Surf legend to promote book

Surf legend to promote book

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Apr 13, 2010

Mike Hynson will discuss his book "Mike Hynson: Transcendental
Memories of a Surf Rebel" at 7 p.m. April 17 at D.G.Wills Books, 7461
Girard Ave., La Jolla.

The book is a who's who of 1950s and '60s culture - with names such
as Duke Kahanamoku, Hobie Alter, Bruce Brown, the Brotherhood of
Eternal Love, Timothy Leary, Jimi Hendrix - and is a gritty portrayal
of Hynson's adventurous frolic spanning three decades questioning,
exploring and breaking new ground.

One of the stars of "Endless Summer," the iconic film from Bruce
Brown, Hynson writes that he lived his entire life on the edge - from
his formative years as a Navy brat in the 1940s and '50s bouncing
between Hawaii and San Diego, to his timing and innovation that kept
him at the forefront of the surfing industry throughout the '60s.

Hynson helped found the legendary WindanSea Surf Club in 1962;
planted the seed in Tom Morey's head for the Boogie Board in 1965 at
the first professional surf contest; revolutionized the sport two
years later with his faster, more maneuverable down rail board; and
transformed a surf demo into "Rainbow Bridge," a cult film shot in
Maui. For the film, he recruited Hendrix to write the score and
perform on stage at the base of Haleakala just two months before the
guitar legend died.

All the while, Hynson was also involved with the infamous Brotherhood
of Eternal Love, a religious and idealistic band of hippies who
emerged from Laguna Canyon as multimillion-dollar, international drug
smugglers.

Hynson recounts his friendship with Johnny Griggs, leader of the
Brotherhood, and details the group's rise and fall, including fearing
for his life on his first smuggling trip to Katmandu, and the years
Timothy Leary spent with them in the canyon.

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