eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2775
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Jun 12 2007 05:38 PM
This subject may have been bounced around before but for us, (The X-Rays, The Surge! and The AcoustaSonics) it had to be the original X-Rays opening for the Beach Boys at the nTellos Pavillion in Portsmouth, VA. We had eased in under the NESMA radar and had played the three previous years for the East Coast Surfing Championships in Virgina Beach, when we got the invite to open for Mike Love and crew.
We walked out on stage in front of a packed house of 10,000 enthusiastic people and played our best ever X-Rays performance. I'm sure that WoodyJ and Mitch would both agree. Lucky for us, my wife Carol video taped the show and we saved it for posterity. What made it even better was that we had just released "Senseless Acts of Surf", and sold eighty five copies that evening......Thanks again to Nadine Pananacia and her VA Beach JC's for allowing us play those great shows......we loved it.......The X-Rays
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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Slingerland61
Joined: Sep 04, 2006
Posts: 225
PacNW (Portland)
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Posted on Jun 12 2007 07:09 PM
Playing the Huntington Beach Internation Surfing Museum last year was a high point for me. It was surreal to play at such a cool venue, meet people like Linda, people from other surf bands like Dave, Sam, & Dusty from Slacktone (Who played a jaw-dropping set!) see BigTikiDude, Baja Marty, TikiTina... be there with my wife... sell out of CDs... for me, it was the perfect day of surf music. AND we played The Doll Hut later that same day. Just thinking about it makes me smile. A lot!
— Steve
The Apollo Four 2012-present
https://www.facebook.com/ApolloFour/
The Verbtones 2002-2012
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25578
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jun 12 2007 08:56 PM
Slingerland61
Playing the Huntington Beach Internation Surfing Museum last year was a high point for me. It was surreal to play at such a cool venue, meet people like Linda, people from other surf bands like Dave, Sam, & Dusty from Slacktone (Who played a jaw-dropping set!) see BigTikiDude, Baja Marty, TikiTina... be there with my wife... sell out of CDs... for me, it was the perfect day of surf music. AND we played The Doll Hut later that same day. Just thinking about it makes me smile. A lot!
Good times indeed, I wish everyday could be like that.
But it would be like eating prime rib everyday, or
Being Hugh Heffner surrounded by naked ladies all the time.
I'm sure it would get old after a bit.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
p.s. I'm sure I'll get s**t for the 2nd comment 
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 12 2007 09:01 PM
Our best show was recently up in a town called Bellingham. 250-300 people there. Not a lame crowd like Seattle.
Another highlight was with the Pilgrims and Nebulas. However... I was two months removed from chemo, we had just added a 5th member, and we are lacking new songs we have written which are now our best.
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tenderfoot
Joined: Feb 01, 2007
Posts: 308
Ellicott City, Maryland
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Posted on Jun 12 2007 10:38 PM
when I was in a non-surf band, we played at the Utah State Pen. Once in your life you have to play at a prison. wild experience.
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stratofuzz
Joined: Nov 24, 2006
Posts: 24
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Posted on Jun 13 2007 12:45 AM
I have been very blessed to play some great shows but....
I would say that show would be The Shockwaves playing KFOG's "Louie Louie Parade" at Herman Justin Plaza in SF, and backing up Richard Berry (the man who wrote Louie Louie).
Even the sound check was so cool; Stretch was doing the drum check and you could hear this MASSIVE natural echo as the sound bounced off the glass high rise buildings.
I will always remember us in awe as the parade came around the corner, led by police escorts, and the crowd/parade just kept coming... hundreds of people with kazoos playing Louie Louie... it was too cool!
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MikeG
Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 11:23 AM
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11054
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 11:53 AM
MikeG
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
 awesome.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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Showman
Joined: Nov 13, 2006
Posts: 40
Los Angeles born and raised
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 11:55 AM
I have a couple of favorites. Playing with Satans Pilgrims at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, and opening for The Cramps at The Warfield.
— Happiness is being a surf musician that actually surfs. Ride Lord Hunt Surfboards!!!
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 12:03 PM
Showman
I have a couple of favorites. Playing with Satans Pilgrims at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, and opening for The Cramps at The Warfield.
What a show!
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp
My Blog- Euro Tour Blog
Pool Boys on Spotify
INSTAGRAM
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Pollo Del Mar on FB
DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio
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spskins
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3779
tn
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 12:54 PM
Yeah that was up there for us too! I think it may have been our last out of town show. We already knew East Bay Ray, but it was our first time meeting Jello Biafra. Watching them keep cool distances from each other with their eyes cutting steel glances while they both helped themselves to the backstage beer was entertaining to say the least, but also a bit sad...
Ferenc, did you do the poster?
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Satans-Pilgrims/8210228553
https://satanspilgrims.bandcamp.com/
http://www.surfyindustries.com
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PolloGuitar
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 5097
San Francisco
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Posted on Jun 14 2007 03:01 PM
spskins
Ferenc, did you do the poster?
No, it was designed by Ron Donovan ("The Mayor of Haight Street"). Great show!
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My favorite Pollo show ever was as at a sold out The Bottom of the Hill with The Surf Coasters and Slacktone. There are lots of other shows whichcome to mind for various reasons (drunk audience, random nudity, interuptions by a dragster starting up) but that night at BOTH was amazing.
--Ferenc
— Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp
Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp
My Blog- Euro Tour Blog
Pool Boys on Spotify
INSTAGRAM
Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB
Pollo Del Mar on FB
DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio
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JeffPunkRockMartin
Joined: Jun 19, 2007
Posts: 22
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Posted on Jun 19 2007 07:03 PM
MikeG
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
Hey there,
Jeff from The Surf Trio here. Just for the record, various members of The Surf Trio threw down, smashed, stomped on or otherwise abused their guitars and basses a LOT over the years, and for a variety of reasons. We may have been drunk, pissed off at each other or - most often - just up for breaking a guitar in the spirit of good, old-fashioned showmanship. Never once, however, did anyone in our band throw down his guitar in disgust for having been upstaged. Sorry to burst anyone's inner-band legend bubble on that one, but it ain't the case. (I'm not saying nobody ever upstaged The Surf Trio, by the way, but I've never even heard of this band.)
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Jun 19 2007 07:18 PM
This reminds me of the time we showed Satan's Pilgrims up. After the gig they said it was great to play with and that they liked the sound. And afterwards they drove away as they knew who owned Seattle.
...or maybe not as I am just joking/being an ass.
I'm team Jeff Martin on this one.
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MikeG
Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 12:45 PM
JeffPunkRockMartin
MikeG
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
Hey there,
Jeff from The Surf Trio here. Just for the record, various members of The Surf Trio threw down, smashed, stomped on or otherwise abused their guitars and basses a LOT over the years, and for a variety of reasons. We may have been drunk, pissed off at each other or - most often - just up for breaking a guitar in the spirit of good, old-fashioned showmanship. Never once, however, did anyone in our band throw down his guitar in disgust for having been upstaged. Sorry to burst anyone's inner-band legend bubble on that one, but it ain't the case. (I'm not saying nobody ever upstaged The Surf Trio, by the way, but I've never even heard of this band.)
Dude, My wife and I BOTH heard you say "Oh shit, we can't go on after that!" or words to that effect.
You guys sure did a good job of clearing out that overcrowded dance floor with your bombastic "we're so loud we must be heavy!" presentation.
I learned a LOT about what NOT to do that night.
Sorry for the harsh toke of reality
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DannySnyder
Joined: Mar 02, 2006
Posts: 11054
Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 12:52 PM
DannySnyder
MikeG
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
awesome.
I wrote this before I realized who the surf trio were. I pictured a trio of entertainers playing classics on acoustic guitars. I retract that statement now tha I realize my mistake. Not awesome, lame - bragging about upstaging a fellow surf band.
— Danny Snyder
"With great reverb comes great responsibility" - Uncle Leo
Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta
Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party
Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF
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tonybologna
Joined: Mar 06, 2006
Posts: 796
Oakland
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 12:52 PM
*bracing for  *
— Science friction burns my fingers.
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JeffPunkRockMartin
Joined: Jun 19, 2007
Posts: 22
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 02:09 PM
DannySnyder
DannySnyder
MikeG
Speaking of "Louie, Louie", we opened for the Kingsmen at the local 4th of July celebration in Eugene a few years back, but my favorite show has to be the time we opened for the Surf Trio and upstaged them so bad that the rhythm guitar player threw his guitar on the floor in disgust.
awesome.
I wrote this before I realized who the surf trio were. I pictured a trio of entertainers playing classics on acoustic guitars. I retract that statement now tha I realize my mistake. Not awesome, lame - bragging about upstaging a fellow surf band.
Thanks, Danny. Very kind of you to say. And no need for anyone to worry about an upcoming flame war on this subject from my end! People into this sort of music have been very nice about The Surf Trio over the years (which means a LOT to all of us), so I know that we're going to get the occasional nasty comment, too. That's part of being in a band. I do think, though, that comments like this tend to hurt the person who says them more than anything else.
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spskins
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3779
tn
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 03:18 PM
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CaptainSpringfield
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 4387
Under the Sun
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Posted on Jun 20 2007 04:13 PM
The Surf Trio are killer. Welcome, Jeff!
-Warren
— That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it.
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