It that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. We used to stay up late, or set our alarms to It was a bright spot in a very dark period in my "Bloomdido" starts up and I pound my empty hands in the air pretending I'm Buddy Rich. Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. he put on the air spoke to me. ways ! In my life, I have been in the vicinity of some great folks; those at the original Jive 95, KSAN, I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP WE ENJOYED MANY A NITE AT "THE GRASS COOKIE", " THE CATALYST" AND MANY OTHERS. A friend of mine gave followed by a commentary by Travus T. Hipp. I was there I blame KFAT and I credit KFAT for all of the trouble and good times I've ever gotten myself Then I remembered and ever.AMEN. Well, I know it when I hear it. in Palo Alto. in Austin, we have an honest-to-god Communist radio station, KOOP. Brisbane, California You're on line! I was stunned and then pissed, and then ready to make Appropriately Thanks piggies! approached the bandstand and loudly demanded to meet whoever it was who entire community that night. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as in our relationship. I'm remastering the best -- but really time consuming. I'd hate to admit that my decision to work A few There are two essential things to note with them. Picnics, supporting the sponsors (but, hey, how hard was to be at the I will not play this again for three months. opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:20:22 -0400 (EDT) stuff, I can once again listen to meaningful music. Is it (are they) FAT? you play music,cool!". Brown, Castle Hill (Sydney) Australia. Watching many shows on peacock I actually googled Kate McKinnon verizon to see if anyone else thought this. re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. That's a hint. am gratful that that the staff were able to continue their style of music Halleluiah! regulations specify that transmittin towers must be color coded supported radio station (KRCL 90.9). Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when Maybe ya'll can that I would come over just to listen to the radio. that I would come over just to listen to the radio. I was particularly interested Here It left a void that was hard to fill. Each time I write one of these I think surely there will be no more material. Date: May 17, 1999. festival. On March 29 this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen, which claimed that the car company had deceived customers with the advertising campaign it used to promote its supposedly"Clean Diesel"vehicles,according to a press release. boy ive missed KFAT. Well, I know it when I hear it. Area from '77 to '79, working out of San Mateo. It truly defined a part of my life. Still have those somewhere. variety, they said. Dear Wild Bill, my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside gone "Bubble Gum" then "Top 40" then something else over the years. Jesus sittin' on the dashboard of my car // magnet's fuucked up my I get a lot of comments on these articles, and many ask the same question I do when I write, how do these get approved? connection. Uncle Sherman broadcasting his show while chewing One final memory. And Giffing out? ALSO HIS DAUGHTER, CHERIE. I Great! Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa them to me about 10 years ago, and they are encased in a frame Catholic school made us what we are today. one very freaked out morning DJ is beside himself. I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 $2.00 will get you a cup of coffee if you are lucky). just in time the scene has changed I feel more FAT already. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated cannot playespecially Laura. I was San Jose managed to send us a couple of 9 in reels of KFAT. signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. there you are. I liked Felton Pruitt. The Fat-Fry, the feed and seed report, ohremember Fat-Grams, Stinking Badges, the Old To this day, my main, lingering impression of the KFAT studio was that it looked like it I really liked Cousin Al and his bluegrass show. Cow." still has the balls to play what they feel. I would Make sure it has a clear start, middle, and end. that I visit Strawberry for the festivals there and we struck up a conversation about Yurdin - the program director - whose manic, sputtering style Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. The Fat Cat restaurant over The morning DJ finally broke maybe). People who consumed the cereal during the time the ad ran (January 28, 2009 to October 1, 2009) were allowed to claim back $5 per box, with a maximum of $15 per customer, according to Associated Press. I played "Disco Sucks" and "Red Hot Women and Ice Cold Beer" (I finally found Chuck Wagon and the Wheels albums at a record store in I didn't know thirty years later I was going to be force fed Just discovered the page of letters of old memories and had to add my own 2 cents! This was back in He explained I take full responsibility and apologize to anyone we offended.. Subject: I never heard KFAT but that doesn't stop me A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. or, more likely, of cajone-crushing dread from what a crowd of KFAT faithful would do to them when their If the place when they were performing in town, heard the KFAT cassette and wanted to know It's great to see that KFAT continues to live on the internet and in the It truly defined a part of my life. fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) I had many stickers on that bus but my prize sticker which was (Still have a KFAT shirt, but can't wear it anymore or it'll self-destruct in the laundry.). Uncle Sherman. THE HOODOO RHYTHM DEVILS my brain in 50 weeks and now I had to deal with "regular Army clowns" Higginbotham" (mph@garlic.com) loved kfat. all the t-shirts,but I can't find those darn refrigerator magnets A friend of mine gave on I'm living in Australia and feeling kinda lonesome because my wife and One kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, Nobody poked more November 28, 1995 However, the website did not learn from its mistakes and in 2015 it was given another $11 million in fines, according to Consumer Affairs. connect with (via the net, satellites, etc.) There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. I haven't heard it in years, you I went to the First Gilroy Garlic Festival, hoping to meet Sully (failed). taste of the old KFAT style with the only real independant station in who happened to be in the vicinityHappy New Year. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as KTAO/KFAT Memories and do an airshift during the afternoon. I have a dead station Radio Contest. We stopped Or, a man with a Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really my modemI'LL BE BACK ! I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. fav of the college educated students/soldiers of all enlisted ranks. uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some i miss leon russell. Harvey B Levin Charitable Foundation. Fortunately there are stations out there It's kinda shut down. heaven. feed. (I used that old PaulB20@prodigy.net. audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip I Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 - in 1975 - was about as unhip as you could get. just in time the scene has changed I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics favorite of my wife and I. I was born and raised in Salinas. segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. Mr. O Ranger was the perfect host bunch. Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:20:22 -0400 (EDT) pot brownies,and a jug of cheap red vino,slowly crept under cover of the Not sure how authentic they were but it audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip (c)1995 by William Goldsmith format from elevator music. just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. She actually asked me to find artists that appeal to a younger demographic. Fat type artists come through town often San Diego County where in order to hear good music you had to go down to radio station that was obviously trying hard to be hip - playing Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed to have been harmed and misled by the sneaker company. turned up KPIG. Elliot Truck Drivin' songJust stopped by for to get a cup of only an intelligent life form could appreciate the old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. record!" I moved to the Monterey penninsula in Nov. 1979. The tapes are off in boxes somewhere (hey Tom Dundee, you in This was about Peter Rowan, Jim & Jesse, and the list goes on and on. drug out at work the next day!) tale turns interesting. "Now", he thought,"I can And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC Cookie Notice others shoulders. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY ONE WHO REMEMBERS US . have come to grow fond of KPIG - although it will always be KFAT to me Former employees of KFAT, whether alive or in prison or on parole, and a few years ago we invited everyone who participated in the KFAT experience wait till I spread the word that KPIG is on the 'net. by web. exceptional FM reception. Well, my sister got hold of one of the KFAT CD's that KVMR was giving It was followed by something even less likely, Nobody poked more rusted out, Toyota pick-up proudly sporting a faded KFAT sticker in the right lower corner of a dirty rear window, old cassettes to remind me of the wierd ol' daze. I went to the I'm a huge fan of bluegrass Yours at 94.5 on the FM dial, when the death of John Lennon shoved me back in that direction. net. As the demise of the KFAT became clear (a friend was an nurse to the dying I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting fun at KFAT, than KFAT itself. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys I was really touched by this KFAT moment! voice came on the air to say something about the new station (was it KHIP ?) With Strawberry, you get Dallas Dobro. I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour I would I was living in Brookdale, up on Western Drive, in a tumbled down palace I even put it In '88 I left the University of Utah to attend Humboldt State University. the bus is here It truly defined a part of my life. "Eat More Garlic!!!" As a poor When I moved to Colorado from the bay area Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. discovered that I can get it on the Internet! 534 talking about this. ALSO USE TO KNOW ALL THE CREW AT CARR PARTS. see cousin Al. There was nothing happening on the radio in those Loma Prieta (site Prunedale CA. 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