Thief Steals Iconic Orange County Surf Shop Owner's Car
On Saturday, a crime was committed in broad daylight, outside a surf shop in Orange County, CA, right off Pacific Coast Highway. The crime? Grand theft auto.
TK Brimer, longtime owner of the iconic and beloved Frog House surf shop, had his car stolen in the middle of the day, right in front of the shop. Luckily, security cameras caught the culprit. At least, his mug, moments before the theft…the car, however, still appears to be missing. Now, the search is on.
Posting an image of the thief and a description of the car, Frog House wrote on social media:
'Anybody know this thief? He just stole TK's car at 1:22 off PCH and from our cameras looks like he was headed towards Huntington but he could have gone anywhere. White 2004 Volvo V70. Wiley Coyote sticker on passenger side. PLEASE REPOST LET'S GET THIS TWEAKER!'Matt Biolos, the legacy surfboard shaper currently embroiled in a legal battle with superstar songstress Lady Gaga over his 'Mayhem' logo, facetiously commented: 'He works for Gaga.'
Back in 1977, after years of working at the shop, TK bought the place. And ever since its beginning, the Frog House has been an institution in the OC surf scene and, in today's surfing landscape, a last bastion of brick-and-mortar surf shops in a time of fluctuation in the industry writ large.
Speaking with the OC Public Library a few years back, TK said:
'If I hadn't owned this property, I probably wouldn't be in business today, because I'm surrounded by big box retailers on both sides of me here, who have a whole lot better of an inventory than I do. They'd probably put me out of business. But my overhead is low, and I can survive on less volume than they do.'
Expounding further on the current state of surfing and the industry, TK added:
'Surf culture is suffering. It's not completely lost. It's still wonderful. For a kid to start in 2019, and just begin surfing, and never get a taste of the true surf culture that I got to experience, is a shame. But he's still going to have an amazing time, an amazing life ahead of him. It's still positive.'
Legend. Let's help find his whip.
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