When Creed McTaggart and Ryan Callinan rolled through the swinging doors at The Buckler’s Canteen Bar in Bondi, heads turned, Coronas were downed and a hush went across the room.
The two Australian surfing prodigies had come to Bondi for the premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Surfers, the hi-fi flick by Toby Cregan, which features Creed, Ryan, Matt Banting and Noa Deane.
In the dimly lit saloon bar, bearded hipsters, local surf rats and a major female fan club, clambered over stools and wooden benches to watch the film as it was projected on to a wall.
Our memories of what happened after that are a little fuzzy. Maybe these pictures will help us to work it out …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Surfers is on Stands with the October issue of Tracks – on sale 2nd September.
A big thanks to Corona for the drinks, The Canteen for putting us up and Frank Gazzola for taking the shots!