#RellSunn was the most prominent female #Hawaiian surfer during the early shortboard era. Dubbed the “Queen of Makaha,” she was an ambassador of the native Hawaiian style of surfing and rode shortboards and longboards with prowess and ease. 📸: Jeff Divine #SurfboardsandShapersThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2019.
From a legendary surfer grounded by his spiritual connection to the natural world to a man whose life’s work is to share the #bliss he finds in roller skating with others, today’s filmmakers bring us stories that inspire and enlighten. #VideoArtsSFOMThis tweet was posted on August 02, 2021.
In 1992, The Phantom Surfers' guitarist Mel Bergman created his own double-neck guitar. Affectionately known as “DoubleJunk,” the unique guitar incorporated hardware and electrical components from a 1980s Fender Jaguar and 1960s Japanese Jazzmaster copy. #InstrumentalSurfThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
Lifelong surfer Ray Collins’ keen insight of the sport helped him become one of the world’s top #surf photographers. This tweet was posted on August 20, 2016.
Listen to "Jalama Burger" from 18 Deadly Ones!!! by The Phantom Surfers: https://t.co/C9UW2dFBfMThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
NOW PLAYING: "Through Clouds and Water” by A Common Future. Filmmakers Tom Elliot and Simon Reichel train their lens on England’s northeast, where surfers ride the breakers of a coastline. https://t.co/aDKwWXAQCR https://t.co/WnqiNLRMGsThis tweet was posted on December 27, 2017.
Sporting masks and matching uniforms, The Phantom Surfers channeled the look and sound of a first wave surf group when they hit the stage and studio with their “California Go!” sound in San Francisco in the late 1980s. #InstrumentalSurfThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
The George Downing gun featured here was created in the same shape as the board that Downing’s son, Keone Downing (b. 1953), used to win the 1990 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay. #SurfboardsandShapers#surfboards #surfboard#surfersThis tweet was posted on February 27, 2019.
📸 1/2:
The Phantom Surfers vs. Jackie and the Cedrics 1994
Sim’s Printing Company | Houston, Texas
Courtesy of Johnny Bartlett
L2020.1908.013
18 Deadly Ones!!! 1991
The Phantom Surfers | San Francisco
Norton Records | New York
Courtesy of Johnny BartlettThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
📸 2/2:
“DoubleJunk” Fender Jazzmaster/Jaguar 1992
constructed and played by Mel Bergman of The Phantom Surfers
Courtesy of Mel Bergman
Weather King bass drumhead 1989
illustrated by Johnny Bartlett of The Phantom Surfers
Courtesy of Johnny BartlettThis tweet was posted on May 14, 2021.
📸:
1.
Come Surf With Me 1963
Aki Aleong and the Nobles
Courtesy of Johnny Bartlett
2.
Surf Rider! 1963
The Lively Ones
3.
Surfer Girl 1964
The Sentinals
2&3: Courtesy of Mickey McGowan, Unknown Museum Archives
4.
Soul Surfer 1963
Johnny Fortune
Courtesy of Johnny BartlettThis tweet was posted on March 26, 2021.