Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jun 16 2006 12:49 PM
July 2nd is the date of the Java & Jets Atomic Frolic...a celebration of mid-century culture. The Frolic will include lounge, jump-swing, and surf music with a variety of on-stage entertainment, martinis, Polynesian cocktails, and hopefully you!
The Atomic Frolic will take place on Sunday, July 2 at the Highdive (http://www.thehighdive.com/) in Downtown Champaign, Illinois and will feature:
The Metrolites (Quad Cities - http://www.metrolites.com/), surf, spy, crime jazz, spaghetti western, rockabilly, sci-fi, noir & lounge the soundtrack for your life.
Bruiser & Virtues, Champaign-Urbana's very own jump swing heroes
The Madeira (Indianapolis - http://www.surfguitar101.com/TheMadeira/index.html), surf music of the millennia-old Mediterranean mysteries (as if any intro is needed)
DJ Java (Jason Croft) of www.javasbachelorpad.com & the Bachelor Pad radio show
DJ Hellcat of Go Retro (http://ednamillion.com/)
More information for the event is available at:
www.atomicfrolic.com and www.myspace.com/atomicfrolic
Hope you can make it to the show!
— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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midwestsurfguy
Joined: Mar 19, 2006
Posts: 950
Oxford, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 16 2006 04:35 PM
Jet,
It sounds like a great time! I am going to try to make it. Hope you get a big crowd! I have not heard the Metrolites, I guess I will have to check out their web site.
Great job pulling this together!
Thanks
Guy
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Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jun 28 2006 02:15 PM
THIS SUNDAY, July 2nd, is the date for Java & Jet's Atomic Frolic...a celebration of Mid-Century culture! The event will take place at the Highdive in Champaign, IL and feature SG101's own Desert Surf Heroes...The Madeira!
Other bands on the bill include the Metrolites (Quad Cities) and Bruiser & the Vitures (Champaign, IL). DJs include DJ Jason Croft (a.k.a. Java of www.javasbachelorpad.com) and DJ Hellcat.
Additional tributes to the era will be presented by Java, Jet Sterling (yikes), Ms. Kitten O'Plenty and Ms. Ginger Brulee!
Doors will open at 6:00p.m. with the show starting at 7:00p.m.
Hope to see you there!
— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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midwestsurfguy
Joined: Mar 19, 2006
Posts: 950
Oxford, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 29 2006 09:14 AM
Hey Jet!
I am really looking forward to the Atomic Frolic! It really sounds like a blast! Are there any other SG101 folks going?
Thanks
Guy
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Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 08:10 AM
I want to thank everyone that participated in and attended Java & Jet's Atomic Frolic on Sunday eve. We had a blast!
The Metrolites from the Quad Cities (IL/IA) kicked off the show. If you have not had the opportunity to see these guys...make a point of doing it. Their style runs the gamut of genres...surf, spy-fi, crime jazz, spaghetti western, rockabilly & lounge. They put on a great live show and finished with an over-the-top version of Miserlou with an incredible drum solo!
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After the Metrolites kicked things off, local Champaign-Urbana jump-blues heroes Bruiser & the Virtues kept things rolling. They had the dance floor packed through their whole set.
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Then it was time to welcome our mighty SG101 buddies the Madeira to the stage. They ripped through a great set of raucus desert surf tunes and kept the dance floor rolling through 3 encores!
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At one point, Ivan divulged the secrets behind the Madeira's millenia-old Mediterranean mysteries and performed a hilarious comedy routine...
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Seriously guys, great show! Sorry we made you play so long (no worries...we had the oxygen tanks standing by). By the way, it was the "Midwest Surf Guy" that made me kept getting up on the microphone and requesting more tunes. And don't worry Ivan, you did not break the Sinatra rule...cause the audience still wanted more!
Oh and one last thing...what do you get when a surf/tiki guy like me does an event with a vintage/pin-up guy like Java (www.javasbachelorpad.com)? Something like this...
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— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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Brian
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Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 11:39 AM
Sounds like a good time Jet. I'm sorry I could not make this one. I had to miss this one and the Surfaris last month and I'm pretty bummed about it.
How are the Metrolites? Would a surf fan appreciate them?
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Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 02:45 PM
Brian
Sounds like a good time Jet. I'm sorry I could not make this one. I had to miss this one and the Surfaris last month and I'm pretty bummed about it.
How are the Metrolites? Would a surf fan appreciate them?
They were definitely a good fit for the Atomic Frolic as they played such a range of music fitting the mid-century vibe. They are a self-described soundtrack band (they do soundtracks for movies that don't exist...as in the theme song for the non-existent film: "Gunfight at the Zombie Mineshaft"). They did play all the genres that I listed in with the pictures above (including breaking out a polka). I would say that my closest comparison would be Seks Bomba (oh damn, and there is another band that is escaping me).
They do put on a great live show and have a big following in the Quad Cities. There is a big buzz about them in Champaign right now coming from the people that saw them. They appealed to a wide audience, most likely due to the variety of music they played and their stage presence.
Would a surf fan like them? I do....but the music is, for the most part, not surf. As they cover so many genres, I definitely gravitate to certain songs over others (I prefer their Spy-Fi stuff...namely the title track of their first CD, "The Man from M.E.T.R.O."). They have a new CD coming out soon. Anxious to hear that.
— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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chuck
Joined: May 15, 2006
Posts: 2
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 05:03 PM
A very nice night indeed! And The Madeira kicked BIG-TIME ass!!
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25565
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 06:43 PM
Sounded like a great event.
As much as I like to see a Multi surf band show. I know that a varried style music show appeals to a wider audience. And for tiki and hot rod shows this seems to be happening alot, more often. Maybe surf will keep growing as it gets out to wider audiences.
What was the deal with the chick with the Coconut top and grass skirt?was she dancing to tribal tunes???
if so, very nice.....
Keep up the great work,
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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midwestsurfguy
Joined: Mar 19, 2006
Posts: 950
Oxford, Ohio
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 08:29 PM
I had a great time! You really pulled of a fantastic show! here are my pictures, but I took more video than pictures. I have not checked to see if it came out.
Here are my pictures http://web.mac.com/guymoore/iWeb/Site/Photos.html
Ivan and th Madeira were called back to play more songs at least 3 times, the crowd loved them! Lots of folks were dancing the their songs. The Madeira was fantastic! Desert Surf Rock Forever!
The Metrolites were really different a mixture of surf/rock/funk/lounge. They were really good, they were quite theatrical with synchronized movements and the Sax & Guitar player went into the crowd. The sax player even slid about 30 feet through the crowd on his back with the guitar player hovering over him. They did some vocals and instrumentals.
Bruiser and the Virtues are a swing band they really go the dancing in full swing! They did a great job, really professional and polished.
Java and Jet had Burlesque, skits and prizes between each band! It was really great!
Java & Jet thanks for putting on such a great show!
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Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 10:35 PM
Hey MWSGuy-
Glad to see you made it back safely. Thanks for posting the pictures...they are great! Thankfully, none of me in the spy tux.
bigtikidude
What was the deal with the chick with the Coconut top and grass skirt? was she dancing to tribal tunes???
if so, very nice.....
Actually, the tune was "Night of the Tikis" by the Tiki Tones. The story was read while the scene played out on stage.
As the story goes, she was a lonely and frustrated island girl living on the Isle of 'Paign' (shortened from Champaign) in the cornfield sea. She cried to the towering, monolithic god statue of Corn-Tiki to take her away to an exotic land full of cocktails, fast cars and killer surf music!
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Mourning her lame existence, she danced frantically with hopes of waking the sleeping entity that lie within...her frantic antics increased in desperation aided by the chants of "Corn-Ti-Ki" from the crowd.
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Soon the eyes of the statue began to pulse in unison with the chants and fire (in the form of confetti) spewed from its mouth. Then, Corn-Tiki incarnate appeared and wisked her away to her frolicky destination...
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Oh, and then the Madeira came on-
— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25565
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Jul 05 2006 10:59 PM
JetSterling_
Actually, the tune was "Night of the Tikis" by the Tiki Tones. The story was read while the scene played out on stage.
As the story goes, she was a lonely and frustrated island girl living on the Isle of 'Paign' (shortened from Champaign) in the cornfield sea. She cried to the towering, monolithic god statue of Corn-Tiki to take her away to an exotic land full of cocktails, fast cars and killer surf music!
Very cool, sounds like she needs to come out to So. Cal.
it's all about drinks,cars, and surf music around here ha ha!!!!
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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midwestsurfguy
Joined: Mar 19, 2006
Posts: 950
Oxford, Ohio
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Posted on Jul 06 2006 12:46 PM
Jet,
Sorry I did not get pictures of you in the tux.....I was too busy video taping the whole thing!  I will let you know when it is up on the net somewhere!
Thanks
Guy
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Jet_Sterling
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 391
Champaign, IL USA
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Posted on Jul 06 2006 03:02 PM
midwestsurf_guy_
Jet,
Sorry I did not get pictures of you in the tux.....I was too busy video taping the whole thing! I will let you know when it is up on the net somewhere!
Thanks
Guy
No, no...no problem at all. In fact, I wouldn't even mind if you edited me out of the video.
— Jet Sterling, Cosmic Spy
www.surfabillyfreakout.com
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Tikitena
Joined: Mar 21, 2006
Posts: 1540
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Posted on Jul 06 2006 03:08 PM
I love the photos! Thanks for sharing!
-Kristena
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