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Dick Catri - "I personally think the most important thing that surfing gives us, is that you make friends all over the world, and those friends last a lifetime……"
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Part music video, part documentary, a story emerges through the combination of interviews, music and vintage surf images from the 1960's and 1970's. These films, photos and discussions represent diverse locations in the U.S. and abroad; including Barbados, Costa Rica, Eleuthera, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Tobago and Tortola as well as California, The Carolinas, Delaware, Florida, Maryland New England, New Jersey and Virginia.
This film does not claim to be a surfing history lesson. Instead, it discusses how surfing became a life changing experience for so many people. Surfers interviewed in this movie include Dick Catri, Butch Childers, April Grover, Dave Grover, Linda Baron Grover, Roxie Houston Brown, Skill Johnson, Cecil Lear, George Miller, Mimi Munro, Jerry Powell, Buddy Riggs, Pete Smith, David Stone, Mary Strudwick Wagstaff, and Bill Wise.
The main movie, Surfing At Summer's End consist of 12 scenes including the closing credits (runtime 75 minutes). Each scene is dedicated to some aspect of life experiences from a surfer's point of view. Additionally, there is a bonus menu with four additional movies which give more information from some of the people interviewed for the main movie (runtime 30 Minutes).
The scenes in Surfing At Summer's End were inspired totally by a passion for surfing, a love for music and a desire to connect with other people who share similar interests.
Drop In - is an overview of the movie and introduces all of the people interviewed. Additionally, Dick Catri, Linda Baron Grover, David Stone and Butch Childers describe the sport of surfing as something beyond the skill of riding waves. While vintage images are used throughout the movie, this scene also includes contemporary surfing images of Reese Robins, Emily Ruppert, Jason Gardner, Todd Kennedy and Steve Moldenhauer. The song, For John, performed by Rick LaClaire and Sea Park, is reminiscent of instrumental tunes from the early 60's.
Perfect Wave - Dave Miller's song, Head High Permanent Wave serves as a perfect soundtrack for the interviews and vintage images used to create this scene. Dick Catri, Linda Baron Grover, David Stone, and Jerry Powell give their views on the subject. Much of the surfing is early 70's from the David Stone collection of film.
Tandem - has as much to do with living a dream as it has to do with surfing. What better way to enjoy life than finding someone special to share your interest. Jerry Powell's song, I'll take Paradise tells the story of a surfer looking for that dream. Vintage surf related images compliment the lyrics. Dave Grover and Linda Baron Grover have been married for decades and still share a passion for surfing and each other. Butch Childers praises his non-surfing wife Marlene for being a huge attribute in his life. She, like so many other surf widows / widowers, continues to support his surfing habit and acts as a personal photographer as they as they travel to remote locations looking for waves.
Surf Trips - features classic 8mm films, photos and related images personally documented by the surfers appearing in the movie. Butch Childers, Dave Grover, Roxie Houston Brown and David Stone share their early adventures; traveling to find new surf breaks. Locations include California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Tobago, Tortola, Barbados, Eleuthera and Europe. Chuck and Bill Van Riper's classic guitar duet, Pensia, and Danny Morris' tune, Renee's Cha Cha, set a tropical mood for many of these priceless old films. This scene also includes contemporary surfing images of Wally Abrams, Bob Sheppard, Kira Sheppard, Lanny Pelletier, Brian Simmons, Randy Merwarth, Jeff Barden and Charlie Miranda.
Organized - explores the early roots of competitive surfing, surf teams and surf clubs on the U.S. East Coast. The scene begins with Cecil Lear, co-founder of the Eastern Surfing Association, who gives his views on competition. Also featured in this scene are interviews with Pete Smith, Skill Johnson, Mimi Munro, Linda Baron Grover, Dick Catri, Dave Grover, George Miller, Roxie Houston Brown and Mary Strudwick Wagstaff. While the interviews are informative, the vintage photos and films, primarily from Bill Wise, Gean Baron and Buddy Riggs show how passionate these men were about documenting the events for future generations to enjoy. Many of these images have never been released to the public. A variety of music is provided including instrumentals by Sea Park and The Danny Morris Band.
Cruisin' - Searching for new surf breaks requires the right vehicle. At a time when longboards were the only boards, it meant a surf rack or a van. After editing hundreds of reels of home surf movies, I collected numerous clips showing cars with surfboards. Once I heard Jerry Powell's lighthearted tune, Top Down Day, I knew I had the perfect use for the images.
Overhead - explores the business side of surfing. It starts with a look at early surfing in Delaware and Maryland. Bill Wise and George Pittman were selling boards out of their truck in Harrington Delaware in the early 60's before opening the Eastern Surfer in Ocean City, Maryland in 1964. Skill Johnson was on the scene at the time and gives an excellent account of the shop history and Bill's interest beyond surfing. Pete Smith and Buddy Riggs then discus the development of early surf shops in Virginia Beach. Buddy was not only running a huge surf business out of his Western Auto store, but provided the photos and films displayed during this section. From there the story moves to Daytona Beach where Linda Baron Grover talks about her involvement with the Daytona Beach Surf Shop. Her Dad, Gean Baron, a professional photographer for the News-Journal, took most of the images in this scene. Linda worked at the shop and was also a Team Rider for Miller Surfboards. George Miller also discusses the evolution of board building from his early days of shaping boards.
Cut Back - deals with the reality of life as surfers begin taking on more responsibilities. At some point in these surfers lives, school, careers and family brought about a situation where they either cut back or in some cases, quit surfing altogether. And even the ones that gave up surfing, admit like true addicts, that the idea of surfing never went away. Dave Miller's meaningful melody, Time, blends poetically with the spoken words of Mimi Munro, George Miller, Roxie Houston Brown, Linda Baron Grover, April Grover, and Mary Strudwick Wagstaff.
Bottom Turn - Skill Johnson opens the scene with the statement, I think all surfers have learned through the sport of surfing how to make decisions in their lives…. Not all relationships work out. And sometimes, a surfer's need to fulfill a dream, may be at the core of the problem. David Stone reveals how surfing affected his past relationships. Jerry Powell's also appears with his song, More Than A Kiss. His lyrics set the tone for this scene: Like a man trapped in four walls can't find the door, I'm in need of much more. The scene is mixed with classic and contemporary surfing images including: Todd Kennedy, Steve Moldenhauer, Art Hottendorf, Dave Mays, and Jason Gardner.
Wave Count (Make Every Wave Count) - Life is short and you never know what lies ahead. The song, You Don't Go Down Surfin' was written by Jerry Powell as a tribute to a surf buddy who passed on. It is a powerful song, written from the heart of a true surfer. In this scene the song pays tribute to Surfers / Photographers Gean Baron (Daytona Beach) and Bill Wise (Maryland / Delaware). Both men overcame huge obstacles in their lives and by example, set the bar high for the rest of us. Butch Childers opens the scene with a realistic and lighthearted look at facing the inevitable. Also included in the scene are Linda Baron Grover, David Stone, Mimi Munro, George Miller, Mary Strudwick Wagstaff and Skill Johnson.
Surfing At Summer's End - Over a period of time, I developed the idea of a retirement home strictly for surfers. A musician friend, Rick LaClaire wrote a humorous song called Too Damn Old, originally written about fishing. Once a year I would sit in with his band and play the song. Finally, I asked Rick if he would rework the song substituting the word fishing with surfing. He and the Sea Park Band rerecorded the song with musical interludes that I used for the interviews. This is truly a funny scene. Discussing their aches and pains are Mary Strudwick Wagstaff, David Stone, Butch Childers, Skill Johnson, George Miller, Cecil Lear, Linda Baron Grover, Dave Grover, Jerry Powell and Dick Catri.
Closeout - Credit is given to the people involved in making this project possible. Another beautifully composed song by Jerry Powell, The Truth Of Love sums up what we already know.
Lineup - More surfing experiences with Jerry Powell, David Stone, Butch Childers, George Miller and Mimi Munro. A compilation of Jerry's five songs are played in the background.
Delmarva - An acronym for Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Skill Johnson, Roxie Houston Brown and Mary Strudwick Wagstaff share more of their experiences as young surfers, growing up on the Peninsula. Skill gives thanks to Bill Wise for helping preserve the Indian River Inlet as a designated surf area in Delaware.
Home Break At The Grovers - A look into a third generation surf family. April, Linda and Dave Grover discus some of their memories of a loving family surfing together. April shares her experience of getting grounded as a young girl and learning to surf as a result. She talks about her dream job doing a tour with MTV Surf Girls. April's Mom, Linda also had a dream job - surf tester for the Disney Wave Pool. Dave - he's just content getting an occasional wave when surfing with the girls.
Wave Direction - For those wanting more detail on the formation of the Eastern Surfing Association in the late 60's, Cecil Lear presents some wonderful insight on the circumstances and people responsible for creating an atmosphere that has carried on to be the largest organization for amateur surfing in the world. Cecil gives tribute to many of those people including Bette Marsh and Doc Couture. Dick Catri gives a thorough review of his Surfboards Hawaii and Hobie Teams in the mid-60's. Among other sources, Pete Pan and Bill Yerkes provided some of the images from New England and New Jersey. Background music was provided by Danny Morris and include four of his instrumentals: Tequila Beach, Women From Pluto, Arthur's Boogie and Flight School.
Music is the driving force beyond the interviews. Through the generosity of a number of talented independent musicians, the songs presented blend beautifully with the overall theme of the movie.
Rick LaClaire contributed three of his songs: two instrumentals and a humorous song entitled Too Damn Old which is featured in the title scene and performed by Sea Park.
Dave Miller’s lyrics speak for themselves. The ideas of a Head High Permanent Wave and Time are different for everyone.
Danny Morris - I’ve been following him since his days in DC. Although I only used his instrumentals in this movie, he also has a wide range of lyrical music that he has written as well.
Jerry Powell generously allowed the use of five of his thought provoking songs. He is one of the special song writers who is also responsible for the music, vocals and production of his own CD.
Bill Van Riper and Chuck Van Riper wrote Pensia while performing in the Caribbean and named it after a favorite bartender. Just listening to the song, one can imagine clear blue waves peeling off at some exotic surf break.
I am so thankful for the trust placed in me by such a varied group of people. Sadly, Roxie Brown Houston lost her battle to cancer during the last two months of production. Her interview, as well as the others’ show a side of surfing that we rarely see. The movie includes vintage film and photos from many private collections including Gean Baron - Daytona Beach, Dave Grover - Europe / Caribbean, Buddy Riggs - Virginia Beach and Bill Wise - Delaware / Maryland. Butch Childers and David Stone contributed the majority of the travel film which includes vintage Barbados, Eleuthera, Puerto Rico, Tobago, Tortola and many other locations. Once again, Skipper Joseph Funderburg, through his own research and documentation, was a great help in referring surfers to me. And finally to my daughter Dana who created all of the cover designs and related media for this and the three previous movies. All of the participants came forward willingly, and other than the satisfaction of knowing they helped, received nothing in return for their efforts.
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