MadScientist
Joined: Jan 17, 2008
Posts: 2188
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 26 2014 01:59 PM
Thank you so much for all of the great and kind words, Ivan! It really really was a weekend for the books!! It even started for me on Thursday with Daikaiju & Southern Culture On The Skids! It was nonstop fun. I was sorry to miss most of the Stomp show due my having tickets to see Slayer that night (ok... only about half sorry... maybe), but we all raced directly over to Kavarna when Slayer finished, and I was thrilled to be able to catch what I think was the bulk of Ivan's set. It really was great to witness! I felt kinda like a proud papa watching my friends and bandmates meld so well playing these wonderful songs. The Southern Surf Syndicate really knows how to throw a party and show their friends a good (and welcoming) time. Once again I just can't express how happy I am to be a part of it all!
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Lestradamus
Joined: Aug 25, 2014
Posts: 8
Atlanta GA 30307
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Posted on Nov 26 2014 08:05 PM
Fantastic weekend. It was great to meet everyone!
Lester
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Richard
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 1674
Georgia
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Posted on Nov 26 2014 08:42 PM
IvanP wrote:
I forgot to thank Richard of the Mystery Men? for lending me his AWESOME Gomez El Sonido amp and Gomez G-Spring reverb unit - I loved playing through them! Thank you very much!
You are most welcome!
— The Mystery Men?
El Capitan and The Reluctant Sadists
SSS Agent #31
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lakeplacidblue
Joined: Dec 28, 2013
Posts: 16
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 27 2014 12:04 AM
Man, I REEEEAAALLLY wanted to go to the most recent stomp, but I ended up getting booked playing a dive in Woodstock that night, and I gotta make that $$ so that was that. But man, I'm stoked as hell that it was such a good event. I seriously think the world of all you guys!
— http://www.reverbnation.com/thefugitives7
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10320
southern Michigan
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Posted on Nov 27 2014 06:27 AM
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Nov 27 2014 06:33 AM
  No lack of tone there.
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.
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aqualadius
Joined: Aug 30, 2010
Posts: 414
Charlotte, NC
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Posted on Nov 27 2014 01:22 PM
This was a spectacular weekend! All of the bands the night of the S.S.S. did a phenomenal job, and Chad/Jay/drummer from the Bicycle band/Sticks/Jet just knocked it out of the park! I was really interested in seeing this show because it is such a musical experiment in a way. You take some phenomenal musicians and let them practice one song out of the set one time before playing together for the first time ever???? Amazing! It could have gone so wrong, and yet it was so right. Congratulations guys!
Also Ampfibians really blew me away. Very cool, laid back, very good song writing. I'm now a big fan. The last song of the entire night was an awesome Penetrators song that Jet played Acoustic guitar on along with everyone else, and it reminded me of the end of a movie where everyone is partying and having a good time! Great show! Thanks again for an awesome weekend!
Jeremy
— Jeremy
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GilFish
Joined: Jan 11, 2009
Posts: 3
Cincinnati area
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Posted on Nov 28 2014 12:09 PM
Thanks for the kind words Ivan, Jeremy, Jeff, and all. Folks, this truly was a fantastic event. The AmpFibians are proud to have been accepted into such a cool scene.
Thoroughly enjoyed The Mystery Men, Moonbase, and the Bicycle Eaters. Ivan's set with Chad and crew was as cosmic as it gets. For me, that by itself was worth the drive from Cincinnati. The whole weekend felt like a family reunion. Squid like!
— Squid
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chipwich
Joined: Dec 16, 2013
Posts: 7
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Posted on Dec 02 2014 04:35 PM
IvanP wrote:
One more video from Saturday's show, this one posted yesterday by Chad.
Ha! My alarm went off Sunday morning at 5AM in order to load the family truckster and head to the beach house for a week with the kids, which turned out to be about 8 hours plowing through a monsoon. In survival mode and with about 2 hours to go, I had my Bose noise-canceling headset on listening to the Space Cossacks and new The Madeira album. I know, breaking the law, but essential equipment with kids absolutely raging behind you and Barney on the DVD.
My wife was tapping me rather vigorously on the right shoulder. "What are you listening to?", she asks.
"Apes or Wrath!", I yell with head bobbing.
"Didn't know you liked Steinbeck."
I could just chuckle.
It's not often, well never, that you get to meet your guitar heroes. But after the amazing final set at Southern Surf Stomp, Ivan very enthusiastically chatted about the Atlanta surf scene and shared some secrets of the Strat. He is, in a most hackneyed expression, a very good ambassador for the genre, and we are lucky to have him as an artist and spreader of good surf karma.
And I can't imagine the amount of rehearsal time that Chad and the boys put in to get that tight on first try, but just looking at that video one gets all of the proof needed.
Thanks again all.
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ChadShivers
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 559
Atlanta
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Posted on Dec 08 2014 10:15 AM
Jamie, these videos keep getting better and better!
— The Squares - 1995-2002
The Mystery Men? - 2012-
MOONBASE - 2012-2017
The KBK - 2017-2022
The Frigidaires 2021-
Southern Surf Stomp!
Last edited: Dec 08, 2014 10:15:55
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 10320
southern Michigan
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Posted on Dec 08 2014 10:28 AM
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MadScientist
Joined: Jan 17, 2008
Posts: 2188
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Dec 08 2014 11:02 AM
Thanks guys! They are fun videos to make!
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Dec 08 2014 12:59 PM
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2764
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Dec 13 2014 11:55 PM
Boy was tonight's show GOOD.
First Caroline and the Ramblers then Chad and his Silent Knights who blew the doors off Karvarna.
The Beach Boys Christmas covers were absolutely amazing and the Ventures Christmas album was outrageous. So well played and the conviction was simply amazing.
Well done Sir Chad. Even Mrs Katcher was completely blown away. Great crowd too. You ended the year on a high note and set a high water mark for next year's events!
Thanks for a great year of stupendous surf shows!
Eddie K
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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WoodyJ
Joined: Apr 05, 2006
Posts: 1532
Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Dec 14 2014 07:46 AM
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
What EK said, and then some...
It was an amazing night. Kavarna was packed, both bands were smokin' hot and the audience was mightily impressed. An enthusiastic standing ovation at the end, no less!
An epic night of great music and camaraderie for the Atlanta area surf, instro rock and rockabilly enthusiasts.
Chad, maximum kudos to you for organizing an event that I will remember forever. Wow, wow and wow!
— Jack
aka WoodyJ
The Mariners (1964-68, 1996-2005)
The Hula Hounds (1996-current)
The X-Rays (1997-2004)
The Surge! (2004, 2011-2012)
Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990)
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ChadShivers
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 559
Atlanta
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Posted on Dec 14 2014 06:26 PM
Thanks so much for the kind words Ed and Woody, it was great to have you both out. We had SO MUCH FUN with this show! I look forward to playing it every year but last night was our best show for such a great crowd at what is quickly becoming my favorite venue.
— The Squares - 1995-2002
The Mystery Men? - 2012-
MOONBASE - 2012-2017
The KBK - 2017-2022
The Frigidaires 2021-
Southern Surf Stomp!
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2764
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Dec 14 2014 06:29 PM
I second "the best" venue motion.
You guys were awesome.....JUST AWESOME. Carol was blown away too. Real happy campers, we.
Me too.
ed
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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ChadShivers
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 559
Atlanta
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Posted on Dec 14 2014 06:53 PM
— The Squares - 1995-2002
The Mystery Men? - 2012-
MOONBASE - 2012-2017
The KBK - 2017-2022
The Frigidaires 2021-
Southern Surf Stomp!
Last edited: Dec 31, 2014 14:16:50
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2764
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Dec 14 2014 07:24 PM
Greenie meanie. Count me in.
ed
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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ChadShivers
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 559
Atlanta
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Posted on Jan 05 2015 01:15 PM
Looking forward to this weekend's Stomp, it's bound to be sleazy! Here's a little look at last month's show and as always, thanks to Jamie for the amazing videos.
— The Squares - 1995-2002
The Mystery Men? - 2012-
MOONBASE - 2012-2017
The KBK - 2017-2022
The Frigidaires 2021-
Southern Surf Stomp!
Last edited: Jan 05, 2015 13:16:31
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