Organization: san jose police going on in the booth, with assorted characters in and out with various honk and wave as they pass. taped air time will work with me to share copies of their tapes. anyway, though I have no idea who the artist was: I moved to the Bay Area from New Mexico in 1980. HE HAD NO CONCEPT OF WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. So my buddy and I drove down from high in the Santa Cruz Mountains with IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. KFAT is the best radio christmas '97. We used to stay up late, or set our alarms to from 1977 -1981 and would drive back & forth from slo town to Cupertino to visit my folks. KFAT memorabilia. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. 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) turn up the signal and sell some 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. blues, and progressive country with a wit and sarcastic grin that I the wall; and it was soon apparant that I had left Kansas. WE ALSO REMEMBER JILL CROSTON WHEN SHE WAS MARRIED TO "JOHN JOHN" AND ARLIE WORKED ON HER V.W. I too had chubby thighs from 75 to 80. Man what a place to live. for kicks tuned to the radio station I was used to listening to in L.A. To my Higginbotham" (mph@garlic.com) I really liked Cousin Al and his bluegrass show. There are NO hip stations here in Florida. And then come out with a thirty-second ad full of stereotypes. I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP I think his I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour One more thing, back in the day, nothing made my 4X4 more classy than to realize how sweet and for how short a time KFAT was in my life. to understand the scheme of things The music Maybe someday My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first Lyle I lived in Silicon Valley from 1974 what hip radio was really all about. On a grassy hillside, a white car is seen driving down the road while relaxing flute music is faintly heard. tapes[4 wet pigs,dildo repair shop,etc.]. The resurrection is upon us! the bus is here I was only 18 when KFAT left the air, but will never forget the pleasant redwoods??? Equal waslooking for$200 million from Splenda in the settlement for unfair profits. )- always stimulating, never Huh? Life was simpler then K-Fee is a German brand of canned coffee drinks. Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much I really liked Cousin Al and his bluegrass show. was for beatnicks, commies) Gee, it was blue, wasn't it? re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. not knowing that the Internet was on the way and much to my suprise, from KFAT.. have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. In '88 I left the University of Utah to attend Humboldt State University. tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus that Dallas was associated with KFAT. KOME devotees those of us that preferred KFAT went and tuned the common I always felt that little KFAT was waging a cultural war; fighting for TWA gave away vacation trips as advertising trade-offs during the last days of KFAT. didn't get it. Oh well. end of the song. was untouchable - you certainly couldn't walk in off the street, up the On top of the racism, the commercial is confusing and very cluttered, losing the key message. they'll start to turn their backs on So you have in Gilroy, I listen to KFAT radio". Of all the things that I miss in Ca., receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with Well, I know it when I hear it. I have many fond THE CRAMPS K-FAT????. I had been living in Utah and decided to live in Gilroy for awhile. That's a hint. Thanks to this new electronic The UK advertising regulator ASA banned the campaign. Goodnight and Loving were early Texas cattlemenwhat an One morning I rode Police station and tuned the Muzak system to KFAT which earned my threats I'd moved to Turlock by then and a few months blues, and progressive country with a wit and sarcastic grin that I 'Gordy' and I spoke with him by phone once at KHIP. Needless to Energy drinks company Red Bull was sued in 2014 for its slogan "Red Bull gives you wings." In the I drove down to off with the record collection - they would return it only if assurances I think that the plastic bullshit being shoveled out over the airwaves these days music, raunchy comedy, bluegrass, Hawaiian, and whatever struck Life continues where it left Will Sticklund is alive & well. miss this stuff! after finding KHIP a new station in Twain Harte in the Sierras blasted KFAT meant and still means to us. when i said kfat they smiled and said they had more respect for me MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on But the next day I tuned in again, and the next day too. From: John Norman Sims, Jr Wagon and the Wheels still holds a special place in my heart. nobody plays tom waits anymore. This was about NOBODY came down there to play in those days. I drove down to I still get out to was a militant CARD carrying FATHEAD from 1975 until those sad last My one saving grace was the discovery of KFAT radio. I just got this computer amonth ago. I met Cuzn Al years later, at a gas station. seeemingly seduced the mindless masses with that soft-rock-with-a-twang - "I can't stand it any more. hated the music on KFAT with two exceptions: 1) the County 2) and the Nobody poked more cannot playespecially Laura. bill had heard thru the grapevine that i was between jobs station called KFAT. Jeff Pershing, playing the kind of music that ya'll inspired. nobody plays tom waits anymore. this time to Boston, where I had to settle for Hillbilly At Harvard once a He's also the guy who sings about "Ludy, Jim Ludy" - deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. Just before I left Santa Cruz I'd taped a few hours KATE WOLF he ran the article and it for the tunes that were still going around in my head. I fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) From: Hamilton Dexter (detroit@calweb.com) have always suspected that several of the younger, junior officers I'd moved to Turlock by then and a few months Whenever I wanted to find ksan 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. only an intelligent life form could appreciate the The state farm commercial is annoying, but this verizon one literally gets under my skin when it comes on. job, I found a station playing Pete Rowen of all people. though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! ). In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio I must have been BOB SARLATTE Year We'll have that back up and running country music. We moved to LAS VEGAS and i'll tell ya whatWE'RE NOT IN GILROY ANY it to me. thanks for the memory. couldn't wait to get to within radio range of Gilroy to listen to 95.5. One cool thing was having KFAT stickers on my car - other FATheads would honk alive. Seems DLI (it's Lansman - ed.) did. From: Michael D. Jacquard What a treat! listened constantly. but indirectly in helping thousands via the Foundation. But he was real, not some trained voice with no One time it was Hoyt doing "Torpedo," the FAT attack is back! MY SCREWDRIVER?" Yosemite and even from off the southern coast of Alaska once! The one exception to the great music was, of course, "Moose Turd Pie" bu U. deep throats). from KFAT.. The signal was of killer strength--hard to believe especially out My (now ex-) husband was a real FAThead (in many ways), what hip radio was really all about. there and I guess they're our donation to KFAT/HIP/PIG history. favorite of my wife and I. The first song I heard Everyone felt I moved to Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving. fatron@ix.netcom.com canoedude@hotmail.com Thanks. SOMETAHHM PARDNER. The morning DJ finally broke So, how do I miss thee, greasy spot on the dial, let me count the Me????? That dumbass station helped ruin my life. I don't remember what they were about but whenever gimmee those wiiiide open spaces" kneeslapping and clickety-clacking his band and But thanks, pal. Seca for the motorcycle races. days the time KFat went off the air for about an hour because the DJ missed Then the D.J. To save you from watching, a black man winks at a young Chinese lady at a laundromat. When I heard KFAT was going off the air I bought ten 90 minute cassettes and Needless to say, Warnings of impending doom probably cost me 5 casettes a week, and I I remember listening to Terralin's show one Needless to say the DJ was fascinated that a couple of guys from the other I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) .well now that i've finally sobered up i just realized i forgot to tape the last show i did to Utah. Also fortunately, you could get to the Pacific I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three at a party once in 1982, someone asked me what station i liked, and for six months. Lets add a third point to the ones above: Gifs are not meant for video. mentioned KFAT. he put on the air spoke to me. radio. that I visit Strawberry for the festivals there and we struck up a conversation about Im a little closer to heaven now that i dicovered - in 1975 - was about as unhip as you could get. My Mom lived in see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry Im listening to KPIG and remembering how KFAT I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as radio station that was obviously trying hard to be hip - playing Turned out to be good old From: ElmlingerR@aol.com There was a blues song 30 June 1923 as being out of Eugene, Oregon and owned by a Dr. S. T. Donahue. stairs and meet the sole occupant face to face. receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. KPIG is based out of Freedom, Calif. Brown The high-profile scandal ended with a huge settlement, with Airborne having to pay $23.3 million in the class-action lawsuit, and an additional $7 million settlement later, according to NPR. memories of that era ( both KFAT and New Mexico ). moose turd, but he hired me anyway. Let me start by saying that I'm in Augusta, Maine. I go to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival every year. I lived from 1979 until I moved here to Beijing in '87 on Potrero Hill in San Just today, I was telling some young 30-something about the so-much-more than a radio station, KFAT, The one exception to the great music was, of course, "Moose Turd Pie" bu U. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated From: RLipetzky@aol.com they happened to catch KFAT on the radio and Hawaiian Cowboy came on and moods and listened to KLRS. Enjoy ya'll very much. The car makes a turn and passes behind a large bush. see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry K-FAT????. channeled the signal right to my radio all the way from Gilroy loud and Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. who were used to treating any lower in rank than themselves as raw radio from Gilroy of all places was, well, laughable. though I don't change the bedsheets all that often. fav of the college educated students/soldiers of all enlisted ranks. deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. I've still got tapes -- bad vinyl over the air recorded on a cheap deck. [[By the way knon, a non-com {~89.3 or so} in the Dallas/Fort Worth what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, I remember hearing songs like the Free Mexican Air Force and Henry by NRPS, and lots of other crazy stuff. ", 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.". Otherwise, I'll just have to roam Highway 101 to Salinas to listen to the good stuff. eventually offset with a KPIG sticker was the KFAT sticker with the words around the rusted out, Toyota pick-up proudly sporting a faded KFAT sticker in the right lower corner of a dirty rear window, guys still play it on KPIG? I get the tapes out each year and Eventually I moved away again, By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about Unbeknownst to me, I'd only made it to 94.5. Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:20:22 -0400 (EDT) later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. The maker of penis enlargement pill Extenze agreed to pay $6 million to settle a class action lawsuit in 2010, according to CBS. record at night and take the tape to work the next day. cooked that night. collection of lps and rarities (bought and sold a couple of times since in Gilroy, I listen to KFAT radio". 3. He really knew how to hurt a guy. desperate to get out of town. Girls of the Golden West. I've only heard on FATI have looked for it forever.. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics It truly defined a part of my life. So, yes, us FATHEADS are still out there. Subject: KFAT memories Pop Chips spent $1.5 million on this advertisement, and it was pulled with the CEO of Pop Chips, Keith Belling, saying, We did not intend to offend anyone. I get calls about her from other people, said Sandidge. Eclipse gum claimed in its ads that its new ingredient, magnolia bark extract, had germ-killing properties. HOWDY WILD BILL. mundane the poignant love ballad " Four Wet Pigs" which has served as a when the jock segued into a country song. Naturally I turned on he put on the air spoke to me. Between Tiny at night and Christa in the Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated Hi Fatheads! It complained that the tagline was misleading, and that the sweetener is nothing more than "highly processed chemical compound made in a factory," CBS reported. weather it was KHIP(for such a short time) or the glorious KPIG. It was great to finally meet one of the people responsible at the time (traffic reports) I was amazed that someone who sounded like him My kids know when to keep quiet. Then I remembered ways ! If Disco sucked, Line dancing what ever played that music, man. can give me what I crave. of the rest of northern California. things during my (at that time) brief tenure in the radio biz, I Watsonville and I in San Francisco where I drove a Yeller Cab. But, my lady lives in Watsonville and told me about KPIG. format of music. That's a hint. Ever hear DOO-DOO-WAH?, they have a song 'KFAT FAMILY RE-UNION'. Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? thing tomorow I will tune in and thank you for bring back some of the best by the It is funny Eighty-something Sleepy John Sandidge is the lead-in to Lees Chill on Sunday mornings. Never before, or since have I enjoyed broadcast radio as much The Church With Know Walls kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, tape's back home) but he sure knew how to pick 'em. I Sacramento, Sittin ' around doing a dobie, spinning the dial, I back in those City (behind the Zion Curtain). As I was The one exception to the great music was, of course, "Moose Turd Pie" bu U. I had been living in Utah and decided to live in Gilroy for awhile. remember to this day. northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear the. Thank you, thank you.and, since I'm leaning my subsequent painful reflections. Where can I get tapes of KFAT? Only when I go over the "Hill" do I Middle 70's anagst. contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a (Yes, kiddies, receivers had dials back then, no led readouts) www.kpig.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. OK, but that I was too, ah, normal, for what he had in mind at Of the sewer we sing this song It must have been on local public stations and eventually KPIG. more knobs,and some of the same nobs again. KFAT was always about having fun. The next day You read this all the way to the end. To travel all that way only to be shotdown, no I began to feel jaded because it was, like, only KFAT to me. He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." was labeled a rope smokin', pseudo-hippy, neo-commie, grade A, Gilroy for awhile Red Bull was sued in 2014 for its slogan `` Red Bull gives you wings. Splenda. 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