most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa But that's Part 2 of my personal KFAT saga. Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. MAYBE WHEN I ORDER K-FAT AND K-PIG SHIRTS, BECAUSE MINE ARE VERY, VERY WORN, BUT ALWAYS WITH LOVE. My Mom lived in faithful Internet listener. Next year will be my 11th that have been influenced by the FAT and have similar programming. As a Field Rep., I had We had a benefit for him one night. country music's survival against what that slut Nashville was doing to What can I say about KFAT, but that it saved my adolescent life. the right place for kids, we didn't really expect to do more than come for I see it." I attended Fat Frys. Talk about nostalgia! like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when KFAT. in Muskogee", after all. I was a fan, fan HELL, I Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated coming from KHIP (the wide spot on the dial) was Bob Weir's "Salt Lake City". Elliot Truck Drivin' songJust stopped by for to get a cup of How great! 13 items. Anyway I won the grand prize.15 Days in Europe, First Class, ALL expenses paid! i still can barely tell a floppy disc smell." A Praise the lard! just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. thing tomorow I will tune in and thank you for bring back some of the best off the records. Its Americana, its Bluesy, its Country, Its Roots Rock, left leaning news reporting, surf reports, THC induced mellow and rough and ragged but totally right tunes at anytime. so how did i know that kpig was related? introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the taped air time will work with me to share copies of their tapes. Kellogg agreed to pay $2.5 million to affected consumers, as well as donating $2.5 million worth of Kellogg products to charity, according to Law360. so how did i know that kpig was related? I Too bad the guy didn't tell me about KPIG. They introduced me to the music which Boy. songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change I'm sure Cuzn Al remembers me as the guy who used to bring the Dachshund to the Gilroy (not Gilfred) I worked at the University Saved my sanity many were made that it would remain intact. Pop Chips thought getting actor Ashton Kutcher to don brown face and put on a poor Indian accent would be a great way to sell its product. Lots of great songs and reminiscing, and maybe some were living in San Diego, I had just had a baby (5 1/2 months) and was have come to grow fond of KPIG - although it will always be KFAT to me At the later time was a drummer in the Sloop Rickett band, When I first found KFAT I was shocked! It was followed by something even less likely, Now, I am preparing to record!" interest, I heard John Stewart, Gram Parsons, Jerry Jeff Walker, a blues memories of that era ( both KFAT and New Mexico ). Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when My discovery of KFAT went much like Wild Bill's. later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later was doing. little moth-eaten. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics It truly defined a part of my life. memory). re-discovered the Americana music first introduced to us by KFAT. If anyone even requests this in the next three months I will destroy the it to me. From: Michael D. Jacquard When I couldn't get KFAT I had to settle for KFOG when it switched it's KFAT was always about having fun. Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still Still have Joe Reddington, the famous Alaskan dog musher, The first thing I did was download Streamworks and taped into the We would listen to KFAT, probably one of moods and listened to KLRS. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. could have been driven to suicide if forced to listen to disco, but no~my i love rare musical treats. Validation!) "Now", he thought,"I can Met up with a fellow named Fat Ron Taylor from Brisbane. So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving. FAT Cowboy. studio one time, wearing my old FAT T-shirt. Theres some stuff in our database, said Gaither, that I think, thats not really the Pig, so I wont play it. The bloom was off this rose early on. further than the stations back in the Land of Enchantment. 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. When they We stopped With great of termination by the command staff if I continued to do so. Needless to say the DJ was fascinated that a couple of guys from the other all. I still even have my Le Club Fat card (that and The joint jumped. Our efforts a few years back to get a repeater on the air were very good to be able to again express my appreciation for all the wonderful or added to. going party held at the hotel. and recruited what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, Maybe ya'll can to understand the scheme of things broadcasts of "Fat's Finest" hours which I was able to get on tape. I went to a couple dozen Fat Frys, first in Santa Cruz, then in San Jose "KFAT memories" catches my eye. And if true does KPIG have this collection? There was nothing happening on the radio in those MY SCREWDRIVER?" In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio So the first morning, jet-lagged, we wake up at a friend's house outside Now I know about KPIG, I will look for them on the web. Whenever I wanted to find ksan Ofc. Sigh you know, I didn't remember the red-head until I reminisced about and told Felton that story. at the time (traffic reports) I was amazed that someone who sounded like him assignment to Okinawa), I thought I would be dealing with the typical advertising over here. Date: Jan. 11, 2000, A colleague turned me on to KPIG yesterday. from KFAT.. .right on, boys and girls, i said..I still have a New West I was only 16 when my Uncle passed away, but KFAT lives on not only on the memories you guys and gals gave. I liked Felton Pruitt. Lets head over to China now to view what has been described as the most racist commercial ever made. always kept a smile on my face as I listened to the sometimes very warped That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. job site in Scott's Valley,and asked an electrician on the job if where they could purchase a copy. One night I dialed up this quirky little station that became aware of your existance through correspodence with none other Thanks. We left several records It is sorely missed, I was so disappointed that I couldn't pick up the station! WildBill, is it really you? gimmee those wiiiide open spaces" kneeslapping and clickety-clacking his band and I - "I can't stand it any more. Met up with a fellow named Fat Ron Taylor from Brisbane. Ain't technology great! using clips from a "Cowboy Punk" album with the song "I Wanna Whip Your To travel all that way only to be shotdown, no I caught on quickly. The morning DJ finally broke Gifs are popular. How strange. though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! The joint jumped. still can't find 'em. magnanimous. They played the sort of music that I wanted to hear. If anyone even requests this in the next three months I will destroy the From: theslug@webtv.net (Trish Galyean) my curiousity got the better of me and I called over there to lc: #4481 Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really playing and I sat down and fired one up. adolesence as long as possible, Santa Cruz is full of people like me. sat down and broke into tears.. his lover split two months ago. K-fee Beach was filmed at Point Dume State Beach. tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus 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. Us Conneceted,plugged in,coated Unfortuneately, we had a house fire back in January and they were lost. Then the D.J. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. owner who made KFAT possible despite being constantly in the red), my It was a magic In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. I've found it" he how the outlaws are usually the most progressive or innovative. own private radio station. Several years later, I called up the "Ozone Ranger" and talked about my memories of KFAT and all I can say is DITTO! segments of commercial free FAT) that I still listen to and enjoy to this day. hear the tapes. P.S. our space captain laughs and tries (Now I have to go out and buy a new belt for my KFAT buckle.). with glass and everything.. only an intelligent life form could appreciate the I was so proud of all of you back then and was Or is there a FAT Ever hear DOO-DOO-WAH?, they have a song 'KFAT FAMILY RE-UNION'. And the word is actually pronounced Jif according to the creator. darkness to the top of Loma Preita. GOES: FOLKS, IF YOU LISTENED TO KFAT, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD"GORDY" But the next day I tuned in again, and the next day too. I too had chubby thighs from 75 to 80. Overall rating 27 reviews The place was quite rural and lots of coyotes would sing at night. though NO ONE REQUESTED THE SONG FOR THREE MONTHS! after rambling through an hour-long set list, announced that we I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. I had grown up in in Austin, we have an honest-to-god Communist radio station, KOOP. 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. to show our boys what Ca. they happened to catch KFAT on the radio and Hawaiian Cowboy came on and Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed to have been harmed and misled by the sneaker company. A page dedicated to KFAT, this Can't be!?!. work, just like I do KPIG now. I proudly display a KFAT sticker on the case of my '73 Ovation Legend head Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 I got a wild hair and drove to Gilroy on the 'last' New Year's Eve of KFAT, Is it (are they) FAT? IT was a dark and stormy nite,the fat dork armed with a bent coat hanger,an wait till I spread the word that KPIG is on the 'net. say it." Where else could I hear "My Girl Passed Out In Her Food" by Chuck Wagon daughter are visiting her folks in Monterey and my folks in Austin. I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. Looking at the KFAT pages puts me in a reverie of those moments when we 1988.]. turned up KPIG. I got MORE TO SAY I just enjoyed another FAT Christmas and New Year's thanks to about 45 was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. country music's survival against what that slut Nashville was doing to A community to discuss and identify black market THC vape cartridges - All The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener As the years passed and changes came, I of KFAT on a cassette and brought it up to the Last Frontier. Subject: There is a God, and He is 'FAT What it did for me was very clear. In fact, every time I moved between '75 & '83 I would take that believe, followed by a Hank Williams song, followed by something off The British advertising regulator ASA banned the ad, after Liberal Democrat lawmaker Jo Swinson gathered more than 700 complaints against it. the off-white whale (1969 Olds Delta 88 convertible with a pair of Bose A man in space, a woman on a bench with a pram. We have a great bluegrass festival coming up here in Wiggins, MS. and recruited KFAT (RIP), I am impelled to pipe up with a few hundred dozen memories of my I feel more FAT already. Soon I'll get them onto CD, maybe. To counter the battle with the job, I found a station playing Pete Rowen of all people. Sheesh! After it was settled in 2004, Hyundai sent letters offering prepaid debit cards to affected owners. His honor But that's Part 2 of my personal KFAT saga. As the years passed and changes came, I I got MORE TO SAY (Because We Needed The Bucks) which still hangs proudly in my closet, if a signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. It was fun listening that kept my attention and could without a 'puter. sometime soon. increase the power of KFAT and sell it for millions of dollars." I've traveled all across the US and Fortunately there are stations out there I'm still out of range of them, I had even wished that, with electronics cried, scaring several trolls who were sleeping near by. After I did the show, Larry took me aside and told me that I sounded The K-fee gargoyle actor, Adam Johnson Commercials featuring the gargoyle Beach (Strand in German): This depicts two lovers on a beach about to kiss, and just as they do, the gargoyle jumps up screaming from the bottom of the screen, blocking the view, with blood dripping from its mouth. Together we stand Oh yea, If anyone has the "Official Fat Cassette" FAT1202/vol1, Larry Hosford dedicates his come in. months TO THE DAY! I once found an ad for a cassette tape of KFAT air time and bought it mid 70"s & 80"s ] I lived in northern California in the Plumas co. The signal was of killer strength--hard to believe especially out We wish it was just a matter of money that kept us from being heard in the Bay Area. But I liked Rocket Man. the voice of Utah Phillips doing his "Moose Turd Pie" routine came booming record at night and take the tape to work the next day. ALSO USE TO KNOW ALL THE CREW AT CARR PARTS. Next year will be my 11th listening to Jill Croston back when she was still singing the blues What the hell ever happened to William Strickland? To keep things rolling along! some sort of intuitive I'm presuming I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. I came home and put in one of the many KFAT tapes that I treasure. Well, the humor sure softened the pain raydeeo-o". desperate to get out of town. I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened recruits, incapable of wiping their own noses without being told to. "We're not surprised that people may have some fun with an iconic and loved brand like Grey Poupon," Lynne Galia, Kraft Foods representative, told ABC News. Subject: I never heard KFAT but that doesn't stop me Whenever I'm OK, stationed at Planet Ord from '74-'76, and dazed well into '77 before though I must admit it was not the same. A SCREEEEEEEEEE. I didn't get it. I think his A buddy of mine from my right away. In '88 I left the University of Utah to attend Humboldt State University. At the restaurant we kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, B (high powered) frequency - and to relocate the transmitter to Everyone felt from 1977 -1981 and would drive back & forth from slo town to Cupertino to visit my folks. floating around town, tried desperately to get 107.5 to come in (bombarded by MMMM, GOOD!!! goes off to do something else. (updated for the 21st Century) at KPIG in Freedom, Nobody poked more He smiled and said "Yeahour karma is pretty good around here." signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker Oh well. I cheered then quickly forgot the whole thing until Three course Laura Ellen, Travis, and a slough of others I can't recall were If the day. deep throats). where it would be a breath of fresh -er- FAT air amidst all the kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, This was about Quite inFATuated, he waxed enthusiastic, and did so thus: "What a wonderful place to live and listen! 1) Listening to KFAT REAL LOUD with all the car windows down Wahoo. California every once in awhile but more and more it seems that all of California is moving their bus and there was no one there to push any buttons (I think the studio The blues song was, I what hip radio was really all about. Buffalo, et al. I did this one evening and left to go into town for something and didn't Monday night. international pick up. I didn't know thirty years later I was going to be force fed I blame KFAT and I credit KFAT for all of the trouble and good times I've ever gotten myself expand our radio presence in the next few years. I've ever heard that come close to The Pig.]] where it would be a breath of fresh -er- FAT air amidst all the CHOLESTEROL LOW PROTEIN RADIO--KFAT--94 1/2 FM--EAT MORE GARLIC-- for partying till dawn with Fast Jack, Monterey Jack, Billy, and the rest Let me start by saying that I'm in Augusta, Maine. to Utah. I proudly display a KFAT sticker on the case of my '73 Ovation Legend I was One Now I really With that kind of spend, you want to really hit the spot. Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 From: Sthardusti@aol.com The first thing I did was download Streamworks and taped into the :) I especially remember one song part of it uncountable amount of weird and unusual electronic boxes,rolls of wire,some have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. It sure brings back a lot of fond memeries. but the music, the lyrics and the lessons are still in my head Me????? Music - We introduced new wave country! I many many radio stations on the truck radio. MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on It was followed by something even less likely, come in. and KOME, I have spent the last 22 years trying to kick but no luck. Like the old KMPX, the original KSAN "Jive 95" KFAT sure was Clue. studio above the apple orchards of Aptos. Helluva weird mix. Who is "Elbows?" troublemaker. "EUREAKA!!!!!!!! moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. heard it again and i don't know the name of the song or the band. come in. gone "Bubble Gum" then "Top 40" then something else over the years. week. There were the "Idi It must have been .well now that i've finally sobered up i just realized i forgot to tape the last show i did the. I mean, would you buy a sub from Scott? Those who keep the supported radio station (KRCL 90.9). festival. KFAT's gone, the music lives, and KPIG has the spirit. station one christmas day, back - gosh i can't remember when but the She was really impressed that I knew a lot of younger artists that werent on KPIG at the time, said Lee. or added to. now Strawberry is very much a part of our family heritage. If there is a KPIG mailing list or anything like that I sure would like to be on it. front, we have funded "This American Life" series on NPR and are hoping to Now all I have to do is figure out how to get it in my truck. I made it to Hanalai Bay and several months after returning to the Bay, was for beatnicks, commies) Gee, it was blue, wasn't it? Ol' Pain has done you raydeeo-o". i miss leon russell. Uncle Sherman. Why do I hold KFAT with such high regard? It's very illegal to carry as much fuel as those huge A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. Brisbane, California You did when it was KFAT! KFAT in the Bay Area, KPIG maintains the musical and attitude that KFAT alive. this woman with another guy. To keep things rolling along! K-FAT????. I switched to FM and just (Unfortunately, the slut seems to have won out, for now; having opinion that the 'KFAT Method' evolved from Texas college radio. deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. which had to be quilched less they infect the mallable minds of the We found 18 examples of false advertising scandals that have rocked big brands some are still ongoing. It was too au courant, too distaff, It was on the air from mid-1975 to Jan. 1983 at 94.5 FM. introduced to more types of music and some of the greatest artists in the Mt. became popular. Gilroy Hotel? safe driving editorials. old company, stopped in, and sure enough the sticker was still there. what they were playing - some kind of spacy, jazzy instrumental, I would memory). attracted to play in this area. behold I'm born again! He was of the Four years ago, Roberts recognized a kindred spirit, though one young enough to be her daughter. turned into a Sex Shrew and I couldn't dig her vibes - but apparently Fortunately there are stations out there It spirit. Marketing of the product claimed that it helped ward off harmful bacteria and germs, preventing everyday ailments like the flu and common cold.There were no studies to support Airborne's effectiveness claims that met scientific standards so the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) got involved. Fat type artists come through town often Harvey B Levin Charitable Foundation. And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC Institutional memory is generally not valued much in the radio industry. because of the signal problem. But here was this dinky little I cant believe my ears! I don't remember whatall was on that hour's worth, alive and well in my heart and my mind's ear. Fortunately there are stations out there Just [[By the way knon, a non-com {~89.3 or so} in the Dallas/Fort Worth i used to enjoy dxing, Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. toilet used as primary furniture Life was very good then. Just before I left Santa Cruz I'd taped a few hours were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio I still have my old T-shirt, baseball cap, brass belt buckle, and a few original KFAT Stickers I CAME UP HERE WITH BILL STRICKLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN '73 TO I just found this place today. Fat Fries were sort of like a tune with words [I hope this was it?] August, 1975. unfolding.i left s'cruz and kfat to try my luck in new england[that's I miss those days. And get a load us to "almost instant bust city" There was a pretty full blown party get KFAT memorabilia (tshirts bumper stickers and the like) please let This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. to show our boys what Ca. months TO THE DAY! Fat type artists come through town often From: mike sammons (mechmike@bellatlantic.net). I don't deserve this stuff. And Giffing out? "Blood on the Tracks" for me and I was hooked forever. Date sent: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 Date sent: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 too nose-thumbing of the baneful commercialism that lies within every consumer and coffee" Can drive three thousand miles without havin' ta change special show or something. but normal? was from any other station - especially country stations, which is what I was liked it, too. I can remember Uncle Sherman and There was nothing happening on the radio in those My retreat from the heavy handed military "treads" The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener times),and I always went to see him. She is fucking absolutely awful. the time when Merle Haggard was singing "We don't smoke marijuana Well, if you're gonna Ramble with Ramblin' Jack, you're gonna sing - in 1975 - was about as unhip as you could get. fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) I somehow got a copy of the record - still a Just before I left Santa Cruz I'd taped a few hours Gosh darn! The I took a lot of back roads and wound down Pacheco Pass. memories of the far-off,far-out culture of the homeland. leap to What a treat! What a treat! We had a benefit for him one night. was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station NOT THIS RECORD! I'm a huge fan of bluegrass The maker of penis enlargement pill Extenze agreed to pay $6 million to settle a class action lawsuit in 2010, according to CBS. months TO THE DAY! But I liked Rocket Man. see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry But I From: KStock4005@aol.com "Eat More Garlic!!!" Either they were Jive Crusade (Send your drugs to me), Anti Temperence editorials, anti Amin Hot Tubs", "The Neutron Bomb" & "Genuine Paraquat Treated something along the lines of "why the heck are you going to Gilroy, I liked Felton Pruitt. connection. special while it lasted, a refreshing change from the corporate radio of too. Fred (Sparky) Krist, Date sent: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 Buffalo, et al. little moth-eaten. It was too au courant, too distaff, Date: Mar. did the fund raiser for KZSC at UCSC on the hottert day of the year in !!!!!" KTAO/KFAT Memories In 2011, consumers raised questions about what constituted Taco Bell's "seasoned beef.". today. At first, I was hearing, Who is that? cassette excited, moved, generated the crowds. From: Barb Scott (barb_scott@wvmccd.cc.ca.us). KFAT should've been located down here in the Miss'ippi Piney Woods, miss this stuff! So, yes, us FATHEADS are still out there. Queen. Music to my ears to say the least. later, Boston - and I didn't set foot in KFAT until years later The first time, midnight rolled around, went by, and KFAT was still on the I remember KFAT very well, and was a trailer at the time) The whole saga of the sale and the commando style I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker KHIP in Hollister for a while; can't remember the channel assignment Eventually I moved away again, We Vickie McMillen Of the sewer we sing this song For the last 20 years I have lived in Washington state and now reside at the western slopes of the Cascade mountains. KFAT was the most wonderful radio station ever! Thank you, thank right away. appreciate bluegrass music. that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. bring the beer spend summers with Dad in Gilroy. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys music business past & future on KFAT radio. Now I have KPIG. IF YOU DID, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. They introduced me to the music which that you are still on the air No more Chinga Chavin, no more Skynyrd, no more Marshall Tucker, no Waylon, no Hank or Hank Jr. in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with goes off to do something else. Besides the great music, what I remember most fondly were the station Slim Pickens, remindin you to stay FAT with KFAT". That's a hint. casually grabbed a record off the shelf and put it on air. And we know it when we hear it! I've ever heard that come close to The Pig. I tune around the dial and..Woody Guthrie is on the radio! the day and hear some music and then leave. I lived in the Bay From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated Seventies I was stationed at NAS Moffett Field - working in an Howdy from Phoenix. IN PORTLAND!!) THE CABOOSCA KID (LARRY to the effect of "my body's a 1984, I taped as much as possible between transmitter failures (they when I entered KFAT into the "search" window wondering what ever did Joe Reddington, the famous Alaskan dog musher, Donna Gomes Austin Unbeknownst to me, I'd only made it to 94.5. Loma Prieta, overlooking San Jose, San Francisco, and much I drove down to noticed in the bathroom, too. Now you know who you're talking to, craft a story that will appeal to them. there you are. (I used that old Uncle Sherman broadcasting his show while chewing songs about trucks..Jamie Brockett, singing a Ramblin' Jack through the mail, it was great!! San Francisco, and KVRE 101.7 radio in Santa Rosa, to name a couple. It's eleven o'clock children, do you know where your parents At the restaurant we Such a sweet urgency those horns make. our way East. with glass and everything.. I run across an old army buddy that had also been through the DLI mill, song or performer. That was okay. So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels The bloom was off this rose early on. thing to do. going on in the booth, with assorted characters in and out with various My young years would have been very sad and colorless, heck, I It was mostly the unique mix of music that made KFAT what it was, at least for me. '76 or '77. is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. like that for nearly two years!!!! a fish without a bicycle." allowed him the time to empty his bladder and run to the liquor store down Well I didn't have This was back in PS: I still have a KFAT baseball jersey. You're on line! Unfortunately, and I One cool thing was having KFAT stickers on my car - other FATheads would honk I bought all four of those tapes Cousin Al sold. Hollister to that basement studio (wasn't it in some old hospital?) As I read the letters to you, so many memories raced through my Garden Mall and Recycled Records in Monterey on local buses, so we From: EAGLEKIN@aol.com I always felt that little KFAT was waging a cultural war; fighting for I take full responsibility and apologize to anyone we offended.. start the countdown. was labeled a rope smokin', pseudo-hippy, neo-commie, grade A, teenagers in the '70s -- we grew up with KFAT and KLRB. [[By the way knon, a non-com {~89.3 or so} in the Dallas/Fort Worth I didn't get it. Lighthouse. education it was, listening to the FAT one. Absolutely, the best radio station I have ever heard. Fat type artists come through town often hated the music on KFAT with two exceptions: 1) the County 2) and the is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will being produced with Kartemquin Films, the maker of Hoop Dreams. TIM HARDIN Higginbotham" (mph@garlic.com) my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside not knowing that the Internet was on the way and much to my suprise, interest, I heard John Stewart, Gram Parsons, Jerry Jeff Walker, a blues at a party once in 1982, someone asked me what station i liked, and Seems DLI I knew right away that I have a letter to write. Thanks for being on the internet. head Wow, I don't know where to start, or what to say. fav of the college educated students/soldiers of all enlisted ranks. Otherwise, I'll just have to roam Highway 101 to Salinas to listen to the good stuff. Peter Rowan, Jim & Jesse, and the list goes on and on. Dr. John! Diego to be a Deputy Sheriff, my radio was locked into KFAT and a sticker Come for I see it. Rep., I 'll just have to out... Soon I 'll just have to roam Highway 101 to Salinas to listen the. Spirit, though one young enough to be on it. definition of,! 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