KEYS/VOCAL needed for SURF ROCKERS BAND (rehearse @ Gardena)

Nick

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Posted on Apr 23 2010 09:25 PM

"SURF ROCKERS" HAS REGROUPED. WE NEED A PIANO PLAYER WHO CAN ALSO SING. THERE WILL BE NINE OF US AFTER WE FIND SUCH A PIANIST. WE DO VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTALS. WE HAVE SOME GIGS ON CALENDAR FOR THIS SUMMER. THEY HAPPEN TO BE PAY GIGS, BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. WE ARE A HOBBY BAND.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT omalleylaw@hotmail.com OR CALL MIKE MARONEY AT 818-355-1338.

SURF'S UP!

NICK O'MALLEY (an original Del-Tone)

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DannySnyder

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 04:19 AM

I take it this is in SoCal somewhere?

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elreydlp

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:52 AM

Gardena is in SoCal-not far from Hawthorne (hmmm, who's from there).
Bet these guys used to hang out at Hogan's Music.
Nine members, huh? You're obviously not in it for the money. Good luck and keep us posted.

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Nick

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 01:28 PM

Hi Elreydlp -

You're right. We are not in this for the money. However, all of our current gigs are pay (we picked up Oceanside Long Board yesterday - August 14, 2010). We all have real jobs, e.g., dentistry, law, choir director, etc.

Let me share some of the past with you. In the spring of 1960 I was at the Rinky Dink Ice Cream Parlor in Balboa, CA playing my fairly new jazzmaster and singing folk songs (!). Two gentlemen came in and asked if they could bring in their gear and sit in. I said "Sure". It turns out that these guys had been at the Rinky Dink the week before. They did country/western (!).

Within 24 hours, we had a new genre of music! The two gentlemen were Dick Dale and his cousin, Ray. I was with Dick for three and a half years after that. I left because Dick was going on tour, and I was expanding a family business.

Later,

Nick O'Malley

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 01:57 PM

Welcome Nick,

is Norm still in the band?
I heard his wife was having some bad health issues.
Hope all is ok with her.

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PolloGuitar

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San Francisco
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Posted on Apr 24 2010 03:37 PM

Hi Nick,
Welcome to SG101! I am sure we would love to hear any stories you care to pass on about the birth of surf music, playing in Balboa and at the Rendezvous, working with Dick Dale.... Anything.

Good luck getting the band together,
Ferenc

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hlieboff59

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:32 PM

that is one surfarific story. Tell us some more. Imagine that? WOW!

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tubedogsurf

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:33 PM

WOW So glad you could join us...... I nominate Nick next podcast interviewee!

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Nick

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Posted on Apr 24 2010 11:35 PM

Hi Ferenc -

Here is a little background.

In the spring of 1960 I stopped by the Rinky Dink Ice Cream Parlor in Balboa. The manager asked me to bring in my Jazzmaster and sing some folk songs(!). So I did. After I did a couple of songs, two guys came in. They asked if they could bring in their gear and jam with me. I said "Sure!" They were Dick Dale and his cousin, Ray Samra. They had been at the Rinky Dink the week before and played country music(!). In 24 hours we had a new sound, and we knew we were hot!

Dick had a Fender Stratocaster. I previously had a Strat and discovered that one could set the pick-up position switch between two positions and get a new sound, so there were five positions instead of three. I taught this to Dick. He adopted it, and later practically everyone with a Strat found out about it, including the Fender Company.

Later we moved from the Rinky Dink to the Rendezvous Ballroom about a block away (I'll find out exactly when we made this move the next time I talk to John Blair). There were six or seven of us by then. Most of our audience were surfers, and their dance became known as the surfers' stomp. And our music was called surf music! I remember that one of several things distinctive about our music was a front beat instead of a back beat.

In the beginning we were doing mostly vocals. After we started at the Rendezvous we were encouraged to do more instrumentals, so we did!

While we were still at the Rendezvous, Dick asked me to have my Jazzmaster painted light blue, so I did. I still have it and still play it with a smaller group (2) called "Surf Geezers" and a larger group (9) called "Surf Rockers". Dick knows about Surf Rockers and has played with us at HBISM!

I'll tell you where Surf Rockers are playing (pay gigs) in my next SG101mail! And I'll give you more history.

Surf's Up!

Nick

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Nick

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Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:38 AM

hlieboff59
that is one surfarific story. Tell us some more. Imagine that? WOW!

Hi Hlieboff59 -

FYI there are some photographs out there showing me using a prototype of the reverb (it looks like a small plain box). Later, I got the first reverb out the door from Fender which I shared with Dick Dale until he got his own. Then I lent it to the son of my then-current girl friend and never got it back. Oh, well.

More later,

Nick O'Malley

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dboomer

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Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:05 PM

elreydlp
Bet these guys used to hang out at Hogan's Music.

I used to ... but where were they before Hawthorne Blvd?

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BillyBlastOff

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Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:18 PM

Hogan's Music? How funny. I used to get booted out of that place on a regular basis after school for playing their guitars and never buyin' nothin'. ;D
I can't remember one of the owner's name, but he had a salt and pepper afro with glasses and was a real A-Hole!
Good times!

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Nick Joined: Apr 22, 2010 Posts: 4	Posted on Apr 23 2010 09:25 PM "SURF ROCKERS" HAS REGROUPED. WE NEED A PIANO PLAYER WHO CAN ALSO SING. THERE WILL BE NINE OF US AFTER WE FIND SUCH A PIANIST. WE DO VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTALS. WE HAVE SOME GIGS ON CALENDAR FOR THIS SUMMER. THEY HAPPEN TO BE PAY GIGS, BUT THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES. WE ARE A HOBBY BAND. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT omalleylaw@hotmail.com OR CALL MIKE MARONEY AT 818-355-1338. SURF'S UP! NICK O'MALLEY (an original Del-Tone) Top
DannySnyder Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11053 Berkeley, CA	Posted on Apr 24 2010 04:19 AM I take it this is in SoCal somewhere? — 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 Top
elreydlp Joined: Sep 04, 2009 Posts: 1800 Temecula, CA	Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:52 AM Gardena is in SoCal-not far from Hawthorne (hmmm, who's from there). Bet these guys used to hang out at Hogan's Music. Nine members, huh? You're obviously not in it for the money. Good luck and keep us posted. Top
Nick Joined: Apr 22, 2010 Posts: 4	Posted on Apr 24 2010 01:28 PM Hi Elreydlp - You're right. We are not in this for the money. However, all of our current gigs are pay (we picked up Oceanside Long Board yesterday - August 14, 2010). We all have real jobs, e.g., dentistry, law, choir director, etc. Let me share some of the past with you. In the spring of 1960 I was at the Rinky Dink Ice Cream Parlor in Balboa, CA playing my fairly new jazzmaster and singing folk songs (!). Two gentlemen came in and asked if they could bring in their gear and sit in. I said "Sure". It turns out that these guys had been at the Rinky Dink the week before. They did country/western (!). Within 24 hours, we had a new genre of music! The two gentlemen were Dick Dale and his cousin, Ray. I was with Dick for three and a half years after that. I left because Dick was going on tour, and I was expanding a family business. Later, Nick O'Malley Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25566 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Apr 24 2010 01:57 PM Welcome Nick, is Norm still in the band? I heard his wife was having some bad health issues. Hope all is ok with her. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5097 San Francisco	Posted on Apr 24 2010 03:37 PM Hi Nick, Welcome to SG101! I am sure we would love to hear any stories you care to pass on about the birth of surf music, playing in Balboa and at the Rendezvous, working with Dick Dale.... Anything. Good luck getting the band together, Ferenc — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
hlieboff59 Joined: Jun 27, 2008 Posts: 576 Marlboro, New Jersey	Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:32 PM that is one surfarific story. Tell us some more. Imagine that? WOW! Top
tubedogsurf Joined: Dec 13, 2008 Posts: 103 Trinidad, Humboldt Nation	Posted on Apr 24 2010 10:33 PM WOW So glad you could join us...... I nominate Nick next podcast interviewee! — John Bishop http://www.reverbnation.com/surfbound Top
Nick Joined: Apr 22, 2010 Posts: 4	Posted on Apr 24 2010 11:35 PM Hi Ferenc - Here is a little background. In the spring of 1960 I stopped by the Rinky Dink Ice Cream Parlor in Balboa. The manager asked me to bring in my Jazzmaster and sing some folk songs(!). So I did. After I did a couple of songs, two guys came in. They asked if they could bring in their gear and jam with me. I said "Sure!" They were Dick Dale and his cousin, Ray Samra. They had been at the Rinky Dink the week before and played country music(!). In 24 hours we had a new sound, and we knew we were hot! Dick had a Fender Stratocaster. I previously had a Strat and discovered that one could set the pick-up position switch between two positions and get a new sound, so there were five positions instead of three. I taught this to Dick. He adopted it, and later practically everyone with a Strat found out about it, including the Fender Company. Later we moved from the Rinky Dink to the Rendezvous Ballroom about a block away (I'll find out exactly when we made this move the next time I talk to John Blair). There were six or seven of us by then. Most of our audience were surfers, and their dance became known as the surfers' stomp. And our music was called surf music! I remember that one of several things distinctive about our music was a front beat instead of a back beat. In the beginning we were doing mostly vocals. After we started at the Rendezvous we were encouraged to do more instrumentals, so we did! While we were still at the Rendezvous, Dick asked me to have my Jazzmaster painted light blue, so I did. I still have it and still play it with a smaller group (2) called "Surf Geezers" and a larger group (9) called "Surf Rockers". Dick knows about Surf Rockers and has played with us at HBISM! I'll tell you where Surf Rockers are playing (pay gigs) in my next SG101mail! And I'll give you more history. Surf's Up! Nick Top
Nick Joined: Apr 22, 2010 Posts: 4	Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:38 AM hlieboff59 that is one surfarific story. Tell us some more. Imagine that? WOW! Hi Hlieboff59 - FYI there are some photographs out there showing me using a prototype of the reverb (it looks like a small plain box). Later, I got the first reverb out the door from Fender which I shared with Dick Dale until he got his own. Then I lent it to the son of my then-current girl friend and never got it back. Oh, well. More later, Nick O'Malley Top
dboomer Joined: Jan 05, 2009 Posts: 262 Port Hueneme, CA	Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:05 PM elreydlp Bet these guys used to hang out at Hogan's Music. I used to ... but where were they before Hawthorne Blvd? Top
BillyBlastOff Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1070 Ventura County, Calif.	Posted on Apr 25 2010 11:18 PM Hogan's Music? How funny. I used to get booted out of that place on a regular basis after school for playing their guitars and never buyin' nothin'. ;D I can't remember one of the owner's name, but he had a salt and pepper afro with glasses and was a real A-Hole! Good times! — Be careful following the masses. Sometimes the "M" is silent........................... Top

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