Carl "Tinker" West, 1935-2025Letters To YouMay 26, 20251 min readUpdated: May 27, 2025May 26, 2025UPDATES (May 27, 2025:)Click here to read "Carl 'Tinker' West, East Coast surfing pioneer and early Springsteen manager, has died" by Chris Jordan of The Asbury Park Press.Click here to read "Tinker West" by Bob Santelli, Executive Director of The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music.
