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Since the question has arisen...
I have decided to leave KFJC, a decision undertaken back in December
2004. Reasons are many, but basically it's time.
I was at KFJC between 1964 and 1967. KFJC was 10 watts mono with a
coverage area no bigger than Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. At that
time, KFJC was under the direction of Ken Clark, who was a television
refuge and believed that radio drama was coming back. He attracted
mostly theatre people to the station. KFJC was only on the air 4 PM to
10:15 PM Monday through Friday. Programming was stiff to say the least.
4-5 was an easy music show, with a different host each day of the week.
5-6 was the Owl's Nest, hosted by local KXRX personality Bob Hollman.
He played a mix of pedestrian and tweaky jazz and the like, mixed with
Foothill College doings. It was a sort of voice of Foothill show. He
wasn't staff, everyone else was. Interestingly, Hollman used a brief
excerpt of Dick Dale and his Del-tones' "Surfin' Drums" as an opening
theme.
Afterward, various prerecorded dramas, plays, and pre-NPR programs ran
until 10 PM. News came at 10 that was supposed to run 10 minutes. The
guy who did the rip and read loved to talk to himself, and often ran
until 10:25. One night, I shut off his mic, ran his close theme, signed
off, shut down the transmitter, and locked up, leaving him inside still
reading the news.
Each day of the week, a different operator was assigned to run the
broadcast day. I was assigned Tuesday. During the 4-5 show, we were
allowed to play instrumental music that was easy listening. We're
talking Percy Faith and Ferrante & Teischer here. I once got in BIG
trouble for playing one soft and slushy Ventures instro, a trick
repeated during the Owl Show when Kenn Ellner (vocalist of the Count V)
played the Seekers' "Georgie Girl." These were too "rock" for KFJC.
This might give you an idea of the atmosphere.
There were three of us at KFJC that weren't in the theatre crowd. Three
that wanted to do actual radio - top forty radio a la South Bay legend
KLIV. Around 1966, Ben Boding, Len Shapiro and I convinced Ken Clarke
to allow us to do rock 'n' roll radio on Saturdays from 9 Am until 3
PM. We each had two-hour shows. I was 9-11 AM. The first few records I
played included the Chocolate Watchband "Sweet Young Thing" and the
Sonics "Louie Louie."
In early 1967, we were told that "combo saturday" was to be no more,
effective immediately. It seemed the self-appointed saviors of theatre
had pressured Clark to end what we were doing, and he did so without
warning or allowing recourse. Like any good 19 year old, I went linear
and got thrown out of KFJC by the dean after being accused of mental
imbalance. It was very traumatic.
By 1970, Clark was gone and there was rock programming on KFJC. It was
trying to be like KMPX/KSAN. Within a few years, it was just playing
records, no different than the other 7 or 8 progressive rock stations
in the Bay Area. In 1978, there were a few upstarts that wanted to play
the "new music," but they were getting intense pressure not to. A lock
out and revolution later and KFJC was reborn. By 1980, power was
boosted to 250 watts and the transmitter moved to the top of Black
Mountain, allowing coverage to extend over most of the Bay Area.
I found myself listening to the "new music" on KFJC and noticing that
the "kids" on the air had a very shallow musical depth historically. I
still recall the trigger event for me, a guy back announcing a punk
band's version of a Bo Diddley song as a "Rolling Stones song." I
decided to rejoin the station with the purpose of producing a rock
history program.
I started work on "waves," writing and researching, using my library
and borrowing material from Encore Records via Stretch Rieldle. The
idea was to look at the evolution of the music and its genres, not from
a chart perspective, but through the innovators and trigger points.
Unsung heroes and legends alike. Intended to be 13 half-hour episodes,
it ended up being 132 episodes.
In 1982, I took on a Sunday Afternoon show called "Relix," which had
been an oldies show. I converted it to a garage band show, and added a
10-minute weekly surf instro segment. It grew from there.
Then in 1983, there was "Maximum Louie Louie." That story is on my site
and elsewhere on the net.
23 years surf has been on KFJC. Over 300 surfbands have played live in
the Pit, plus a few legends like the Chocolate Watchband and
Colorfinger. Remote live recordings add bands like the Eliminators,
Hawkwind, Nik Turner's Space Ritual, Spiral Realms, the first South Bay
Surf Band Reunion, Ron Wilson and the Surfaris at OT Prices, dozens of
soundboard sessions at local clubs when surfbands played, and more.
8 Surf CD's, 15 or more live surfband events on campus, and more than
$250,000 raised for KFJC. I believe "Summer Surf" to be the first
exclusive to the station live music fundraising CD.
In the mean time, I proposed a real radio course for KFJC, wrote a text
in it's 15th year and 30 revision, developed a DJ training lab course,
sat in most management chairs at KFJC, and consulted on many decisions.
I have recorded albums, mixed albums, and provided tracks on nearly a
hundred releases. I launched Reverb Central in 1994, thinking I was
going to be the last guy on earth on the internet.
I have had amazing support from Uncle Al, Gallium Arsenide, Eric
Weaver, Grawer, Doc Pelzel, Austin Space, and others that made all the
live bands possible, and moral support from Ann Arbor.
I've done everything I set out to do, and much more. Now, I need a
change.
Reverb Central continues with significant improvements in development.
I want to do radio in some form, perhaps a podcast, or a station closer
to home (KFJC is an hour away), or maybe syndication. This is all up in
the air. No thought has gone into this right now. Most immediately, I
need a break. My other newfound hobby also takes time out.
There are other reasons as well. No one who has ever been at a non-com
station has escaped the stupidity of the politics. Few have weathered
as much for as long. I won't miss that at all.
Phil Dirt
PS - Anyone that can point me to a new position for income in the Santa
Cruz or San Jose area would be helpful. I got laid off a while back and
there's precious little management work available locally. Anyone
interested in helping can email me off list. I have over thirty years
in managing capital equipment manufacturing, document control, and
training and teaching. I have major accomplishments in process
improvement with big dollar savings, new product development, and more.
This is a major blow to the surf music scene! Best of luck on your job search
and future endeavors, Phil.
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Dirt
To: ; ; Cowabunga ; ;
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Retiring from KFJC
Since the question has arisen...
I have decided to leave KFJC, a decision undertaken back in December
2004. Reasons are many, but basically it's time.
I was at KFJC between 1964 and 1967. KFJC was 10 watts mono with a
coverage area no bigger than Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. At that
time, KFJC was under the direction of Ken Clark, who was a television
refuge and believed that radio drama was coming back. He attracted
mostly theatre people to the station. KFJC was only on the air 4 PM to
10:15 PM Monday through Friday. Programming was stiff to say the least.
4-5 was an easy music show, with a different host each day of the week.
5-6 was the Owl's Nest, hosted by local KXRX personality Bob Hollman.
He played a mix of pedestrian and tweaky jazz and the like, mixed with
Foothill College doings. It was a sort of voice of Foothill show. He
wasn't staff, everyone else was. Interestingly, Hollman used a brief
excerpt of Dick Dale and his Del-tones' "Surfin' Drums" as an opening
theme.
Afterward, various prerecorded dramas, plays, and pre-NPR programs ran
until 10 PM. News came at 10 that was supposed to run 10 minutes. The
guy who did the rip and read loved to talk to himself, and often ran
until 10:25. One night, I shut off his mic, ran his close theme, signed
off, shut down the transmitter, and locked up, leaving him inside still
reading the news.
Each day of the week, a different operator was assigned to run the
broadcast day. I was assigned Tuesday. During the 4-5 show, we were
allowed to play instrumental music that was easy listening. We're
talking Percy Faith and Ferrante & Teischer here. I once got in BIG
trouble for playing one soft and slushy Ventures instro, a trick
repeated during the Owl Show when Kenn Ellner (vocalist of the Count V)
played the Seekers' "Georgie Girl." These were too "rock" for KFJC.
This might give you an idea of the atmosphere.
There were three of us at KFJC that weren't in the theatre crowd. Three
that wanted to do actual radio - top forty radio a la South Bay legend
KLIV. Around 1966, Ben Boding, Len Shapiro and I convinced Ken Clarke
to allow us to do rock 'n' roll radio on Saturdays from 9 Am until 3
PM. We each had two-hour shows. I was 9-11 AM. The first few records I
played included the Chocolate Watchband "Sweet Young Thing" and the
Sonics "Louie Louie."
In early 1967, we were told that "combo saturday" was to be no more,
effective immediately. It seemed the self-appointed saviors of theatre
had pressured Clark to end what we were doing, and he did so without
warning or allowing recourse. Like any good 19 year old, I went linear
and got thrown out of KFJC by the dean after being accused of mental
imbalance. It was very traumatic.
By 1970, Clark was gone and there was rock programming on KFJC. It was
trying to be like KMPX/KSAN. Within a few years, it was just playing
records, no different than the other 7 or 8 progressive rock stations
in the Bay Area. In 1978, there were a few upstarts that wanted to play
the "new music," but they were getting intense pressure not to. A lock
out and revolution later and KFJC was reborn. By 1980, power was
boosted to 250 watts and the transmitter moved to the top of Black
Mountain, allowing coverage to extend over most of the Bay Area.
I found myself listening to the "new music" on KFJC and noticing that
the "kids" on the air had a very shallow musical depth historically. I
still recall the trigger event for me, a guy back announcing a punk
band's version of a Bo Diddley song as a "Rolling Stones song." I
decided to rejoin the station with the purpose of producing a rock
history program.
I started work on "waves," writing and researching, using my library
and borrowing material from Encore Records via Stretch Rieldle. The
idea was to look at the evolution of the music and its genres, not from
a chart perspective, but through the innovators and trigger points.
Unsung heroes and legends alike. Intended to be 13 half-hour episodes,
it ended up being 132 episodes.
In 1982, I took on a Sunday Afternoon show called "Relix," which had
been an oldies show. I converted it to a garage band show, and added a
10-minute weekly surf instro segment. It grew from there.
Then in 1983, there was "Maximum Louie Louie." That story is on my site
and elsewhere on the net.
23 years surf has been on KFJC. Over 300 surfbands have played live in
the Pit, plus a few legends like the Chocolate Watchband and
Colorfinger. Remote live recordings add bands like the Eliminators,
Hawkwind, Nik Turner's Space Ritual, Spiral Realms, the first South Bay
Surf Band Reunion, Ron Wilson and the Surfaris at OT Prices, dozens of
soundboard sessions at local clubs when surfbands played, and more.
8 Surf CD's, 15 or more live surfband events on campus, and more than
$250,000 raised for KFJC. I believe "Summer Surf" to be the first
exclusive to the station live music fundraising CD.
In the mean time, I proposed a real radio course for KFJC, wrote a text
in it's 15th year and 30 revision, developed a DJ training lab course,
sat in most management chairs at KFJC, and consulted on many decisions.
I have recorded albums, mixed albums, and provided tracks on nearly a
hundred releases. I launched Reverb Central in 1994, thinking I was
going to be the last guy on earth on the internet.
I have had amazing support from Uncle Al, Gallium Arsenide, Eric
Weaver, Grawer, Doc Pelzel, Austin Space, and others that made all the
live bands possible, and moral support from Ann Arbor.
I've done everything I set out to do, and much more. Now, I need a
change.
Reverb Central continues with significant improvements in development.
I want to do radio in some form, perhaps a podcast, or a station closer
to home (KFJC is an hour away), or maybe syndication. This is all up in
the air. No thought has gone into this right now. Most immediately, I
need a break. My other newfound hobby also takes time out.
There are other reasons as well. No one who has ever been at a non-com
station has escaped the stupidity of the politics. Few have weathered
as much for as long. I won't miss that at all.
Phil Dirt
PS - Anyone that can point me to a new position for income in the Santa
Cruz or San Jose area would be helpful. I got laid off a while back and
there's precious little management work available locally. Anyone
interested in helping can email me off list. I have over thirty years
in managing capital equipment manufacturing, document control, and
training and teaching. I have major accomplishments in process
improvement with big dollar savings, new product development, and more.
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Phil,
Thanks for the lengthy history of your time at KFJC...that was a
really good read. I can't add a lot to what the others have said. I'm
a relative newcomer to surf music, and have only recently been able to
reliably listen to your netcasts. Your website should go in the
national archives as a national treasure. When I first stumbled on
surf music I voraciously read all your reviews...I bought many CD's
based upon what I read there. You helped expose me to some really
great music. We all owe you big time! I'm so glad you are on the list
and hope you'll stay for a long time.
Best regards,
BN
Phil,
I'd like to thank you for the knowledge and education, for the support of
the scene, and of course the help you gave my band with reviews, airplay,
and setting up a visit at the pit.
As others mentioned, I hope you're going to stay on the mailing lists, or at
least this one.
Good luck with the job search (sorry - no contacts in your area), and with
your future projects. That's a neat hobby,btw.
All the best,
Ran
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Dirt" <>
To: <>; <>;
"Cowabunga" <>; <>;
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Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Retiring from KFJC
> Since the question has arisen...
>
> I have decided to leave KFJC, a decision undertaken back in December
> 2004. Reasons are many, but basically it's time.
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Phil,
you will be missed.
Please keep us informed of any other surf radio/cd projects you
may be involved in, in the future.
Good luck with your job search also.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
Phil:
wow! congratulations on your decision to try something new.
i hope you are not leaving the surf community, especially
SG101...your expertise and enthusiasm are world class, and
deeply appreciated.
i hope you find a new gig that suits your overflowing
talents and abilities. More importantly, I hope you find a
gig that is fulfilling and enjoyable.
best wishes,
-dp
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I want to echo all the accolades and I hope this post doesn't seem like
a Biography-type narrative, but this news needs my personal reflection
on Phil Dirt's amazing career at KFJC!
My wife and I moved into Silicon Valley in the late 80s. I discovered
Phil's Surf's Up! KFJC show soon after and was hooked from day 1. A
radio DJ was exclusively playing the music I loved! How could I not be
thrilled? Phil was educating and entertaining from the first. To come
home or go out on a Saturday night hearing Phil's show in the car.a
steady voice of reassurance and fun reverb!
By 1991, I remember taping a LIVE show that featured The Insect Surfers
for the entire show! In many ways the "pre-Internet/pre-PulpFiction"
late 80s and early 90s were very exciting for the advancement of Surf.
With his direct support, Phil's show simply became part of the neo-Surf
ecosystem. A lot of the new bands came from the Bay Area and Phil was
there to support them. This was the era when The Phantom Surfers and The
Trashwomen would play The Kilowatt in San Fran; MOAM? was making noise
in Athens; the Boss Martians, The Surf Trio and Satan's Pilgrims rousing
the Northwest. Meanwhile, Phil Dirt was busy playing both well-known and
obscure first wave Surf (whew, whatta collection!), BUT ALSO 2nd wave
and emerging acts like John & The Nightriders, Surfraiders, Halibuts,
Agent Orange, The Mermen, The Insect Surfers, The Shockwaves, The
Ultras, Laika and The Cosmonauts, The Aquavelvets, The Apemen, The
Woodies, Shadowy Men, Pollo Del Mar, Teisco Del Rey and others. Another
band that Phil worked closely with in those "earlier days" was The
Berzerkers (with Dino, formerly of Da Monz). Several of these now
well-known bands that Phil helped support early on have proven "hard
core" and continue to play regularly even today! It's even great to see
The Berzerkers carrying on and periodically reuniting for local Bay Area
shows.
By the mid 90s, Phil kept adding the newer upcoming bands like The
Eliminators, The Surfdusters, Brazil2001, The Torpedoes, The Penetrators
and Los Straitjackets to the KFJC playlist roster and had some of them
in for some LIVE Foothill College Campus shows or Pit performances on
the air. Pulp Fiction's Surf music "inspiration" sent this huge new wave
of bands to Phil for review and KFJC airplay of their material. Phil's
"Surf's Up!" KFJC show had become THE voice of Surf music and gave
wonderful exposure to all the new bands, which has continued ever since.
Phil would say "this is stuff you're not gonna hear anywhere else but
KFJC!" How true?! Would I ever have hoped to hear a band like
Australia's GT Stringer, Italy's Cosmonauti or Japan's Surf Coasters had
it not been for Phil Dirt's Surf's Up!? By then, you knew there was
there was definitely a movement underway, which has since become a
self-sustaining surge of bands, fans and internet communities. THIS is
what Phil Dirt & KFJC helped to foster with his show along with the
mammoth ReverbCentral website, LIVE mics from "the PIT", Foothill
College campus in-person band performances, the fundraiser CDs and
chatroom knowledge. The Surf community continues to explode worldwide
today from the root that Phil and his show helped forge. We all owe him
our gratitude for his dedication to the Surf genre.his true calling.
One the songs that Phil has played consistently over the years in all
its forms, has been Latinia, one of the prettiest Surf songs ever. a
perfect sunset song for your California nights in the Bay Area. Another
of my personal favorites has been The Surfraiders' Point Conception '63.
Along with Steel Pier, these are also songs that resonate over the years
for me from his show.
I have enjoyed contributing to KFJC for many years and being an annual
"guest DJ" on Phil's broadcasts. When we were together on the air, he
always made me feel at home and I always did what I could to get Phil to
expose his wealth of knowledge to his listeners. As ambassador, Phil's
show helped me spread the word about the East Coast Surf resurgence
going on with NESMA. 'Twas also my pleasure on occasion to volunteer and
answer the phones down at KFJC during the fundraiser shows. I am
saddened that KFJC is truly losing a legend.
Now, Phil, I'm hoping it's only your show being affected by your
retirement decision. We still need you as the "Gandalf of Surf!" You
and your warm voice have given us so many reverb-soaked Saturday nights
and believe me, your KFJC Surf's Up! radio show will be sorely missed.
But yes, it's now time to take back some of your own Saturdays and we
all know you've earned it many times over. Our gratitude is boundless.
Best of luck in your hobbies and future career endeavors,
bIG wAvE Dave Becker
Bass, The Aquamarines, Folk In A, The Tube Sharks, Club D'Jive
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
[mailto:]
>On Behalf Of Phil Dirt
>Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:59 PM
>To: ; ;
Cowabunga;
>;
>Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Retiring from KFJC
>
>Since the question has arisen...
>
>I have decided to leave KFJC, a decision undertaken back in December
>2004. Reasons are many, but basically it's time.
>
>I was at KFJC between 1964 and 1967. KFJC was 10 watts mono with a
>coverage area no bigger than Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. At that
>time, KFJC was under the direction of Ken Clark, who was a television
>refuge and believed that radio drama was coming back. He attracted
>mostly theatre people to the station. KFJC was only on the air 4 PM to
>10:15 PM Monday through Friday. Programming was stiff to say the least.
>4-5 was an easy music show, with a different host each day of the week.
>5-6 was the Owl's Nest, hosted by local KXRX personality Bob Hollman.
>He played a mix of pedestrian and tweaky jazz and the like, mixed with
>Foothill College doings. It was a sort of voice of Foothill show. He
>wasn't staff, everyone else was. Interestingly, Hollman used a brief
>excerpt of Dick Dale and his Del-tones' "Surfin' Drums" as an opening
>theme.
>
>Afterward, various prerecorded dramas, plays, and pre-NPR programs ran
>until 10 PM. News came at 10 that was supposed to run 10 minutes. The
>guy who did the rip and read loved to talk to himself, and often ran
>until 10:25. One night, I shut off his mic, ran his close theme, signed
>off, shut down the transmitter, and locked up, leaving him inside still
>reading the news.
>
>Each day of the week, a different operator was assigned to run the
>broadcast day. I was assigned Tuesday. During the 4-5 show, we were
>allowed to play instrumental music that was easy listening. We're
>talking Percy Faith and Ferrante & Teischer here. I once got in BIG
>trouble for playing one soft and slushy Ventures instro, a trick
>repeated during the Owl Show when Kenn Ellner (vocalist of the Count V)
>played the Seekers' "Georgie Girl." These were too "rock" for KFJC.
>This might give you an idea of the atmosphere.
>
>There were three of us at KFJC that weren't in the theatre crowd. Three
>that wanted to do actual radio - top forty radio a la South Bay legend
>KLIV. Around 1966, Ben Boding, Len Shapiro and I convinced Ken Clarke
>to allow us to do rock 'n' roll radio on Saturdays from 9 Am until 3
>PM. We each had two-hour shows. I was 9-11 AM. The first few records I
>played included the Chocolate Watchband "Sweet Young Thing" and the
>Sonics "Louie Louie."
>
>In early 1967, we were told that "combo saturday" was to be no more,
>effective immediately. It seemed the self-appointed saviors of theatre
>had pressured Clark to end what we were doing, and he did so without
>warning or allowing recourse. Like any good 19 year old, I went linear
>and got thrown out of KFJC by the dean after being accused of mental
>imbalance. It was very traumatic.
>
>By 1970, Clark was gone and there was rock programming on KFJC. It was
>trying to be like KMPX/KSAN. Within a few years, it was just playing
>records, no different than the other 7 or 8 progressive rock stations
>in the Bay Area. In 1978, there were a few upstarts that wanted to play
>the "new music," but they were getting intense pressure not to. A lock
>out and revolution later and KFJC was reborn. By 1980, power was
>boosted to 250 watts and the transmitter moved to the top of Black
>Mountain, allowing coverage to extend over most of the Bay Area.
>
>I found myself listening to the "new music" on KFJC and noticing that
>the "kids" on the air had a very shallow musical depth historically. I
>still recall the trigger event for me, a guy back announcing a punk
>band's version of a Bo Diddley song as a "Rolling Stones song." I
>decided to rejoin the station with the purpose of producing a rock
>history program.
>
>I started work on "waves," writing and researching, using my library
>and borrowing material from Encore Records via Stretch Rieldle. The
>idea was to look at the evolution of the music and its genres, not from
>a chart perspective, but through the innovators and trigger points.
>Unsung heroes and legends alike. Intended to be 13 half-hour episodes,
>it ended up being 132 episodes.
>
>In 1982, I took on a Sunday Afternoon show called "Relix," which had
>been an oldies show. I converted it to a garage band show, and added a
>10-minute weekly surf instro segment. It grew from there.
>
>Then in 1983, there was "Maximum Louie Louie." That story is on my site
>and elsewhere on the net.
>
>23 years surf has been on KFJC. Over 300 surfbands have played live in
>the Pit, plus a few legends like the Chocolate Watchband and
>Colorfinger. Remote live recordings add bands like the Eliminators,
>Hawkwind, Nik Turner's Space Ritual, Spiral Realms, the first South Bay
>Surf Band Reunion, Ron Wilson and the Surfaris at OT Prices, dozens of
>soundboard sessions at local clubs when surfbands played, and more.
>
>8 Surf CD's, 15 or more live surfband events on campus, and more than
>$250,000 raised for KFJC. I believe "Summer Surf" to be the first
>exclusive to the station live music fundraising CD.
>
>In the mean time, I proposed a real radio course for KFJC, wrote a text
>in it's 15th year and 30 revision, developed a DJ training lab course,
>sat in most management chairs at KFJC, and consulted on many decisions.
>I have recorded albums, mixed albums, and provided tracks on nearly a
>hundred releases. I launched Reverb Central in 1994, thinking I was
>going to be the last guy on earth on the internet.
>
>I have had amazing support from Uncle Al, Gallium Arsenide, Eric
>Weaver, Grawer, Doc Pelzel, Austin Space, and others that made all the
>live bands possible, and moral support from Ann Arbor.
>
>I've done everything I set out to do, and much more. Now, I need a
>change.
>
>Reverb Central continues with significant improvements in development.
>I want to do radio in some form, perhaps a podcast, or a station closer
>to home (KFJC is an hour away), or maybe syndication. This is all up in
>the air. No thought has gone into this right now. Most immediately, I
>need a break. My other newfound hobby also takes time out.
>
>
>
>
>There are other reasons as well. No one who has ever been at a non-com
>station has escaped the stupidity of the politics. Few have weathered
>as much for as long. I won't miss that at all.
>
>Phil Dirt
>
>PS - Anyone that can point me to a new position for income in the Santa
>Cruz or San Jose area would be helpful. I got laid off a while back and
>there's precious little management work available locally. Anyone
>interested in helping can email me off list. I have over thirty years
>in managing capital equipment manufacturing, document control, and
>training and teaching. I have major accomplishments in process
>improvement with big dollar savings, new product development, and more.
>
>
>
>
>
>.
>Visit for archived
messages,
>bookmarks, files, polls, etc.
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
Phil. Since bitten by this surf music bug, a few years back, I have been
somewhat overly engrossed in it from all aspects. Got the family hooked on it
too.I just picked up a guitar back in 97, (it had been something I wanted to do
as a little guy), and proceeded to learn as many surf tunes as I could. I
remember looking for info on the internet and lowe and behold your name popped
up, several times! I've looked to you for your vast knowledge and info as a
guide to creating surf music . I'm now going through those magical times of
putting a surf band together myself. You welcoming me to this group has been the
icing on the cake, as I now have a group of friends who share the same
musical interests. Thanks for all you've done!
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Phil, your show has been the hub of the surf music wheel (at least for me).
Reverb Central is THE source for surf music information. I have enjoyed your
webcasts. Sorry to see it end.
If you add advertisements to Reverb Central I will click them routinely.
Thanks for the great music!
Ernie
I am considering something like that, but not what you might think.
More news to come in the coming months.
Phil
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Phil, your show has been the hub of the surf music wheel (at least for
me). Reverb Central is THE source for surf music information. I have
enjoyed your webcasts. Sorry to see it end.
If you add advertisements to Reverb Central I will click them
routinely.
Thanks for the great music!
Ernie
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