(Left) Given the machine-like regularity of the shapes, I would guess some form of "popout". That phrase, of course, is like giving the kiss of death to a board. The thing is, these 1960's beauties just look like fun.
Hawaiian print competition bands, prints, colors, and the logo featuring the layout of the Hawaiian Island chain - a magic totem of the era.
With familarity grows contempt, someone once said. Perhaps it was in the Bible? If not, it could have been, such is the wisdom of that phrase. Hawaii has gone from representing promise to something else entirely. The surfing world has changed at an elemental level as well. It's good to remember a time when all it was about was having fun. |
