The Adamson House has been called the "Taj Mahal of Tile" due to its extensive use of decorative ceramic tiles created by the famous Malibu Potteries. The house was built in 1930 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and Merritt Huntley Adamson, based on a stylish design by Stiles O. Clements of the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls & Clements. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated as a California Historical Landmark in 1985.

Topanga State Park is located adjacent to the unincorporated community of Topanga, California, within the city of Los Angeles, California. Covering 11,000 acres it is the largest state park within city limits.

The word Topanga itself comes from native Shoshonean people, who lived in the area for thousands of years until the establishment of San Fernando Mission by the Spanish. Topanga State Park was one of the 48 California state parks proposed for closure in January 2008 by California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a deficit reduction program^. It is still currently open.

Lori Earley is a modern contemporary surrealist figurative artist who began exhibiting her works in 2004. Born and raised in New York, Earley was an accomplished and gifted artist from a very young age. As a maturing adolescent, she discovered her distinct style and fondness for painting deeply personal subject matter. She then began her journey towards becoming a professional oil painter through fine art training at theprestigious School of Visual Arts in New York.

Her innate passion for expressing mood and emotion on canvas and paper along with her mastery of technique in oil and graphite was soon recognized, in the United States and abroad. Earley was acclaimed as an exceptional new talentand soon praised for her authentic portraiture. Her stylized, elongated subjects echoed Mannerist elements and the dramatic lighting of the Baroque period.

Hayes Mansion was originally constructed as a residential mansion and has been referred to as one of the finest examples of late 19th-century architecture in the Santa Clara Valley. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The 41,000-square foot Mediterranean villa expresses the extravagance of a bygone era in which the rich and prominent lived and entertained in a grand style. Exotic woods, imported marble and ornate stained glass windows decorate the rooms of a building designed in the shape of a Maltese Cross.

Mariko Mori studyied at Bunka Fashion College and worked as a fashion model in the late 1980s. This strongly influenced her early works, such as Play with Me, in which she takes control of her role in the image, becoming an exotic, alien creature in everyday scenes. In 1989, she moved to London to study at the Chelsea College of Art and Design.

The juxtaposition of Eastern mythology with Western culture is a common theme in Mori's works, often through layering photography and digital imaging, such as in her legendary 1995 installation Birth of a Star. Later works, such as Nirvana show her as a goddess, transcending her early roles via technology and image, and abandoning realistic urban scenes for more alien landscapes.

Alessia Marcuzzi was born in Rome, she is mostly known as the host of the Italian version of Caiga Quien Caiga, Le Iene. Her credits also include performances in various films and television, with starring roles in Leonardo Pieraccioni's 1998 feature film Il mio West, as well as the TV shows Tequila and Bonetti and Carabinieri. Since 2006, she has presented Grande Fratello, the Italian version of Big Brother.

William "Sonny" Criss was born in Memphis, Tennessee and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. He then went on to play in various bands including Howard McGhee's, which also featured acclaimed jazz instrumentalist, Charlie Parker.

Sonny Criss had developed his own, concise, bluesy tone later in his career, and though his basic style did not vary much, his ability on the instrument continued to develop. Nevertheless, he continued to drift from band to band, and played on some records with Johnny Otis, and Billy Eckstine. In 1977, Criss contracted stomach cancer and unfortunately, did not play again. As a consequence of this horrible condition, Criss committed suicide in 1977 in his adopted city of Los Angeles.

Einstein Bros originated from Boston Chicken (now known as Boston Market). Boston Market was looking for a way to enter the breakfast market, and they came to the conclusion that bagels were the way to go.

Currently, Einstein Bros. Bagels is owned by Einstein and Noah Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc., previously known as the New World Restaurant Group, which also owns Noah's Bagels, Manhattan Bagel, Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Willoughby's Coffee & Tea, and New World Coffee. By the end of 2009, the company plans to have approximately 180 licensed Einstein Bros. locations across the U.S., along with 500-plus corporate and franchised stores across its three brands.

Epitaph Records was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record label. Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion took the name from a King Crimson song of the same name. Throughout the 1980s and 90s most of the bands on Epitaph were punk and pop punk groups, while it is now primarily made up of post-hardcore and emo bands. Several sister-labels also exist, such as ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Hellcat Records and Heart & Skull Records that have signed other types of bands.

Bud Shank was born in Dayton, Ohio. He began playing clarinet in Vandalia, Ohio, but had switched to saxophone before attending the University of North Carolina. In 1946 he worked with Charlie Barnet before moving on to Kenton and the West coast jazz scene. He also had a strong interest in what might now be termed world music, playing bossa nova in the early 1950s and in 1962 fusing jazz with Indian traditions in collaboration with Indian composer and legendary sitar-player Ravi Shankar. 

A documentary film about Bud Shank, Bud Shank "Against the Tide" Portrait of a Jazz Legend, was produced and directed by Graham Carter of Jazzed Media.

Bud Shank died on April 2, 2009, of a pulmonary embolism at his home in Tucson, AZ, one day after returning from San Diego, CA where he was recording a new album^.

Meaning "strong and piercing wind" Hurricane Iniki formed during the strong El Niño of 1991–1994. Hurricane Iniki was one of eleven Central Pacific tropical cyclones during the 1992 season. The eye of Hurricane Iniki passed directly over the island of Kauaʻi on September 11, 1992, as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was the first hurricane to hit Kauai since Hurricane Iwa in the 1982 season, and the first major hurricane since Hurricane Dot in 1959.

Hurricane Iniki caused around $1.8 billion in damage and six deaths. At the time, Iniki was among the costliest United States hurricanes, and it remains one of the costliest hurricanes on record in the eastern Pacific. Damage was greatest on Kauaʻi, where the hurricane destroyed over 1,400 houses and severely damaged over 5,000. Though not directly in the path of the hurricane's core, Oʻahu still experienced moderate damage from wind and storm surge.

Taylor Knox began surfing at 8 years and at 15 had to undergo an acute operation due to an injury while skating. He competed in national competitions in the NSSA. In 1990, he participated in the Surfing World Amateur Championships in Japan. Taylor Knox finished fourth, and a young Kelly Slater finished fifth. Knox began his elite ASP tour campaign in 1993 and 1997 participated in the K2 Big Wave Challenge, an event that awarded him  $50,000. Knox took a 1 year hiatus in 1999. The 2009 season is his 16th season on tour. His highest ASP World Tour rating was 4th in 2001. In 2008 he was ranked 23rd in the world and as of 2009, 16th.

Alta Coffee opened in 1985 when an old bookstore was dismantled and turned into a coffee roasting warehouse. Initially, it was not intended for public patrons but soon after opening, coffee was served to the locals out of the side door. Soon after, fresh baked goods and meals were being served on a regular basis.

Today, Alta Coffee thrives as a quaint gathering place for locals and visitors to converse and relax over a cup of coffee of fresh food. Alta Coffee remains in their initial location at 506 31st st. in Newport Beach.

Formerly known as the Burj Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is now the tallest building in the world. Construction began onSeptember 21, 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on October 1, 2009. The structure officially opened on January 4, 2010. The building is part of the 490-acre flagship development known as Downtown Burj Khalifa at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The total cost for the Burj Khalifa project was about US$1.5 billion. The price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US $4,000 per sq ft and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US $3,500 per sq ft. The completion of the tower coincided with a worldwide economic slump and  hellacious overbuilding, causing it to be described as "the latest ... in a string of monuments to architectural vacancy.

Tom Blake was born in Wisconsin March 8,1902 and  in 1994 at the age of 92. Tom Blake virtually began the surfing lifestyle as we still know it today.While living in Santa Monica, Blake worked as a lifeguard ,swimming instructor,even as a stunt double. Blake also set a number of world open water swimming records.In 1926 Tom started building his own surfboards, and was the first to ever to patent and manufacture the first production surfboard.

Tom Blake was the inventor of the first hollow surfboard.Then Tom Blake would change the world of surfing for ever by inventing the surfboard fin .By 1930 Tom was living full time in Hawaii. Where he continued his journey of becoming ,"A Pioneer Waterman and a "Legendary Surfer". Tom Blake stopped surfing full time in 1957 at the age of 55.

Caroline Islands consists of about 500 small coral islands, east of the Philippines, in the Pacific Ocean. 

Most of the islands comprise low, flat coral atolls, but some rise high above sea level. The native inhabitants speak a variety of Micronesian languages including Yapese, Pohnpeian, Chuukese, Carolinian and Kosraean, as well as the Western Malayo-Polynesian language Palauan. Other significant populations include Filipinos and Japanese.  Japan occupied the islands around 1914 and received a League of Nations mandate over them in 1920. During World War II, Japan had a large base at Truk Lagoon, which the Allies effectively neutralized in Operation Hailstone. After the war, the islands became trust territories of the United States, and eventually gaining independence

Jones was born in Loma Linda, California, although she returned to Kailua, Hawaii, at the age of two. Malia Jones began to surf competitively in her early teens, and at age 15 won the girls division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. While competing, Surfing Magazine spotted her and asked her to model for their swimsuit issue, and thus a star was born.

Since then, she has appeared on the cover of over a dozen magazines, and has been named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine She is married to the Aussie WCT Pro Surfer Luke Stedman^.  Currently she divides her time between Hawaii, France, and Sydney, Australia, and designs a line of swimwear for Mambo Graphics sportswear.

Jesse Green is the son of ex-big band singer Kathy Preston and acclaimed Jazz trombonist Urbie Green. Jesse was married in June 2003 to Kristine and has three children. At 35, Jesse Green is a pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist, producer, and teacher, and has an extensive background in music. Along with many performances and advances in his career, Jesse enjoys his wife and three daughters at home in Delaware Water Gap. He remains extremely involved in teaching music (advanced jazz theory, harmony and ear training) composing and arranging, multi-media via computers and software, and sound engineering.

Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1931. At the time, his father, Sir Keith, was a regional newspaper magnate based out of Melbourne and as a result, the family was quite well off.

Rupert was groomed by his father from an early age, and went off to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at  the famous Oxford University in England where he supported the Labour Party. At age 22, Rupert's father died, prompting his return from Oxford to take charge of his family business; becoming managing director of News Limited in 1953.

Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner are long-standing rivals. In 1996 Murdoch launched the Fox News Channel to compete against Turner's CNN.

Murdoch's publications generally have conservative leanings, in comparison with other national newspapers. During the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, all 175 Murdoch-owned newspapers worldwide editorialized in favor of the war.

The Crab Cooker is housed in an old branch building of the Bank of America located at twenty second st. & Newport Blvd. The logo of the bank prior to its merger with NationsBank can still be seen embedded in the corner of the building. It was established in 1951,  and is considered a local landmark. In 1969, Venture Magazine rated it as one of the top two restaurants in the world. The restaurant is known for its Manhattan-style clam chowder, scallop skewers, crab and lobster entrees, oysters, crab or shrimp cocktail, salmon fillet and other fresh fish.

Tom Curren was born and raised around the waters of Santa Barbara, California. It was here that he established himself as an all-around great surfer. Curren also was a natural competitor and contrary to his introverted personality, reveled in heated competitions in the NSSA, which at the time was California's premier amateur surfing body. Slowly, he was seeded into professional events and he quickly beat all comers. By the time Tom Curren hit the ASP World Tour in 1983, he was taking out veteran pros such as Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson, and Cheyne Horan. He really hit his stride in 1985, and took down his first world title.

Mothers Market is a small grocery chain from Southern California. They specialize in particular health foods and organic and fair trade products. Mothers Market is also popular for their small restaurant in each store.

Customers who have higher eating standards can purchase healthy, fresh cooked meals from the restaurant and deli.

The Blackmouth Cur is a well-muscled rugged hunting and cattle dog whose coat comes in a number of colors and shades, generally red, yellow, brindle, fawn or buckskin. Solid black or white Blackmouth Cur do, on rare occasion, appear in a breeding. 

Though many health issues affect dogs of all breeds and can affect the Blackmouth Cur, they seem to be a rather hardy breed. Their average life span is 12–16 years of age. As with other similar breeds, entropion (slight turning in of eyelid) is a correctable health issue. Their active nature exposes them to the possibility of torn ligaments and pulled muscles.

Entlebucher Mountain Dogs are the smallest of the four Sennenhunds, a dog type that includes four regional breeds. The name Sennenhund refers to people called Senn,  which were herders in the Swiss Alps. Entlebuch is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The breed is also known in English as the Entelbuch Mountain Dog, Entelbucher Cattle Dog, and similar combinations.

The Entlebucher Mountain Dog is a square, sturdy, medium-sized dog. It has small, triangular ears and rather small brown eyes. As with all large, active working dogs, this breed should be well socialized early in life with other dogs and people, and be provided with regular excercise and training. Temperament of individual dogs may vary, the Standard says that the breed is "Good-natured and devoted towards people familiar to him, slightly suspicious of strangers."

Willie King was born in Prairie Point, Mississippi near the Alabama border. Prior to recording, he worked as a share cropper, moonshine maker and traveling salesman. Later he became active with the civil rights movement, which inspired him to write socially conscious blues songs.

Willie King performed at  both national and international festivals but mostly played near his home, mostly as a regular at Bettie's Juke Joint in Mississippi. He described his music as "struggling blues" because of its focus on the "injustices in life in the rural South".

Willie King died from a heart attack shortly before his 66th birthday, near his home in the rural community of Old Memphis, Alabama, just a few miles from his birthplace.

The history of the Sutter Home Winery dates back to 1874, when the Swiss-German immigrant John Thomann established a small winery in St. Helena in central Napa Valley. After his death, the winery was sold to another Swiss family, the Leunbergers who renamed the estate Sutter Home. In 1972,Sutter Home Wineries provided the American wine consumer with a new style of premium wine known as White Zinfandel^. Initially labeled as an Oeil de Perdrix, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms demanded something in English on the label, and the name, "A White Zinfandel Wine" was added. By 1975 the name Oeil de Perdrix was removed. Today, Sutter Home is the sixth-largest winery in the United States.

Industrial Ride Shop carries all of the major skateboarding brands as well as some lesser known ones. Industrial Ride Shop has sponsored riders all over the south-western part of the united states.

Industrial Ride Shop is most known for their very competitive prices as well as offering free shipping on all orders over $89.00.

Kona Brewing Company was started in late spring of 1994 by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa. Kona Brewing Company’s Kailua-Kona Pub on Hawaii’s Big Island opened in November 1998.

Kona Brewing Company runs its flagship brewery in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island which produced well over 10,000 barrels in 2008. Kona Brewing Company also produces its bottled beer and mainland draft beer at Widmer Brothers Brewery in Portland, Oregon and Redhook Ale Brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

In its day, the Inn was the number one hostelry on the Orange County Coast. The Balboa Inn was, and still is, a favorite getaway spot for famous Hollywood stars. For example, Olympic athlete and Tarzan star Johnny Weissmueller stayed there. Legend has it that Weissmueller swam the distance between the Balboa Pier and Newport Pier on a regular basis.

The Inn has been remodeled and modernized a number of times. However, its graceful Spanish architecture remains largely unchanged today.

The most famous room at the Inn is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Suite with its nine foot high doors.

Lawrence Ellison is currently listed on the Forbes list of billionaires as the fourth richest person in the world. Ellison is the third richest American, with an estimated net worth of US $27 billion. Ellison owns over 22% of Oracle Corporation that is worth between 20 and 25 billion dollars.

Lawrence Ellison is  also the second largest financier of BMW Oracle Racing, which unsuccessfully competed to be selected as the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup on behalf of the Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco. Ellison owns many  fine,exotic cars, including an Audi R8 and a McLaren F1. His favorite is the Acura NSX, which he was known to give as gifts each year during its production.

Ingvar Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd in Älmhult Municipality and grew up on a farm called Elmtaryd (now currently spelled Älmtaryd), near the small village of Agunnaryd in Ljungby Municipality in the province of Småland, Sweden.When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a small cash reward for succeeding in his studies. He used this money to establish what has grown into IKEA. As of 2009^[update], he is the richest person in Europe and the fifth wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of around US$22 billion

Wayne Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their very powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amidst drug abuse and personal problems, leading to several fallow years for Kramer, who battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the '90s.

Rolling Stone Magazine recognizes Kramer as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.

GG Allin is best remembered for his notorious live performances which often featured wildly transgressive acts, such as Allin defecating and urinating onstage, rolling in feces and often consuming excrement, performing naked, committing self-injury, and attacking his pwn audience.

Although more notorious for his stage antics than for his music, he recorded prolifically, not only in the punk rock genre, but also in spoken word, country, and more traditional-style rock and roll. His extremely politically incorrect lyrics, which often covered subjects such as misogyny, pedophilia and racism, created varied opinions of him within the highly politicized punk community.

Antihero skateboards are mostly known for their edgy, head-first approach to skateboarding and the board sports industry in general. The pro team includes John Cardiel, Frank Gerwer, Tony Trujillo, Peter Hewitt and Andrew Allen.

Past riders include Tim Upson, Brian Seber, Eric jay, Andy Roy, Bob Burnquist, and Tony Mirona. Their most notable symbol is the eagle. Videos include The Antihero Video, 2 Song Video, Tent City, Cash Money Vagrant.

The first vintage of Penfolds Grange was made on an experimental basis in 1951 by winemaker Max Schubert, while he was employed by Penfolds Wines. Having toured Europe in 1950, Schubert implemented wine-making techniques observed in Bordeaux . Upon his return he was aiming to create a red wine able to rival the finest Bordeaux wines both in terms of quality and ageing potential.

Unlike most expensive cult wines from the Old World, which are from single vineyards or even small plots or blocks within vineyards, Penfolds Grange is made from grapes harvested over a wide area. This means that the precise composition of the wine will vary from year to year and it is the branding and expertise of the winemaking which purchasers value, rather than the qualities of the specific places where the grapes are grown or the particular vines.

Step Into Liquid is a modern documentary about surfing directed by Dana Brown, son of famed surfer and filmmaker Bruce Brown. The film includes surfing footage from the famous Banzai Pipeline, the beaches of Vietnam, and some of the world's largest waves at Cortes Bank.

Step Into Liquid also features appearences by Laird Hamilton, Robert August, and Gerry Lopez. This film was Dana Brown's first solo project.

Sam George has done most of his work in the 1990's and 2000s in the United States and France. George has also been the editor of Surfer magazine based in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Sam George is also known for writing Riding Giants, which was directed by Stacy Peralta and and the movie titled The Lost Wave.

Raymond Pettibon is widely known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous captions. Raymond Pettibon's subject matter is sometimes violent and anti-authoritarian. From the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, he was closely associated with the punk rock band Black Flag and the record label SST Records, both founded by his older brother Greg Ginn. Beginning in the early 1990s, he became a well-known figure in his own right in the contemporary art scene.

Raymond Pettibon works primarily in ink on paper and many of his drawings are monochromatic, although he sometimes introduces color through the use of crayon or pencil. In addition to his paper works, Pettibon has experimented with video art and has recently produced large art installations by arranging his paper works within a room in the context of  much larger drawings made on the walls of the gallery.

George Baselitz's career was kick-started in the mid 1960s after police action against one of his paintings, (Die große Nacht im Eimer), because of its provocative and offensive sexual nature.

Georg Baselitz was also a part of a group of Neo-Expressionist German artists, occasionally identified as “Neue Wilden,” focusing on deformation, the power of subject and the vibrancy illuminating from the colors. He became famous for his upside-down images and is also seen as a revolutionary painter as he draws the viewer’s attention to his works by making them think and sparking their interest.

Walter Crane is considered, along with Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its early stages in the latter 19th century.

Walter Crane's work featured some of the more colorful and detailed beginnings of the child-in-the-garden motifs that would characterize many nursery rhymes and children's stories forever. He was part of the Arts and Crafts movement and produced an array of paintings, illustrations, children's books, ceramic tiles and other decorative arts.

Adolph Loos ranks as one of the most important pioneers of the modern movement in architecture. Ironically, his influence was based mostly on a few interior designs and a body of very controversial essays.

Adolph Loos's buildings were rigorous examples of austere beauty, ranging from conventional country cottages to linear compositions for storefronts and residences. His built compositions were little known outside his native Austria during his earlier years of practice.

Jason Jessee's first sponsor was Vision Street Wear but he soon made the move to a professional sponsorship deal with Santa Cruz Skateboards. He is very well known for his motorcycle antics  and odd style. Jason Jessee does a lot of custom motorcycle fabrication as well as custom art and figures with metal and aluminum.

Pray for Me: The Jason Jessee Film was released in the spring of 2006.

George Greenough was born to a wealthy family but despised its lifestyle and spent most of his time in the ocean. Greenough is widely known for creating the modern surfboard fin. He altered the older design from a wide based, high-area keel to a more powerful and efficient dolphin fin-like foil.

In the 1960's GeorgeGreenough's equipment was distinctly different from the longboard design of the day, and he rode short kneeboards under six feet tall and air mattresses regularly. He is credited as being the best mat rider ever, and still surfs the unique waveriding craft. His most famous board was a foamless fiberglass spoon shaped kneeboard he christened "Velo". George Greenough is also known as a genius level inventor and the master of fiberglass engineering, design, and construction, having used the material to build surfboards, camera housings, and boats, and custom lifesaving devices.

Yvon Chouinard is most noted for his contributions to climbing, climbing equipment and the outdoor gear business. His second company, Patagonia is known for its intense environmental focus. According to Fortune magazine, Yvon Chouinard is arguably the most successful outdoor businessman alive.

Chouinard is also a surfer, kayaker, falconer and fly fisherman, particularly fond of tenkara fly-fishing. He is a writer, first on climbing issues and ethics, and more recently on mixing environmentalism and sound business practice in the concept of a slow company. He has an MBA from Stanford Business School, has been on the cover of Fortune Magazine, and has been featured on CNBC's Squawk on the Street

Imperial Beer was first produced by the Ortega brewery in 1924, and is now produced in the Cerveceria Costa Rica. The lager is one of the most popular beers consumed in Costa Rica and other neighboring countries along with Pilsen and Rock Ice.

Its logo, which is a Costa Rican landmark, was designed by Enrique Hangen, who was at the time the owner of the advertising agency "Casa Grafica". Imperial is also known by Costa Ricans as "Aguila" or "Aguilita", which translates simply into English as "eagle" or "Little Eagle" in reference to its logo, which is the Imperial Eagle.

Taylor Steele's films under the Poor Specimen label kick-started the careers of some of surfing’s biggest talent. With the early 90’s release of Momentum and Momentum II, Taylor  Steele introduced the world to a new group of surfers including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, and others who collectively became known as “The Momentum Generation.”

In the following years he produced a string of more than fifteen hit movies such as Focus, Good Times, Drifting, Loose Change, Shelter, and Drive Thru series, as well as Campaign 1 and Campaign 2. He has also collaborated with surf filmmakers such as Chris and Emmett Malloy, Jack Johnson, and Greg Browning.

Simon Anderson is a large, deceptively casual power surfer. He achieved high renown in both competition and sheer performance through the early days of professional surfing. Like many pros of the day, he also taught himself the craft of board shaping and design, thinking it might be useful as a career backup.

these talents came together through the last part of 1980, they resulted in the three-fin Thruster and made Anderson one person who can truthfully be said to have affected every surfer on the planet.

Heaven's Gate Cult members believed that the planet Earth was about to be recycled  and that the only chance to survive was to evacuate it immediately. While the group was formally against suicide, they defined "suicide" in their own context to mean "to turn against the Next Level when it is being offered", and believed that their "human" bodies were only vessels meant to help them on their journey.

The group believed in several paths for a person to leave the Earth and survive before the "recycling" The members of the group added "-ody" to the first names they adopted in lieu of their original given names, which defines "children of the Next Level." This is mentioned in Applewhite's final video, "Do's Final Exit," that was filmed on March 19, 1997, just days prior to the suicides.

Skip Frye attended Mission Bay High School and  first began his professional surfing career in 1958. His first board was a balsa board shaped by legend Mike Diffenderfer. Skip Frye rode professionally for G&S surfboards and eventually created his own surfboard model for them in 1967.

Skip won national titles and represented the United States team internationally in 1966. Frye has appeared on many magazine covers including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , The Surfer's Journal, Surfing, and Surfer Magazine.

Gerry Lopez was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and grew up in East Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. He was nationally recognized as the best tuberider in the world, and won the prestigious Pipeline Masters competition in 1972 and 1973. The Pipeline Masters, recognized as the most prestigious professional surfing contest in the world, has been named the Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters for decades in recognition and respect of his deep and ongoing association with this legendary wave.

GerryLopez played a very important role in the industry of commercial surfboard manufacturing. Whilst in Hawaii, and together with other shapers, Lopez started the Lightning Bolt Surfboards brand. Lopez created the simple but eyecatching Lightning Bolt logo and every surfer in the 1970s wanted one. This brand was the first one to sponsor team riders with free boards, partially because many of the riders didn't have the money to buy them.