Vintage Skate Stuff: : Val-Surf 1988 Fall/Winter Catalog

Part 5 of a look into a collection of various skateboarding memorabilia from the late 1980s and early 1990s.



This is a mail order catalog that Val-Surf sent out sometime in the fall of 1988. Val-Surf is the first Mail Order Service in the Industry, sending out catalogs since 1963.








That comic book "Road Rash" (listed above for $2) will be scanned soon.


There were coupons on the back cover that were cut out and used.


Previous entries:
Part 1: Vintage Skate Magazines, Catalogs, & Newsletters Overview
Part 2: California Cheap Skates Catalog
Part 3: H-Street Newsletters
Part 4: 1987 Hosoi Autograph

Snapchat Story: Ocean Park Surf Contest

This is the unedited Snapchat Story that was upload as the contest was going on. This was shot on a phone on both days of the contest. It's just random snap. The official photos and contest report will be up soon. Add us on Snapchat for more Stories on all the stuff we shoot. And for random nonsense.



If you're unfamilar with Snapchat, it's a mobile app that lets you take and post photos and 10 second video clips you shoot on your phone or tablet. These photos and videos are called snaps, they only last for 24hrs. You either send these to snapchat friends or post them to your Story. Snapchat Stories string Snaps together to create a narrative that also lasts for 24 hours.

Also, check out one of the sponsors of the contest, REI.com!

Surf Shots From The Weekend Swell

After a bit flat spell, we finally some good size waves along Venice Beach. Here's a few shots from this weekend's swell, brought to you by Surf Ride . Boards, bikinis, boardshorts, leashes...whatever you need, check out www.surfride.com , they got it all. Well, not everything you need, but they got all the surf stuff.

Wednesday Wipeouts

Another photo set of surfing wipeout shots, courtesy of
These wipeouts were caught at Topanga, Sunset, and Venice beaches.














Previous Wipeout photo sets:
Skateboarding Wipeouts
Winter Swell Wipeouts
February Wipeouts
Some January Wipeouts
December Wipeouts
November Wipeouts
Halloween Wipeouts
Santa Monica Wipeouts
Venice Beach Wipeouts
Venice and Huntington Beach Pier Wipeouts
Santa Monica Paddle Board Race Wipeouts
First Wednesday Wipeouts Set

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Curt: The Story Of Surfing's Oldest Grom

CURT is a short documentary about 50-year-old competitive surfer, Curt Harper. Diagnosed with autism as a child, Curt faced many challenges growing up, but one thing that came easy was his love for surfing. Over the past 21 years, Curt has become a beloved fixture in the Southern California surf scene, having played an unlikely, yet vital role in the growth and development of multiple generations of groms.