
Life Is The Only Thing Worth Living For
How the San Francisco group survived death, drugs, and disaster… Steve DePace is reflecting on the way journalists used to refer to Flipper in their

Explore. Dream. Discover.
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw

Murder One
As any self-respecting Motörhead fan knows, Murder One was Lemmy’s primary bass amp, a customized 1976 Marshall Super Bass. The Super Bass was 100 watts,

Boobs, Tubes, And Doobs
“Surfers, because they’re exposed to the wild, have something that most of society has lost. Most of society is completely cut off from the wild,

Teenage Booby Trap
This is an incredible anti-drug comic book giveaway produced by the now defunct bureau of narcotics & dangerous drugs (later the DEA) in 1970. This

I miss novelty telephones. There, I said it.
There’s a lot of things we’ve lost as part of new and improved technology, one of which is the novelty telephone. Sure, lots of people

See far enough inside yourself
“See far enough inside yourself for your style not to be able to follow you.” — Henri Michaux https://psyne.co/products/i-feel-bad-for-the-people-who-never-go-crazy-2020-vintage-mens-t-shirt/

Saltwater Bath
Is shit like this why so many of the old choppers that come out of storage look like they got a saltwater bath? Kenny Howard

John “Calico Jack” Rackham
John “Calico Jack” Rackham (1682-1720) – Commonly known as Calico Jack because of the colorful calico clothing that he wore, Rackham was an English pirate

Did you know that Motels have color TV?
Back when color TV was new and still not exactly common, especially in roadside motels, RCA provided signage to those that purchased sets for their

Raising the ghosts of Dogtown
Writer Joe Donnelly’s essay ‘Venice Bohemia: From Abbot Kinney To The Z-Boys’ explores how the crumbling, surfer’s mecca of Venice in the 1970s gave rise

The Schlitz Mistake
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the Milwaukee-based Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company held the gold crown as America’s top brewer. Its flagship beer,