Pacific Ocean Park Pier Surfers - P.O.P. Venice and Santa Monica Pier mid 1970s

[Aliiloa2010]

Yeah man I work with Wayne. He is an awesome dude and a great surfer!!!

[onionskin1]

Name of the song is listed under "likes, dislikes". It's just one of YouTubes stock songs. I just picked the song, it seemed like the best fit. The Name is "Doesn't Really Matter' by Arambol Experience, I've never heard of them and know nothing about their music.

[Slatersan4435]

So whats the song?

[tuskedbeast]

Awesome! Please date this, someone. I lived there in 1973. The Russian Mountain or Banana Boat ride was still there at the end of the pier. It's gone in this footage.

Plus what is the event shown in the section with the crowds on the beach north of the SM pier?

Thanks for posting this. There isn't much POP stuff on you tube, yours is an invaluable addition.

[onionskin1]

The POP stuff is 1974 after the end burned down. The Santa Monica Pier was .. i think 1980 when a big storm demolished the end of the pier and it had to be closed and rebuilt to what it is today. The people on the beach were just watching the pier fall apart as news choppers hovered above.

[tuskedbeast]

@onionskin1 Thank you!

[TL250Rider]

Should had restored P.O.P.

Truck Lisense PLATE LIC PIER

Bronco Plate LIK PIER

[Slatersan4435]

What is the song and who sings it? Fucking phenominal music to go along with that killer fucking footage!!!!!"" Keep it coming please?

[morningstarqbl]

thanks for posting, Jimmy, AND for putting together such a great production. Music, images and there feelings are all right there for me. Those days still touch me almost to tears when I think what we had, and what we lost.

[LAwoman1956]

Of course I love this footage Jimmy brings back the best memories of my teenage years...that place was the best. I will always miss it. Thanks so much for posting it where I can look at when I want!

[06metzp]

classic! I especially liked the skating near the end... because I grew up a thousand miles away from any ocean