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Aside from Brewer’s incredible photographs (compiled in Taschen’s Bunker Spreckels: Surfing’s Divine Prince of Decadence), it’s Spreckels’ final interview with the American subculture writer CR Stecyk III which is probably most revealing about the final years of his life.There is a tangible matter-of-factness in his answers, such as when he is asked what he spent his money on ...
Spreckels, Adolph "Bunker" (c.1949 – 1976) Spreckels, Adolph "Bunker". High-born surfing hedonist of the late 1960s and early '70s; heir to the Spreckels Sugar fortune and stepson to Hollywood actor Clark Gable; contributor to the shortboard revolution. Spreckels was five when his mother married Gable in 1955; he learned to surf while ...
26 de sept. de 2007 · A fascinating glimpse into the insane life of Bunker Spreckels. At 21, he inherits fifty-million dollars, so like any other reasonable person, he arrives at the bank with an armored car and takes it in cash. This is just one episode in the short life of Bunker Spreckels. Art Brewer's photos perfectly capture the essence of Bunker's wild ride.
16 de ago. de 2021 · Bunker Spreckels III, el hijastro de Clark Gable que fue un rebelde del surf. El rubio surfista persiguió las olas en Hawái o Sudáfrica y vivió intensa y peligrosamente hasta que su llama se extinguió con solo 27 años. Como ocurrió con otras leyendas –Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix o Jim Morrison– una ...
26 de abr. de 2024 · An audience with surfing’s divine prince of decadence. In the winter of 1976/1977 Tracks editor Phil Jarratt was on the North Shore covering the contests and peripheral action in the style that would make him one of surfing’s most famous scribes. It was the first year an official world champion was crowned, Peter Townend claiming the ...
28 de oct. de 2007 · B Bunker Spreckels lived fast - and died young. Born into a $50m fortune, he left his family to surf in Hawaii. There, the playboy prince revolutionised the sport before, 30 years ago, his ...
Nacido como Adolph B. Spreckels III y heredero del imperio azucarero Spreckels, Bunker se convirtió en un famoso surfista siendo un adolescente, pero después de tomar posesión de su herencia, se inició en una vida de lujo y exceso en la que el surf pasó a un segundo plano en favor de las drogas, el sexo y los viajes salvajes.
