Phil Spector obituary

Somebody might have good use for the Pultec settings in the image.

The Not-So-Chill History of Hawai‘i’s Breeziest Shirt

A Walk Along The Gaudy, Bawdy Pike

Neil Young (middle) with his band the Squires and the Pontiac hearse he bought to tour. He named it Mortimer Hearseburg. (1964)

Artist Ed Ruscha’s Photos Showcased in New Getty Online Exhibit

Rare footage of Victoria’s first surfers in 1920 – “Surfing Hawaiian Redwood Boards at Lorne”

Where The Action Is 1965 – Pilot Episode

Supremes, 4 Seasons, Jan & Dean, Chad & Jeremy, Raiders

A dombra performance by a 23-year-old Kazakh musician in Lake Köbeituz, a salt lake in Kazakhstan that turns pink every several years.

How to Survive Encounters with Dangerous Animals

What Does Sunset Blvd. Sound Like?

The Sound Of Taiwan’s Tribesmen

1963, Pearl Turton at Palmy from the “Surf and Underwater Girls Series” newsreels

Satan’s Pilgrims: Three Decades of Sinister Surf – Split Tooth Media

Smart explanation on Race distribution

‘New climate denialism’ is stopping Canada from approaching crisis with WWII-level effort: Seth Klein

Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world’s oceans

Surf’s Up! Behind the Scenes of an Exhibition at SFO Museum

“All Quiet on the Surfie-Rocker Front” – cinema newsreel from 1963

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Nature Boy – Don Reed & Orchestra

Abba’s Dancing Queen played on a fairground organ

Future Tents: 1959

Water Lightning: The Mysterious Polynesian Navigation Method Known as ‘Te Lapa’ – ‘The Flashing’ – The Daily Grail

Geeking out on the Astronauts!

The Doors Light My Fire at ‘Malibu U’ 1967

From Our Nånas For Our Nenis | EP. 1| Finding Our Why

1900 – Biarritz Tourisme à la plage (Remastered 4K 60 fps)

Dark Seas Surf Club

Microplastics Are Blowing in the Wind

Surfer magazine throws in the towel after 60 years in print

The Tony Alva Story | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding

Ronnie Jay and Friends – P.O.P. Pier mid 1970s

The Astronauts – Colorado Music Experience

High on a Cool Wave (1968) Nat Young, Bob McTavish and George Greenough try out their new boards

Earth is overheating. Millions are already feeling the pain.

Brian Setzer Oral History Program

Most of these are about Pacific Ocean Park.

Movie: Night Tide at NWR (Santa Monica Pier)

Photos: Remembering Pacific Ocean Park

Movie segement: Pacific Ocean Park scene from Herman’s Hermits 1966 comedy movie “Hold On!”

TV segment: Lost Los Angeles “The Invaders” Pacific Ocean Park 1968 Classic Television

10 photos from L.A.’s long-gone Pacific Ocean Park, a day out by the sea you’ll never enjoy

Presentation: Throwback Thursdays – Pacific Ocean Park Pier / Presented by Christopher Merritt & Domenic Priore

Music video: Nancy Sinatra Who Will Buy

Vintage documentary: Part 1 – Santa Monica and Pacific Ocean Park (1959)

Home movies: Baby Boomers Tribute “Let Me Live Again” Pacific Ocean Park 1958-1967 So Cal Santa Monica

Ronnie Jay and Friends – P.O.P. Pier mid 1970s

related:

Four Abandoned SoCal Amusement Parks With Creepy Pasts

Enchanted Village

Surfer magazine, iconic touchstone of Southern California beach culture, shuts down

More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean

Mondragon Cooperative Part One

Dave Bunker Solo on the “Touch Guitar”

Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA reveals

Carol Kaye: the Boss of the Bass Guitar

Exotic Aquatic Dances – Thedonizetti

The Human Error Darwin Inspired

American Bandstand – November 11, 1967 – Full Episode

I’m Living Through the Apocalyptic Vibes on the U.S. West Coast

Maker’s Marks: How a Mysterious Phone Call Led To the Discovery of Ray Butts’ Pickup-tester Guitar

Shark Patrol 1964 Music also used in The Endless Summer

How a lost surfboard floated from Hawaii to the Philippines

Max Crook (Del Shannon’s keyboard player on Runaway)

2020 Virtual Lecture Series
Thursday September 24th at 6:30pm
with Domenic Priore

Here’s a trailer for the upcoming documentary Dana Brown made about his father Bruce:

Interview with Dana Brown