Dave,
Don't they dry those things up in rafters? Spooky. Glad you're ok. d

There's a net, but, the preservation of life gene kicks in despite that.

rock on,
~ dave

HBkahuna
Just had a 5.8 earthquake here. Rock n roll!!

Thanks for the Positive vibes man,

actually I didn't even feel it, I was outside by a pool, and didnt even notice it till the mexican house maid came out saying earth shake earth shake.
I'm like huh, what?
then looked up and saw one of those propane outside heaters swaying a bit.
I dont freak out till they 7.0 or bigger.

dont worry people it was a 5 . something
nothing to worry about.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

This is a e-mail Paul Johnson sent out saying that he will be at the sg101 event, and explains about the Pounding Surf DVd they will be showing.

Friends and surf music fans ‹

We¹ve got a very cool event lined up for you this coming Saturday
(August 2); I will be at the day-long SURFGUITAR101.COM
CONVENTION & SHOW which is being held at SUZY¹S BAR & GRILL in Hermosa Beach
(1141 Aviation Blvd.). This is your opportunity to schmooze with top surf
musicians and fans from all over the country (and beyond). From noon to 2 PM
there will be tables set up for a casual ³swap meet² where equipment, CDs,
T-shirts, etc., will be traded and sold (and where you can cruise around and
chat with your favorite musicians...); this will be followed by a
star-studded jam session that is sure to include some memorable performances
by some of the genre¹s great players.

I look forward to playing some tunes and displaying some of my memorabilia
there; but for me, the highlight of the event will be the WORLD PREMIERE of
the DVD (entitled ³POUNDING SURF!²) that I have been working on over the
past couple of years. (In addition to being a featured musician and
narrator, I also did the editing; accordingly, I'm delighted to have this
opportunity to show and offer the finished product to everyone at the
convention!)

The DVD, which was the brainchild of drummer Bob Colwell with a little help
from Matt Quilter, Dusty Watson, Tracy Longstreth and myself, includes TWO
complete programs totaling nearly three hours in length: one part, ³THE ART
OF SURF DRUMMING,² fulfills the original goal for a ³surf drum instructional
video² with tips and lessons from four of the best drummers in surf music;
out of this grew the companion project, ³A DRUMMER¹S GUIDE TO SURF MUSIC² ‹
a comprehensive documentary of the surf genre that includes a definitive
history of how the music evolved over the years (highlighting both the
³traditional² and ³progressive² aspects of the movement), along with a lot
of great performances and special features. While all of this is presented
with a drummer¹s perspective in mind, the documentary WILL be of great
interest to all surf music fans, and even to a general audience.

We will be showing highlights from the DVD at our table from 12 ­ 2 PM ‹ I
do hope you can be there to see this!

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Thanks man,
I'll take a New Castle, sir
I Haven't had a Coors lite in almost 10 years proud to say.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

bigtikidude
I hope that everybody is cool with possibly being on film.

I'm OK with it. That's never made me beautiful, though.

So whats the best beer for surf music?

Just heard on a Drag Race site that there will be a Nitro burning Dragster there to fire up before the Insects play at the late show...

The same one I sat in and lit-off at the Insects 20th anniv. show at Safari Sams...

Hermosa P.D. here we come...

Jeff Utterback

Bumpity Bump,
not sure if I will be near the computer anymore till monday.
so one last hope everybody that can, comes to this,,
and thanks to all that do.

see ya Sat.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Swap meet Noon to 2 pm, maybe 11:30 to 1: 30.
1:30 to 1:45 slide show of old surf history by Brian Chidister.
1:45 to 2pm, clips from the surf drumming dvd
2pm drum off with Dusty Watson, and Jeff Utterback.
2:20 ish. The Sound of Surf trailer clips , surf music documentary
2:30 Slacktone,
3pm Eddie Bertrand, and PJ and Norm of Ghastly Ones do Squad Car and Mr. Moto.
3 :15, Jams with some people playing with Dusty and PJ.
3:45ish. Outterwave
4:15ish Eddie Bertrand w Eliminators 4 songs. Then Eliminators 4 songs
4:45ish Boardwalkers
5:15ish Aquasonics
5:45 Secret Samurai
6:15 back to the Jam,
7 pm end of the show.

Jeff(bigtikidude)