Bombora - History of Australian Surfing

[purple pyramids]

someone recently posted some video of mikey dora. in it he says he doesn't want to be part of the surf mythology and told friends not to talk about him or tell stories.

my 2c: A clear signal to say DO IT while maintaing that well-rehearsed status of "not giving a f%ck". Dora was the expert at fueling the "counter-culture" narrative

Or I am far too cynical

probably not. i just did a search and found some interviews he did not that long ago.

[steve shearer]

Dora was the expert at fueling the "counter-culture" narrative

For a bloke who never worked a day in his life Dora needed an act that paid.
The legend of Dora, the acid intelligence and the need to find a host ensured a steady stream of benefactors beguiled by their vicarious need to live outside the mainstream, or associate their brand with the counter-culture.
Dora ploughed this field with a masterful hand and a knowledge of his hosts that was genius.
Still the most interesting figure alive or dead in surfing's history.

[vb]

Dora was the expert at fueling the "counter-culture" narrative

Still the most interesting figure alive or dead in surfing's history.

nup, for mine Bunker Spreckles ... he even had the abilty to communicate from the grave via these forums

[Lucky Al]

the re-enactments were appalling. i even noticed nick himself rowing a boat in one. i guess that's tele for you. gripping stuff otherwise, though. can't wait to get drunk and watch the second half of the dvd after my wife and son are sleep tonight!

[Clif]

Dora ploughed this field with a masterful hand and a knowledge of his hosts that was genius.

That would make more sense.Being aware of the industrial complex and then exploiting it for your own ends.

f%^& I hate being wrong. Mr green to cheer me up.

[Clif]

ps. Nick IS a clubbie. I think he was around then the old carnt. haha

[Lucky Al]

i watched the rest of the dvd last night. gee it was short. i wish the abc had decided the history of australian surfing was worth a 13-part season instead of just a two-part three-hour thing. at least a 13-part season.

[Lucky Al]

i also wished the editors hadn't cut the shots so quickly. the only time you got to look at anything for more than three seconds was when someone was riding a wave or when someone was telling a story, and even those occasions were rare.

[chrisb]

^^^Isn't he dead?

Yes he is, but not Mickey Munoz.

vb - just like Bunker Spreckels, Mickey Dora spoke from beyond the grave. I'm sure I remember that name used here on forums past.

[dUg]

Let's see if south oz even rates a mention ( those that have seen it... don't burst my bubble... ok? ).

[buzzy]

On ya Nick et al. I'm looking forward to it.

NC has been the media slut this week. I saw his Good Weekend profile, saw him in the social pages, he gets a mention in pretty much any TV Guide going...first Newport Peak, then the ABC, next, the world...bwahahahahahahaha (maniacal laugh).

[oldman]

He was on the radio with Andrew Daddo tonight. Didn't actually hear it, just heard that it was coming up.

[Damage]

Heard it. Sounds diferent to how i imagined.

He did well though.

[Damage]

I heard it too (although embarrassed to admit my dirty secret. Radio national in the morning, ABC sydney at night. I know, i'm sad ).

Not at all Kyles. If only more people did the world would be a much better place.

Viva la Radio Nationale!

[durden]

Helluva job trying to cram all that into 2 x 52 min and make any kind of sense out of it. Sure NC made a decent fist of it.

As for the Good Weekend, were Nick and Tom both standing on milk crates for that photo?

[PeepeelaPew]

...

[Damage]

I heard it too (although embarrassed to admit my dirty secret. Radio national in the morning, ABC sydney at night. I know, i'm sad ).

Do you listen to Macca on Saturday mornings too?

It's Sunday mornings you idiot.

[PeepeelaPew]

...