DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:05 PM
If you haven't heard yet, in appreciation of all Jeff's hard work, we took up a collection to buy Jeff a new computer to replace his old worn out PC. The donations were so overwhelming that we received enough to buy a brand new macbook AND a roundtrip ticket to next year's Surfer Joe Surf Music Festival in Livorno Italy. Surfer Joe himself aka Lorenzo Valdembrini, has offered to cover Jeff's accommodations, so Jeff's all set to have the time of his life next summer.
I'd like to thank everyone who contributed, and for those of you who hadn't heard about it in time, don't feel bad. We received plenty of money already. Perhaps you can consider throwing a few bucks in to the monthly donations for SG101's website, if the urge is too great? 
The generosity of this community (including lots of Tiki fans as well) is truly humbling. All weekend long in SoCal the love and mutual appreciation was almost tangible. We are so fortunate to have the internet, and SG101.com, which allows us all to communicate in a way unheard of in the past.
Below I'll post some photos and a list of who donated...
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:08 PM
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:10 PM
Please let me know if I missed anybody...
Adrian Eustaquio
Bill Graff
Brett Cole / The Pyronauts
Brian Neal
Brodaddy/ Jeff Weber
Carl Johnson
Carlos Yela Gomez
Carol Busbey
Chris Fesker / Big Kahuna Bicycles
Christoph boost / Los Venturas
Clinton Lockhart
Dan Faria
Dave and Rebecca Fernandez / Purple Orchid
Dave Becker / Brodaddy
David Echt
David Frink
Donald Bell / Aloha Screwdriver
Doug Snyder
Dusty Watson / Slacktone
Lars / El Ray
Erik Paulsen
Ernest Hernandez/King Pelican
Eydie Stumpf/ Outerwave
Ferenc and Karen Dobronyi / Frankie and the Poolboys
Fritz Greenbaum
Gary Evans / Intoxicators
Guy Moore
Hans Kohls / Sand Devils
Ivan Pongracic / The Madeira
James Honeycutt
Jamie Galatas / Mystery Men
Jari Aaltonen / Shockwave
Jason Weckerly
Jeff Utterback / Casino 66
Jeffrey szalwinski
Jeremy DeHart
Jesper Grud Rasmussen / El Ray
John Koontz
John Okanishi
jonathan ziegler / The Exotics
Jorgen Jensen / El Fuerte
Joshua and Jenny Lute
Joyce Seko
Katrin and Killian Gilberg ? SanchoPansen
Kelly Reilly
Kevin Upthegrove
Kimberly Noble
Kristena Hernandez and Sean Flamm
Lawrence White
Lee Joseph / Dionysus Records
Lorenzo Valdambrini / Surfer Joe
Mark Holt
Martin Cilia
Marty Tippens
Mary McDonald
Matt Quilter / The Reventlos
Mel Waldorf / Meshugga Beach Party
Michael Diabo / Urban Surf Kings
Michael Vernon / 3 Balls of Fire
Miles Gehm
NIck Locke
Noel Squiteri
Normando Cabrera / Boss Finks
Paul Beatie / The Pyronauts
Paul Carson/ Atomic Mosquitos
Paul Sorce
Paul Wayne
Peter Matich
Ran Mosessco / The Sand Devils / The Astroglides
Richard Hawes / Mystery Men
Richard Messick
robert butler / The Pyronauts
Robert Jacques / The Gnarly Men
Robert Steingraber
Roseann Simeroth
Ryan Ruiz / Secret Samurai
Sandy and Mike Rosado / 9th wave
Sean / Double Crown Records/The Continental Magazine
Sherri Panchisin
Steve Seagren / Reverb Junkies Film
Sven Kirsten
Ted Banks
Ted Miller / Stan's Pilgrims
The Mystery Men?
The TomorrowMen
Thomas Head
Tiffany brunelli
Tikiyaki Orchestra
Timothy Sullivan / The Supertones
Unsteady Freddie
The Volcanics
Verity Bendel
Vincenzo Di Mattei
Warren Binder
William Horning
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2365
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:15 PM
Look at that list of donors!!! Jeff, you are dearly loved, my brotha!
Thanks Danny for putting this in motion!
Btw, Jennifer Bowman is my wife Jenny. Her Paypal name hast been updated yet :p
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25532
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:21 PM
Danny,
Thanks for posting this.
I wanted to thank everybody,
But not seem to be bragging.
I am extremely overwhelmed by this.
I would never want or expect this kind of
Generosity, for it to be givin without my knowledge or asking
Is just beyond words at this point.
All I can say is that I am extremely greatful to all involved.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I'm getting a little choked up just typing this.
Gotta load up the gear, off to another show with
The 2 euro bands!!!!
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 08:25 PM
Congrats Jeff! That is an amazing list of people, I could say "You lucky devil!" but it isn't luck, you've worked incredibly hard at promoting surf music and you've done it all with kindness and without any ego or selfish pretense.
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DaveF
Joined: May 10, 2009
Posts: 1115
Green Valley, AZ
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 10:12 PM
Congrats Jeff, you earned it.
Video of the presentation
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 11:00 PM
So great, thanks Dave Eff!!!
More photos...
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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ErnestHernandez
Joined: Jun 16, 2008
Posts: 592
The Alamo City, TX
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 11:02 PM
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5090
San Francisco
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Posted on Aug 11 2014 11:16 PM
DaveF wrote:
Congrats Jeff, you earned it.
Video of the presentation
I'm so happy this moment was captured, it went by way too fast. Thanks DaveF!
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
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LittleKahunaCraig
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 385
Orange County, CA
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 12:00 AM
Very Cool, Congrats BTD!
— Craig Skelly
Little Kahuna
www.littlekahunamusic.com
The Breakaways
The Curl Riders
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eltwang
Joined: Feb 26, 2008
Posts: 540
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 01:41 AM
I can't see my name in the list apart from 'El Ray' which is probably the contribution. Anyways - congrats Jeff!! So happy to see this was pulled off. Great video :-)!
— El Twitter
El Ray
El Ray on Bandcamp
El Twang on YouTube
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Boost
Joined: Sep 24, 2012
Posts: 124
Antwerpen
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 04:11 AM
Really really cool!!! Thanks for capturing this moment and sharing it to all who couldn't attend the convention.
Hope Jeff will make it to Belgium after Surfer Joe '15. We (Los Venturas) would like to show him the brewery of Chimay, Jeff's favorite beer.
— Los Venturas
The Hydrosonics (RIP)
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SanchoPansen
Joined: Jan 04, 2011
Posts: 1588
Berlin L-Berg
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 04:12 AM
Thanks to Danny for arranging this whole thing and BTD: Meet you in Italy next year!!!
Oh btw, faith in humanity restored 
— The Hicadoolas
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11046
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 08:28 AM
Thanks Kilian. Of course I didn't do this alone. I worked with Ferenc, Kristena, Brian, Ran, Jamie, Lorenzo to pull this together.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 09:29 AM
Congrats to Jeff on the Mac.
A much deserved and I hear needed gift.
The trip to Surfer Joe Fest.........fantastic!
Thanks for all that you do brother.
— http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
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Ruhar
Joined: Jun 21, 2007
Posts: 3909
San Diego, CA
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 09:32 AM
Well deserved! Danny & Co. are beyond great people for putting this together. I've been pretty unplugged from the interwebs lately. I'll definitely put my contribution towards the site.
Have a blast Jeff!
— Ryan
The Secret Samurai Website
The Secret Samurai on Facebook
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UnsteadyFreddie
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2979
Hell\'s Kitchen, NYC
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 10:46 AM
JEFF
You, like Baja Marty, are my "Reverb Brother"
What you have done to keep instrumental surf music so alive, the amount of extraordinary talent you have assembled over time, the enormous giving of so much of your daily schedules to ensure all of us get to share in the experience of surf music live (no genre, yes NO GENRE performed LIVE compares to instro-beat surf). We all love you and are grateful to you for all the energy you emit, you are 'the ultimate MC' my Friend. You are on a parallel course with Lorenzo Surfer Joe Valdambrini (and his Brother), another one of my "Reverb Brothers". And now that Lorenzo keeps coming back to SG-101, it's finally time for you to experience the Italian version of what you do!!
This year has beat the fuck out of me. I laid in a Hospital Bed as the SURFER JOE SUMMER FESTIVAL got underway. I've been there every year since 2008, until this Year. Besides the health issues that caused me to be there, the pain I had for missing The Festival was horrific, and I'm still feeling the loss; while at the same time I'm on the other side of that. Then came the follow-up procedure in July, which was supposed to be an overnight stay. Well, there were minor complications, which kept me in ICU for several days. I won't go into details -- this thread is about you! My point is, this 2d hospital experience ultimately kept me from attending this year's SG-101....and man, does that ever hurt. I so wanted to watch you get the gifts all of us lovingly contributed to.
I do my little part in NYC where I set out to create a "Surf Scene", and I did, lo and behold. Haven't missed presenting a monthly SURF-ROCK SHINDIG since May, 2004!!
We all love this music genre. That reverb, that sound, those melodies, the incredible musicians that perform this music, the live events where we can share our joy with other 'Reverb Junkies', and also what I call "sunset chords", a term I came up with -- those beautiful, luscious chords with echo & reverb -- man do those ever move me!! ....man it's all so damn special. And you, my dear Friend and Brother, are extra-special!!
I hope, God willing, that You, Lorenzo, and I can share the stage at The 2015 Surfer Joe Summer Festival. East Coast, West Coast, Europe and beyond, all represented in one setting. Magnificent!!
BRAVO TO BIG TIKI DUDE
GRAZIE FOR ALL YOU HAVE GIVEN ME (& OTHERS)
YOU ROCK.
YOU ROLL.
SIMULTANEOUSLY!!
BLESS YOU,
UNSTEADY FREDDIE
Your Reverb Brother
and may the spirit of BAJA MARTY continue to influence all of us; and watch over us & the incredible power & beauty of that dripping wet reverb!!
— http://www.facebook.com/unsteady.freddie
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 11:31 AM
Too cool, you're all great people!
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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tubeswell
Joined: Sep 24, 2011
Posts: 1424
Wellington, NZ
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Posted on Aug 12 2014 12:21 PM
Got your laptop going yet BTD?
— He who dies with the most tubes... wins
Surf Daddies
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