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Video Interview: Freddy Esposito and Steve Forstall

This in an interview with Freddy Esposito and Steve Forstall about old Pensacola Skateboarding, Surfing, and craftsmanship. Steve a ...

Video interview Series chapter 1: Steve Forstall

I have known Steve Forstall since the Late seventies. Either from my times working in the local surf shop in ...

Mark Richards: Video interview on his early influences

This is a very rough edit.  I'll post a better one later.   This interview was done on short notice ...

Surf Design

Steve Forstall Video interview: Reflections on board design continued

In this video we have Steve discussing board design, how to get into the industry, the difference between Asian imported Surfboards and custom built and the state of the industry at the craftsman level.

Profiles

Fort Pickens Point: A lost wave and being BZR Turner

One of a series of interviews done with BZR Turner the original Gulf Coast legend, Steve Forstall and Freddy Esposito. Discussing how the old Fort Pickens point used to be, while Steve and Freddy pay tribute to BZR.

Editorial

When surfing was Surfing, Enter the industry and a bit of Leonard Cohen

The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it’s done –
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it’s real,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
There have been more than a couple of eras in surfing, and quite a few changes [...]

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One Love: Tom Stack Interview

I have know the Stack family including Tom for many years. All of the three boys are good surfers and waterman who have over the years… been involved in making surfboards.  A few years ago Tom decided that his home town of Pensacola needed an alternative to the stagnant and overly commercialized surf scene there.
One [...]