Greetings, Shredderz! It’s Thursday evening here in California and we came prepared with some fresh vintage surf ads for our weekly Sagas of Shred series. Dane Kealoha was a staple of various T&C Surf Designs campaigns over the years, particularly during the Eighties, when he was widely regarded as one of the best…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got not one but two Eighties T&C Surf Designs surfboards that are currently for sale. Both boards have the outrageous fluoro sprays you’d expect from an Eighties Town & Country board. Both boards are being offered by the same seller. If you’re interested in purchasing the boards, you can…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s late on Thursday evening, which can only mean we’re serving up some more vintage surf advertisement scans for all you night owls. Today we’ve got a T&C Surf Designs ad starring Matt Archbold, with a guest appearance by one of the best bottom turns in the biz. The ad originally…
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Greetings, Shredderz! First and foremost, I hope everyone here is staying safe and maintaining some semblance of sanity. I have personally not been surfing in a long, long time but a decent forecast for next week might lure me out to some isolated spots. If you find yourself in need of a quick…
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Greetings, Shredderz! For the Sagas of Shred series I usually scan a vintage surf ad and write a couple of words about it. However, one thing I noticed about these vintage magazines — which are so much fun to read — is that they often have tons of great, smaller ads, which might…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Look, it’s not every day that health professionals recommend we all stay indoors glued to our phones, and yet here we are. Hope you are all staying healthy and sane during these surreal times. Without any further ado, here are some recent social media selections for a much needed dose of…
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Greetings, Shredderz! First and foremost, I hope all of you are safe and sound amid all the COVID-19 insanity that is currently going on. Luckily surfing doesn’t seem to be off the menu for most of us. And for some lockdown-approved reading material, we’ve got a particularly cool stick: an Eighties T&C Surf…
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A lot of times I have some smart ass commentary to go along with the vintage surf ads I scan every Thursday night. In this Sagas of Shred entry, though, I have nothing but deep respect for all the parties involved. When you’re dealing with the unholy trinity that is T&C Surf Designs…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a quick check in on a very cool board: a T&C Surf Glenn Minami twin fin from 1978. Put your wallets away, though, because the eBay auction is already done and dusted. All photos in the site are via eBay; you can find the original listing here. I’ve…
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Greetings, Shredderz! It’s Thursday evening in California, which can only mean one thing: more vintage surf ads coming your way, via Sagas of Shred. Today’s entry is another classic from the Eighties, AKA the decade that popularized neon, mullets, stonewashed jeans and countless other instances of poor taste. You know what has aged…
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