The Beautiful Flower Will Wilt, the Beautiful Flower Will Die

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Recalling A-frames and growing pains on a Baja rock patch in the go-go 1980s.

By Jamie Brisick • Photography by Larry “Flame” Moore

Volume 30 Issue 4 (2021)

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David Carson’s rebellion by design.

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Volume 30 Issue 4

In this issue

On the cover: Yes, it’s still out there. Kael Walsh finds just what he’s looking for—and finds it all by himself—at quite possibly the most crowded lineup on Earth: the Superbank. Photo by Ryan Heywood. Peel back the lid, and the issue offers full-breadth in the topic. Wider-culture points abound, from an investigation into the seminal artist who first sprayed paint on a surfboard to an overlooked but holding region in Brazil. Tracking the path of a 60s-era luminary and an examination of the title-holder at one of the world’s heaviest waves provide in-depth written portraiture. Where place is concerned, a memoir of an 80s Baja mag trip and a visual study of the seasons and peculiarities of coastal New England set immersive scenes.

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The Beautiful Flower Will Wilt, the Beautiful Flower Will Die

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