Phil Castagnola has been a friend of Bird since the day he was born. Growing up as the son of local legend and Select Surf Shop owner Big Phil Castagnola, “Little Phil” watched and learned but not everything was of benefit. Over the years, Phils journey as a pro surfer and surf shop owner would soon come to an end and leave him facing some hard decisions and hard time in the prison system.  This, is Bird's Word....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phil Castagnola has been a friend of Bird since the day he was born. Growing up as the son of local legend and Select Surf Shop owner Big Phil Castagnola, “Little Phil” watched and learned but not everything was of benefit. Over the years, Phils journey as a pro surfer and surf shop owner would soon come to an end and leave him facing some hard decisions and hard time in the prison system.  This, is Bird's Word....See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Phil Castagnola

In this first episode we get to learn about Eric Huffman’s journey from his childhood to the present day where he owns and operates The iconic Birds Surf Shed Surf Shop in San Diego.  After 50 years in the surf industry, Bird finally opens his own surf shop, sharing the gritty details of his experiences and lessons learned while working in some of the most legendary Surf shops during the boom of the surf industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this first episode we get to learn about Eric Huffman’s journey from his childhood to the present day where he owns and operates The iconic Birds Surf Shed Surf Shop in San Diego.  After 50 years in the surf industry, Bird finally opens his own surf shop, sharing the gritty details of his experiences and lessons learned while working in some of the most legendary Surf shops during the boom of the surf industry. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Origins

Hosted by San Diego surfer and historian Eric “Bird” Huffman and his longtime friend Ken Lewis. Together they share stories that have been handed down verbally for decades but never detailed or documented. From Surfboard theory to history, with the all the suffering and joy of the journey we all experience along the way. 

Hosted by San Diego surfer and historian Eric “Bird” Huffman and his longtime friend Ken Lewis. Together they share stories that have been handed down verbally for decades but never detailed or documented. From Surfboard theory to history, with the all the suffering and joy of the journey we all experience along the way.

Bird's Word

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