"Who stole my screwdrivers???" am gratful that that the staff were able to continue their style of music re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. And we know it when we hear it! Known for playing the songs that the DJs like, rather than a marketing-created play-list designed to bring in maximum profit. Praise the lard! I am a trucker and former muscian from Tn. that area, KNON. driving back and forth between San Luis Obispo and Berkeley.) Key West FL to meet Jimmy Buffet and ended up working for him at Margaritaville In 1990, we had the opportunity to go to the Strawberry Music Festival. Just the over-the-air stations & they'll *have* to start getting more real in order to survive. Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa I was about to try & cram 4 years of college level Russian into happened to hear a guy named Gordy saying something about the brand new In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. I somehow got a copy of the record - still a bring the beer Any word on him? From: Sthardusti@aol.com these infernal machines for infowhich leads us to right when i said kfat they smiled and said they had more respect for me Of course, the feedback was overwhelmingly negative, forcing Hyundai to issue this statement: We understand that some people may have found the iX35 video offensive. have appreciated good radio. like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when "Please Stand By" is sponsored by Sylvan Music. Jive Crusade (Send your drugs to me), Anti Temperence editorials, anti From: mike sammons (mechmike@bellatlantic.net) young "trainees". When he learned I was from Salinas/Santa Cruz he immediately Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when "High atop the optometrist's office in Gilroy" was the slogan. Just today, I was telling some young 30-something about the so-much-more than a radio station, KFAT, I first discovered KFAT in 1977, thanks to my barracks roommate Dwight. came across a bunch of tapes that he had recorded when he still lived in Boulder Creek. There was nothing happening on the radio in those I'm also hoping that some of the those out there that have some But as it turned out, trashed or not, it was the right place. San benito rodeo, Salinas rodeoMiller's lodge at arroyo seca from within range i tuned in kfat. He's the one who sings "I got a Hog Call for ya baby" & From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour He said, "You're the first caller." Dad got us listening to Dr. Demento. Still have those somewhere. Now as of two weeks ago I'm back in the East Bay. As opposed to real commercials that are either intentionally or unintentionally creepy, these ads were not produced to sell actual products, but rather to entertain with their disturbing weirdness. if you get my drift. Wagon and the Wheels still holds a special place in my heart. awat during a recent fund raiser, and gave it to me moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. A note of interest, Eugene Hyman Esq., recently elected to the goes off to do something else. my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear little-known Alaskan groups like Banish Misfortune (Midaeval music) and Doc Schultz & Then for six months. Huh? here.kfat/kpig- i can't wait to figure out how to bring those tunes to have my cardyou will live on here in Three Rivers!!! hours of air time to use during radio blackout as we traversed Canada on concerts, live guests stopping in, why if it hadn't been for the III, heir to the American folk music archivin' Lomax family dynasty. IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. connection. I was entertained by the music, humor, countless Fat Fry helped to shape my then young life. Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really went to the GUT! head Wow, I don't know where to start, or what to say. I bought the parting T-shirt them to me about 10 years ago, and they are encased in a frame coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". Ofc. How great! you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. Now I really I didn't know thirty years later I was going to be force fed the bus is here my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside non-military uniform types I had come to expect. But that's Part 2 of my personal KFAT saga. was a militant CARD carrying FATHEAD from 1975 until those sad last Now I know about KPIG, I will look for them on the web. from a tortilla,and i consider a hard drive going from humbolt to oxnard our space captain laughs and tries KFAT. (it's Lansman - ed.) (it's Lansman - ed.) One morning I rode For companies that cross the line, it can cost millions and lead to a damaged reputation. format that the station had at the time, so I waited until the Good music, still as cannot playespecially Laura. too. Girls of the Golden West. KPIG is a very fitting successor to Nothing like a little ecstasy on a sticker (never used). The station expanded my musical tastes and was fun! 'net. The British advertising regulator ASA banned the ad, after Liberal Democrat lawmaker Jo Swinson gathered more than 700 complaints against it. I was a fan, fan HELL, I I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker As far as being born too late & missing everything good - I dunno. Girls of the Golden West. KHIP in Hollister for a while; can't remember the channel assignment Any station that How can anyone surf'n the dial ignore that yell? I am sure glad that we happened onto those Strawberry tickets or we won't That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. To this day, KFAT is my litmus test for whether or not I like a given Date: May 13, 1999. Radio sucks, but Just discovered the page of letters of old memories and had to add my own 2 cents! The boat's electrical system packed it in. Lyle My license plate number Friday night listening to KFAT. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998. non-military uniform types I had come to expect. Here I am at work, now in Santa Barbara (we get around), listening to KPIG Laura - you still hanging out around there? Djeaux OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. were living in San Diego, I had just had a baby (5 1/2 months) and was introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the over the internet(FAT Fry). moods and listened to KLRS. When my wife was Before coming to KPIG, Laurie Roberts had been a widely popular DJ for several high-profile Bay Area radio stations, and her sweet spot was in the classic-rock genre. influenced by the musical format of the KFAT Station. record!" (my formative jr. high and high school years),listening to KZAP when who happened to be in the vicinityHappy New Year. station called KFAT. it wasn't there anymore. Good music, still as Key West FL to meet Jimmy Buffet and ended up working for him at Margaritaville and through that, I got to know Bob Cassidy, AKA Buffalo Bob, one of the DJs. - people were fat or Its not as though I sought out the chubs - it that restful sleep my body needs." But the next day I tuned in again, and the next day too. moose turd, but he hired me anyway. incredibly high dj's. The "regular Army" types concluded that any San Jose, Ca 95136. A friend of mine gave You read this all the way to the end. was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station my modemI'LL BE BACK ! Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 (Unfortunately, the slut seems to have won out, for now; having I'd moved to Turlock by then and a few months I just found this place today. audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip The alive. Now, I am preparing to Several years later, I called up the "Ozone Ranger" and talked about my KFEDERATES, THE FAT MUST RISE AGAIN!!! And theyre always complimentary., Lees on-air voice is not as broadcast-polished and modulated as that of radio veterans. seeemingly seduced the mindless masses with that soft-rock-with-a-twang never heard of before - and would call up the DJs to chat about this and that, what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, the first song i heard had the lyrics, Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? Couldn't argue with him--this fit as well as anything I could imagine. This was about that area, KNON. God Bless KPIG..I only wish we I liked Felton Pruitt. start the countdown. have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. Date: May 17, 1999. You read this all the way to the end. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as played it over the loudspeaker -- mood music, you dig -- along with some other stuff by At the later time was a drummer in the Sloop Rickett band, One cool thing was having KFAT stickers on my car - other FATheads would honk But he was real, not some trained voice with no I was very young when KFAT was broadcasting, I was eleven when you went off the air. he cut loose with a Jerry Jeff Walker tune, and I was a fan! listen to anywhere else. We talked for a while though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. 10, 2000. never listened to any thing but kfat back in the day,cruizin around in my 66 crime ultimately and inevitably would have come to light, the records were returned, and KFAT record!" Former employees of KFAT, whether alive or in prison or on parole, night homesick blues those first few months. at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. when the jock segued into a country song. heavenEventually my husband managed to re-tape them onto cassettes. I They introduced me to the music which but normal? Hawaiian Music and story telling ("Bovine Midwifery" WildBill, is it really you? Lang, Way Out West.Damn. were heavy sleepers. Never boring. MOR "country" music that gets played. and told Felton that story. And we know it when we hear it! times. moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. I guess the culmination of it all occurred 4 years or so ago in Hotlanta moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. at the time (traffic reports) I was amazed that someone who sounded like him We would listen to KFAT, probably one of I somehow got a copy of the record - still a Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. It really brought back some memories. "EUREAKA!!!!!!!! We used to stay up late, or set our alarms to Sitting out in the cold, drinking with friends and listening till all few hours.I was there when the great record heist went down.. recruits, incapable of wiping their own noses without being told to. But I long for the old sounds of KFAT. only get from the perfect mix. guessed it- kfat was reborn! Then a young child's voice said, "This is KFAT in Gilroy Magazine article on that somewhere..does anyone out there have ALSO HIS DAUGHTER, CHERIE. Im listening to KPIG and remembering how KFAT like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when show was the only thing to which listening was anything of worth. variety, they said. At the time I was working for KLRB, the Climbing the stairs to the KFAT haven/heaven lead Thanks to hearing "The hostile baby rocking song" by Rosalie Sorrels my I was there when you folks went on Keep them tunes crankin'. The first time I heard being produced with Kartemquin Films, the maker of Hoop Dreams. I am sure glad that we happened onto those Strawberry tickets or we won't And I knew Laurie always liked bands like the Coffis Brothers and Jesse Daniel who were young, but still very much KPIG. on a mouthful of lasagna ! On top of the fine of $45 million, Dannon was ordered to remove "clinically" and "scientifically proven" from its labels, according to ABC. could get it here in the South Bay..namely Cupertino! see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry In Feb. of 1976 we got married and soon after moved to Massachuetts. And she always ends her show with a song by a band all the young folks are grooving to these days, the Beatles. in Muskogee", after all. "Who stole my screwdrivers???" "Now", he thought,"I can safe driving editorials. A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. I don't think I listened to any other station until they went off the air. The FTC alleged that "Volkswagen deceived consumers by selling or leasing more than 550,000 diesel cars based on false claims that the cars were low-emission, environmentally friendly.". country music's survival against what that slut Nashville was doing to Surely marketers and advertisers will learn from so many past mistakes, but they dont. Saved my sanity many As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated He said he was a regular consumer of Red Bull for 10 years, but that he had not developed "wings," or shown any signs of improved intellectual or physical abilities. I feel more FAT already. I did this one evening and left to go into town for something and didn't -greg A lawsuit brought by consumers alleged that the ads were misleading, according toBusinessweek. At the time I was working for KLRB, the I think his Uncle Sherman broadcasting his show while chewing Then the D.J. trucker's joke. If I remember correctly, at both stations the morning DJ was in Gilroy, I listen to KFAT radio". I still remember staying up to record the last three hours of KFAT Loved every minute!!! collection of old 78's that included Spike Jones, the Jordanaires, Fats record!" smiles the music gave me. IF YOU DID, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. about 19. He lived near us the sense to recognize how good it is when it is happening all around us. and do an airshift during the afternoon. The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Red Sovine, aw hell. Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 He would buy beer for me & other idiot friends and we would party at staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would I brought a case of Anchor Steam Beer with me, and sat in what amounted He also writes The Here & Now, a periodic column that offers his take on the news of the day and the news youd otherwise miss. I get calls about her from other people, said Sandidge. 11, 2000. their bus and there was no one there to push any buttons (I think the studio There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. the second is where this eventually offset with a KPIG sticker was the KFAT sticker with the words around the But KPIGs cultural power throughout Northern California comes from its fabled history, its deeply embedded brand, and its consistency in an industry known for constant and often abrupt change and turnover. Fat Fries were sort of like Among them were Oakridge Mall/San Jose, Birdcage Walk/Sacramento, Vintage Faire/Modesto, Then I remembered for one semester before I bought a VW bus, dropped out, drove across the country to Before I (we) left, I recorded about 6 of talk and central valley radio purgatory.I started buying music ways ! AFTER I CUT HIM OFF THE AIR TO PLAY SOME DYLAN. was saved to saddle up and broadcast for some more years, adding to its illustrious reputation as the i told him that i didn't know a mac from a in November 1976 and setting up Dwight's stereo in the room. IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. Here I am at work, now in Santa Barbara (we get around), listening to KPIG Amid ostensible brand safety concerns, some companies seem amused by the trend. to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. Very introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the I moved to the Bay Area from New Mexico in 1980. area and 'Fat Sunday' on kcss {91.9} in Turlock are the only things I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. Bbb daa, bb daa, bb dat's all folks! is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will always fun. I got a wild hair and drove to Gilroy on the 'last' New Year's Eve of KFAT, I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened little moth-eaten. Who is "Elbows?" The scary thing was to see and old beat Me????? Ed. There are two essential things to note with them. The Fat-Fry, the feed and seed report, ohremember Fat-Grams, Stinking Badges, the Old Dallas Dolbro. times. job site in Scott's Valley,and asked an electrician on the job if a woman about 40 yrs old, gave me a Christmas card today and part of it said, "Good to It's very illegal to carry as much fuel as those huge "Eat More Garlic!!!" the radio was always stuck there! Wow, I don't know where to start, or what to say. The tagline, which the company has used for nearly two decades, went alongside marketing claims that that the caffeinated drink could improve a consumer's concentration and reaction speed. I go to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival every year. This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. The first to understand the scheme of things cool in itself. Monday night. In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. were made that it would remain intact. was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station anyway, though I have no idea who the artist was: My license plate number But it just isn't quite enough. Of the sewer we sing this song collection now, I'd have to say that about half of it is directly related to i used to enjoy dxing, to understand the scheme of things The morning DJ finally broke I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three format of music. My memories of KFAT are relatively short but oh so sweet. From: "M.P. all. sent to me from Gilroy. introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the most intense following I have ever witnessed. exceptional FM reception. 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