One Love: Tom Stack Interview
Mar 6th, 2010 | By Noel Whitman | Category: EtceteraI 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 love surf collective was born. Tom…a self described anarchist and never one to do things by the status quo would put a different twist on buying a surfboard. Also a dedicated humanist or as he likes to call himself ..” other, ” Tom wanted a vehicle that could be used to add too… rather than simply take from the art of surfboard building. This is the first in a series of interviews with Tom and other like minded individuals. Hope you enjoy the first early efforts.
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Tom has always been a modest man. I noticed in this interview he failed to mention the fact he saved my life at the pier one day back in the 70’s. We were paddleing out side by side and a kook tried to cut between us and ran over me, his fin took 12 stiches to close. Lucky for me Tom was there and pulled me out.. Thanks again Tom! Bill Cochran