After a showing of “The Living Curl” in Ocean City, Maryland during the Weber and Budge Surf Tour in 1966, Jamie had driven all night long to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Upon arrival, he parked on a street adjacent to the beach, and climbed into the back of his van to get some much-needed sleep.

Team member Jojo Perrin (who’d been asleep in back all the way from Maryland) woke up to view the sunrise from the driver’s seat.

Minutes later, Jamie was awakened and arrested for sleeping in his car. “If you’d been in that lot right there”, explained the officer, pointing to a private parking lot just 6 feet away, “You would have been OK. But this is a public street . . . and that’s illegal . . .”

So Jamie sat in the Norfolk jail along with other perpetrators of high crime. Indignant at the lack of respect for his status as a touring surf professional, Jamie couldn’t wait to “tell it to the judge” . . . all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.

But Dewey had different ideas: “I’ve paid your bail” ($50), he said, “Get out of here . . . we’ve got a tour to finish.”

The tour ended in York Beach, Maine with the last personally narrated showing of “The Living Curl”,
Until now . . . .

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Since the “Premiere” of “The Living Curl” on November 14, 2008 at Duke’s Malibu, the reviews have been pouring in . . .

“The Living Curl is an awesome window into surfing history.”
Dave Sweet
Greg Sweet

“I watched the film yesterday and loved it! What a time capsule for California surfers. You captured the times and the dreams of young men in the early 60’s. Those were very special times and will bring back memories of some frequented surf spots. Your commentary is special. Superb early 60’s footage and sound.”

Aloha, Roger Mann (President, Longboard Collector Club)

“At the time, my friends and I said it was the best surf film we’d seen. Jamie is the most underrated California filmmaker from the sixties”
Balsa Bill