Willie Wipeout

2010-12-17T18:54:00.000-08:00

Willie Says Happy Holidays!

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2010-05-15T14:37:00.000-07:00

Cosmic Day At The Beach....

2010-05-12T18:39:00.000-07:00

New Book Celebrates Surfing in the Coastal Bend

Photographic History Chronicles Rich Culture of Texas Wave Riders

Covering a span of more than fifty years, a new book titled Surfing Corpus Christi and Port Aransas will be published on May 24, 2010. The book commemorates the rich culture of wave raiders in the Texas Coastal Bend region.

Tracing the sport’s Coastal Bend origins through more than 200 historical images, the new pictorial history is the first major book ever written about surfing in Texas.

Husband and wife author team Dan Parker and Michelle Christenson are longtime surfers and Port Aransas residents, and both have worked as curators of the Texas Surf Museum since the museum opened its doors in 2005. The authors drew on more than 50 sources of information and photos during their research, and believe they have preserved an important and fascinating part of local history. “We hope the book will promote a better understanding of Texas surfing -- something that's not well-understood by the surfing world at large, much less the general public,” Parker said.
Beginning May 24, the new book will be available at the Texas Surf Museum, book stores and other local retailers, on-line retailers, and from the publisher at www.arcadiapublishing.com.

2010-04-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

Willie Wipeout Talks Surf Etiqutte

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2007-08-28T21:40:00.000-07:00

Paddlin' To 'Joe's

2007-08-27T11:56:00.000-07:00

More Tales From Old Port Aransas...

2007-08-20T13:35:00.000-07:00

More from Willie Wipeout...

2007-08-17T12:43:00.000-07:00

Drivin' from Horace Caldwell to Bob Hall

2007-06-24T13:51:00.000-07:00

Willie Wipeout In Port A Daze

2007-06-24T13:49:00.000-07:00

Willie Bums Out The Punks!

2007-06-11T15:28:00.000-07:00

2007-06-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

Willie Wipeout 1971!
These three picture panels are the first Willy Wipeout cartoons, done in 1971 in Santa Barbara. Unfortunately one of my lame friends placed a cold, wet beer on top of some of the pages and the non-permanent felt tip pen ink which I used to draw these with ran! The originals are not easily restorable but I did touch it up a bit on the computer so it was possible to see the damaged areas.
I also just noticed I spelled 'Willie' with an 'ie' on the end back then and in recent times that became Willy with a 'y' at the end. Hmmm...I think I will go back to the 'ie!'

2007-06-09T10:27:00.000-07:00

2007-06-09T10:24:00.000-07:00

2006-01-01T12:34:00.000-08:00

Don't Let It Happen!

2006-01-01T12:31:00.000-08:00

Bad News!

2006-01-01T12:29:00.000-08:00

Beach Closed To Driving!

2006-01-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

The Public Parking Lot!

2006-01-01T12:23:00.000-08:00

Getting Ready To Walk!

2006-01-01T12:21:00.000-08:00

Trekking To The Beach!

2006-01-01T12:18:00.000-08:00

Almost To The Water!

2006-01-01T12:11:00.000-08:00

Finally At The Beach, But...

2006-01-01T12:09:00.000-08:00

Second Trip To The Car!

2006-01-01T12:06:00.000-08:00

Broken Into!

2006-01-01T11:57:00.000-08:00

Willy Wipeout Save Our Beaches!

2006-01-01T11:52:00.000-08:00

1973 Comic Strip!

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This s a comic strip I drew back in 1973, I was living in Santa Barbara at the time. I came back to Corpus Christi for a visit and I was appalled at all of the development taking place on Padre Island and Mustang Island.
Compared to today it was nothing but I could see the writing on the wall.
At that time there were no beach parking lots or charges for beach parking but it was in the wind.Most then thought things like this would never happen.