Duke: Man, five days on that board and I'm nothing but skin and bones. Ginger: What skin. Mary Ann: And what bones. The surfer's image degenerated during the 1970s, inextricably linked to recreational drug use. In the popular 1982 film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sean Penn plays a stoned, teenage surfer, who feigns tube rides, ducking beneath overhanging ivy as he walks along the pavement. Jeff Spicoli believes in "operating from the heart" and "what you need will come to you,". By contrast, the character of Brad Hamilton is an ambitious, conscientious, hard-working, polite young man. The juxtaposition of these two characters highlights the differences between a disciplined work ethic and a carefree approach to life. During the 1980s, surf culture became increasingly associated with pro
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