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As a drummer I don't have a lot to say about guitar stuff but I had an
experience yesterday I thought I would share. I am in an active surf
band here in Colorado and had the great fortune to speak at length
with Rich Fifield, the former lead player of the Astronauts. He is not
really up on the surf scene so I did my best to hip him to some of my
favorites such as Satan's Pilgrims, the surf guitar 101 group and to
let him know how revered the Astronauts are in some circles. He still
is a great player and favors the blues. He is one of the nicest, down
to earth guys I have ever had the pleasure to know. A very funny guy
with some great stories. And then to top it off, he offered to sit in
sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but just
thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
great surf legends is alive and well.
Jesse
www.theaquasonics.com
That's very cool!
The Astronauts are definitely one of my all-time faves.
-Rick Mills
coloradowoodie wrote:
>As a drummer I don't have a lot to say about guitar stuff but I had an
>experience yesterday I thought I would share. I am in an active surf
>band here in Colorado and had the great fortune to speak at length
>with Rich Fifield, the former lead player of the Astronauts. He is not
>really up on the surf scene so I did my best to hip him to some of my
>favorites such as Satan's Pilgrims, the surf guitar 101 group and to
>let him know how revered the Astronauts are in some circles. He still
>is a great player and favors the blues. He is one of the nicest, down
>to earth guys I have ever had the pleasure to know. A very funny guy
>with some great stories. And then to top it off, he offered to sit in
>sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
>heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but just
>thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
>great surf legends is alive and well.
>Jesse
>www.theaquasonics.com
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--- In , "coloradowoodie" <jesse@...> wrote:
[ Speaking of Astronaut Rich Fifield ]
> And then to top it off, he offered to sit in
> sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
> heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but just
> thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
> great surf legends is alive and well.
> Jesse
> www.theaquasonics.com
>
Holy crap! WOW! That is very cool...I hope that happens for you guys.
BN
Let me know where and when.......I'll be in Colorado for that in a heart
beat......NOBODY influenced me on guitar like Rich did......I was so lucky to
catch the Anauts here in Atlanta when they were on tour...........ed
Brian Neal <> wrote: --- In ,
"coloradowoodie" <jesse@...> wrote:
[ Speaking of Astronaut Rich Fifield ]
> And then to top it off, he offered to sit in
> sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
> heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but just
> thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
> great surf legends is alive and well.
> Jesse
> www.theaquasonics.com
>
Holy crap! WOW! That is very cool...I hope that happens for you guys.
BN
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Great story, Jesse! Thanks for sharing it. Do you know if
Rich has an new CD's or projects he's working on?
Bob
--- In , "coloradowoodie" <jesse@...>
wrote:
>
> As a drummer I don't have a lot to say about guitar stuff but I had
an
> experience yesterday I thought I would share. I am in an active
surf
> band here in Colorado and had the great fortune to speak at length
> with Rich Fifield, the former lead player of the Astronauts. He is
not
> really up on the surf scene so I did my best to hip him to some of
my
> favorites such as Satan's Pilgrims, the surf guitar 101 group and
to
> let him know how revered the Astronauts are in some circles. He
still
> is a great player and favors the blues. He is one of the nicest,
down
> to earth guys I have ever had the pleasure to know. A very funny
guy
> with some great stories. And then to top it off, he offered to sit
in
> sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
> heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but
just
> thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
> great surf legends is alive and well.
> Jesse
> www.theaquasonics.com
>
That's too cool Jesse!
I grew up in Longmont and always wondered if the A-naut guys were
still around.
I had heard Rich was a sheriff in Boulder County but never tracked
him down.
I would think he would really get a kick out of playing with you
guys.
Please let us know if and when, I have some buddies back home that
would freak to see Rich play.
Keep up the great Rocky Mountain land locked surf tradition!
--- In , "coloradowoodie" <jesse@...>
wrote:
>
> As a drummer I don't have a lot to say about guitar stuff but I
had an
> experience yesterday I thought I would share. I am in an active
surf
> band here in Colorado and had the great fortune to speak at length
> with Rich Fifield, the former lead player of the Astronauts. He is
not
> really up on the surf scene so I did my best to hip him to some of
my
> favorites such as Satan's Pilgrims, the surf guitar 101 group and
to
> let him know how revered the Astronauts are in some circles. He
still
> is a great player and favors the blues. He is one of the nicest,
down
> to earth guys I have ever had the pleasure to know. A very funny
guy
> with some great stories. And then to top it off, he offered to sit
in
> sometime with us at some "special" gig. I have died and gone to
> heaven. Anyway, this probably means nothing to anybody but me but
just
> thought I would pass along that one of the (in my opinion anyway)
> great surf legends is alive and well.
> Jesse
> www.theaquasonics.com
>
