Post #199997 by BC-Da-Da on Fri, Nov 25, 2005 8:44 AM

BEATNIK SURF AESTHETIC:
THE SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCH PARTY FOR DUMB ANGEL #4: ALL SUMMER LONG

Friday, December 30, 2005
7:00-11:00 p.m.

Mollusk Surf Shop
4500 Irving Street @ 46th Ave.
San Francisco, California

Featuring the art of John Severson and Rick Griffin (SURFER magazine, 1960-1965), Michael Dormer (Hot Curl, MUSCLE BEACH PARTY, SHRIMPENSTEIN), Frank Holmes (the Beach Boys unreleased SMILE album cover and booklet, 1966), Thomas Campbell (SPROUT) and John McCambridge, Mollusk’s own board-shaper/photographer/painter.

Live surf instrumental music provided by L.A.'s top combo, the Boardwalkers, featuring guitar ace Dan Valentie — formerly with Paisley Underground garage rock godz the Unclaimed.

Oil-lamp light show will be complimented by juxtaposed screenings of Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman's film FREE & EASY (1967) and John Severson's PACIFIC VIBRATIONS (1969), Exploding Plastic Inevitable-style. The show opens with an audio carpetorium preview of the original 1966 SMILE album, compiled by Domenic Priore, author of "Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece" (Sanctuary Books, London, 2005, forewords by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks).

Conversation, dancing, snacks and liquid refreshments will be part of the environment.