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Gulf Shores guitarist looking to form surf group!
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama 
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Posted on May 22 2015 02:15 PM
Looking for musicians--bass and drums and possible do-it-all type to form surf band. Wanting to perform Dick Dale and Mermen style music. posted May 22, 2015. —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Last edited: Jun 20, 2015 22:10:27 |
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Aug 31 2015 06:51 AM
bump —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 518 colorado springs
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Posted on Sep 28 2015 11:29 AM
bumpin for the zzero |
Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan 
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Posted on Sep 28 2015 12:58 PM
I guess the Gulf Shores are devoid of surf-minded musicians, besides Zzero himself? |
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 29 2015 08:19 PM
Thanks Horax!!! JO----it's classic rock and country down here. Over in Florida there are a few surf musicians but I'm talking Gainesville. Too far for this old man. I've had one response here on SG101 on my last posting but he was really wanting a surfing partner. He was thinking about learning to play drums. Had another response from a music store ad--she wanted to know what surf music is. Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Sep 30 2015 05:47 PM
zzero wrote: I did my time playing classic rock, it bores the hell out of me. Still looking!! Ditto. And GOOD LUCK! Wes 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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Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 518 colorado springs
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 03:46 PM
Here in CO it's all metal and country.
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 02 2015 09:18 PM
We have tourists most of the year--heavy from April until October. No rap, no hip-hop, no metal, no current pop. Classic rock (top 40 variety) and current country. A surf band would starve here. Or a blues band. I know an acoustic blues player/singer that never gets repeat gigs. I think he is damn good! Has his own PA/sound system, nice funky acoustics great voice, great slide player---his audiences don't appreciate him. But he doesn't play what they want to hear. Players conundrum syndrome. Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1385 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Oct 03 2015 04:19 PM
I feel your pain, zzero. Its pretty much the same here in Memphis, country, classic rock, blues, and some jazz. When I tell people I play early 60's surf rock, they have a puzzled look on their face and say "you mean like the Beach Boys?" MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. EP Louder Than Life coming out soon! |
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Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Oct 03 2015 10:17 PM
ZZ, you describe the cultural desert that is Amurricuh. This is why my wife won't leave Los Angeles, 'cause even Chicago is backward. It seems my whole life is defined as being captivated by interests that remain marginal and even unrecognizable to the majority. I'm shocked how Chicago is virtually devoid of surf fans/players. |
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 12:51 AM
Corporate mainstream rock. What a horrible utterance. Chicago is backward? Try Mobile or Montgomery or Memphis (my former abode). America has become Amerika. Sad...... Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 01:15 AM
SixString Surfer--I used to live in and around Memphis for 44 years. We moved to Gulf Shores Al. a little over a year and a half ago. Beach, we wanted beach and surf and sand and a tan and---the whole trip!! Got everything except the music. Same responses that you get. I played around mempho for years but no surf music. None. Even had a Mermen type band (before I had heard of 'em). One gig and the club owner says "no one knows your songs!)". We about blew Kudzu's off the planet--"ya'll are too loud!!" I really enjoy the Mermen. Danny Synder here on SG101 turned me own to 'em!! Thanks Danny!!! So, the drive to found a Gulf Shores surf band continues. Cancer is all healed up and gone; all my energy is ready for SURF!!! Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Last edited: Oct 04, 2015 01:16:04 |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 11:57 AM
"Blowin' the kudzu off the Planet." Would make a great album title. Hold onto that one. Wes 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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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 07:06 PM
Badger!! Actually Kudzu's is a tiny club on Monroe, just west of Sun Studios. Niceplace for a couple of acoustic guitars! They had their own sound system! We didn't need it. Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Last edited: Oct 07, 2015 20:15:49 |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 08:08 PM
zzero wrote:
Yeah, the 2nd variation is what I had in mind. Got intro'd to that when I drove a fellow soldier back to MS on emergency leave when her parents got in a bad car wreck. Learned about kudzu. That stuff is tenacious. I figure it would take mucho reverb and lots of glowing grid current to dislodge it. Wes 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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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 04 2015 09:34 PM
Badger-- Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Joined: Mar 23, 2011 Posts: 518 colorado springs
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Posted on Oct 07 2015 05:53 PM
heck zzzzzzzzzzero, why not start playing some Zac Brown and Jimmy Buffett? Im' sure there's lots down there into that. |
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Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Oct 07 2015 06:46 PM
Doesn't kudzu make a good animal fodder and excellent source of fibre for fancy paper? Why can't we use it up instead of cursing it? I know it's invasive, but there are goats for those problems. — |
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Oct 07 2015 08:21 PM
Horax--I will remove my fingers before I play Zac Brown or Jimmy Buffet!! JO--You know , I don't know why goats haven't been tried. It is the weed from down below, it eats old houses, telephone poles, old cars, etc. A small nuke might mutate the damn stuff. Might make it worse too!! Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 121 birmingham alabama |
Posted on Oct 20 2015 09:20 PM
The High Fidelics tried to get some gigs in the Gulf area after the Dick Dale show but no luck. I grew up in "LA" (Lower Alabama), and there has never been any kind of sustainable alternative music scene there. Never any kind of instro. — |
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