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Hardcore Surf History Podcast: The Breuer Brothers excavate surfings past present and future.

05/27/2025

Thank you for helping to provide the entertainment and soundtrack of my youth. Your passion for surfing shaped our world. Ride on 🙏🙏🙏🙏

04/11/2025

It is with a heavy heart to announce that will be closing this weekend! My entire childhood and large chunks of my adulthood were spent in this store, learning life lessons, meeting and working with incredible people and lifelong friendships made. My father, Winfried Breuer opened the store in 1966 under the Emilio Ski and Surf banner. Eventually he would go on to buyout Emilio and turn it into Sundown. There is an incredible amount of history in this shop. Surfing Greats from Phil Edwards on down to Wingnut and so many more in between have come through over the years. And let’s not forget all these incredible reps that have come through as well. Many people don’t give them enough recognition. They were part of our community and family. My father is now 83. He still drives out from NYC to Long Island 4-5 days a week. He still can tune a ski and fit a boot. But, it’s time for a change. I have often struggled with the idea of taking over the store but, life had other plans for me and so, a succession did not happen. It’s hard to know what is your legacy and what is the legacy of others. This was always a difficult internal battle for me. My father came over from Germany with only a few bucks and spoke no English. He was fortunate enough to meet incredible people and work really hard and a lot of luck, he was able to live the American dream. He build one store into 2, then 3, then eventually 5 locations. The other shops will remain open. But, the original will close. It’s hard and bitter sweet to see this change. So many memories. So many good times. It’s been an honor. If you have time this weekend, it’s our last weekend opened. Come on down for a visit. There is an insane blowout sale. You can score some good deals and pay your respects. I hope to see you all there. 2726 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY. Long May you run…

02/11/2025

We’re back!!! On this episode of Hardcore Surf History, we explore surfing in the time of the Hawaiian Renaissance of the late 60’s and 70s. Lopez, BK, Bertleman, Buttons, Reno, Sunn, are just a few names that represented a new paradigm in surfing. The Hawaiians were no longer taking a backseat to their mainland brethren. They were leading the charge of performance surfing while Hawaiians of all walks of life were experiencing a rediscovery of their culture after decades of suppression from colonialists. These two things didn’t just randomly coincide. The movement had a lasting impact and surfing would forever be changed.

Plus, listen one Breuer Bro receive a historical pounding with another round of Stump my bro! All on this episode of Hardcore Surf History.

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10/10/2024

Often overlooked for the warmer waters of its Hawaiian and Californian counterparts, the Atlantic coast of New Jersey has been home to surfing for 135 years, and in turn has held unsung influence over the history of the sport in America.”
That is the Opening Quote for the newly released book “I Heard There Were No Waves in New Jersey: Surfing on the Jersey Shore 1888-1984” by Rizzoli Publishing and edited by Danny DiMauro and Johan Kugelberg.
Our Guests for this episode of Hardcore Surf History are the contributors to this beautiful book and tribute to New Jersey Surfing. Book Editor a Danny DiMauro, New Jersey Legend, Mark Neustadter and Former Atlantic City Heavy, Mike May. May is a founding Member of the NJ surfing Hall of Fame and write the definitive story on Duke Kahanamoku protege, Sam Reid.
All of them have contributed to this beautiful book. Drawing on archives of photographs and ephemera from private collections, and from those held in the New Jersey Surf Museum and New Jersey Surfing Hall of Fame, this book is a celebration of East Coast surfing, from its pioneering beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century to its heyday in the 1980s as the scene converged with skateboarding and a shared influence on street style.
It featured insightful texts that illuminate previously unheralded moments in the evolution of the sport, the book not only introduces some of the greatest unseen surf photography of the last century but also lets the Jersey Shore take its rightful place in the history of American surfing.

09/20/2024

It could have happened anytime, anywhere. But our guest’s story takes place in Santa Barbara, California from 1980 to 1983. Four short years that saw a giant leap forward in the development of West Coast surfing, design, performance and image. It was set off by a rare combination of individuals, innovation and illumination,against a backdrop of some of the best seasons of surf in two decades.
Some have called this California’s Halcyon Days. But many of us may not have known about this giant leap in surfing had it not been for a modest 19 year old Texan with a slight drawl who just moved to Santa Barbara in late 1979 to attend the highly regarded Brooks Institute for photography. The Texan would go on to document a period in surfing that would go on to reverberate in the surfing world for decades.
Our Guest Jimmy Metyko, .gallery , from Houston, Texas, has maintained a multi-faceted, successful career path in fields of photography, art, graphic design, fashion design, brand
creation, development and marketing by the application of one simple strategy: staying ahead of the curve. And in some cases, even designing the curve.
We could go on and on about his accomplishments and career both in and out of surfing but, we’re here to talk about a small slice of his life. His recently released book, Shaping Surf History, by Rizzoli Publishing, is out now and it documents a very special time and place in surfing. It is the Stuff of legend and lore. He documents the rise of a quiet and unassuming surfing savant, his mentor and shaper, a sudden arrival of a world Champion and a crew of surfers that would go on to shape the future of surfing. I am of course talking about Tom Curren, Al Merrick, Shaun Tomson and the Santa Barbara surf scene. Jimmy Metyko is our guest on this episode.

08/14/2023

We’re back! On this episode of Hardcore Surf History, we stare into the mirror and take a long, hard, sobering look at the image of surfing. How important is surfing’s image? Does it shape surfing’s culture? Does it affect who takes up the sport? Does it impact on the actual experience itself? Do these questions even matter? Then after we stare long enough at ourselves, Jamie and Tyler have a staring contest and try to Stump My Bro. Episode is now streaming…..

01/23/2023

RIP Pat Curren 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Thoughts and prayers to the Curren family and friends. This here is from of the : “I’m guessing, but in a pretty low-risk way, that Pat Curren, 25, was the least-satisfied of all the first-day Waimea surfers. The boards in use that morning were so wrong for the job, too small and too wide, and while Noll and Copeland were also shapers, Curren was the guy who came back the next year with a fully gunned-out hardcore Waimea board. Steve Pezman bought a Curren gun a few years later. “An 11′ 4″ rhino chaser with five-feet of knife-edged rail in the back end, a one-inch redwood stringer, extremely narrow plan shape and pronounced belly in the nose. The thing looked scary just laying on the floor. Very purposeful. No doubt whatsoever what it was made for.” From ’58 to ’63, Curren continued to make the finest Waimea boards, and arguably rode the biggest Waimea waves.” Godspeed Mr. Curren 🫡

12/20/2022

For over ten years, spanning the 70’s decade and into the 80’s, the global misadventures of Kevin Knaughton and Craig Peterson appeared in amusing, you-are-there detail in Surfer Magazine. Their stories, authentic accounts of dirtbag travel with surfboards, inspired a generation of readers to get out there and see the world through a surfer’s eye. In this episode we talk to the Craig Peterson about his past travel exploits and the philosophy behind traveling with a surfer’s eye.episode is now live….

11/11/2022

Art Brewer helped shape the foundation of surf culture. His images were iconic, impactful and timeless. When surf photography was shot on film, there are stories of him showing up for the winter on the North Shore with only 30 rolls and made everyone one of those shots count. His success ratio is off the charts. There are too many images of his to post. The surf world lost a legend. He will be deeply missed. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and close friends. Aloha 🙏🙏🙏🙏

11/10/2022

On this episode of Hardcore Surf History, we explore the reasons for surf travel and the many adventures and tales that have been told through the years. The Breuer Bros discuss the pioneers and the moral questions that surf travel brings with it. Plus, when would have been the golden era of surf exploration? And… we’ve gone to the end of the earth to find a question that would Stump My Bro. Episode is now streaming…

08/29/2022

Margo Oberg was featured in Five Summer Stories surfing Backdoor Pipe! At a time when not many people would even dare to surf that wave. Here, discusses Margo and other women shredders of that time and how they’re progression was on par with the men. Volume up… Click on the link in the bio to listen to the full interview with Greg.

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