Corky Carroll

by Corky Carroll Surfwear has become a huge industry over the past 65 years. I have seen it grow and seen it go through all kinds of changes over the years. Money from the big surfwear companies has been at the heart of Professional Surfing and a major source of income for the top professional surfers since the 1960’s. There have been many brands come and go, some have endured though. Only a few, most flame out at one point or another for various reasons. Today I wanna talk about when...

by Corky Carroll Come see me at Dana Bay Gallery at Sunday, June 21. Noon to 2, Awhoo I love Mickey Munoz. The “Mongoose.” He is one of my oldest lifelong pals and was my mentor and a major influence on not only my surfing but also my life in general. One of the great surfers of all time and one of the coolest dudes ever. He taught me a lot about surfing and also was a great example of how to go about life. The guy is just totally “stoked” on life and if you know him you know his great...

by Corky Carroll I hope you have been following this story the past two episodes, because if you haven’t you are gonna think this is really crazy. Which it is. Anyway, we left off last time with a frozen dog in the freezer of my neighbor, the Iguana, down in Mexico. After a couple of failed attempts at burial and close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen. I should mention that during this time the power had gone out many times, once...