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Moonstar Greene holds onto the mane of a horse

Moonstar Greene holds onto the mane of a horse with its mouth open wide. She is in The Rodeo Grounds.

People walk over rocks across Topanga Creek

A group of mostly unknown people and a girl walk over rocks across Topanga Creek in The Snake Pit. Folk musician Jim Rider wears a light matching suit. Pat Donovan wears a dark matching Chinese outfit.

Dancers perform in costume and make-up

Dancers perform shirtless, in costume and make-up, in Michael Greene's yard in The Rodeo Grounds.

A masseuse massages Claude Bal, naked

A masseuse massages Claude Bal, naked, in Michael Greene's living room. A trombone lamp, designed by Rick Van Ness, is at right.

Moonstar Greene feeds her dog canned food

Moonstar Greene feeds her dog canned food at her house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 4/5

Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles. Architect Bernt Capra is standing on a ladder.

Sandy Ignon and Moonstar Greene sit on easy chairs

Alexander "Sandy" Ignon (in hat) and Moonstar Greene sit on easy chairs in her yard in The Rodeo Grounds. Between them are a wooden goose, a broken piano, and a painted TV.

Sandy Ignon in a hat holds a tattooed pig on a leash, 1/2

Alexander "Sandy" Ignon, smoking a cigarette and wearing a hat, holds a pig on a leash in The Snake Pit. A biker group (The Heathens?), protesting a new law that would require the wearing of helmets, tattooed the pig with angel wings and sent it to a…

Ramblin' Jack Elliott sits in a canoe in Michael Greene's yard

Folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott paddles a canoe in Michael Greene's yard. Hampton Fancher sprays water on him from a hose, while wearing underwear. (Performance art.)

Michael Greene tends his marijuana plants, 5/5

Michael Greene holds an uprooted marijuana plant in front of his house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Three people stand with paper bags on their heads

Hampton Fancher, Buck [NAME UNKNOWN], and Michael Greene (in bathrobe) stand with paper bags on their heads in Michael's yard in The Rodeo Grounds. (Performance art.)

Thea Armand pets a horse, ridden by a Heidi Van Meter

Thea Armand pets a horse, ridden by Heidi Van Meter, in front of Michael Greene's house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. The name of the black dog in the background is Thea's Dog (TD), The dog in the foreground is Crystal, who belonged to Heidi.

Unknown and Moonstar Greene hold a cat in her yard

An unknown friend and Moonstar Greene hold a cat in Moonstar's yard in The Rodeo Grounds. Behind them is an arundo bamboo tunnel.

Unknown and Moonstar Greene peek out of her house

An unknown friend stands in the doorway and looks at Moonstar Greene, who peeks her head out of the window. They are at Moonstar's house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Moonstar Greene and friends sit in the yard of her house

An unknown woman and Hampton Fancher (shirtless) stand in the doorway of Moonstar Greene's house, 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Sitting on a chair in the yard are Michele "Migi" Bundy, Dawn Peckinpah, Thea Armand, and Moonstar.

Michael Greene is costumed as the Devil

Michael Greene is costumed as the Devil in The Rodeo Grounds. His art studio has a mural of Topanga Beach painted on the side. (Performance art.)

Sandy Ignon spray paints Michael Greene's art studio

Alexander "Sandy" Ignon stands on a ladder and spray paints over Michael Greene's scribbles on Michael's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds.

Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks

Jessica Wood and Moonstar Greene dress as punks with scarves, chains, safety pins, ear piercings, shaved hair, and buttons for bands (The Adolescents, PiL, The Cramps). They are at Moonstar's house in The Rodeo Grounds.

A man sits in a bamboo tunnel in Michael Greene's yard

An unknown man sits cross-legged in an arundo bamboo tunnel in Michael Greene's yard in The Rodeo Grounds. He holds a mug.

Women sunbathe on the roof of Michael Greene's house

Women in bikinis sunbathe on the roof of Michael Greene's house, accessed by a ladder, at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Michael Greene tends his marijuana plants, 4/5

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's yard, 3/3

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's muddy yard after a flood, including a lamp, a chair, and a blanket. Michael sits, packing a marijuana joint. Gil Lewis stands by the house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds, holding a shovel and a pan.

The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 6/7

The flood damages a pickup truck in The Snake Pit. An unknown man holds up a hammer.

The flood damages a car in The Snake Pit, 5/7

A flood damages Michael Greene's living room

A flood damages Michael Greene's living room in The Rodeo Grounds, containing his couch, TV, and bookshelf.

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's yard, 2/3

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's muddy yard after a flood in The Rodeo Grounds, including a TV, a guitar, and wooden geese. Gil Lewis plays piano.

Moonstar Greene and friends play in the mud after a flood

Moonstar Greene and unknown friends play in the mud after a flood in The Rodeo Grounds.

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's yard, 1/3

Furniture dries out in Michael Greene's muddy yard after a flood in The Rodeo Grounds, including a couch, a TV, firewood, a screen, a blanket, and wooden geese. An unknown man reads a newspaper, while Gil Lewis plays piano.

Moonstar Greene wears a carnation flower in her hair

Moonstar Greene wears a carnation flower in her hair, and a leather glove, while giving the middle finger in The Rodeo Grounds.

Michael Greene's art studio features paintings of nudes

Michael Greene's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds features paintings of nude women, a metal-and-glass sculpture by Claude Bal (left), and bicycles.

A woman sits naked on a rock in Topanga Creek

An unknown woman sits naked on a rock in Topanga Creek in Lower Topanga.

Libby Neal crosses the Rodeo Grounds bridge

Libby Neal crosses the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek during a flood.

Moonstar Greene and Lily Van Meter chew lemongrass

Moonstar Greene and Lily Van Meter chew lemongrass while wearing swimsuits in The Rodeo Grounds. The friend carries a baseball.

Tom Dewitt guides a horse to rear up on its hind legs

Tom Dewitt, shirtless, guides a horse to rear up on its hind legs in front of Michael Greene's house, 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

People take a group photo on the Rodeo Grounds bridge

Six people take a group photo on the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek. A sign says, "Private Property. No Dumping. No Parking. No Trespassing."

Two men walk in the creek bed in The Rodeo Grounds

Two unknown men walk in the Topanga Creek bed in The Rodeo Grounds.

Actors face the wall of Michael Greene's art studio

Actors John Barrymore Jr., Michael Carmine, Unknown, and Elizabeth Pena face the wall of Michael Greene's art studio. They hold an uprooted stalk, branches, grass, a squash, and an avocado. A rubber snake is draped over their shoulders. This…

Michael Greene pretends to be bitten by a dog

Michael Greene pretends that a stick of rawhide is his penis, and screams as a dog bites it, in front of his house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds. (Performance art.)

Michael Greene is a wizard, Sandy Ignon is a hunchback

Michael Greene plays a wizard, and Alexander "Sandy" Ignon plays a hunchback. They do performance art in front of Michael's house at 3726 Rodeo Grounds.

Michael Greene tends his marijuana plants, 3/5

Michael Greene stands on a ladder while tending his marijuana plants in The Rodeo Grounds. He wears a gun holster.

Michael Greene tends his marijuana plants, 2/5

Michael Greene stands on a ladder while tending his marijuana plants in The Rodeo Grounds. He wears a gun holster.

Michael Greene, Kedric Wolfe perform at gas station, 5/5

Actors Michael Greene and Kedric Wolfe lead performance artists at the Thrifty gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.

Flo Lawrence plays a cowgirl and lies on top of Alexander "Sandy" Ignon, who plays a deranged…

Michael Greene, Kedric Wolfe perform at gas station, 4/5

Actors Michael Greene and Kedric Wolfe lead performance artists at the Thrifty gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.

Flo Lawrence plays a cowgirl, bares a breast, and rides the pump. Michael plays a superhero and sticks…

Michael Greene, Kedric Wolfe perform at gas station, 3/5

Actor Kedric Wolfe does performance art at the Thrifty gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. He wears an anti-war costume consisting of a briefcase with "The Button" to the atomic bomb above his head. Flo Lawrence plays a…

Michael Greene, Kedric Wolfe perform at gas station, 2/5

Actors Michael Greene and Kedric Wolfe lead performance artists at the Thrifty gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.

Flo Lawrence plays a cowgirl, bares a breast, and rides the pump. Michael plays a superhero. Brigitte…

Michael Greene, Kedric Wolfe perform at gas station, 1/5

Actors Michael Greene and Kedric Wolfe do performance art at the Thrifty gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.

Michael plays a superhero and holds a baton like a telescope. Kedric wears an anti-war costume consisting of…

A woman in a mask and bra holds marijuana plants

A woman in a mask and bra holds Michael Greene's marijuana plants in The Rodeo Grounds.

Michael Greene tends his marijuana plants, 1/5

Michael Greene holds his uprooted marijuana plants in front of his house, 3726 Rodeo Grounds. Pablo Capra watches from a picnic table.

Claude Bal's art studio has a tower bedroom

Claude Bal's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds is covered in corrugated metal. His bedroom is in the tower at left. His bathroom is a separate building at left.

Michael Greene's art studio is freshly painted white

Moonstar Greene rides a horse in The Rodeo Grounds, 1/4

Moonstar Greene and Jessica Wood ride horses in The Rodeo Grounds.

Mud and debris surround Michael Greene's garage

Mud and debris surround Michael Greene's damaged garage after a flood.

Girls walk in The Rodeo Grounds after a flood

Moonstar Greene (center) and friends walk in The Rodeo Grounds after a flood. A white bench and a car are stuck in the mud.

Moonstar Greene stands next to a sunflower in a white dress

Moonstar Greene wears a white dress and stands next to a sunflower in The Rodeo Grounds.

A couple stares at graffiti on Michael Greene's art studio

A couple stares at a graffiti mural painted on Michael Greene's art studio in the Rodeo Grounds. Between them are a rubber snake and a pipe. A Buick Electra convertible car is parked at left.

The mural depicts Cubist musicians, a man with an…

Norton Wisdom paints a mural on the art studio

Norton Wisdom, standing on a ladder and scaffolding, paints a mural of Topanga Beach on Michael Greene's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds." It depicts a priapic devil, a dog, a naked woman, a periscope, a dragon, a horse, a dolphin, and a bus.

Sandy and Shane build Michael Greene's art studio

Shane McMahon and Alexander "Sandy" Ignon (architect) build Michael Greene's art studio in The Rodeo Grounds.

Paul Mazursky carries "The Button" to "The Bomb"

Filmmaker Paul Mazursky gives the V-sign by Michael Greene's garage in The Rodeo Grounds. He wears an anti-war costume consisting of a briefcase with "The Button" to the atomic bomb above his head. (Performance art.)

Michael Greene lies in a pickup truck in The Rodeo Grounds

Michael Greene smokes a cigarette in the bed of a pickup truck at the entrance to The Rodeo Grounds. A sign posted by the Los Angeles Athletic Club says, "Private Property. No Parking. Tow-Away. Keep Out." The Rodeo Grounds bridge is in the…

Gil Kaufman crouches by a cut-up tree in The Snake Pit

Heathens biker Gil Kaufman crouches with a beer by a cut-up tree in The Snake Pit.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott plays guitar in The Rodeo Grounds

Folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott plays guitar in Michael Greene's yard in The Rodeo Grounds. Pat Donovan looks down at two teenagers sitting beside him.

Jim Rider pets a horse in The Snake Pit

Folk musician Jim Rider pets a horse behind a chain-link fence in The Snake Pit. Pat Donovan is cut off at left. The houses of Larry Payne and Ginger Kershner are at right.

Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 3/5

Michael Greene crouches by a ladder while building the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles.

Teenagers take a group photo with baby Lucas Capra

Teenagers take a group photo with baby Lucas Capra in the yard at 3712 Rodeo Grounds.

BACK ROW:
Lily Van Meter, Alexandra Held (Austrian au pair), Jessica Wood

FRONT ROW:
Moonstar Greene, Lucas Capra, Dawn Peckinpah

Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 2/5

Craig Halley (top) and other residents climb ladders to build the Rodeo Grounds bridge over Topanga Creek out of telephone poles.

Residents build the Rodeo Grounds bridge, 1981, 1/5

Architect Bernt Capra (standing) and Craig Halley (right) build the Rodeo Grounds bridge out of telephone poles.

George Wood stands in his house Thornwood

Folk musician George Wood stands in the living room of his house Thornwood (named after his wife Katie's maiden name, Thornley, and Wood), at 3427 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Brookside.

North Wood eats a sandwich while sitting in a tree

An unknown girl and North Wood eat sandwiches while sitting on a tree branch above Topanga Creek at Brookside.

North Wood flies a kite in the Topanga Creek bed

North Wood flies a kite in the Topanga Creek bed at Brookside.

Katie and George Wood stand in their house Thornwood

Folk musicians Katie Wood and George Wood stand in their house Thornwood (named after Katie's maiden name, Thornley, and Wood), at 3427 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Brookside. George holds a guitar.

April Wood sits on a rock in Topanga Creek

April Wood wears a white dress and sits on a rock in Topanga Creek at Brookside.

April Wood pretends to dive into the flooding creek

April Wood pretends to dive into the flooding Topanga Creek at Brookside.

Katie Wood, North Wood, and April Wood play in the mud

Katie Wood, her children North and April, and their friends show their muddy feet and hands while playing in the Topanga Creek bed at Brookside.

"The Special World of George Wood and Katie," 1962

"The Special World of George Wood and Katie"

SIDE ONE: (Songs of Fun and Frolic)

1. The Boat Builder
2. Johnny Brown
3. Church Bells
4. The Unlikely Lovers
5. My Love Is Like Furniture
6. Ballad of the Smog
7 The Small White Satellite
8…

Ginger Snips appears in a California Cooler commercial

Ginger Snips Salon & Spa, across from Topanga Beach, appears as the fictitious, 1964, Malibu, hamburger restaurant "Louie's" in a still from a TV commercial for California Cooler (the first wine cooler). The interior was filmed at The Reel Inn.

A man in a leather jacket buys fruit at The Fruit Stand, 2/2

A man wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses, and a peace-symbol necklace pays cash at The Fruit Stand at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. Behind them is a flatbed truck. He gives the peace sign.

A man in a leather jacket buys fruit at The Fruit Stand, 1/2

A man wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses, and a peace-symbol necklace pays cash to a woman at The Fruit Stand at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH. Behind them is a flatbed truck.

Jamie Budge and friends gather at the Seaside Surf Shoppe

Jamie Budge (white shoes) and friends take a group photo in front of the Seaside Surf Shoppe (Asbury Park or Long Beach Island, New Jersey) while touring his surf film "The Living Curl" on the East Coast. Behind them is his van, which has a painted…

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 3/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 2/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

Jamie Budge interviews J. Riddle in Santa Monica, 1/3

Jamie Budge, holding a microphone, interviews J. Riddle, holding a Natural Progression surfboard, in Santa Monica. Budge was gathering content for the unaired pilot (and only filmed) episode of his TV show "Wide World of Surfing."

FLYER:

“Wide…

Jamie Budge, Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer wear Roy's trunks

Jamie Budge (multi-contest winner and President of the Malibu Surfing Association in his official MSA trunks), Pat Darren, and Jim Ganzer model Roy's Cabana custom trunks in a magazine advertisement. They are holding their surfboards and standing at…

Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge leans on his red van

Surf filmmaker Jamie Budge leans on his red van and surfboard with a hatchet fin in front of his apartment on 937 1/2 9th St. in Santa Monica.

Malibu Surfing Association members visit Pismo Beach

Malibu Surfing Association members Glenn Dexter, Jamie Budge, Brian Hames, Buzz Sutphin, and JoJo Perrin take a group photo by their station wagon in a parking lot. A Makaha skateboard is on the ground. The photo was published in the surf magazine…

Poster for "Chain Reaction" by Jamie Budge, 1970

Jamie Budge screened his surf film "Chain Reaction" at the Woman's Center Auditorium, 3451 Foothill Rd., Ventura, CA. The poster calls it a "visual trip through the world of surfing," with "hot music and easy narration." The image of the burning monk…

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