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something I learned after the Space Rangers had left was.
Muck used to be in the Looney Toones(sp?) with Kahuna Kawentzmen,
aka Sebastian.

I have all 3 of their cds, and loved their stuff.
so its not that surprising now, that I like the Space Rangers, and Mucks playing.

btw. what happened to KK,
does he still post here?

Muck played with the Looney Tunes??? Never heard of this before. He is to young!
On the last Looney Tunes album "Beyond the dune" (1997) the bass player was Thorsten Seif. He lived in Ulm when he was younger Ive heard. Maybe Muck told you this?? ...but maybe Im wrong...

Anyway:
KK (Kahuna Kawentzmann) is still a great guitar player! His new band is called "Los Apollos"! Its a 3 piece band. I saw them live here in Berlin a few weeks ago. Ive got some videos from this gig somewhere...
Los Apollos are playing a kind of exotic Instrumental music. Very stylish! Very nice! KK is playing his red Mosrite Celebrity in this band!

And: Yes, all 3 Looney Tunes CD`s are really great albums! Check out the internet to get them.

hi ralf,
in 1998 i lived in hamburg, i did the last tour with them as an organ player and guitarist, then the band broke up... yes, the bass player thorsten lived in ulm, and he is still a friend of mine. daniel, thorsten and me had a band in the mid nineties called "fox force five", where i played organ too. our style was like garage, beat, something weird. hope to see you one time in germany.

Our summer in SoCal, unfortunately not endless…

Dear friends,

as I write these sentences, trying to describe the Space Ranger’s experiences of this summer in Southern California, engulfed by the energetic rhythms of the Tequila Worms, I find it difficult to focus on one specific event during those 18 and a half days in August 2010.
Y’know, old writer’s device….
I could tell you about the charming chat with the waiter on the ferry to Alameda, which was so relaxed, friendly and , given the briefness of the it, so personal, and in no way sleazy or upselling-ish, if that’s a word. Why do such things happen so rarely in Germany?
Or take the warden in the parking lot of Santa Barbara’s First National Bank. Was she bored, interesting or had been in the sun too long? Who cares, the chat made us feel at ease and gave her a good time.
If the encounters that lasted only a minute had such an effect on us, what about the longer lasting relations we built during our stay? Well, you’ve guessed right.

Starting with the BBQ at the Hanson’s place. I have been to many parties where I didn’treally know anyone, and I remember the awkadness of these situations. Nothing like that afternoon in Anaheim. Everyone was interested in who we might be, and we were thrilled to meet the people known to us only from the web in personal. (Please forgive me for bringing Bud in cans, but that is one of my stranger ideas of Americana…)
The food was great and the conversations were outstanding, both the charming and entertaining small-talk as well as the more matter-of-fact topics that were discussed. And the coincidence of finding that Fender Jaguar for sale on that occasion, you couldn’t make that up.
We felt, and we mean it, at home.
The gig at the Juke Joint, our first gig on US soil, made us all feel very anxious and my mouth was like Death Valley at noon, only darker. But it went great, even with all the cameras pointed at us. My first night in an American bar was everything I had imagined and more. You just can’t refuse a Worm’s offer to drink tequila…

Those of you who have gone on tour with a band might remember the situation where you meet new people at a gig, have a great time with them, but then move on and may not return for another year or so.
Not so here. We met all of you from that night the next day at the Starting Gate, spend that amazing day with you and hundreds of other new fascinating and cool people, which were to be met and talked with. We listened to amazing bands, we contributed and sat around, drinking in the atmosphere, the feel of it, the totally crazy thing that all of these American guys and girls can’t wait to hear and see us perform.
But it didn’t stop here. The next day at Suzie’s, we picked up where we had left the day before. More cool tunes and astounding performances, more people to have professional conversation with, more nice and friendly small-talk, more jokes to be cracked, more beer, in case we need remembering. Seeing you guys again, getting introduced by you to others as “friends from Germany” really sometimes knocked us from our feet.
And this feeling, as much overwhelming as experienced as genuine, made all of this so special for us. There is no experience we had as a band even slightly comparable to what happened to us during the SG 101 2010.
Apart from making us feel at home, we were impressed by the professionality and the fact that we could rely on any of those involved. Everything was extremely well organized, the venues carefully picked, the set-up working and nice to listen to and look at. We didn’t have to worry about anything, just to be ourselves. A very sincere and big Thank You and Hats Off and Kudos and Way to Go to all who made this thing happening.
The Space Rangers saw places, met people and did things none of us had dreamed about doing even when we knew we would be flying to the US.
I am sure not to have misjudged the fact that all of what had been done for, at, and around the SG 101, all the energy, time and nerves, was only spent so that this happening could, well, happen.
You definitely made a great impression with that on us Deutschlanders, greater than you might know.
Cheesy at it may sound, but we brought back a different view on the USA than we had before.
To sum it up, SG 101 and all that what happened around it, was among the best things we have ever done and had the honour to be part of.

For now, I think I have expressed the general feeling, the gist of what happened to us. I could go on forever reminiscing on the individual people, the jokes, the drinks, the stuff that happened, but all in good time. You know what you did and I remember, too !

We are so thrilled to see you all again in 2011 in California or in Italy at Surfer Joe’s.

For The SPACE RANGERS,

Evildan from Neu-Ulm

(current mood: nostalgic, current sound Insect Surfers “ Mojave Reef”)

I am still feeling the joy, the buzz, at having experienced live, for the first time, THE SURFSIDE IV, THE SPACE RANGERS and THE SPACE COSSACKS, over that amazing weekend

great post Evildan!

UNSTEADY FREDDIE

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Better late (or WAY late) than never, I suppose. Truth be told, I'm really bummed about how a lot of these came out. Still, though... what a great time I had!!

Working on videos as well....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/themysterymanjg/sets/72157625160039182/

• Jamie
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  Cartoons drenched in reverb!
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new photo of the day?

Jeff(bigtikidude)

thank you sir,

Jeff(bigtikidude)

I can't remember if Kristena posted the link for her photos,
so here they are.

http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c90/TikiTena/Surf%20Guitar%20101%20Convention%202010/

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Wish I could have been there...
At least I got to see the following Sunday at the Pier show.
Best music venue I have ever been to thanks for that!!!!

Any idea on dates for 2011 yet?

"Maybe there aren't any surf bands; there's only surf music?" Tuck

Tuck
Just read the September and since posts. Really nice! Thanks, Dan, especially, for the impressions and the grammatical lesson. The factors you mention are the essence of language usage. I've run into them with genuine pleasure in language after language. I love that there are surf musicians out there taking pleasure in them (or at least thinking about them), too.

By the way, for those of you who met Muck of the Space Rangers in California, let me reveal that the one of the oddest things about being face to face with him if you're from Colorado is that he bears a strong resemblence to Boulder Bob Cannistraro of the Beloved Invaders.

i get the strangest looks when i tell people i sometimes am fascinated by how beautiful grammar can be....
i am a nerd, i confess.... AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT!

;)

Evildan
i get the strangest looks when i tell people i sometimes am fascinated by how beautiful grammar can be....
i am a nerd, i confess.... AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT!

;)

Hey Nerd, you might want to spread that fascination to proper use of capital letters! And you teach Englisch? For shame!

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