KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: 
And pearhead, too. I have a KFAT tale of my own  . . .

I started listening probably about 1976. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, and couldn't get enough of it. I had two pre-teen children at home, so I tried not to play some of the rougher stuff when they were around. And, if you know me you would never put these two three-letter words in the same sentence: OTD and HIP.

Somewhere during her high school career, probably about 1979, my daughter had one of those high school courses where they to explain to teens what their body is doing to them, how it affects their perception of their parents, why their parents are considering filicide, etc. The teacher asked the question, "What do your parents do that bothers you?" and went around the class asking each student to tell their story. When he got to my daughter, she answered, "My dad listens to KFAT!"

The teacher looked surprised, and said, "Why, Deb, I didn't know your parents were so hip!"

KFAT was forever after acceptable listening.

Hiya back LaKurtis.  

 Pearhead wrote: 
Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.

Not as much as the olden days..... I do sniff about & post around here now and then.  

Days of nu, pending patience, PBR's, and time permitting, I stumble overly into an intriguing (to me) thread what causes login.....this T would be one of those fabulous falls flatout.

BillG wrote:
Mucho, mucho gracious for the history book Bill.....tis the shit golden!

Per usual, your gift of powerful brevity ala Amazon review is sickeningly succinct—-it will pawn off copious copies.  Duly so.  

 OlderThanDirt wrote:
My small hat tips big and what little cattle trail me.... fart politely away from your general direction sir....thank you Mr. Dirt for this. ^ 

What an F'n mudpile these airchecks!  They've unearthed a whole wad of remembrance & musical mind goo for moi.   

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
Heck.
I've driven past Gilroy many times in my life.

I've even drove through Holtville (Carrot Capital of the World) many times.

There there.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: 
 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
I already changed it. Someone (initial L) informed me that I wasn't there there.

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
Thanks for this Bill.
I ordered an analog copy for my reading enjoyment.

And thanks for the Amazon review OTD!

Listening to KFAT03 and it excellent so far.

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
Cool. Glad you're enjoying the book. Thanks for posting the link to the KFAT airchecks!

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
Cool. Glad you're enjoying the book. Thanks for posting the link to the KFAT airchecks!

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 

Wow! I lived in San Jose from 76-86 so I'm very familiar with KFAT (although, my faves at the time were KSJO and KOME). I will have to check this out. Thanks, Bill!
 

 Coaxial wrote: 
You're welcome, but it is actually Gilbert Klein's link. I just now edited my post to make it more clear that the link is one of many from his book.

 OlderThanDirt wrote: 
Thanks for the link, G.

 BillG wrote:
  Thank you BillG!
   
I'm not yet halfway through this book, and I've been working on it for a week now. Every time I finish whatever chapter I'm on and decide it's time to put it down and go to bed, I read the title of the next chapter and decide I have to read it too. And the next chapter. Until I just can't read any more.
   
It's a big book, both in pages and in enjoyment. I bought the Kindle version ($9.99 from Amazon - use the RP link) so I could read it on my smartphone and have instant access to the many internet links provided. The hardcover version (644 pages, $27.95 at Amazon) probably has larger, more easily viewed photos. I will probably order it, too, just so I have a permanent copy. It's that good.
 
Speaking of links, this one from the book takes you to a page with 58 mp3 KFAT "airchecks", each about 45 minutes long. Thats about 43 hours of some very FAT music. It's on my phone too, and listening to it while I read the book just doubles the enjoyment.
   
Buy the book! If you have never heard of KFAT, This book will tell you what you missed and will entertain you for days. If you were fortunate enough to have been there when it was happening, you only thought you knew all about it. Again, this book will tell you what you missed. The memories alone are well worth the price of the book.

Very cool, Bill! 

I was one of the very few people who had read the book "FM" (note that I couldn't even find a link to the book on which the film was based), and was a big fan of "WKRP in Cincinnati" long before the interwebs existed.  So when I went looking for the iconic "Turkey Drop" episode I was thrilled to read a more complete backstory after all these years.

I look forward to reading the book, and file it aside stories spun from stations like WQXI-AM and WXRT (a Chicago FM indy station that just happened to be there in the '70s when people rushed en masse to the FM dial) as told straight from the mouth of their own Johnny Mars.  History like this needs to be preserved.

 BillG wrote: 
I met him and several others at the KFAT tent during one of the Garlic festivals. When I think about it all (my life) now, it was such an odd and unique experience for me out there, having grown up in a relatively small North Carolina city. I do treasure those memories, although much of it is a blur by now. So many things happened to and around me out there, and I was just 20-21. I wasn't exactly what you'd call worldly, but I had a blank slate to work with, so KFAT fit perfectly with that. For a while I tried to get out of the Army and just stay out there. One of my pals did that
(got out) and went up to Grant's Pass, Oregon and hooked up with a biker gang. I didn't figure on doing that but I did give it a passing consideration.
Thanks for putting the link up to G.K.'s site. Very interesting. I understand he was sort of monitoring the KFAT web site for a while. Now I guess it just lives in perpetuity. It's not for everyone, but I love it, and I love having been associated with it, even in my small capacity. 

 oldviolin wrote: 
Yes, I knew Gordy a bit from the pre-KFAT days, and from his time at KPIG — plus here & there during his last couple of years. I was living in Hawaii during the time he did mornings at KFAT. 

 BillG wrote: 
Bill, I was wondering if you knew Gordy at all. He and Sister Tiny as well as Laura Ellen were on a lot when I listened in the early days, as well as Cousin Al with his bluegrass mania. 

 BillG wrote: 
(bump)