Talk Story Archive
The California Golden Girls The California Golden Girls – Jericho Poppler, Shannon Aikman, Candy Woodward, Lisa Tomb, Brenda Scott Rogers, Betty Depolito. These ladies were the precursors to today’s professional female surfers. The legacy they began continues to undergird the …
International Women’s Day Exhibit by The Inspire Initiative exhibit by Maria Cerda Sunday, March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day, along with Waves of Freedom and over 100 others at Bird’s Surf Shed in San Diego. There is a substantial, …
Eve Fletcher on Finding Makaha by Eve Fletcher We were on our way to find Makaha. The trees were hanging over the road, they’re gone now, and there was a bunch of Marines up ahead. Marge pulled up alongside the …
Malibu Narrative by Carla Rowland A mutt. That is what they call it: a mutt. When it comes to my cultural and ethnic background I am your typical Anglo-Saxon. My ancestors are from all over Europe- Ireland, Italy, France, and …
Simone’s Story by Simone Riddingius Throughout my young life in the 1970s, my parents always took my brother and me camping. Since we lived in Temple City, California, it was crucial to get out of town to escape the rat …
My First Day by Terry Eselun It was still dark. I turned off the alarm before it sounded at 5:00 a.m. I’d been up since 4:00, trying to sleep in my two-piece bathing suit. I bolted out of bed, pulled …
1965-1975 by Terry Eselun Finals in Huntington Beach. A late summer south was barreling through the concrete buttress causing a five-knot current to drag us northward, away from the pier. Whitewater churned as I struggled to stay behind the first …
My First Surf Trip by Sheri Crummer The van was packed and ready to go. Excitement was high…cross country and to Puerto Rico and the World Surfing Contest. This was my first surf trip out of the country, and at …
