When the Smoke Cleared

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Manning the editorial post at Surfer Magazine with John Severson during the sixties, Drew Kampion laid witness to the swift changing of the guards that occurred in 1969 with the refinement of shortboard shaping and riding methods. This compilation of anecdotal vignettes illustrates the culture of that seminal year in surf culture.