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Permalink 7th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention, Sat. Aug. 9th. Reviews and videos starting on page 15

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I just want to know when the ATLANTICS TRIBUTE CD will be coming out. Can I put in for early pressing copies?

Ivan, no tripping on the CD, you'll have to lay off the mushrooms man. No kidding....

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Thanks for all the reviews, pictures and videos so far! It is really nice to be able to get at least a glimpse of the convention again.

Here is a longer Surf Coasters video, filmed by 'Lost in Paradise'. Very nice to see them back at it. And yet another non-trad guitar for Shigeo. Wink

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Did anyone get any pictures with Standells co founder, Godfather of Punk and lead guitarist Tony "Dirty Water" Valentino? He was at SG101 on Sat. He was so stoked by the surf sound he is recording a surf tune in the near future.

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simoncoil wrote:

And yet another non-trad guitar for Shigeo. Wink

I think it's an Ibanez Roadcore RC330T with P90s (?) and blue sparkle finish. Very cheap to buy and plays/sounds better than you'd imagine from the video reviews I've seen.

I want to thank Ivan and Brian for their reviews on everything that happened around the festival last week. I've really enjoyed the chronicles of every show and all your experiences before and during the festival.
I've seen some videos (exciting) and I'm really looking forward to John Koontz upload to youtube everything he recorded during those days.
I hope one year I could be there with you. That my dream.

Carlos Yela
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Thank you all, very glad to see people are enjoying the write-ups! And thanks to Brian for his reviews, too, which nicely filled in some gaps I left open (such as the truly touching story by Marie of how Jonpaul proposed to her in Europe!).

Don, the good news is that all those songs have already been recorded - and by somebody much better than us! Smile Just pick up some original Atlantics recordings, that should do you just fine....

Finally, I can't believe this, but I AGAIN forgot to give thanks and credit for my guitar - this past weekend I was using the '65 AVRI Strat (in Dakota Red, just like Jim Skiathitis' original Strat!) that I received from the SG101 community last year through Jeff and Paul Wayne AKA ColtsSurf. I meant to mention it on stage both shows, and I failed to do so at both shows. And then I failed again in my reviews! Doh!! Anyway, thank you VERY MUCH Paul and Jeff, I truly LOVE that guitar, it plays incredibly well and it's of course deeply special to me. I'm so glad that I was able to play it at the Convention, AND make it Atlantics-authentic at the same time! Smile Thank you!

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Ivan: I do have several of them (there are so many) but I truly enjoyed watching (and re watching) you and Danny, JonPaul and Dane in performance. Worthy of repeated listens over and over. Also BEWARE of an American group using ATLANTICS a as there name. Not so good. Also if you know of other vids other than surf dogs that are still accessible you could always e mail them to me. Thanks for all, you do reviews etc. also enjoyed Brian's and all contributions.

I still believe an ATLANTICS TRIBUTE CD is worthy of replication in your fans point of view.

The mighty KAHUNATONES
Don't Fear the Reverb ! Grateful Surf ! SURFIN' Tiki Bandits !
I can be reached through the following or at don@donschott.com. :

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www.eyerecords.com
www.dontfearreverb.com
www.kokopellistages.com

Yes, we have an "Atlantics" in Bellingham as well - they aren't bad for what they're doing, but obviously not our beloved Atlantics from Australia:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Atlantics/105451444052

DoNtFearTheReverbBass wrote:

Ivan: I do have several of them (there are so many) but I truly enjoyed watching (and re watching) you and Danny, JonPaul and Dane in performance. Worthy of repeated listens over and over. Also BEWARE of an American group using ATLANTICS a as there name. Not so good. Also if you know of other vids other than surf dogs that are still accessible you could always e mail them to me. Thanks for all, you do reviews etc. also enjoyed Brian's and all contributions.

I still believe an ATLANTICS TRIBUTE CD is worthy of replication in your fans point of view.

Sean
Double Crown Records
www.doublecrownrecords.com


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HBkahuna wrote:

Did anyone get any pictures with Standells co founder, Godfather of Punk and lead guitarist Tony "Dirty Water" Valentino? He was at SG101 on Sat. He was so stoked by the surf sound he is recording a surf tune in the near future.

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thanks for introducing him to me. i had just used 'dirty water' as the intro into my radio show a few days earlier.

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IvanP wrote:

...I truly LOVE that guitar, it plays incredibly well and it's of course deeply special to me. I'm so glad that I was able to play it at the Convention, AND make it Atlantics-authentic at the same time! Smile Thank you!

That's a great still-shot - well, everything except the blurred right hand, a testament to the energy you were playing with.
Cheers

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

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HBkahuna wrote:

Did anyone get any pictures with Standells co founder, Godfather of Punk and lead guitarist Tony "Dirty Water" Valentino? He was at SG101 on Sat. He was so stoked by the surf sound he is recording a surf tune in the near future.

Hey Tim, thanks for introducing me as well. Dirty Water was one of the first guitar licks I learned as an 11 year old want-to-B guitar star. I wish I coulda hung out and chatted with him. All that loud music made it impossible dammit ! Stoked that he was into what we do.

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I saw and stood next to Tony but didnt get a pic . Those are some legendary licks that he did ,instantly recognizable .

FWIW I saw the Standells last year touring in support of the new album...I must say that the (new) guitarist's sound was AWFUL...ruined the whole thing.

Brian's trip report part 3: Friday Morning Rehearsal & Afternoon Party

Friday morning the gang (Dane, Ivan, Danny, and I) had another glorious breakfast at Gourmet Pie & Pastry on Katella near Don's & The Starting Gate. We then headed to Jonpaul's super secret practice space for another Atlantics' tribute rehearsal. We met Jonpaul there and the guys dug in and ran through the songs another time. It sounded so great sitting so close. The pictures I posted a few pages back were from that day. The rehearsal went smoothly and the guys seemed quite pleased and Ivan pronounced the band ready. I could not wait to see the reaction of everyone at the convention.

With that box checked we moved onto the next objective: Bigtikidude's BBQ & House Party. Another drive and we found ourselves in Orange County and pulled up to a house full of friendly surf fans. I have to hand it to Jeff, his dad Craig, and mom Lou Ann, for opening their house like that. They had tons and tons of food, drink, and treats for everyone. They are the greatest hosts a bunch of travellers could hope for. At the party I saw Jamie & friend Suellen, Bob Walk, Josh & Jenny, Rick S., Emilio, Threesome, Lorenzo, Anne and Freda, Midwest Surf Guy, John K (Tuck), Eric from the Trabants, The El Caminos, Mike & Sandy from 9th Wave, Big Wave Dave, Bruce (from Forbes!), Paul Johnson & Steve Pugh (bass player in PJ & The Galaxies), Cousin Mary & Ken, Carol (Mom Surfing), Marc from San Diego, and ... I'm sure I'm forgetting some people sorry! But what a crowd!!

I'm not much of a party / socializer guy, but I had fun talking to a lot of people. In particular I remember talking to Steve Pugh about his PJ & The Galaxy days and other bands. He still has all his original gear from back in the day. And I found out he was a software guy (like me!). Pretty cool! Our conversation bounced from surf music to programming in the 70's & 80's, lol. Steve was also with Davie Allan & The Arrows with Paul Johnson briefly. Steve is actually in that cool B&W video of Davie & The Arrows (along with PJ) playing Moon Dawg on some TV show!

Another great conversation I had was with Jovana from Threesome. I asked her where in the world she learned to hit the drums so freakin' hard. She laughed and then pointed to Uroš and said (in her amazing Serbian accent) "It was all his fault. He tortures me. When I first started playing he kept telling me 'Stop hitting like a pussy! Stop hitting like a pussy!" Ha-ha!

I tried to talk to some of the El Caminos but unfortunately the language barrier is pretty high. I know zero Japanese and their English was not so great. However I did get a business card from the drummer (he works at a drum store) and I found out the lead guitar player's partner / girlfriend / wife who was also travelling with the El Caminos plays guitar in an all-girl surf band in Japan called Lulufin the woo hoo. They showed me some pictures and videos and wow it looked like great fun. Check them out! (She later played guitar at Don the Beachcomber's during the Sunday jam and she is quite good!).

I caught up with a few more people and talked to Jeff and Marc for a bit. Even though I only see Marc once a year I feel like we are old friends, ha-ha.

Then we had to scram to make it all the way to Pasadena through the crazy traffic to see Frankie & The Poolboys, The Surf Coasters, and Casino 66.

A big, big, thank-you to the Hanson family for the amazing party, food, and friendship. That was so cool and definitely a highlight of the trip for me.

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Thanks for the pics, videos and detailed write-ups, everyone - wish I could have been there for more of it, but Friday in Pasadena and especially Saturday were amazing.

Can't say it better than it's already been said, but what an amazing weekend! If it wasn't the best one yet, it's top two or three for sure.

That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.

HBkahuna wrote:

Did anyone get any pictures with Standells co founder, Godfather of Punk and lead guitarist Tony "Dirty Water" Valentino? He was at SG101 on Sat.

Indeed! Thanks for the introduction, Tim! Here's a pic of me with PJ, one of the founding fathers of Surf, and Tony Valentino, one of founding fathers of Garage Punk! Two heroes of mine in the same place. And both had Dick Dodd in their bands. Mind blown!

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Thanks for the great reports Brian and Ivan, just came home earlier from Tiki Oasis and got a chance to catch up in between unpacking. These were an amazing two weeks! Thanks for the compliments Ferenc and Ivan, I really appreciate it. Let's not forget Matt and Pat Quilter that provided both equipment and skill for the live sound and backline (Showman+12" Tone ring cab, 2 bass cabs, Quilter amp, mics, and mixing the drums/vocal mics).

Ran

The Scimitars

I just got home from tiki oasis,
So much to read and reply to.
I keep dozing off.
Thanks to all who came and played,
And those Who came to watch.
Thanks to those who helped make it happen.
It seemed to be bigger n better.

Goodnight now,
Oooooof

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Last edited: Aug 19, 2014 00:14:44

The legend Paul Johnson & Friends at the convention:
http://pjmoto.com/

crumble wrote:

simoncoil wrote:

And yet another non-trad guitar for Shigeo. Wink

I think it's an Ibanez Roadcore RC330T with P90s (?) and blue sparkle finish. Very cheap to buy and plays/sounds better than you'd imagine from the video reviews I've seen.

I think you're right. However on the pictures of MadScientist (Thanks!) it looks like there is also a Strat single coil in the middle position:
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Would be interesting to know how the thing is wired. My guess would be that the middle position activates the two P90s, while the Strat SC is accessible only via push/pull. Anyway: the whole combination seems promising. I use the middle Pickup the most on my Strat anyway. Being able to combine that with P90s or even JM PUs and an offset body...
Drool

DoNtFearTheReverbBass wrote:

I still believe an ATLANTICS TRIBUTE CD is worthy of replication in your fans point of view.

Actually it's strange that there isn't an Atlantics tribute album around already. I mean there were instro tribute comps for Dick Dale, Link Wray, the Ventures, the Shadows (several!), Shadowy Man on a Shadowy Planet, the failed Richie Podolor tribute and even projects with looser connections to surf music like the CDs with music by Ennio Morricone, Frank Zappa, Henry Macini, Burt Bacharach or Jesus Christ Superstar done by surfbands.

Seems to me like an Atlantics tribute is long overdue...

Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin)
"Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms!
"Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records!

Last edited: Aug 19, 2014 03:01:12

Tony Valentino was so stoked by his SG 101 experience he went home and cut an original surf song "Addicted to Surfing." He gave me permission to share it here. Trying to figure the best way to do it.

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