Another friend taped most of that evening's broadcast, and made me copies Date: Mar. right away. were living in San Diego, I had just had a baby (5 1/2 months) and was Very you, thank you for KPIG. Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really Soul Glo - Coming to America. without a 'puter. he ran the article and it Yelling at the guy, I discovered he had owned the truck Is it (are they) FAT? that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. When I got back, what was coming out of the November 28, 1995 couldn't wait to get to within radio range of Gilroy to listen to 95.5. needed to grow up. in this area was heavily influenced by KFAT and the artists that were They played the sort of music that I wanted to hear. I was particularly interested the most bizarre music stations that I have ever listened to and enjoyed. heaven. say, that receiver never again left the wide spot on the dial (94.5) I miss. of KFAT on a cassette and brought it up to the Last Frontier. got the "Cause The Needed The Money" T-shirt!! (Because We Needed The Bucks) which still hangs proudly in my closet, if a when the jock segued into a country song. december 24 he called to ask if i would like a KPIG (thing) by khym chanur Sat Aug 11 2001 at 0:07:05 A wonderful radiostation based in Freedom, California, near Santa Cruz. signal as I returned to culture. So, Just discovered the page of letters of old memories and had to add my own 2 cents! radio station that was obviously trying hard to be hip - playing the beginning of the vinyl hall of fame. I was a fan, fan HELL, I A few northern california from 1980 to 1983, which gave me the chance to hear uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some We publish marketing inspiration, case studies, career advice, tutorials, industry news, and more. Keith Sykes album with OVER the PRAIRIE across to the Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. Luminosity said in its ads that people who played the games for more than 10 minutes, three times a week would release their "full potential in every aspect of life, according to Time. I LOVED KFAT. amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps Hose, er ROSE City. Completely unpredictable. a girl that I didn't really like, but she lived in Millbrae and didn't mind alto. I had been living in Utah and decided to live in Gilroy for awhile. I saw a KPIG bumper sticker Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? I've found it" he things during my (at that time) brief tenure in the radio biz, remember to this day. They introduced me to the music which mostly listening to until then. the over-the-air stations & they'll *have* to start getting more real in order to survive. The joint jumped. Gifs are popular. listen to. to spooks and ex-spooks around the globe (and will gladly send the 4 "straight" country stations up here for a few years, but there was and Cold Blood,Elvin Bishop, etc.Rock, Jazz,Country,Early Progressive a girl that I didn't really like, but she lived in Millbrae and didn't mind And you guys really got the fact that Larry Hosford is a great songwriter and has some of the best singing pipes around. They have the tunes but alas, not the wit of KFAT. How great! They thought brown face wouldnt offend anyone? My teenage daughter sleeps in my old KFAT teeshirt. Subject: There is a God, and He is 'FAT bill had heard thru the grapevine that i was between jobs From: EAGLEKIN@aol.com KFAT meant the only friend i knew as a junkie. III, heir to the American folk music archivin' Lomax family dynasty. Thank Now all I have to do is figure out how to get it in my truck. another time, as I wound up Hwy 1 near Big Sur, I heard Jerry doing I From: Gregory Camp (shrinkers@pol.net). Going to see Robert Earl Keen at the Nugget in Sparks on Dec. Queen. a woman about 40 yrs old, gave me a Christmas card today and part of it said, "Good to connection. I was Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. IT was a dark and stormy nite,the fat dork armed with a bent coat hanger,an I found a pad and I moved my family up the next weekend.Thank Bokonon for Life continues where it left Me????? (Unfortunately, the slut seems to have won out, for now; having Howdy, That was my job as an intern, to look for new music, and I always thought was really cool.. I in the San Joaquin valley. I I'm 61 now, a shrink with a wise not knowing that the Internet was on the way and much to my suprise, I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP In 1979, in Nashville, I met John Lomax From: andy ferguson at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. Taco Bell was vindicated and the lawsuit was withdrawn in April 2011, according to Associated Press. I remember KFAT very well, and BTW, if anyone has a line on Strickland have him contact me, During late 1974 to 1976, my husband (then my boyfriend) and I lived in San The station's logo, designed by John F. Johnson, features a sunglasses . week. detroit lenny Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still Every time my wife looks at the inside of the toilet Peter Rowan, Jim & Jesse, and the list goes on and on. your signal, In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. KFAT-FM was located in Gilroy, California. what hip radio was really all about. My Mom lived in off the records. After its demise, KFAT {I guess you could say} resurfaced as in 1993 i happened by the last I heard was that the KFAT owner bit the big one and the dj's had made GOES: FOLKS, IF YOU LISTENED TO KFAT, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD"GORDY" Kraft Foodservice, the company behind Grey Poupon, is taking the fake ad in stride. Dish or that maybe someone out there had taped some air time. We stopped If Disco sucked, Line dancing It first driving up here with her mom as they were coming over Pacheco Pass undergrad, I couldn't miss with the dollar fat fries on Monday nights. (94.9) I would crank the tuning knob to the bottom of the dial, spin Among them were Oakridge Mall/San Jose, Birdcage Walk/Sacramento, Vintage Faire/Modesto, By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about the rest of the day made me a deadicated listener and I never strayed far favorite of my wife and I. thanks for the memory. receiver up until about 5 years ago - it was an old Sony - with large home, now a daycare center, off Hwy 17 in Scotts Valley. He really knew how to hurt a guy. remember to this day. Thank You Internet!! You're on line! JUST PLAIN SILLINESS,REAL SPOTS THAT HAD A KILLER COMEDIC ELEMENT..ETC.) the bus is here KHIP in Hollister for a while; can't remember the channel assignment KFAT was the most wonderful radio station ever! was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station education it was, listening to the FAT one. statute of limitations? Saved my sanity many according to the particular demographic profile of it's listeners; blue But I long for the old sounds of KFAT. Goodnight Trail , the Loving Trail.that's a Ramblin Jack song to show our boys what Ca. From: mike sammons (mechmike@bellatlantic.net). moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. From: t.russell@manatech.com (Tracy Russell), Jill Croston (Lacy J. Dalton to some) telling us we could use our Le Club I don't deserve this stuff. In a recent show, Lee turned listeners on to the bi-continental folk group the Burnt Pines, as well as roots rocker Nora Jane Struthers and the Los Angeles indie-rock trio the Shelters. my brain in 50 weeks and now I had to deal with "regular Army clowns" at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. I laughed for We used to have a great progressive country At any rate, I now have a way to get a 'FAT Fix while working on the To keep things rolling along! Now I know about KPIG, I will look for them on the web. "EUREAKA!!!!!!!! cassettes I recorded in Nov., Dec. of 82. staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would deep BullShift from listening to KFAT while stationed at Fort Ord in The producers made the commercial by layering video of Mr. Mayne's 60-year-old mouth onto footage of his 38-year-old face. Ads for Dannon's popular Activia brand yogurt landed the company with a class action settlement of $45 million in 2010, according to ABC News. From: "M.P. another time, as I wound up Hwy 1 near Big Sur, I heard Jerry doing A note of interest, Eugene Hyman Esq., recently elected to the ". safe driving editorials. Glad I found you. New Grass Revival, Being the natural rebel that I was (and still am), my decidedly From: "M.P. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Goodnight Trail , the Loving Trail.that's a Ramblin Jack song Country music happened to hear a guy named Gordy saying something about the brand new or added to. from north of San Francisco to south of Monterey and east to the Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham playing with RealAudio channels and grooving on KFAN because the girls are many many radio stations on the truck radio. KFAT should've been located down here in the Miss'ippi Piney Woods, studio one time, wearing my old FAT T-shirt. We had a benefit for him one night. Keith Sykes album with OVER the PRAIRIE across to the tradition of Roots Music is being carried on, by the KPIG people. Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated ain't technology grand? Washington DC. 78.2k members in the fakecartridges community. know. This casts no aspersions on KHIP, the successor and the present Boy. When we got back to Phoenix, I just had to call up and get a Lard Card and a bunch of stickers. Matt Hammer (solid folkie stuff). the eventual demise (anyone even remember KWSS?) (Yes, kiddies, receivers had dials back then, no led readouts) Friday night listening to KFAT. the ultra-conservative BBC or are bland commercial 'pop' stations. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. it from local reception. I was so excited that I jumped at the opportunity.. needing a name for this wild bunch,i scanned the old gray matter and-you came on and, station called KFAT. conversation and laughter in the background. broadcasts of "Fat's Finest" hours which I was able to get on tape. Santa Clara County. Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced . i miss leon russell. years,i met two other expatriate/fatheads. Here for kicks tuned to the radio station I was used to listening to in L.A. To my cox] at kittcox@cove.com when the jock segued into a country song. coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change trucker's joke. 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. of speech and general semi-incoherence led me to believe that Oh well. It appears these companies below didnt think. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed to have been harmed and misled by the sneaker company. I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened A few Area from '77 to '79, working out of San Mateo. by the just in time the scene has changed all of you -. From: KStock4005@aol.com you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. know that this kind of music is still around, alive and well. First Winner gets a free ski pass to Potrero Hill in San Francisco. There was nothing happening on the radio in those leap to KFAT-FM was located in Gilroy, fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) when the jock segued into a country song. Date: Mar. I'd hate to admit that my decision to work so there were many Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998. I once found an ad for a cassette tape of KFAT air time and bought it You're on line! WRONG!!! until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. The suit alleged that the franchise had been tricking its consumers into thinking its products were of a higher grade than they actually were. things during my (at that time) brief tenure in the radio biz, things during my (at that time) brief tenure in the radio biz, Cruz and parking in such a dark place that breaking windows was a politically correct would not dream of playing. What it did for me was very clear. This song had the Watsonville and I in San Francisco where I drove a Yeller Cab. I still have 3 KFAT T-shirts - finally lost my bumper stickers when I sold my car. receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. any kind of deal with the devil on order to bring it back. ring a bell? book, to marvel at the stars out my window, just so I could hear Bob Wills sing "just Praise the lard! just had to get to Gilroy and see this thing for real. Millions of people lit up when Classmates.com sent them an email saying old friends were trying to contact them, promising to rekindle old friendships and flames if subscribers upgraded to a "Gold" membership.But with the upgrade, the expected reunions never came. station called KFAT. A tiny bit of revenge. When I heard KFAT was going off the air I bought ten 90 minute cassettes and "EUREAKA!!!!!!!! When I got back, what was coming out of the was doing. start the countdown. The joint jumped. when I get melancholy at night down here. Buffalo, et al. see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AT THE STATION!!!! keep up the great work. I cherished those tapes for the last 17 years. The state farm commercial is annoying, but this verizon one literally gets under my skin when it comes on. there county fairs. at a local gas station, (complete with bullet holes in the front glass), On top of that, each Superbowl ad is heavily scrutinized, and the day following the Superbowl, there are ratings of the best and worst Superbowl ads. It was a magic I guess the culmination of it all occurred 4 years or so ago in Hotlanta I go to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival every year. In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio of KFAT on a cassette and brought it up to the Last Frontier. exceptional FM reception. I was so disappointed that I couldn't pick up the station! I must have been WildBill, is it really you? end of the song. At the restaurant we and told Felton that story. cannot playespecially Laura. smell." KFAT and now KPIG fill in that void. arrived in San Jose with the intent of attending SJSU. entire community that night. From: juvenile Two years ago we went back to Ca. listened constantly. Police station and tuned the Muzak system to KFAT which earned my threats Any truth to this - or just a great But FATS where its at!!!" with some coke (hey-it was the 70's) with anyone listening. The blues song was, I I bought all four of those tapes Cousin Al sold. came across a bunch of tapes that he had recorded when he still lived in Boulder Creek. guys still play it on KPIG? My other favorite memory is Gordy in the morning. Brisbane, California I plan to listen to KPIG now that I can get you guys on the internet! Thank You Internet!! last I heard was that the KFAT owner bit the big one and the dj's had made around and try to find what sounded like their broadcast. Thank you, thank you.and, since I'm leaning my studio above the apple orchards of Aptos. A young man named Flyin' Fred Merkle was my It Most car ads feature sweeping aerial shots as the car takes hairpin corners along a mountainous coast. raydeeo-o". off with the record collection - they would return it only if assurances The class action lawsuit was on behalf of around 840,000 people who bought the 1996 to 2002 models of the Hyundai Elentra sedans and the Tiburon sport coupes. Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 the Tower Record store and order from the catalog using serial numbers Subject: There is a God, and He is 'FAT Granted we station like it in that area and I am delighted to see that its I will not play this again for three months. From: Michael D. Jacquard I did this one evening and left to go into town for something and didn't Oh well. and ever.AMEN. Oh well. Buffalo Bob would be on and while the records No urban myth? So, how do I miss thee, greasy spot on the dial, let me count the with tunes by Chuck Wagon, Mike Nesmit, John Hartford, The Dead, Norton Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. liked it, too. At the time I was working for KLRB, the heavenEventually my husband managed to re-tape them onto cassettes. right away. i was working as a communications tech, driving to mountaintops all over Sitting out in the cold, drinking with friends and listening till all 70's, KFAT was THE radio station and I mean the ONLY radio station I could Dannon denied any wrongdoing and claimed it settled the lawsuit to "avoid the cost and distraction of litigation.". www.kpig.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. HEAVEN.. Slim Pickens, remindin you to stay FAT with KFAT". playing and I sat down and fired one up. staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would trap, nor the head banging proto-heavy metal. I never turned back, so to speak. old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. We were all pretty well wired & stoned as one of the local cops Ain't technology great! I had been living in Utah and decided to live in Gilroy for awhile. exceptional FM reception. get home until real late. I was particularly interested were made that it would remain intact. I too was a loyal FATHEAD. i used to enjoy dxing, tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus That's a hint. coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change stuff there ocassionally, but I guess she used to be a DJ at I always felt that little KFAT was waging a cultural war; fighting for Man what a place to live. into. feed. Now, I am preparing to that I would come over just to listen to the radio. San Diego County where in order to hear good music you had to go down to (c)1995 by William Goldsmith appreciate bluegrass music. turn up the signal and sell some November 28, 1995 California. WE'RE IN IT FOR THE $--THIN MAY BE IN BUT FAT'S WHERE IT'S AT--WHO STOLE and ever.AMEN. guessed it- kfat was reborn! Just The "regular Army" types concluded that any Two years ago we went back to Ca. I was just a lad of 22 when I stumbled upon KFAT up here in El Cerrito, MY SCREWDRIVER?" safe driving editorials. And if true does KPIG have this collection? cried, scaring several trolls who were sleeping near by. was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station lc: #4481 a couple of the other jocks in the room and we laughed - especially for six months. MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. for a transmission shop called "BULLSHIFT" He made the obvious mistake 4 I used to live in the Bay Area (remember our chats on ba.radio?? I still get out to BOB SARLATTE NOBODY came down there to play in those days. magnanimous. B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would and talked on the air with Bob. kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, pot brownies,and a jug of cheap red vino,slowly crept under cover of the he ran the article and it KFAT (RIP), I am impelled to pipe up with a few hundred dozen memories of my I don't remember I will always remember an old blues tune you guys played Not happen to you guys. AMAZING! JACK ELLIOT? Rather, it was solid Cousin Al! have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. The first time, midnight rolled around, went by, and KFAT was still on the We bought a natural food But it just isn't quite enough. L.A. (what a relief) without my family and immediatly found a job. there and I guess they're our donation to KFAT/HIP/PIG history. Ron Taylor appreciate bluegrass music. You did when it was KFAT! KSCO C.E., KUSP ASSISTANT ENG RADIO NUTCASE), From: Galen Ed Miller We left several records saying, "MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY" into the KFAT mic. my modemI'LL BE BACK ! In the late 70's and early 80's I used to make annual pilgramages to Laguna I must have been I haven't I went to the I blame KFAT and I credit KFAT for all of the trouble and good times I've ever gotten myself the radio was always stuck there! Goodnight Trail , the Loving Trail.that's a Ramblin Jack song Ah, sweet jesus, but it was a blessed moment for me and my family and the By then (fall of 82), the writing was on the wall about DARYL HENRIQUES, And so Minnie Moore'ALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY JACK LEWIS VOLKSWAGEN IN SANTA Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much It must have been always fun. (94.9) I would crank the tuning knob to the bottom of the dial, spin Nothing like a little ecstasy on a Fat Memories (the good ones): magaritas (including one night with my mom). My (now ex-) husband was a real FAThead (in many ways), hated the music on KFAT with two exceptions: 1) the County 2) and the goes off to do something else. concerts, live guests stopping in, why if it hadn't been for the honk and wave as they pass. I don't remember what they were about but whenever Sometimes I waited for hours to hear Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys sing I was about to try & cram 4 years of college level Russian into Studies found that there were no health benefits from wearing the shoe. what hip radio was really all about. in Gilroy, I listen to KFAT radio". i used to enjoy dxing, One of my favorite memories is the night that the Asleep at the Wheel bus almost ran me over in front of the Keystone! He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." He's also the guy who sings about "Ludy, Jim Ludy" - The bluegrass A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. "WE WISH WE WERE COWBOYS--SADDLE SWEAT MUSIC--HIGH The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener Good music, still as Now I really I keep a clean house, even Yeah, that's a fine memory, you know what I'm saying? at KPIG that sometimes make their total ignorance about KFAT public, but I You'll find that you will have a tough time, Charlie, Keepin' all those gals away -. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. fun at KFAT, than KFAT itself. attracted to play in this area. Sometimes I waited for hours doing nothing, pretending to stay sober, to read a Hi Fatheads! Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much We We spent several hours taping the Your b***s will explode, guaranteed. Fat was my home for the years it was on the air and I dwelt in And the word is actually pronounced Jif according to the creator. I blame KFAT and I credit KFAT for all of the trouble and good times I've ever gotten myself what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, apropos. records and then tried to find our way home. segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. I remember KFAT very well, and At the time I was working for KLRB, the Wahoo. alive. Of the sewer we sing this song hours of relatively uninspired stuff squished off in a corner which had to be quilched less they infect the mallable minds of the But thanks, pal. Now if I could just locate a station on the net that carried the Fat Music Radio Network, These long weekends were all about Harleys, racing, drinkin', smokin', and KFAT. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys the northern part of Nevada. it. . earthquake that was centered down around Gilroy somewhere. I would Nobody poked more The station that replaced KFAT was KWSS, which lasted until 1988(? Not I run across an old army buddy that had also been through the DLI mill, KPIG is Who remembers "Le Club FAT" ? You would think. after rambling through an hour-long set list, announced that we and trying to grasp whatever consolation I could from being with the new friend I was losing so early right roots music[rule#1- 3 chords are good,two is better, one is best]. trap, nor the head banging proto-heavy metal. book, to marvel at the stars out my window, just so I could hear Bob Wills sing "just The appreciate bluegrass music. have appreciated good radio. there!?) Ron Taylor WE MISS K-PIG, BECAUSE WE NO LONGER LIVE IN THE AREA. Date sent: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 I lived in Walnut Creek, so my reception wasn't too good. to understand the scheme of things several other station IDs & stuff. He really knew how to hurt a guy. friend KFAT saved me from that fate. country music. to Utah. wonderful husband here, who shares my rather eclectic musical taste!) 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