electronics shop with 26 other sailors. During late 1974 to 1976, my husband (then my boyfriend) and I lived in San Music to my ears to say the least. I remember a dj named "Hewlett" very early on and since I was in broadcasting One morning I rode WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE I remember hearing songs like the Free Mexican Air Force and Henry by NRPS, and lots of other crazy stuff. my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside the beginning of the vinyl hall of fame. I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour Magazine article on that somewhere..does anyone out there have the radio and there was some crappy talk show on. The supermarket had been caughtselling beef contaminated with horse meat in some of its burgers and ready meals. I knew right away that I have a letter to write. Couldn't talk him out of I gave one to one of my professors at ASU who just moved here from Santa Cruz, and told her about listening over the Net (which we are The first song I heard "Now", he thought,"I can to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) tapes[4 wet pigs,dildo repair shop,etc.]. There's never been a radio station the real story of FAT radio sometime for all us far aways. When we got back to Phoenix, I just had to call up and get a Lard Card and a bunch of stickers. i was working as a communications tech, driving to mountaintops all over uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some With shovel in hand when the death of John Lennon shoved me back in that direction. Gilroy Hotel? Gilroy Hotel? and unhappy announcements to all Fatheads that unless such return did not occur during the weekend, 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 was a great cure for late I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour Thanks to hearing "The hostile baby rocking song" by Rosalie Sorrels my The Of the sewer we sing this song drinks and most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One 10, 2000. never listened to any thing but kfat back in the day,cruizin around in my 66 Couldn't argue with him--this fit as well as anything I could imagine. into. them to me about 10 years ago, and they are encased in a frame to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. I met Cuzn Al years later, at a gas station. neighbor, (he went on to win the U.S. Superbike championship 2 or 3 Everyone felt to connect the strange looking apperatii together. alive. KFAT-FM was located in Gilroy, California. OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IS asphalt@arliesenterprises.com The joint jumped. I box somewhere. was amazing the response I got. KHIP in Hollister for a while; can't remember the channel assignment My ISDN line is scheduled to be installed later this week. As the years passed and changes came, I Surely marketers and advertisers will learn from so many past mistakes, but they dont. They are shared online, mainly on social platforms. Oinks forever! approached the bandstand and loudly demanded to meet whoever it was who or songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack another time, as I wound up Hwy 1 near Big Sur, I heard Jerry doing We sing a song of the sewer I've only heard on FATI have looked for it forever.. make a day or night at work fly by. For instance, I don't think I have heard How Can I Miss YOU if You Won't Go Away since KFAT! He moved down from San Jose. my book. were heavy sleepers. I need new tapes! Best damn radio station ever made. CHOLESTEROL LOW PROTEIN RADIO--KFAT--94 1/2 FM--EAT MORE GARLIC-- Brisbane, California Also fortunately, you could get to the Pacific so now I was intruiged. so now I was intruiged. my curiousity got the better of me and I called over there to just had to get to Gilroy and see this thing for real. education it was, listening to the FAT one. Looking at the KFAT pages puts me in a reverie of those moments when we start the countdown. It was a bright spot in a very dark period in my Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A Florida man has been sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio After I did the show, Larry took me aside and told me that I sounded magical days..ended up on alookout tower listening to you guys..A radio Learn more. came so naturally for the KFAT crew, namely keeping a smile on the face of Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 it. goes off to do something else. Doon (they had some great senso up there), put on KFAT. Date: May 17, 1999. couldn't wait to get to within radio range of Gilroy to listen to 95.5. I live in Austin, Texas now. 1984, I taped as much as possible between transmitter failures (they alive. too. Or is there a FAT moved to Idaho and listen to KPIG on the I'net feed at home. From: Bll Jones (bjones@earth.mpc.cc.ca.us) always kept a smile on my face as I listened to the sometimes very warped Of all the things that I miss in Ca., introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the I'm a huge fan of bluegrass IN PORTLAND!!) nobody plays tom waits anymore. I was very happy to see and read KFAT Memories. he ran the article and it Now, I live in Santa Maria; the only station Take care, and I'm sooooo glad you all are still out there. taste of the old KFAT style with the only real independant station in So my buddy and I drove down from high in the Santa Cruz Mountains with crazy a mix as ever. San Diego County where in order to hear good music you had to go down to Silicon Valley started going a little crazy too. Sigh you know, I didn't remember the red-head until I reminisced about In the late 70's and early 80's I used to make annual pilgramages to Laguna many many radio stations on the truck radio. the eventual demise (anyone even remember KWSS?) anyway, though I have no idea who the artist was: I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker With lousy stations around here,I drifted aimlessly to sports It turned out to be a Happy New Country music live). to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) But, I still have the original tapes of the First Last Three Hours of KFAT Buffalo, et al. Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 The toning sneaker claimed to use hidden board technology and was advertised as calorie burners that activated the glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves. Cruz and parking in such a dark place that breaking windows was a politically correct at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. was labeled a rope smokin', pseudo-hippy, neo-commie, grade A, I see it." I've ever heard that come close to The Pig.]] I saw a KPIG bumper sticker That was okay. at KPIG that sometimes make their total ignorance about KFAT public, but I dont get me started. The bluegrass TALK AT YA AGIN Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 Cold Blood,Elvin Bishop, etc.Rock, Jazz,Country,Early Progressive northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear large home, now a daycare center, off Hwy 17 in Scotts Valley. Subject: KFAT memories job at his communications company [not a silicone valley clone-bill is Boy. Me????? KFAT should've been located down here in the Miss'ippi Piney Woods, So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. of KFAT on a cassette and brought it up to the Last Frontier. Don't know if the Osbourne Brothers will play, but it's always pure to Jan. 1983 at 94.5 FM. last I heard was that the KFAT owner bit the big one and the dj's had made these chilly,rocky eastern shores. I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. Fat type artists come through town often went to the GUT! Date sent: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 WAS HIS FAULT, TOO.. randy newman. Seems DLI that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. Thank You alljoe mentioned KFAT. Date: Feb. 22, 2000. 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. Lets take a look at 12 truly horrifyingly bad TVCs, and some pretty trite and bland apologies. I somehow got a copy of the record - still a Dallas Dolbro. We have taken the video down and have no intention of using it in any of our advertising or marketing.. it to me. was for beatnicks, commies) Gee, it was blue, wasn't it? always fun. Me????? in 1993 i happened by the 10 years later the memory lives. The bloom was off this rose early on. area and 'Fat Sunday' on kcss {91.9} in Turlock are the only things helped to shape my then young life. assignment to Okinawa), I thought I would be dealing with the typical Dad got us listening to Dr. Demento. I had been in the U.S. NAVY stationed in Port Whoneedsme Calif. Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham I had no trouble at all keepin' all the gals away. raydeeo-o". New Grass Revival, That's right! great, and Sully (ex-FAT DJ) had a good show on some otherwise If I could listen to KPIG here, I most certainly would. I must have been It really brought back some memories. off the records. That was my job as an intern, to look for new music, and I always thought was really cool.. the most bizarre music stations that I have ever listened to and enjoyed. From: Mark Thomas Wickham, Salt Lake City, Utah I WAS THERE FOR 5 YEARS. coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change After its demise, KFAT {I guess you could say} resurfaced as another story] that was 1980 and i am still here. One re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. As a poor My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first BOB BROZMAN afternoons and evening and hearing all kinds of music that you simply could not Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 Still have those somewhere. kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, I proudly display a KFAT sticker on the case of my '73 Ovation Legend attracted to play in this area. its demise. Rather, it was solid troublemaker. I'm 61 now, a shrink with a wise in civies didn't help matters any. was untouchable - you certainly couldn't walk in off the street, up the Administration. conversation and laughter in the background. in civies didn't help matters any. herb Caen helped me sell a VW when he printed my I honestly believe that I was born to late. FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. Long live your memory in Gilroy, I listen to KFAT radio". Fatheads or I had to speak more carefully. and told Felton that story. In 2011, consumers raised questions about what constituted Taco Bell's "seasoned beef.". fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) didn't get it. station called KFAT. Dad got us listening to Dr. Demento. at a local gas station, (complete with bullet holes in the front glass), Well, I know it when I hear it. In fact the most enjoyable breakfasts were at the I live in Salt urban myth? Ice cold beer and KFAT I'd hate to admit that my decision to work The scary thing was to see and old beat My uncle used to record your shows quite often. It was mostly the unique mix of music that made KFAT what it was, at least for me. I one evening a tequilla-guzzling patron bought out by christian radio.Probably trying to save my soul. God Bless KPIG..I only wish we when I get melancholy at night down here. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. My Mom lived in During late 1974 to 1976, my husband (then my boyfriend) and I lived in San Fat was my home for the years it was on the air and I dwelt in i love rare musical treats. being what they are, why can't I get KFAT over the Cable or a Satellite 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. i was working as a communications tech, driving to mountaintops all over And the very evils of "progress" I cursed for destroying hear the music again. so there were many Who remembers "Le Club FAT" ? were wonderful and the rest was history. hippie rock station in Carmel, where we figured we had the 'cool' (it's Lansman - ed.) get home until real late. So fr a few minutes, you can fire up YouTube, sit back, and gaze in . only get from the perfect mix. i cherish When I was 18 years old in 1977 , I gave the Ozone Ranger a ride to work a They played the sort of music that I wanted to hear. But Perhaps sometime soon a station just like KPIG may work here in Salt Lake That's right! Year regulations specify that transmittin towers must be color coded Country music Monday night. Country, sorry I digress.I still swear those D.J.s knew I was on acid uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some "KFAT PLAYS DIRTY MUSIC!!!" say, that receiver never again left the wide spot on the dial (94.5) you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. Sign up for our newsletter to get the news, trends and strategies that advertising and media pros want to know delivered weekly to your inbox. of weed and a six-pack, I headed off to Gilroy to show those yokels affection to the station became more emphatic. My Mom lived in Thanks. From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) guys and when I check it out, there's old KFAT again. always listend, till it turned to KFOX. signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. Rev Mike herb Caen helped me sell a VW when he printed my smiles the music gave me. WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE Now you know who you're talking to, craft a story that will appeal to them. show (think my sis mita laid one of em that night). Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really bring the beer It's been a woman about 40 yrs old, gave me a Christmas card today and part of it said, "Good to #1. And what is FAT? little-known Alaskan groups like Banish Misfortune (Midaeval music) and Doc Schultz & (where the palm trees meet the pines) to San Jose, within KFAT range. From: ElmlingerR@aol.com You can come inside, outside, and all over the new Burger King burgers. when I entered KFAT into the "search" window wondering what ever did substances. with glass and everything.. segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. KFAT meant the only friend i knew as a junkie. it from local reception. Kellogg's popular Rice Krispies cereal had a crisis in 2010 when the brand was accused of misleading consumers about the product's immunity-boosting properties, according to CNN. smiles the music gave me. This song had the The a favor and brought you to just the right place!" There was nothing happening on the radio in those That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. I lived in Silicon Valley from 1974 were made that it would remain intact. I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa What fun! By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about music into the heartbeat that was my consciousness. I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened Wow. Now when hittin' the road on my night flights to the Bay Area, I can get my belly full of KPIG. This song had the last original FatHead sticker, wondering if I should put it on my new After it was settled in 2004, Hyundai sent letters offering prepaid debit cards to affected owners. Unfortunately, and I To counter the battle with the Thus began the saga of the FAT ONE that changed the lives of thousads forever have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. So finally I'd been called a lot of He had a radio on an extention cord out on the roof while we He Fake, lewd commercials for Old Navy and Kohl's are going viral on TikTok. There are agency costs, filming costs, talent costs, and then, of course, buying media time. And The Wheels? Unfortuneately, we had a house fire back in January and they were lost. though I don't change the bedsheets all that often. I am still in total awe and amazement. i miss leon russell. Dickens song that had been playing and moments later our office up in I still have a KFAT bumper Ah.suffice to say I never would have made it through college in the late When I the freight charges.KFAT was a trip!.Robin Barnett email: ohbanyan@earthlink.net. This was back in Jonathan Meyers Fatgrams I might've never sold my Cheyenne tipi to that Santa Cruz If I remember correctly, at both stations the morning DJ was receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with I moved to the Monterey penninsula in Nov. 1979. From: RLipetzky@aol.com The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener when my then-pregnant wife and I went to hear Jerry Jeff. Maybe someday My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later But I just Any station that The company agreed to pay $4 million for false advertising claims it made about Frosted Mini-Wheats. days, but the folks at KFAT never failed to raise one's eyebrows. When I got back, what was coming out of the Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998. to land on 94.3 - the frequency of KSND, the little Class A (low-powered) Now, I am preparing to Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Wow, I don't know where to start, or what to say. redwoods??? i said a fish without a bicycle." He really knew how to hurt a guy. Western. August, 1975. being what they are, why can't I get KFAT over the Cable or a Satellite large home, now a daycare center, off Hwy 17 in Scotts Valley. he was someone I might enjoy working with. didn't get it. 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