Purpus High School Assembly Film to Screen at RUHS
Mike Purpus with his ‘70s Hot Lips team Turkey 1, Terry Stevens, Danny Purpus, Mike Benevidez, Chris Barella, and Turkey 2. Photo Friday, September 23, Mike Purpus will narrate his original 1960’s High School Assembly film at the Redondo Union High School Auditorium. Along with Purpus, the film show rare footage of Miki Dora, David Nuuhiwa, Gerry Lopez, Sahun Tomson and other top surfers of the transitional era from longboards to shortboards. The evening is being presented by the Redondo High surf club Ohana O Kekai, Body Glove and Dive N’ Surf. The classic 1970s surf film “Saltwater Wine” will also be screened. Raffle items are being donated by Body Glove, Dive N’ Surf, ET Surfboards and Jan’s Sports. Proceeds will benefit the Jimmy Miller Foundation. Tickets $5. 6 p.m.Vincent Street and Pacific Coast Highway. More than feet got wet at first screening of film The first showing of my high school assembly film was in ‘67, a year after my graduation from Mira Costa High School. My friends and I had talked “Doc” Ackroyd, who was in charge of Northrop Medical Center, into taking us up and down the coast chasing waves. Doc’s hobby was taking movies with his 16 millimeter Bolex, the…
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