Biography
Books
- Surf Movie Tonite! Surf Movie Poster Art, 1957-2005 (2005, Harcourt)
- Zero Break: an Illustrated Collection of Surf Writing, 1777-2004 (2004, Harcourt)
- The Encyclopedia of Surfing (2003, Harcourt)
- Maverick's: the Story of Big-Wave Surfing (2000, Chronicle)
- Above the Roar: 50 Surfer Interviews (1997, Waterhouse)
- SurfRiders: In Search of the Perfect Wave (1997, Tehabi)
Articles
New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Outside, Esquire, Wall Street Journal, Interview, Surfer's Journal, Australia's Surfing Life
Surfing
began in 1968; #2 ranked boys division surfer in California in 1975; #43 on world pro tour in 1982; shortboard-only regularfooter; surfed in Mexico, Hawaii, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Spain, France, Portugal, Indonesia and Australia
Work
- writer (1984-2004)
- Surfer magazine editor, managing editor (1985-1990)
- Breakout magazine design assistant (1984)
- ET Surfboards salesman (1979-1984)
Settings & Preferences
The Panorama Trail, “The Wire,” the new in-laws, “Sunshine Sea,” Frank Rich, Bebel Gilberto, beta blockers and Bud longnecks, hand-lettering by Thomas Campbell, Stab magazine and the whipsmart comic genius of Derek Rielly, Scrabble over Boggle, white over red, John over Paul, Edwardian over Victorian – but would gladly take just about any ramshackle 3bd/2ba stand-alone shack in the right part of Bernal Heights.
Currently
living in San Francisco, surfing and writing and getting ready to walk down meet Jodi at Bliss Bar
Born
1960; Los Angeles, California
Raised
Venice Beach; Manhattan Beach
Education
BA, History, UC Berkeley, 1992; Phi Beta Kappa
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