SurferBill
Joined: Dec 20, 2009
Posts: 611
Jax, FL
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Posted on May 16 2017 02:17 PM
Like, I am assuming absolutely everyone here who has received this line of questioning:
"So, what kind of music do you play?",
"Instrumental surf music."
"Oh, like Dick Dale?"
...Ellie got a first.
Ellie just sent a text saying I would not believe it... At FSU, she was just talking to some new musician friends who found out she plays bass and keys. But, the always inevitable question to her answer "instrumental surf" was this ... "Oh, like The Intoxicators?" ha-ha! She said she was already starting to answer, "No, more untra..." when she stopped mid-sentence and laughed... Our friends, the awesome The Intoxicators have been playing Tally much lately... to great effect among the nubiles. That was a first.
Bill
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https://floridadirtfire.bandcamp.com/album/florida-dirt-fire
My French Love Songs ... I really needed a change...
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Last edited: May 16, 2017 14:18:39
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25705
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on May 16 2017 03:36 PM
That's awesome!
Great band, good guys!
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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wfoguy
Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2138
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Posted on May 16 2017 06:17 PM
Wow! That surely caught everybody by surprise. 
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kruelkats
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 206
Bogor, West Java
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Posted on May 17 2017 04:39 AM
I wish i get the same answer when people asking that kind of question
— Umar
The Mentawais
The Rentones
Last edited: May 17, 2017 04:39:54
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 17 2017 06:59 AM
Amazing! I hope Ellie has time to form a surf band at school.
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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fenderfan
Joined: Jul 13, 2008
Posts: 783
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Posted on May 17 2017 10:15 AM
For the Royal Aces: We literally were asked that Dick Dale question at our gig last night...
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25705
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on May 17 2017 12:35 PM
Say yes, like the accordion player.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 17 2017 08:07 PM
Every time I mention surf music, the most frequent thing I hear is, "I love The Beach Boys!" followed a distant second by, "You mean like The Ventures?"
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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Rondo1
Joined: Apr 01, 2016
Posts: 89
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Posted on May 17 2017 08:07 PM
Well at least it wasn't "like the Beach Boys?"
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on May 18 2017 05:49 AM
Noel wrote:
Every time I mention surf music, the most frequent thing I hear is, "I love The Beach Boys!" followed a distant second by, "You mean like The Ventures?"
+1 I treat it as an opportunity to expand their fences (although that usually ends up with a reference they can grok of Pulp Fiction).
— 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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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 18 2017 07:20 AM
Badger wrote:
Noel wrote:
Every time I mention surf music, the most frequent thing I hear is, "I love The Beach Boys!" followed a distant second by, "You mean like The Ventures?"
+1 I treat it as an opportunity to expand their fences (although that usually ends up with a reference they can grok of Pulp Fiction).
Yeah, I've done that. Then I hear, "Oh, you mean that Black Eyed Peas song?" Oy-vey!!! 
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1300
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on May 18 2017 05:20 PM
Just last week, I got the puzzled look and "Like the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean?" Next guy I run into that says they play metal I'll respond with "Like Bon Jovi? "
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 18 2017 11:37 PM
Surf_Skater wrote:
Just last week, I got the puzzled look and "Like the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean?" Next guy I run into that says they play metal I'll respond with "Like Bon Jovi? "
So after one of these conversations, I played "As the Dark Wave Swells" as an example, and was told it sounds like The Beach Boys but without words. The woman didn't know from anything after Good Vibrations, and she was not kidding! Sigh...
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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