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New Book: "Southern California Surf Music, 1960-1966"

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josheboy Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2367 Twin Cities, MN	Posted on Apr 06 2015 12:52 PM and... purchased!!! Cant wait to check it out, John!!! I did ask paypal to send you a message asking to autograph it for me, but I'll ask again here just in case. Thanks for everything you do for our favorite music! Cheers! Top
Surf_Skater Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1300 Lawrenceville , GA	Posted on Apr 06 2015 01:25 PM Shipping information says Thursday! Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25675 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Apr 06 2015 02:06 PM John wrote: The book can now be ordered on my website, www.johnblair.us (please read ordering instructions carefully if you aren't in the U.S.). If you want the book signed, please request that when you complete the order online. Thanks everybody. Off and running (er, surfing?). John, thanks for heads up. Also, you are welcome to bring to the HB pier show to sell. And if you have a good amount of them, maybe even ask the Surf Museum If they want to carry that and the discography book too. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Apr 06 2015 02:54 PM bigtikidude wrote: And if you have a good amount of them, maybe even ask the Surf Museum If they want to carry that and the discography book too. That's a stellar idea. — 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. Top
shake_n_stomp Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 620 Vancouver BC	Posted on Apr 06 2015 03:06 PM I have mine on order via Amazon.ca...looking forward to it! — Lorne The Surf Shakers: https://www.facebook.com/TheSurfShakers Vancouver BC Canada Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Apr 06 2015 04:53 PM It has shipped and is on the way and arrives Wednesday!...yahoo! — Happy Sunsets! Top
Emilien03 Joined: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1377 Coyoacán, Distrito Federal	Posted on Apr 06 2015 09:24 PM I'll have to wait a bit more ... until April 22th! — When you have to shoot ... shoot! Don't talk. "Los Grainders" > https://losgrainders.bandcamp.com "The Strings Aflame" > https://thestringsaflame.bandcamp.com "Planeta Reverb" > www.instagram.com/planetareverb Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2853 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on Apr 06 2015 09:25 PM Mine arrived today. — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Last edited: Apr 06, 2015 21:34:00 Top
LosVenturas Joined: Feb 10, 2011 Posts: 443 Antwerp, Belgium	Posted on Apr 07 2015 04:09 AM You're a lucky man! Jealous...! Hope there will be enough copys at Surfer Joe. Cheers, Andy — www.LosVenturas.be Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Apr 07 2015 11:11 AM Just got an update. My copy is "Out for delivery"...Today! — Happy Sunsets! Top
SixStringSurfer Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1428 Memphis, TN	Posted on Apr 07 2015 01:26 PM I gotta get a copy of that book! — MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Top
Surf_Skater Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1300 Lawrenceville , GA	Posted on Apr 08 2015 04:46 PM Got mine today. I've already read over half of it. Great job John! LOTS of cool photos and flyers! Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Apr 08 2015 04:56 PM Quite a haul today! It's a GOOD day! (BTW, looking through the book, I see a lot more Strats than offsets - I think John had an agenda with the photos he selected - and I approve! ) — Ivan Lords of Atlantis on Facebook The Madeira Official Website The Madeira on Facebook The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook The Space Cossacks on Facebook The Madeira Channel on YouTube Top
SixStringSurfer Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1428 Memphis, TN	Posted on Apr 08 2015 05:54 PM IvanP wrote: Quite a haul today! It's a GOOD day! (BTW, looking through the book, I see a lot more Strats than offsets - I think John had an agenda with the photos he selected - and I approve! ) Like I always say, the King of the Surf Guitar plays a... Say it with me... Strat! When will more of these books be available, I would love to order one. — MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New EP Louder Than Life available on bandcamp and website. Last edited: Apr 08, 2015 17:55:07 Top
shake_n_stomp Joined: Jan 09, 2014 Posts: 620 Vancouver BC	Posted on Apr 08 2015 07:34 PM Ugh...my amazon.ca order has stalled...the listing is showing 'temporarily out of stock'. — Lorne The Surf Shakers: https://www.facebook.com/TheSurfShakers Vancouver BC Canada Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Apr 09 2015 10:34 AM What a treasure-trove this book is! Absolutely amazing. John has really given us all a huge gift here. Reading through it last night before going to sleep, I got the same feeling that I had about 20 years ago, when I first started getting into surf music - the feeling that there was something truly magical about SoCal in the early '60s, a very special period of time that is now pretty much completely vanished. It's easy to get jaded over the years and to forget what drew you to this music in the first place, but I have to say reading through the book last night made me feel that sense of wonder again and remember why I was originally attracted to this music. The only tiny complaint I have is that I wish that there was a section for color photos. I knew some of the photos, such as the Challengers photo on the cliffs, and I'm pretty sure that was originally in color. Would have been really nice to have that and some other photos in color. But that's really a minor complaint for what in all other ways is an incredible publication! My fave two pages: the Surfmen and the Truants mirror photos on opposite pages, showing off beautiful custom-color Strats! Whoo-whooo! (BTW, I think I found a typo: I believe Richard Berry wrote Louie, Louie in 1965, not 1955.) THANK YOU, JOHN!!!! YOU RULE! — Ivan Lords of Atlantis on Facebook The Madeira Official Website The Madeira on Facebook The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook The Space Cossacks on Facebook The Madeira Channel on YouTube Top
John Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 608 Monterey County, California	Posted on Apr 09 2015 11:01 AM Thanks for the kind words, Ivan. I wanted the publisher to put color photos in this book, but the "style" for their Images of America series was b&w (the original of that Belairs' photo is also in color). And, "Louie Louie" was, indeed, written in 1955 (the Kingsmen's hit cover was in 1963): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie — www.johnblair.us www.soundofthesurf.com Top
IvanP Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 10331 southern Michigan	Posted on Apr 09 2015 11:26 AM John wrote: And, "Louie Louie" was, indeed, written in 1955 (the Kingsmen's hit cover was in 1963): Really? Very interesting. So, the Rhythm Rockers were playing the Harmony Park Ballroom already in '55? They were around that long before surf music began? I had no idea. That is really an incredible collection of photos and handbills you've pulled together over the years, and we're all truly in your debt for your efforts. — Ivan Lords of Atlantis on Facebook The Madeira Official Website The Madeira on Facebook The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook The Space Cossacks on Facebook The Madeira Channel on YouTube Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Apr 09 2015 11:38 AM IvanP wrote: What a treasure-trove this book is! Absolutely amazing. John has really given us all a huge gift here. THANK YOU, JOHN!!!! YOU RULE! This is what serious historiography looks like. Many who don't even know it yet are indebted. John, from your publisher remarks above ("Images of America") it seems this is part of a larger collection, which is kinda neat in the sense that it becomes a part of a larger historical collection & may get seen by audiences of that effort beyond the obvious surf music aficionado. Thank you again so much. This is an awesome book! — 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. Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2136	Posted on Apr 09 2015 12:09 PM This was a good day to go to the post office! Top

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