SpitfireMkI
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 30
Silver Spring, MD
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Posted on Jun 12 2012 02:14 PM
Fellow Surf nutz,
I've been playing bass for about three years and finally starting to see some light. Unfortunately finding fellow surf musicians in Maryland to jam and learn with are hard to come by. My buddy Jack plays some good guitar but he's good for about 8 measures then switches songs (ADD  and we get nowhere - sigh
I don't think I'm ready for public gigs just yet but I'm getting there. Finding a guitarist/s and drummer seems to be the logical next step to getting there. I can play songs from the Cossacks, Mosquitos, Straitjackets, Ventures, Satan's Pilgrims, etc. (I play other stuff too, like UFO,MSG,Cheap Trick,Classic rock,etc)
I am working on getting a better way to record to my PC....till then I have added a video file with me playing Pacifica along to my bass trainer...its not perfect but I think it gives you an idea of where I'm at - sorry for the lousy quality
Give me a shout if you want to get together and play some tunes 
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WetBandit
Joined: Feb 01, 2010
Posts: 106
MA
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Posted on Jun 12 2012 05:23 PM
I'm in the same boat, just 8 hours north of you ,MA...None of my musician friends are interested in Surf music and its all I play! so I've been in alternative bands since high school, but hoping one day to land a halfway decnent surf group.
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SpitfireMkI
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 30
Silver Spring, MD
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Posted on Jun 12 2012 07:18 PM
Heck my muscican friends are few let alone Surf types....my wife can play some guitar but isn't motivated....the others I rarely see....bad timing on my part to learn the bass now I suppose 
Last edited: Jun 12, 2012 19:18:51
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Staredge
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
Posts: 1149
Damascus, Maryland
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Posted on Jun 12 2012 09:59 PM
It took me 2 years of steady Craigslist and City Paper ads to find my guys. Handful of wishy washy types and a crapload of no response. Good luck!
— Will
"You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater
The Luau Cinders
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SpitfireMkI
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 30
Silver Spring, MD
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Posted on Jun 13 2012 06:23 AM
Thanks Will....you going to Surfaplooza ?
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Staredge
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
Posts: 1149
Damascus, Maryland
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Posted on Jun 13 2012 06:33 AM
No.....have another show to go to that night.
— Will
"You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater
The Luau Cinders
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SpitfireMkI
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 30
Silver Spring, MD
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Posted on Jun 13 2012 07:09 AM
Yeah I know how that goes, I had to pass on the Straitjackets last weekend.
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SpitfireMkI
Joined: Jul 28, 2010
Posts: 30
Silver Spring, MD
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Posted on Jun 13 2012 06:35 PM
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Surfysonic
Joined: Oct 17, 2009
Posts: 529
Walkersville, MD
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Posted on Jun 20 2012 05:18 PM
Always glad to see another local surf/instrumental enthusiast!
When we're not rehearsing, I'm always up for jamming with fellow surf/instrumental folks.
I live in Frederick but work in Bethesda - PM me for contact info and we'll jam some time.
— The doofus formerly known as Snorre
Surfysonic on YouTube
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motormenace
Joined: Dec 07, 2011
Posts: 9
Timonium, MD
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Posted on Jul 24 2012 12:40 PM
Good luck! I've been trying to find other surf musicians in the baltimore area for a while...
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