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1967: First Look at the Short Surfboard

Credits: Eric Blum, Lowell Blum

Encyclopedia of Surfing

Farrelly, Midget
Frye, Skip
Munoz, Mickey
Purpus, Mike
shortboard revolution

History of Surfing

Getting Slippery with Bob McTavish
Revolution is not a Dinner Party

Interviews

Bob McTavish
Mickey Muñoz
Skip Frye

Features

"DID WE INFLUENCE OUR U.S. VISITORS?" MIDGET FARRELLY (1967)
"PORTALS OF ENDLESS CARNATIONS" - HOW THE REVOLUTION WAS MARKETED
"THERE'S A SURFBOARD REVOLUTION GOING ON!" DICK GRAHAM (1968)
FAILURE TO LAUNCH: SHORTBOARDS BEFORE THE SHORTBOARD REVOLUTION
MIDGET AND THE REVOLUTION: A CLOSER LOOK

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 4-16-2023: MIDGET VS PHIL, BATTLE OF THE BIOGRAPHIES – GENTLEMEN, START YOUR METAPHORS!

Videos

American Surfers in "Fantastic Plastic Machine"
Australian Surfers in "Fantastic Plastic Machine"
Bob McTavish
Nat Young in "Fantastic Plastic Machine"
Steve Petty rides a shortboard in 1962

Contests

1967 Bells Beach Open Surfing Championships (Australian National Titles)

Surfboards

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