The results are in… surfing has become cool again (sort of). Just ask our friend Barry, as seen above, who is planning on riding  the big Cowabunga with all of his surf homeboys this weekend. He’s a true American original who looms his own denim, cobbles his own shoes, builds houses, fixes cars, grows trees and herds cattle.

Our vinyl collection is extensive, from good to classic to just plain silly. Featured here are some more of the latter. As we continue to dig through the stacks and stacks of records, we’ll share some more of our goodies with you.

Our good neighbors over at Raen Optics have a UNIV profile up on their site today. Check it out here. Not bad, huh? Come in the shop to see some of their latest and greatest sunglasses.

Here we are on location for our new lookbook for 2010. Wish you were here… although we can’t reveal exactly where here is. You would love it, especially the strudel!

We’ve been sitting on these jim dandy patches for a heck of a long time now. This is only the tip of the iceberg, we’ve got way more of these. Expect to start seeing them come to life in the shop very very soon.

Here are some of our odds and ends strewn about a year or so ago. Maybe you like it… maybe you don’t. We have collections upon collections of so much assorted stuff. We are pack-rats that have accumulated tons of junk over the years. We’re cleaning it up and clearing a lot of it out. Many classic mid-century pieces will be available to you soon. Stay tuned.

Random photo from the North Shore of Oahu circa December 1998. With Joel Tudor, Andrew Kidman and a silly lad wearing Reebok Fury’s, Oakley Blades and Birdwells. What the heck were we doing?

This is a photo of our good buddy Ray from 1982. He had a great car then and a spectacular tan.

Here are some shots from our UNIV Tray Project back from summer 2008. We had several brands, designers and artists involved in the customization of the modified fiberglass cafeteria trays. Our good buddy Chris Cote from Transworld Surf and Fuel TV also contributed to the project and we demo-ed our trays down at the local beach. Cote’s modification was amazing, with a handgun mounted to the tray… the NRA would be proud! Now that bodysurfing has become oh-so-popular, it’s time we share them with you. For more UNIV trayness, check out our piece on Surfline from earlier this year here.

This image brings back a lot of memories, too many classic quotes to mention. Gallic charm comes to Southern California and the combination is lethal!