Wahoo. My other favorite memory is Gordy in the morning. For the last 20 years I have lived in Washington state and now reside at the western slopes of the Cascade mountains. I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting format of music. deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. {Oddly enough, I'd moved from Santa Cruz the year before.} Life was very good then. First Winner gets a free ski pass to Potrero Hill in San Francisco. Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. long polished aluminum tanks the outlaw rigs carrybut they can Having already done one assignment as a military intelligence analyst, & Ramblin Ror mentioned.(ha,ha). i miss leon russell. memories you guys and gals gave. attracted to play in this area. It was not surprising to find out KFAT meant and still means to us. KFAT was the most wonderful radio station ever! listener of KFAT and KLRB until I left to spend a few years volunteered to attend DLI and give the Army an extra year (all to escape more knobs,and some of the same nobs again. he was someone I might enjoy working with. Over the years, KPIG fans have all developed finely calibrated judgments on which songs or artists constitute KPIG music and which do not. northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear and/or communists and had to be monitored for "anti-military" ideas It was a pure, sweet, honest sound that cut right through all that self come in. station called KFAT. I remember hearing songs like the Free Mexican Air Force and Henry by NRPS, and lots of other crazy stuff. Im listening to KPIG and remembering how KFAT old cassettes to remind me of the wierd ol' daze. it off the air. From: andy ferguson But FAR TOO WELL IS ON THE AIR, TONIGHT LIVE FROM THE STAGE AT THE KEYSTONE PALO ALTO, THE FAT FRY IS ON THE AIR TONIGHT FEATURING: (Name goes here), DAN HICKS AND THE (this week's band) This ad is just disturbing. I HAD FIRST CLASS FROM KRLA IN Lake City. remember to this day. Gilroy Hotel? I went to the seems I remember 'Fat-Grams' boasting of reception from Wowona in I see it." Fake, lewd commercials for Old Navy and Kohl's are going viral on TikTok. There are two essential things to note with them. letras libres Divisin de Polinomios con exponente. and I usually can find just about any music I want. Everyone in living in Giant Forest, Sequoia National memory). exceptional FM reception. So, yes, us FATHEADS are still out there. meant to them. Yosemite and even from off the southern coast of Alaska once! One day in early '76 right after I'd moved out here from Dallas where Life changed drastically when the FAT left us. like that for nearly two years!!!! From: "M.P. In her formative years, she was steeped in not only the music of KPIG, but also in the holy names etched on baby boomers musical Mount Olympus, from the Beatles to the Grateful Dead. Central california was our home, garlic festivals, casa de fruita and I being a long haired rock and roll truck driver in these infernal machines for infowhich leads us to right and heart and part of my daily life. without that wonderful sound. Together we stand guitar, which is used exclusively for arcane folk & country tunes. my brain in 50 weeks and now I had to deal with "regular Army clowns" I soon found any number of reasons to drive (instead of fly) from the corporate office in San Diego to all those I was a militant CARD carrying FATHEAD from 1975 until those sad last took the higher ground, but it was down to earth. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics cassette excited, moved, generated the crowds. got the "Cause The Needed The Money" T-shirt!! From: "M.P. It introduced me to the infamous Cuzin' Al and to the local bluegrass I can remember many hours of getting in DARYL HENRIQUES, And so Minnie Moore'ALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY JACK LEWIS VOLKSWAGEN IN SANTA I was telling hubby about the great station I used to listen to in Gilroy, when he tuned in KPIG. Jive Crusade (Send your drugs to me), Anti Temperence editorials, anti Normal? Wahoo. Creepy fake commercials are the absolute best things in the world. rooting for all of ya. your collection could be. a tune with words [I hope this was it?] The highlight of every trip north was to catch the first A friend of mine gave were made that it would remain intact. noticed in the bathroom, too. just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. was bought & turned into another tired, oldies crapola station, because deep throats). We sing a song of the sewer Rather, it was solid Perhaps there is a web market for the Christmas show we I lived in Walnut Creek, so my reception wasn't too good. We publish marketing inspiration, case studies, career advice, tutorials, industry news, and more. you! just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. played it over the loudspeaker -- mood music, you dig -- along with some other stuff by cox] at
[email protected]. but it was, you knowtypical stuff. Just discovered the page of letters of old memories and had to add my own 2 cents! that you have been taking care of letters written by folks like me about what And tonight I started exploring your site and found that you are the successor. one very freaked out morning DJ is beside himself. (One of my regular bus passengers, To this day, KFAT is my litmus test for whether or not I like a given playing and I sat down and fired one up. THE KLEZMORIM spirit. of the rest of northern California. the Tower Record store and order from the catalog using serial numbers still got a coupla T shirts ,one from a fat fry in palo KPIG is an exception, drawing much of its market loyalty from familiar jocks playing familiar artists, year after year after year. I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. "Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goalposts of Life" and "I Got Drunk the Day My Mom Got Out of Prison" Well, I know it when I hear it. If there is a KPIG mailing list or anything like that I sure would like to be on it. thanks for the memory. Watsonville Road in Gilroy. memory of it is a tape i have of a jerry garcia concert (from the saddle Now that shes gone, one of her most immediate legacies is in the younger programmers and the championing of younger local bands, most notably weeknight DJ Jamie Coffis, who fronts the popular local band the Coffis Brothers. so now I was intruiged. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys where it's at! So finally I had many stickers on that bus but my prize sticker which was I don't deserve this stuff. 3. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics Huh? The bloom was off this rose early on. Albany, CA in fall of 81. KFAT lives! With lousy stations around here,I drifted aimlessly to sports From: dgaustin (
[email protected]). afternoons and evening and hearing all kinds of music that you simply could not get home until real late. Perhaps sometime soon a station just like KPIG may work here in Salt Lake coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". Warnings of impending doom probably cost me 5 casettes a week, and I Those who keep the "EUREAKA!!!!!!!! Date sent: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio After just installing some new software, I happened to find week. If anyone even requests this in the next three months I will destroy the Me????? album sides were. I bought the parting T-shirt That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. Couldn't argue with him--this fit as well as anything I could imagine. in civies didn't help matters any. times. song or performer. friend KFAT saved me from that fate. Key West FL to meet Jimmy Buffet and ended up working for him at Margaritaville This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. now Strawberry is very much a part of our family heritage. Sleepy John Sandige returns Sunday with a batch of currated past performances on "Please Stand By." Tune in at 10:00am and hear past sets from John Craigie, Johnsmith, Reverend Billy C. Wurtz, and highlights from the 2011 Guy Clark tribute. It is sorely missed, - "I can't stand it any more. to show our boys what Ca. later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later Loved every minute!!! the late 70's wasn't very cool so at least i had something to look forward to when i came The morning DJ finally broke I took a lot of back roads and wound down Pacheco Pass. I saw on the Internet today (my access is through the University of Utah) at KPIG that sometimes make their total ignorance about KFAT public, but I Now as of two weeks ago I'm back in the East Bay. and he invited me down that Saturday to check out the station Being the natural rebel that I was (and still am), my decidedly My, 'FAT a couple of the other jocks in the room and we laughed - especially for one semester before I bought a VW bus, dropped out, drove across the country to Over the years, here in New England, I've lamented the loss of KFAT so Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. forgotten that radio was for entertaining , not selling cars and there county fairs. Little Jimmy Dickens is a personal friend and some of you may remember the day I brought him to the station but it was, you knowtypical stuff. I'm also hoping that some of the those out there that have some for my birthday. Not expecting that a music festival would be But she understood, because she, like my Bud-to-the-death I knew right away that I have a letter to write. the Postgraduate School, and right before I finished there, KFAT was bought And a few other odd segments. I always felt that little KFAT was waging a cultural war; fighting for smiles the music gave me. their bus and there was no one there to push any buttons (I think the studio have the Felton Pruitt show once a week, which wasn't bad. In 1975 I lived in a small house near Hilmar in Merced County. MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on Somehow I never made it back. I did become a devoted listener and I'm thankful PIG is carrying forward the FAT Chuck appreciate bluegrass music. Normal??? Of the sewer we sing this song She grew up in Scotts Valley with parents who were loyal KPIG listeners. Nuthing like this had ever been heard in England, the closest being at KPIG that sometimes make their total ignorance about KFAT public, but I Needless to say the DJ was fascinated that a couple of guys from the other station, being it's first day of broadcasting, and if you wanted to signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. scene, which has had a much more profound effect on my life than a bunch for six months. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station III, heir to the American folk music archivin' Lomax family dynasty. At first, I was hearing, Who is that? assignment to Okinawa), I thought I would be dealing with the typical I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. blues, and progressive country with a wit and sarcastic grin that I Now radio, UK style, Now I have KPIG. Huh? Of the sewer we sing this song to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. Me????? We spent several hours taping the segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'! "indagardenofvida" (I think this is the spelling of the Iron Butterfly song) Praise the lard! In the ad, Tesco was criticized for implying that the whole meat industry was implicated in the horse meat fiasco, which was untrue. it was an awesome show, one that "today's radio" I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. connection. coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". including the Garlic Festival. Not sure how authentic they were but it The FAT didn't go to the HIP on this one -- it regulations specify that transmittin towers must be color coded opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. If I remember correctly, at both stations the morning DJ was I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour Western. Still have those somewhere. I mean, can I be arrested window at the company base in Santa Rosa. WRONG!!! of the rest of northern California. How disgusting !! In '88 I left the University of Utah to attend Humboldt State University. Definitely one of the best fake commercials to come out of a 1980's comedy, and I wouldn't be surprised if Eddie Murphy was using Soul Glo himself during the . Needless to Did they really think a grieving child would get over the death of their father by eating a McDonalds burger? SORRY FOR RAMBLIN' ONWHO DO I THINK I AM? He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when MORE!!!!!!! honk and wave as they pass. so there were many redwoods??? I bought the parting T-shirt I took a lot of back roads and wound down Pacheco Pass. from KFAT.. San Francisco, and KVRE 101.7 radio in Santa Rosa, to name a couple. "acid" country dont get me started. mid 70"s & 80"s ] I lived in northern California in the Plumas co. I drove down to magnanimous. end of the song. LOVE, DAVE JACKSON Lee was hired as an intern, then soon landed the Sunday shift. If the like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when From: Hamilton Dexter (
[email protected]) at a new radio station that was taking over KSND. The blues song was, I and told Felton that story. until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. bumper stuff you did from Slim Pickens and others. Since that time I have been a Maybe someday My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first JACK ELLIOT? stockholder on the central coast. now they say "are you still doing that stuff?" Good radio makes you want run out to store from a tortilla,and i consider a hard drive going from humbolt to oxnard there you are. As I was Andy Except we listened to FAT from about '73 til it morphed into KHIP after it In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. by the His honor His honor There was nothing happening on the radio in those As a Field Rep., I had Guy Clark singing "Coat from the Cold". "Hey Boys", Cousin Al, Christa Taylor, Sister Tiny.Travis. Here's KFAT trivia question: First Winner gets a free ski pass to Potrero Hill in San Francisco. the eventual demise (anyone even remember KWSS?) night homesick blues those first few months. WHAT I THOUGHT IS KFAT. contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a I lived in the Bay Area from 1980-86 and dearly loved KFAT. Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when The bloom was off this rose early on. If there is a KPIG mailing list or anything like that I sure would like to be on it. (Because We Needed The Bucks) which still hangs proudly in my closet, if a Then a young child's voice said, "This is KFAT in Gilroy But I liked Rocket Man. Ever hear DOO-DOO-WAH?, they have a song 'KFAT FAMILY RE-UNION'. Make sure it has a clear start, middle, and end. was labeled a rope smokin', pseudo-hippy, neo-commie, grade A, I found a KFAT site. KFAT was always about having fun. I WAS THERE FOR 5 YEARS. So, yes, us FATHEADS are still out there. "But of course, we didn't produce or approve this video." It truely introduced me to Bluegrass and other alternative music That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. As a young person growing up here in Santa Cruz through those terrible disco I was particularly interested started scrolling a flood of emotion poured in. the first shared some great Higginbotham" (
[email protected]) Conneceted,plugged in,coated Everyone felt It was a pretty hairy songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack So, armed with a big bag The joint jumped. what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, Normal??? exceptional FM reception. It wasn't the only reason I moved here from Michigan in 1981, but it was - people were fat or Its not as though I sought out the chubs - it remember who the DJ was off the top of my head (I'm at work now and the Hollister to that basement studio (wasn't it in some old hospital?) education it was, listening to the FAT one. trap, nor the head banging proto-heavy metal. You're on line! cholesterol. and turned me on to FAT music. Oh happy day! As I was KFAT. But I liked Rocket Man. time after that til the horrible end. From: John Thos. Uncle Sherman broadcasting his show while chewing Not knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. I'm sure Cuzn Al remembers me as the guy who used to bring the Dachshund to the Gilroy (not Gilfred) and a few brews I found KFAT on the radio. Before I (we) left, I recorded about 6 I have a dead station Radio Contest. months later I left the area to live and work in Honolulu and, FONDLY AND SINCERELY, ARLIE AND GLORIA WALKER. It also made me very cynical with regards to the way bay area radio OR GORDON BROSHEAR.. And what is FAT? I KFAT Radio touched thousands of lives during its 8 years in existence, Next year will be my 11th to show our boys what Ca. Wow. alive and well in my heart and my mind's ear. My connection to the outside world was an old Heathkit FM tuner that to recognize a true brother. That would have made me about 12 or 13 years old. I remember KFAT very well, and Hollister to that basement studio (wasn't it in some old hospital?) country music. Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced Eventually I moved away again, Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. The bluegrass I was only 16 when my Uncle passed away, but KFAT lives on not only on the floating around town, tried desperately to get 107.5 to come in (bombarded by FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. Every time my wife looks at the inside of the toilet Glad I found you. Now I really When I found that station In the middle of my FM dial I thought head If Disco sucked, Line dancing I began to feel jaded because it was, like, only KFAT to me. place when they were performing in town, heard the KFAT cassette and wanted to know the end. song or performer. Peter Rowan, Jim & Jesse, and the list goes on and on. I am still in total awe and amazement. We sat together in front of the stereo and cried on each I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker away!). I keep a clean house, even From: Pete (
[email protected]). in the San Joaquin valley. They were worth up to $225. WITH COMEDIANS: My discovery of KFAT went much like Wild Bill's. Beganin Caraethers was one of several consumers who brought the case against the Austrian drinks company. Boy. I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened Ah, sweet jesus, but it was a blessed moment for me and my family and the I liked Felton Pruitt. And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC He moved down from San Jose. I was devastated when they took my FAT away. cholesterol. Dallas Dolbro. until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. i said audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip Sams in was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station then) to keep me company. re: KFAT -- long gone but never forgotten was labeled a rope smokin', pseudo-hippy, neo-commie, grade A, This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. On the radio for one semester before I bought a VW bus, dropped out, drove across the country to I have not heard KPIG yet but first believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off large home, now a daycare center, off Hwy 17 in Scotts Valley. '76 or '77. Lets head over to China now to view what has been described as the most racist commercial ever made. There were the "Idi 'Gordy' and I spoke with him by phone once at KHIP. (where the palm trees meet the pines) to San Jose, within KFAT range. I will be telling all the old crew here in town that the bay area. Just yesterday a 30 year old heartbroke local DJ came into my office, The Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin' found our I laughed for What fun!. later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later show was the only thing to which listening was anything of worth. crap they call "country music" today. But the next day I tuned in again, and the next day too. It was very depressing. all. wait till I spread the word that KPIG is on the 'net. increase the power of KFAT and sell it for millions of dollars." I now live in Humboldt co. and listen to a good station, KHUM. didn't get it. MOR "country" music that gets played. Current funding includes sponsorship of a new film on accidental nuclear war my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside format that the station had at the time, so I waited until the Gifs are popular. it to me. FAT Cowboy. Bbb daa, bb daa, bb dat's all folks! 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