Stepping Into Oblivion, desert racing's overhype Bruce Brown's life story "A life of Endless Summers", desert racers "legendary obscurity", left in the dust bin of history on the cutting room floor

Stepping Into Oblivion, desert racing's overhype Bruce Brown's life story "A life of Endless Summers". Desert racers 'legendary obscurity', left in the dust bin of history, on the cutting room floor

By MONSTER Mike, August 30, 2021

At a recent special screening, just after sunset, on the beach, during a warm summer evening at Coronado California, Dana Brown presented his new film, 'A Life Of Endless Summers'.

Dated from 2020, this screening was described as one of the first public screenings, since the pandemic.

The film claims Bruce documented the beginning of the entire 'Action Sports Industry'. Also claimed, is Bruce having firstly named the 'Pipeline' surfing break on the Hawaiian Islands. 

One can't miss any acknowledgement to Bruce Meyers. Bruce told me directly about his relationship with Hobie Alter. Bruce also is a very important cog in the machine that started modern gringo off-road racing, in Baja Mexico.

One also can't miss the absence of any reference to desert racing, particularly racing in Baja Mexico, in the film, reflecting the life and friends of Bruce Brown and Dana, his son, in his new work. Not his 'Endless Summer'. 

This film, like 'Step Into Liquid', for those interested in actual desert motorsport history, has those early way-overhyped "legendary" desert racing people, 'Stepping into Oblivion'!

Bruce's mexico exploits are excluded completely from this new work, because Bruce had no friends in desert racing. 

Interesting, considering Brown is known for his work portrayed on ABC Wide World of Sports, titled as "Inaugural Baja 1000, 1967", of what was actually the Mexican 1000. Originally started by the great Don Francisco and his partner, Ed Pearlman. Ed started the "ORM or in reality the 'Albino Money' Hall Of Fame".

The contempt against the sport of desert racing was palpable. Bruce Brown said in the movie, "desert races, where nobody's watching".

Dana Brown expanded his explanation in an interview prior to the screening, while the late day sun hung in the setting sky, over the famous landscape framing icon, Point Loma. Famous, in the history of the timeless San Diego skyline.

We talked about why the Brown family got rid of the original reels of film, shot by Bruce, back during that early Baja race. Bruce had no friends from his shooting work in desert racing, apparently, anywhere in the new documentary.

Dana said outright, "the film footage from mexico wasn't worth keeping, ever since its release on TV, it's near worthless. Because it was shown in the 60's on american television. "It today, has zero value".

(Videos Above [2 of 4])The Bruce Brown, ABC Wide World of Sports material was used in the Peterson Museum event in 2000, shown in this CABO 1000 historical documentary.

Dana's 'Dust To Glory' is a masterpiece. But, dust to glory 2 was just a money grab. No content, no quality, no soul.  

All of the people from desert racing Bruce met over the years, apparently, amounted to, zero.

Funny, how Steve McQueen was merely a vanity funder, 'On Any Sunday'. Steve just wanted to be portrayed 'nearby' actual action sports personalities and was willing to buy the inclusion.

So Bruce grabbed Steve's money to 'vanitize' his new lifestyle, dicking around the mojave to pay for his kids food and milk. 

The joke continues on the empty vapidity of Rod Hall, famous for his nevada reach around on Bill Harrah, who also wanted to be 'shown on the silver screen' with actual action sports personalities. The hapless Steve McQueen, dead from cancer decades before his time, being one of those perceived personalities.

Steve was mentioned for his money, nothing else.

No one from actual desert racing exploits is even whispered in this film. More Loading>>>

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