The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and Patagonia Portland present:

Drew Kampion

Showing slides and telling stories from his surf writing career.

May 6th, 2004

Mon, March 29, 2004

Where: Ecotrust Building in Northwest Portland, Oregon
When: Thursday, May 6th, 2004, 7:00PM
Suggested Donation: $7*
(Contact Markus Mead 503.709.2912 mmead@surfrider.org)

Drew Kampion is a surfer, writer, editor, photographer, and longtime Surfrider Foundation supporter. In addition to editing the magazines Surfer (1968-72), Surfing (1973-82), and The Surfer's Path (2003-PRESENT), Kampion has authored The Book of Waves, Stoked! A History of Surf Culture, and The Way of the Surfer. he also edited and co-authored the Stormrider Guide North America. A book of his fictional surf stories, The Lost Coast, has just been published.

Kampion will present a selection of his photos of surfers and surfing in the late1960s and '70s, bringing them to life with personal anecdotes. He'll have a limited number of his books available for purchase and signing following the event, including rare 1st-edition copies of Stoked!

Note: if you purchase any of Drew's books beforehand, bring them to this event, and he will be happy to inscribe them for you.

Presenting:

Litmus

Longboarding has the Endless Summer, the shortboard evolution has Five Summer Stories, and contemporary surfing has Litmus.

Andrew Kidmam, Jon Frank, and Mark Sutherland's Litmus articulated the scruffy sophisto of the surfing hobo. Featuring Wayne Lynch, Derek Hynd, Joel Fitzgerald, Micki Dora, Mark Occhilupo, Tom Curren, Darrl 'Boogs' VanDePolder, and Dream. Filmed in Australia, South Africa, Ireland, California, and Hawaii. Nominated in five categories at the 1998 Surfer Video Awards, including Best Video.