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--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Whatdya mean "maybe you should be worshipping Paul Johnson instead
of Eddie"? There's no maybe about it, PJ is the greatest songwriter
in surf (he wrote Squad Car, Mr Moto, Kami Kazi, Vaminos among
several other greats) and plays the most melodic of guitars in a
very original style. Eddie was/is a demon of mediocrate playing the
standard overdone blooze rock guitar riffs through a distortion box
and has never topped Mr. Rebel and his cover verson of Squad Car.
> -Marty
Yeah!!! What Marty said!!!
All I meant was that Eddie Bertrand gets a lot of coverage here,
and Paul gets very little. It's Pauls turn to be the surf hero. I
think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often overlooked.
He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging like
some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do the
talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kahunatikiman
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:10 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
Anniversary Party
>
>
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Looks like a lot of fun! The clip of Paul Johnson was great,
> > playing it more like Eddie these days :)
> >
> > Man, I wish we could play a show in California.
> >
> >
> > Bill
>
> > Funny, I was thinking the same things Bill. Maybe we should
be
> worshipping Paul Johnson instead of Eddie. It's Paul who's
keeping
> the Surf flame lit. He sure can play, can't he? He can play
like
> all the old school guys. Eddie, Dick, himself. He has a
distinct
> sound that I'm beginning to be able to pick out.
>
> The video clips were great! It looks like everyone was
having a
> great time. How was the crowd?
>
> Sometimes I think I live in the wrong state. There have
been
> too many cool shows in the last month to count in CA.
>
> Chris
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Hey Chris,
I see where you're coming from. Do you have Paul's album with the Packards
called "Pray for Surf"?
-Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: kahunatikiman
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Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Paul Johnson: was Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
Anniversary Party
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Whatdya mean "maybe you should be worshipping Paul Johnson instead
of Eddie"? There's no maybe about it, PJ is the greatest songwriter
in surf (he wrote Squad Car, Mr Moto, Kami Kazi, Vaminos among
several other greats) and plays the most melodic of guitars in a
very original style. Eddie was/is a demon of mediocrate playing the
standard overdone blooze rock guitar riffs through a distortion box
and has never topped Mr. Rebel and his cover verson of Squad Car.
> -Marty
Yeah!!! What Marty said!!!
All I meant was that Eddie Bertrand gets a lot of coverage here,
and Paul gets very little. It's Pauls turn to be the surf hero. I
think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often overlooked.
He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging like
some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do the
talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kahunatikiman
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:10 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
Anniversary Party
>
>
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Looks like a lot of fun! The clip of Paul Johnson was great,
> > playing it more like Eddie these days :)
> >
> > Man, I wish we could play a show in California.
> >
> >
> > Bill
>
> > Funny, I was thinking the same things Bill. Maybe we should
be
> worshipping Paul Johnson instead of Eddie. It's Paul who's
keeping
> the Surf flame lit. He sure can play, can't he? He can play
like
> all the old school guys. Eddie, Dick, himself. He has a
distinct
> sound that I'm beginning to be able to pick out.
>
> The video clips were great! It looks like everyone was
having a
> great time. How was the crowd?
>
> Sometimes I think I live in the wrong state. There have
been
> too many cool shows in the last month to count in CA.
>
> Chris
>
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--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Hey Chris,
>
> I see where you're coming from. Do you have Paul's album with the
Packards called "Pray for Surf"?
>
> -Marty
No - Is it good? I've heard a coupe snipets from it. The whole
gospel/surf angle has me wary, I don't really know why. I do have
a recent cd called "the surfaris - basic tracks" with Paul on it.
he plays some pretty cool covers on it.
Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kahunatikiman
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:59 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Paul Johnson: was Pictures from
Slacktone's 10th Anniversary Party
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > Whatdya mean "maybe you should be worshipping Paul Johnson
instead
> of Eddie"? There's no maybe about it, PJ is the greatest
songwriter
> in surf (he wrote Squad Car, Mr Moto, Kami Kazi, Vaminos among
> several other greats) and plays the most melodic of guitars in a
> very original style. Eddie was/is a demon of mediocrate playing
the
> standard overdone blooze rock guitar riffs through a distortion
box
> and has never topped Mr. Rebel and his cover verson of Squad
Car.
> > -Marty
>
>
> Yeah!!! What Marty said!!!
>
> All I meant was that Eddie Bertrand gets a lot of coverage
here,
> and Paul gets very little. It's Pauls turn to be the surf
hero. I
> think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often
overlooked.
> He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging
like
> some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do
the
> talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
> paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
> really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kahunatikiman
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:10 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
> Anniversary Party
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Looks like a lot of fun! The clip of Paul Johnson was
great,
> > > playing it more like Eddie these days :)
> > >
> > > Man, I wish we could play a show in California.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
> > > Funny, I was thinking the same things Bill. Maybe we
should
> be
> > worshipping Paul Johnson instead of Eddie. It's Paul who's
> keeping
> > the Surf flame lit. He sure can play, can't he? He can
play
> like
> > all the old school guys. Eddie, Dick, himself. He has a
> distinct
> > sound that I'm beginning to be able to pick out.
> >
> > The video clips were great! It looks like everyone was
> having a
> > great time. How was the crowd?
> >
> > Sometimes I think I live in the wrong state. There have
> been
> > too many cool shows in the last month to count in CA.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 05:59:56 -0000 "kahunatikiman"
<> writes:
>It's Pauls turn to be the surf hero. I
>
> think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often overlooked.
>
> He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging like
> some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do the
> talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
> paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
> really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
>
> Chris
Yeah, I would agree with you there. The live performance was phenomenal.
I've checked out his site before, but I had to go back and read a little
more the day after the show.
-K
Ok, that splains everything, Chris.
Anyone out there who doesn't have "Pray for Surf" has a serious hole in their
collection and is missing out on not only the Paul Johnson story, but the surf
revival story in a big way. It was released almost simulteneously with "Surf
Beat '80", the Jon and the Nightriders album. These two albums were a major one
two punch that woke us up in 1980 to how great surf instro was. "Pray for Surf"
is only 8 songs and is essentially an E.P. but the melodies and guitar playing
style will floor you. It's available on an expanded CD at www.pjmoto.com
-Marty
P.S. The only thing Gospel about "Pray for Surf" is the title. The songs are all
old pre-bornagain P.J., Mr Moto, Tally Ho, Andel'e, Squad Car etc...
----- Original Message -----
From: kahunatikiman
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:18 PM
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Paul Johnson: was Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
Anniversary Party
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> Hey Chris,
>
> I see where you're coming from. Do you have Paul's album with the
Packards called "Pray for Surf"?
>
> -Marty
No - Is it good? I've heard a coupe snipets from it. The whole
gospel/surf angle has me wary, I don't really know why. I do have
a recent cd called "the surfaris - basic tracks" with Paul on it.
he plays some pretty cool covers on it.
Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kahunatikiman
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:59 PM
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Paul Johnson: was Pictures from
Slacktone's 10th Anniversary Party
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > Whatdya mean "maybe you should be worshipping Paul Johnson
instead
> of Eddie"? There's no maybe about it, PJ is the greatest
songwriter
> in surf (he wrote Squad Car, Mr Moto, Kami Kazi, Vaminos among
> several other greats) and plays the most melodic of guitars in a
> very original style. Eddie was/is a demon of mediocrate playing
the
> standard overdone blooze rock guitar riffs through a distortion
box
> and has never topped Mr. Rebel and his cover verson of Squad
Car.
> > -Marty
>
>
> Yeah!!! What Marty said!!!
>
> All I meant was that Eddie Bertrand gets a lot of coverage
here,
> and Paul gets very little. It's Pauls turn to be the surf
hero. I
> think because Paul wasn't the "upfront" guy he is often
overlooked.
> He seems to be soft spoken, and doesn't do a lot of bragging
like
> some others. He also isn't as "showy" and lets his guitar do
the
> talking. His playing often is understated, and unless you are
> paying attention, his playing can slip by without notice. He
> really was the backbone of that sound the Belairs had.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kahunatikiman
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 6:10 PM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Pictures from Slacktone's 10th
> Anniversary Party
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Looks like a lot of fun! The clip of Paul Johnson was
great,
> > > playing it more like Eddie these days :)
> > >
> > > Man, I wish we could play a show in California.
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill
> >
> > > Funny, I was thinking the same things Bill. Maybe we
should
> be
> > worshipping Paul Johnson instead of Eddie. It's Paul who's
> keeping
> > the Surf flame lit. He sure can play, can't he? He can
play
> like
> > all the old school guys. Eddie, Dick, himself. He has a
> distinct
> > sound that I'm beginning to be able to pick out.
> >
> > The video clips were great! It looks like everyone was
> having a
> > great time. How was the crowd?
> >
> > Sometimes I think I live in the wrong state. There have
> been
> > too many cool shows in the last month to count in CA.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > .
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