Archive Film Night

This friday night, McTavish Surfboards are hosting a film night at their Byron Bay factory.

On show will be footage rescued from the vaults by the Surf Film Archive. It'll be played on the screen in the carpark, with a Q&A between Bobby Mac and Murray Paterson from Headland also taking place.

Speaking of, Headland will provide a live soundtrack to the footage.

It's a free event, with beer supplied by Stone and Wood Brewing Co, the profits from which all go to the Surf Film Archive.

91 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay. 7pm.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:20am

Free movie, with free beer.

Sounds like a winning combination to me.

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udo Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:27am

where does it say Free Beer ?

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freeride76 Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:25am

You're right Udo, I read it too quickly with motivated reasoning.

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stunet Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:36am

Yeah, just so there's no confusion: free entry, but you gotta pay for ales.

Worth noting here that Stone and Wood have donated them so all monies go to supporting the Surf Film Archive.

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gromfull Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:52am

the only way you could drink that shit is if it was free

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freeride76 Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 11:23am

Stone and Wood?

Pacific Ale is really nice off the tap.

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Sprout Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 5:43pm

It was great back in the day before they had Murbah, it's a shadow of it's former self now, boring shit lager compared to the sweet passionfruit it used to be. We used to drive around stores just to get the couple in stock back when it came in that carry 6-pack and the label was a different orange. Same with Stone Beer, Cloud Catcher etc. great beers for a while. It happens all the time when up-scaling. I haven't had a S&W in years but it's also quite common when corporates buy breweries out and ruin beers by skimping on the ingredients, Pirate Life's DIPA, Modus Operandi's Former Tennat Red IPA, etc. amazing when they were in those shit silver cans back in the day, now ruined to chase a profit.

Anyway, Archive Film Night good, S&W bad.

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 6:32pm

Cloud Catcher was a great drop.
Worked at the Bangalow Pub and many a good lock in with schooners of that one.

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Sprout Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 9:52pm

GREAT drop in it's day. 10 years ago, far out time fly's...

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Ardy Monday, 11 Dec 2023 at 9:29pm

I think so too

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tubeshooter Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 11:23am

Haha. Free beer is my favourite brand.

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Panman Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 1:29pm

Things of stone and wood,great band!

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 1:46pm

Night out at McTavish surfboards?
Sweet!
I've got my ironic Greenough-style bowl cut, my button up floral shirt that's a touch too small, and a white captain's hat if I'm feeling particularly jaunty :)

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gromfull Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 1:57pm

Ha hah Andy, it will be hypsters paradise complete with competing man buns and who does the coolest shaka

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Island Bay Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 5:29pm

And the new, ultra topical Patagonia keffiyeh. Part of their high end Activist Line.

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 7:38pm

Some say they're living in a leftie glass bubble :)

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basesix Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:40pm

Homer: "I've come around on hipsters. It takes a lot of guts to all wear the same hat."

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:52pm

Yeah I guess the kids need to buy a personality somewhere these days.

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 4:04pm

It's all about being lighthearted while still taking yourself very seriously.
And it's about coming together and being an individual, as well as putting on your uniform and not conforming.

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freeride76 Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 4:16pm

hahahahahah.
So I'll see you there at 6 ?

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AndyM Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 5:41pm

With bells on.
And maybe a nose ring.
And what's more "in" at the moment, what should I drive, my 60 Series wagon or my 75 Series Troopy??
Such a dilemma.

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tubeshooter Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 10:24pm

More importantly, what's going on the roof racks, and how many retro boards can you strap on to make an impression?.
Might want to ditch the razor for the next couple of days too.
And maybe install a set of fire twirling sticks instead of the max trax.

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RockyIsland Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 8:37am

4wds with Max Strax strapped to the roof is the modern equivalent of the 70s Highway surfer with the elevated 45 degree board racks bolted on.
Such a slur in the 70s....F Off you "Highway"
Seeing brand new never used orange Max Trax bolt ons at school drop offs inner city carparks etc etc.

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mikehunt207 Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 at 9:35pm

No leggies allowed

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Island Bay Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 4:06am

Ha!

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mr mick Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 5:44am

Hipsters & instas ‘stoned & wooden’ on the night……probably wouldn’t know one end of board to the other

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PCS PeterPan Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 10:02am

So jaded people !
Please keep the 'hipster' comments coming , I'm loving them.
Think I'd rather avoid a gathering of surfies at a film night however I did get a seat to see Tom Curren when he was in Sydney . He is almost completely over surf 'culture' .

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kimbo1 Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 10:09am

Speaking of surf culture , did anyone catch Floodlights at Repentance Creek ?

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AndyM Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 10:21am

Can we define a surf culture or is it splintered and atomised like everything else?
Was it ever coherent?

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Meris Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 11:16am

Can"t fault the build quality at Mctavish.
Had one for over 5 years , ridden a lot, still going strong.

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freeride76 Thursday, 7 Dec 2023 at 11:25am

I had one come off the roof at 110km/hr on the Pac highway near the Iluka turnoff (on that big straight near the rest area).

no cover.

dinged up nose and tail but repaired as good as new.

very solid build.

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bob light Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 6:08pm

There should be more surf films with free beer bring it on yaaaaaaa.