Legendary Surfers highly recommends this. So I’m sure this is a good read. If you don’t know who Miki Dora was you haven’t seen many sixties surf films. He was one of the original Malibu locals until he was so pissed off by the crowds that he left to tour the world. He worked as a stuntman in the Beach Party movies. He was not known for riding big surf, but he would do it, like in Ride The Wild Surf. If I remember correctly, there are rides from that season in Endless Summer. Of course he’s also featured at Malibu in that film, were he displays his perfect command of that classic California right hand pointbreak. When I mixed the first Surf me Up, Scotty! album, they sent me a short audio clip of Miki Dora talking on the beach, to mix it under the music. Where they found it I have no idea.
Here’s the author’s (David Rensin) page.
Here’s a Miki Dora interview on YouTube.
- links for 2009-07-27
- Deleted Chapter from Miki Dora Book
- Pop Surf Culture Book Event at Stories, L.A.
- Pop Surf Culture – Book
- Mickey Dora Original Surf Footage 1974
kahuna k
thanks for mentioning me on your blog.
may i point out that you misspelled my name under the
book cover … it’s RENSIN, and the link to http://www.tellmeeverything.com doesn’t work.
thanks again!
best
David
Sorry for the misspelling. Corrected it all now.
Thank you!
He worked as a stuntman in the Beach Barty movies.
I think you mean Beach Party movies.
Ooh, thanks! I corrected it now.