A 1975 Robbie Dick shaped Balsa Greenough inspired spoon kneeboard with glassed in tuna Greenough stage four fin, three pieces of balsa from old balsa longboard.
It was primarily inspired by Paul Gross and George Greenough, who was soon to visit. Paul was living at the house that I shared with surf/skate film maker Hal Jepsen. Paul was staying a spare room while helping Hal with his movie endeavors. The year was probably around 1975. George Greenough was coming down, or had already come down, to discuss selling Hal some of his famous tube riding shots. George was always willing to discuss his theories. I believe that day he told us how to make a water housing for some of the small surplus ari force gun cameras that were used for the tube filming. We sat around the back yard talking story for quite a while. Paul's part of the story was his connection to Greg Liddle's hull type surfboards, which were inspired by George's concepts. Paul sort of dared me to change and make something different. As payment he bought me breakfast at "Art Pool's Restaurant" in Pacific Palisades. I think a two egg breakfast was less than $2. I guess I was feeling generous.
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