Re: OT Dick Dale

[Chris Richards <kohntarkosz@yahoo.com>]

<<ot- but bein a surfmusic looper which i is, les
paul is easy compared to dealing w/ the
*stupendous* inventions,musical concepts, and
general  wonderfulness and gift to the world
<DICKDALE> "king of the surf guitar" will impart
to anyone who will listen-just ask him and he
will expound! i did and boy was i sorrryyyyy(ya
know he invented electric guitar strings,'cause
acoustic strings dont work on an electric,duh)
the list is endless...>>

Oh yeah, I've read quite a few articles on Dick
Dale where he talks about everything "he" did.
Like helping Fender develop the Showman
amplifiers, for instance. He did a roundtable
discussion in Guitar Player with a bunch of
younger guitarists, one of the players from Los
Straitjackets, the guitarist from The Mermen, and
I've forgotten who else, but it was like five
guitarists all being interviewed simutaneously.
Anyway, at one point, they were asked what the
best surf guitar album was. You know what Dick's
answer was? "Any of my last three albums, because
they're the best I've ever done". Gee, how modest
of you, Dick! Great musician, but it seems to me
like he's got a bit of an ego there. 

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May you never thirst!
The Scuba Diver Presently Known As Chris

"What do you get when you give a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?"-James 
Earl Jones

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