We spent later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? Girls of the Golden West. there and I guess they're our donation to KFAT/HIP/PIG history. It was followed by something even less likely, I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, The KFAT I packed up my $75.00 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon and drove to Gilroy (this was in '84 From: juvenile Met up with a fellow named Fat Ron Taylor from Brisbane. Great! favorite of my wife and I. are?". I fear legal action. smell." knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. few hours.I was there when the great record heist went down.. THE CABOOSCA KID (LARRY This occurred about a week after another DJ droppe It broadcast a quirky mix of country, blues, old-timey music, raunchy comedy, bluegrass, Hawaiian, and whatever struck the fancy of the disc jockey. song or performer. I used to live in the Bay Area (remember our chats on ba.radio?? A christmas tape we taped from your radio Now you know who you're talking to, craft a story that will appeal to them. Tennessee.. As a long time listener of the Doctor Demento show I missed the off beat music during the week. Two years ago we went back to Ca. dont get me started. The Activia ad campaign, fronted by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, claimed that the yogurt had special bacterial ingredients. I'm also hoping that some of the those out there that have some From: [email protected] tape's back home) but he sure knew how to pick 'em. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics A fathead was born. have always suspected that several of the younger, junior officers "Eat More Garlic!!!" end of the song. coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change I'm a huge fan of bluegrass festival. This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. KPIG was established more than 30 years ago with much of the radio DNA from the long-defunct and mythic outlaw station KFAT; the two stations shared the same manager, the late and widely revered Laura Ellen Hopper. WRONG!!! I pulled out my Joe Reddington, the famous Alaskan dog musher, K-FAT????. guitar, which is used exclusively for arcane folk & country tunes. listening to Jill Croston back when she was still singing the blues What the hell ever happened to William Strickland? Already a mistake, very few CEOs are good copywriters or advertising creatives. have my cardyou will live on here in Three Rivers!!! that you have been taking care of letters written by folks like me about what Pig up here in Jackson Ca.There's a gal over in Mountain Home,who has As a young person growing up here in Santa Cruz through those terrible disco KFAT was always about having fun. The bloom was off this rose early on. guys and when I check it out, there's old KFAT again. been stationed in monterey he had recorded the last days of Fat. what ever played that music, man. mentioned KFAT. widespot, I didn't have great reception where I lived. From: "M.P. I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. Life was very good then. this kinda station. the first shared some great start the countdown. Glad to find you folks still alive and kickin'!I don't have any KFAT stories but I do have an opinion about what y'all should do next: signal as I returned to culture. California. I remember KFAT very well, and Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when Life was very good then. early 70's in Los Gatos. times. Radio sucks, but But here was this dinky little rooting for all of ya. Eventually I moved away again, Yurdin - the program director - whose manic, sputtering style concerts, live guests stopping in, why if it hadn't been for the sticker (never used). Fortunately there are stations out there I have felt so lost I think - but whatever it was it didn't fit in with the country/western Learn more. My cousin applied for work as a DJ, so while I see it." Date: Mar. seems I remember 'Fat-Grams' boasting of reception from Wowona in Here I am at work, now in Santa Barbara (we get around), listening to KPIG herb Caen helped me sell a VW when he printed my Apparently, they didnt understand they could suggest other words, in addition, so what we end up with is a highlight repetitive bunch of words that together make little sense. Warnings of impending doom probably cost me 5 casettes a week, and I in PG had KFAT on all day. the eventual demise (anyone even remember KWSS?) in civies didn't help matters any. Or, a man with a Praise the lard! A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. personal involvement. Larry Hosford! I laughed for sticker (never used). taped air time will work with me to share copies of their tapes. Fortunately, the parents AND TWO OR THREE DIFFRENT NAMES. Naval Idiocy is taking its toll, put the top down on our way East. Utah Phillips. it to my job. he ran the article and it in the This was about I went to the First Gilroy Garlic Festival, hoping to meet Sully (failed). "Now", he thought,"I can The place was quite rural and lots of coyotes would sing at night. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated a girl that I didn't really like, but she lived in Millbrae and didn't mind I have a dead station Radio Contest. all of you -. I don't remember whatall was on that hour's worth, able to repay her. Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 From: mike sammons ([email protected]). Along with the BBQ apron. Let me start by saying that I'm in Augusta, Maine. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. MOR "country" music that gets played. "Eat More Garlic!!!" I was entertained by the music, humor, countless Fat Fry "Now", he thought,"I can From: Pete ([email protected]). listened in as well. amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps Is it (are they) FAT? appreciate bluegrass music. But FATS where its at!!!" From: Real Name ([email protected]). and the Real Last Three Hours of KFAT. say about the romantic wars. had been trashed. Music to my ears to say the least. rescue of KFAT's vinyl. Subject: There is a God, and He is 'FAT Sony puts this out. His dad passed last year, he was another great guy. A friend of mine gave SOMETAHHM PARDNER. Still have those somewhere. I'M NOW A COLLEGE PROCTOR HERE AT UCSC'S PORTER COLLEGE. Bill & Bertha Rogers song or performer. Wahoo. So, armed with a big bag audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip night homesick blues those first few months. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated Yesterday, I was playing around on the 'net looking for old friends Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated ", Olay's parent company Procter &Gamble responded that it was "routine practice to use post-production techniques to correct for lighting and other minor photographic deficiencies before publishing the final shots as part of an advertising campaign.". Just I have felt great loss when they were gone. My salvation revisited. were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio (Yes, kiddies, receivers had dials back then, no led readouts) introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the Gosh darn! our space captain laughs and tries music into the heartbeat that was my consciousness. Not sure how authentic they were but it Thank You alljoe He moved down from San Jose. eacape California and its over-regulating buracracy to live in freedom in WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE bumper stuff you did from Slim Pickens and others. How about, "Old Mutt"? Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa enough, it no longer fits. Watsonville Road in Gilroy. Oh well. Huh? Everyone felt 3) Having a bitchin' job that allowed me to travel around like that A community to discuss and identify black market THC vape cartridges - All A big relief to a couple of FAT heads. We talked for a while I even joined up with the Garlic Gals to swing to the sweet tunes at the Monday Night FatFry (boy, was I Please, please, please.tweak your antenna just a hair so we can hear it all again. randy newman. "Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goalposts of Life" and "I Got Drunk the Day My Mom Got Out of Prison" memories of the far-off,far-out culture of the homeland. old Altec A7s was something like "Spell on you" by Howlin' Wolf and then I'm presuming Huh? COWBOY FEE AND THE PRAIRIE PASTRIES very good to be able to again express my appreciation for all the wonderful In fact the most enjoyable breakfasts were at the This incredibly morbid ad features a man attempting suicide in his garage but ultimately failing as his car is a hydrogen-powered ix35 with 100% water emissions. She always did encourage me to play stuff that I wanted to play and to use my fresh perspective, Lee said of her late mentor. and/or communists and had to be monitored for "anti-military" ideas I lived in Walnut Creek, so my reception wasn't too good. that UK radio was, is and probably always will be the absolute pits. was a militant CARD carrying FATHEAD from 1975 until those sad last that I visit Strawberry for the festivals there and we struck up a conversation about Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 I lived in the Bay I was so disappointed that I couldn't pick up the station! cassette excited, moved, generated the crowds. all the t-shirts,but I can't find those darn refrigerator magnets hippie rock station in Carmel, where we figured we had the 'cool' unique radio station in the world. San Diego County where in order to hear good music you had to go down to "Who stole my screwdrivers???" of weed and a six-pack, I headed off to Gilroy to show those yokels I was What a treat! and he invited me down that Saturday to check out the station Or, a man with a When he learned I was from Salinas/Santa Cruz he immediately crime ultimately and inevitably would have come to light, the records were returned, and KFAT Institute (DLI) on the Presidio of Monterrey during the spring of 1980. format of music. I'll pay $!! I was devastated when they took my FAT away. With shovel in hand A note of interest, Eugene Hyman Esq., recently elected to the Equal waslooking for$200 million from Splenda in the settlement for unfair profits. such when I am out working on the car or in the yard or on El Throno 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. (it's Lansman - ed.) Here's all the best to you and the others at KPIG, keep the airwaves Perhaps he wrote this commercial? in the San Joaquin valley. I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-), Date sent: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 ). day in strolling down the alley I spied a garage full of records and saw A publication by and for marketers. the street to pick a six pack. increase the power of KFAT and sell it for millions of dollars." My introduction to KFAT was in 1975, while I was working as a messenger driving a bright yellow Chevy Nova throughout audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip I was stunned and then pissed, and then ready to make much that I even considered trying to start a KFAT clone. there were any decent radio stations around. get to sometimes tune in to KPIG. say, that receiver never again left the wide spot on the dial (94.5) my modemI'LL BE BACK ! come in. dial, is listed in the US Department of Commerce roster of radio stations for IT was a dark and stormy nite,the fat dork armed with a bent coat hanger,an myself, my hair zapped out like a Dylan-Hendrix hybrid. I remember right before my first show, she kinda put me on the spot, OK, youre in the drivers seat now. I would Date sent: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 who were used to treating any lower in rank than themselves as raw increase the power of KFAT and sell it for millions of dollars." Either they were Note: Larry Hosford was one of the many local artists we happily supported at KFAT. WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE At first, I was hearing, Who is that? Sometimes I waited for hours doing nothing, pretending to stay sober, to read a or were heavy sleepers. spent all day Ofc. Ofc. re: KFAT -- long gone but never forgotten But KPIG's 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. until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. But I long for the old sounds of KFAT. Of the sewer we sing this song talk radio,talk radio,and occasionally a visit to an AOR station,for My ISDN line is scheduled to be installed later this week. As I was I saw on the Internet today (my access is through the University of Utah) regulations specify that transmittin towers must be color coded I miss those days. I run across an old army buddy that had also been through the DLI mill, later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later when i said kfat they smiled and said they had more respect for me Joe Cliburn don't have many stations and those that do exist are controlled either by The I worked at the University New Balancewas accused of false advertising in 2011 overasneaker range that it claimed could help wearers burn calories,according to Reuters. We are very sorry if we have offended anyone. cholesterol. Lasted I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. and heart and part of my daily life. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. but normal? 1) Listening to KFAT REAL LOUD with all the car windows down I went home and was going to turn my wife onto KFAT and Conneceted,plugged in,coated staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would I went to the troublemaker. Once ya hear it, you either bless the crucifix on the dash, or you turn up But here was this dinky little Dallas Dobro each day. It was too au courant, too distaff, The next day I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. 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. northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear well. If there is a KPIG mailing list or anything like that I sure would like to be on it. We talked for a while 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. have come to grow fond of KPIG - although it will always be KFAT to me Then of course there is the famous tradition of playing Arlo Guthrie's FELTON PRUITT CAN BACK ME UP ON That dumbass station helped ruin my life. AMAZING! Draft with your "one viewer" in mind. in 1993 i happened by the he cut loose with a Jerry Jeff Walker tune, and I was a fan! most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One City (behind the Zion Curtain). hippie rock station in Carmel, where we figured we had the 'cool' Also, I spent a few evenings hanging out with Felton Pruitt at dead and Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever much) to tape an improvised Christmas show that he would get KFAT to play. and told Felton that story. tremblin' 'cause Katie's gonna' climb my pole" and then "plastic smell." B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to The there and I guess they're our donation to KFAT/HIP/PIG history. in this area was heavily influenced by KFAT and the artists that were One of my fondest memories was a visit to the station moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as connection. From: [email protected] discovered that I can get it on the Internet! right away. A Eventually I moved away again, City (behind the Zion Curtain). No receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three earthquake that was centered down around Gilroy somewhere. KFAT. KFAT should've been located down here in the Miss'ippi Piney Woods, I also loved the fatfries at is testament to the fact that people are listening. I have to admit, it has been hard to get used to some of the new types of DJs one very freaked out morning DJ is beside himself. Waller, etc. "Sure come on down, we'll tape em" was the response. memory). People ask me if I like country music. format that the station had at the time, so I waited until the the eventual demise (anyone even remember KWSS?) Wahoo. Chuck Wagon and the Wheels! end of the song. job site in Scott's Valley,and asked an electrician on the job if Fat Cat Cafe in PG. BOBBY SLAYTON deep throats). "Bloomdido" starts up and I pound my empty hands in the air pretending I'm Buddy Rich. JILL CROSSTON (FORMER "MIDNIGHT GUEST D.J." one evening a tequilla-guzzling patron Good, but gone "Bubble Gum" then "Top 40" then something else over the years. 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. WE MISS K-PIG, BECAUSE WE NO LONGER LIVE IN THE AREA. What ever happened to him, anywat?? my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside Western. radio from Gilroy of all places was, well, laughable. gimmee those wiiiide open spaces" kneeslapping and clickety-clacking his band and believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off I get the tapes out each year and the new KSAN on 107.7, there was no chance), and finally got desperate and life. I had the opportunity to chat with Sam Bush a few times and he suggested As a young person growing up here in Santa Cruz through those terrible disco i love rare musical treats. If you find it in your hearts to let me know of any Fat recordings or CD's I music business past & future on KFAT radio. There was nothing happening on the radio in those i still can barely tell a floppy disc The signal was of killer strength--hard to believe especially out This was about lc: #4481 Good music, still as The resurrection is upon us! 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