Hardcore Surf History Podcast

It could have happened anytime, anywhere. But our guest’s story takes place in Santa Barbara, California from 1980 to 1983. Four short years that saw a giant leap forward in the development of West Coast surfing, design, performance and image. It was set off by a rare combination of individuals, innovation and illumination,against a backdrop of some of the best seasons of surf in two decades.
Some have called this California’s Halcyon Days. But many of us may not have known about this giant leap in surfing had it not been for a modest 19 year old Texan with a slight drawl who just moved to Santa Barbara in late 1979 to attend the highly regarded Brooks Institute for photography. The Texan would go on to document a period in surfing that would go on to reverberate in the surfing world for decades.
Our Guest Jimmy Metyko, .gallery , from Houston, Texas, has maintained a multi-faceted, successful career path in fields of photography, art, graphic design, fashion design, brand
creation, development and marketing by the application of one simple strategy: staying ahead of the curve. And in some cases, even designing the curve.
We could go on and on about his accomplishments and career both in and out of surfing but, we’re here to talk about a small slice of his life. His recently released book, Shaping Surf History, by Rizzoli Publishing, is out now and it documents a very special time and place in surfing. It is the Stuff of legend and lore. He documents the rise of a quiet and unassuming surfing savant, his mentor and shaper, a sudden arrival of a world Champion and a crew of surfers that would go on to shape the future of surfing. I am of course talking about Tom Curren, Al Merrick, Shaun Tomson and the Santa Barbara surf scene. Jimmy Metyko is our guest on this episode.

For over ten years, spanning the 70’s decade and into the 80’s, the global misadventures of Kevin Knaughton and Craig Peterson appeared in amusing, you-are-there detail in Surfer Magazine. Their stories, authentic accounts of dirtbag travel with surfboards, inspired a generation of readers to get out there and see the world through a surfer’s eye. In this episode we talk to the Craig Peterson about his past travel exploits and the philosophy behind traveling with a surfer’s eye.episode is now live….