From “Bad Boys, Good Gals”
by Ben Marcus
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Pablo Capra is to Topanga history what Mike Davis was to Los Angeles and John Muir was to Yosemite. His new book, Topanga Beach Rodeo Grounds (Brass Tacks Press), tells the story of his co-author J. Murf, the singer of Blue Juice. A club owner once bragged that every time the '70s surf band played, he got to buy a new car… but they never released an album. Finally their story has been told, and their demos are on Spotify, recalling a rowdy time of swells, sun, and sin, when actors like Jan-Michael Vincent, Rick Dano, Peggy Lipton, and Kiel Martin hung out with skateboarders like Woody Woodward and artists like Norton Wisdom. Surfing Cowboys and Brothers Marshall Malibu Surf Shop have the book.
