In the Dust

Greg Santos,P.J. Trofibio, and Dallas Albers form the band Santos

JOE JOHNSON Joe Johnson is a "Who me? You want to interview me?" type of guy. Someone must’ve told Joe to lay low and keep his mouth shut somewhere along the way, and he’s done so ever since. In a business where guys start blabbing about themselves from a block away and preen and strut like roosters in the hen pen, Joe kind of lets himself get lost in the shuffle. (read the interview)			GREG LOEHR Greg Loehr is one of those guys who was a star by the time he was 15. Though wizened now and greying around the temples, he's still ready to blow up.. (read the interview)
RICHIE BUEHN Richie Buehn is on of those guys that exudes craftsmanship. Tanned and wiry, he always seems to have a fine coat of dust on him, a coat of honor among the small cadre of surfboard makers. (read the interview)			A.J. FINAN A.J. Finan is one of the young gun shapers. No soulful surfboard company name here. "Cannibal" sounds pretty vicious, but former engineering student A.J comes off as a thoughtful innovator. A road warrior delivering boards from Brevard to New York, Miami and beyond, A.J gives us his views on Sprockets to Rockets. (read the interview)
RICKY CARROL When Ricky Carroll was 12 years old he was getting tired of waiting for his older brother to finish surfing so he could use the $10 surfboard thier mother had bought them at a garage sale. So, when he saw his friend and neighbor, Mary Ann Hayes, shaping a surfboard in her garage he decided then to make...... (read the interview)			PAT OHARE Pat O’Hare has lived and surfed in Cocoa Beach for the better part of his life, and still lives in the same 13th Street house where he raised his two children, Kelly and Sean. Sean is now raising his son, Nathan, in the same house with his wife Layla. (read the interview)
TOM NEILSON Tom Neilson is one of those guys. The kind who’s got that look about him like he knows the answers; the secrets; the sound of one hand clapping. You get that calm feeling when you’re around him like he’s some kind of guru. Could Tom Neilson be some zen monk shaper? (read the interview)			RICH PRICE Rich Price got started working for a local shop here in Brevard. After spending some time in Santa Cruz, California and Hawaii, Rich moved back to the area and planted his roots in Indialantic. Rich has seen a lot in the surfing world. He’s shaped boards for many top pros such as Richard Cram and Peter Mendia..... (read the interview)
LARRY BERTLEMANN Whether you’re a shortboarder or a longboarder, a well-traveled pro or a neighborhood cruiser, Larry Bertlemann had something to do with it. Born on the big island of Hawaii in Hilo, 1955, Larry quickly became one of biggest influences on the sport of surfing. At age 11, Larry (read the interview)			CLAUDE CODGEN Sometimes, on one of those choppy, gray days, I'll look down the beach to see a guy paddling out. He bobs, floats and weaves over the chop, all while keeping his hair perfectly dry. He effortlessly slips around and smoothly flows into that classic stance as a foam ball forms in front of him. You never see him so much as twitch. (read the interview)
MATT KECHELE Matt Kechele was a pioneer of aerial surfing in the 80s. Now Matt has become a major influence in the shortboard design, working with many shapers until he started his own board label. He’s been working with Quicksilver for years as their East Coast team manger... (read the interview)			SAMMY BARKER Sammy had been working for Greg for over 20 years and knew the business of surfboard building inside and out. So when Loehr left, Sammy took over the business and oversaw the shaping, too. Even though he’s only been at it a little over 3 years, local chargers such as the Deithorn brothers, Steve Workman, Ralfie, and the legendary John Holeman trust in Barker’s shaping skills (read the interview)
CT TAYLOR *What’s the "C. T." stand for?* C.T. stands for Carlton Taylor. A lot of times people get confused, “Is it Carlton Taylor Taylor?” My dad nicknamed me C.T. because I’m a junior. You drive this freakin' hot rod around. It is even on your surfboard label? What gives? Actually, the car that on my (read the interview)			KIRK BRASINGTON Kirk Brasington, of the fabulous creative Brazington brothers, shaped surfboards for years with Matt Kechele. The Brasingtons eventually gravitated to the high tech realm of Kiteboarding. Kirk and his brother ran the cutting edge Hana Crew Kiteboards for years. Now they have a new cutting edge construction (read the interview)
TOM SITTON Tom Sitton is an enigma. He's been shaping since the '60s, yet has the latest high tech end of surfing down. He's a technical whiz, able to tear a computer or any other machine apart and improve upon it, all while spewing invectives and cracking up everyone around him. (read the interview)			ALLEN WHITE Allen White is what you would call a great guy. He’s a straight shooter, a humble guy who rips and an outstanding shaper. Allen is also a dedicated student of surfboard manufacturing. Everything he does is slow and meticulously d-r-a-w-ling, until he hits the water and reveals a compact. (read the interview)
STEVE FORESTALL Steve Forstall is a fun-loving surfer/shaper and a meticulous craftsman and talented artist who is intensely dedicated to each and every project he's involved in. (read the interview)			BUD GARDNER StBud Gardner put out a DVD slideshow a year ago that not nearly enough people witnessed. In it, you can't help but feel Bud's decades-long love for the classic rendition of board makingn. (read the interview)
BALSA BILL Bill Yerkes, as you will find in this interview, has an amazing portfolio of accomplishments, but Bill’s most profound contribution to mankind may not come out in mere words. He is a caring, giving person, always there ready to teach, sponsor, and enlighten. (read the interview)			LARRY POPE Larry Pope owns LP Glass in Indian Harbor Beach Florida. As a surf photographer in the late ‘60s and ‘70s he helped put Florida surfers (and radical surfing) get in the mix, building the foundation for Florida surfing’s worldwide recognition locals take for granted today. During this time Larry attended college and received a degree in political science. (read the interview)
PATRICK MADDEN After learning to surf in Boca Raton in 1968, Patrick Madden moved up to St. Augustine ten years later. There he met his mentor, John Parton of Fox Surfboards, and began his shaping career. (read the interview)			BRIAN TUDOR Brian Alexander Tudor, a.k.a. “BAT,” has made quite a name for himself shaping boards for some top pro surfers as well as up-and-coming amateur talent. BAT has come a long way from his grass roots beginnings in Indian Rocks Beach on the Gulf Coast to Indian Harbor Beach. With his top- notch surf team and over 15 years in the .... (read the interview)