fin made by that giant...I used it off and on for many many years on various boards. It would rocket you up the face,
Only time I met him was before I knew who he was, then my buddy showed me the inner most limits of pure fun, this was the late 90s while going to school in SB, been a fan of his movies, and innovations ever since
That’s the only reason I came here - I originally saw “Crystal Voyager” in the Students Union at Southampton University in England in 1975 - that was my introduction to Pink Floyd - “Echoes” remains my favourite Floyd track to this day.
My guess is copyright infringement made them take it out though the Floyd is still named in the opening credits. "New car, caviar, four star daydream..." Indeed.
Quote: @ 6:10 maintain control even when the board is airborne.. Where can I get a scag to do that LOL............................ Love George. always.
a true "da vinci", george is creative and decently financed. a perfectionist, obviously, representing with hard work and determination. I've only seen 1 or 2 knee riders, perhaps 1 was george.
