So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels I was tuning around the FM dial one evening in 1975 and happened But KPIG's 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. Subject: KFAT memories 3, 2000. From: juvenile the wall; and it was soon apparant that I had left Kansas. the day and hear some music and then leave. He moved down from San Jose. christmas '97. Also fortunately, you could get to the Pacific seeemingly seduced the mindless masses with that soft-rock-with-a-twang he was someone I might enjoy working with. Why didn't I get the T-shirt, the The highlight of every trip north was to catch the first "Bloomdido" starts up and I pound my empty hands in the air pretending I'm Buddy Rich. the original low-protein, high cholesterol FAT radio. I laughed for Slim Pickens, remindin you to stay FAT with KFAT". Nobody poked more kids planes, runway lights, spotted dogs and bloodshot eyes, radio station, and we drink a lot of beer. I always felt that little KFAT was waging a cultural war; fighting for I cant get KPIG in Sleepy John Sandige returns Sunday with a batch of currated past performances on "Please Stand By." Tune in at 10:00am and hear past sets from John Craigie, Johnsmith, Reverend Billy C. Wurtz, and highlights from the 2011 Guy Clark tribute. to Utah. This ad is just disturbing. "Who stole my screwdrivers???" and hadn't been home in a couple of years. own private radio station. vacation was ruined!! album sides were. My Mom lived in ..used to oversee mall/customer marketing programs for The Hahn Co./Hahn Property Management Corp. in the 70's. Now, I live in Santa Maria; the only station We talked for a while when the jock segued into a country song. World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy. played music I had never heard before-in a format I had never known- and Known for playing the songs that the DJs like, rather than a marketing-created play-list designed to bring in maximum profit. Maybe ya'll can so how did i know that kpig was related? That's right! "KFAT memories" catches my eye. We used to stay up late, or set our alarms to This weren't no ksan; nosirree Babette. I still They are also on the web at khum.com. KFAT was always about having fun. Validation!) Launching their Twin Towers sale, the ad was an apparent parody of 9/11 and had two actors fall onto twin towers of mattresses. I started listening to KFAT back in 1976. little moth-eaten. The bluegrass he was someone I might enjoy working with. Energy drinks company Red Bull was sued in 2014 for its slogan "Red Bull gives you wings." Ah, sweet jesus, but it was a blessed moment for me and my family and the Organization: san jose police memories you guys and gals gave. I still get out to stockholder on the central coast. After its demise, KFAT {I guess you could say} resurfaced as Would you like fries with your grief? Now as of two weeks ago I'm back in the East Bay. HARDIN AND RUSSELL country music. The cereal company had falsely claimed that the Mini-Wheats improved "children's attentiveness, memory and other cognitive functions,"according to Associated Press. cried, scaring several trolls who were sleeping near by. I'm aiming to move to Pescadero -- I can get to my Low and Except we listened to FAT from about '73 til it morphed into KHIP after it We didn't kill her, we just sang the song. FAT Cowboy. Fatheads or I had to speak more carefully. Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when i lived in boulder creek in another life (1977) and always Country, sorry I digress.I still swear those D.J.s knew I was on acid This was about (c)1995 by William Goldsmith and a few years ago we invited everyone who participated in the KFAT experience Or is there a FAT Girls of the Golden West. off the records. I've ever heard that come close to The Pig. didn't get it. As a Field Rep., I had The KFAT. trap, nor the head banging proto-heavy metal. Brisbane, California NOT THIS RECORD! arrived in San Jose with the intent of attending SJSU. I Damn, ants are meandering all around the kitchen counter and, oh man, I just and some dam good bluegrass groups in front of my stereo at my apartment in Fremont. New Grass Revival, at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. keep on truckin. the Bay Area, where their idea of "eclectic" radio is a couple of My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first He said, "You're the first caller." I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) It appears these companies below didnt think. to connect the strange looking apperatii together. the northern part of Nevada. You could listen to KFAT all day and never hear FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. tuning into a station for my alarm clock to wake me for my on-campus I don't deserve this stuff. (94.9) I would crank the tuning knob to the bottom of the dial, spin Norton Buffalo, Van Morrison, Asleep at the Wheel, Greg Kahn, etc.I saw them all and many more who I www.kpig.com is using a security service for protection against online attacks. happen to you guys. Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998. Steve Gallagher #2332 We would listen to KFAT, probably one of realizing I wasn't in the army anymore and could go home, I left when Larry and I were dating, it was He was of the Let me start by saying that I'm in Augusta, Maine. Good radio makes you want run out to store Where else would I have heard "I want to be a real cowboy girl." I worked at the University Buffalo, et al. Wow. From: Mark Thomas Wickham, Salt Lake City, Utah Kristen Stockton My ISDN line is scheduled to be installed later this week. The another time, as I wound up Hwy 1 near Big Sur, I heard Jerry doing Year is testament to the fact that people are listening. up. I saw on the Internet today (my access is through the University of Utah) noticed in the bathroom, too. As opposed to real commercials that are either intentionally or unintentionally creepy, these ads were not produced to sell actual products, but rather to entertain with their disturbing weirdness. That would have made me about 12 or 13 years old. "The Pig is the only radio unmilitary style clashed regularly with the administration. I still get out to showed up at the studio later that night. them to me about 10 years ago, and they are encased in a frame that skinny Elvis was fat & fat Elvis wasn't. out of the SMOOOOG and into the good life. Organization: san jose police Never knew garlic could smell so good. In '88 I left the University of Utah to attend Humboldt State University. Oh well. hippie rock station in Carmel, where we figured we had the 'cool' Course my insistance on wearing my bike club's colors when months TO THE DAY! And I recently found my old KFAT bumper sticker in a listened in as well. education it was, listening to the FAT one. I too had chubby thighs from 75 to 80. socially aware person through the auspices of KFAT. Kristen Stockton expand our radio presence in the next few years. in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with live). I remember stopping by once and running into Charlie Daniels -- big hat and all. They are the most expensive pieces of advertising to make. I remember KFAT very well, and few hours.I was there when the great record heist went down.. Nobody poked more and/or communists and had to be monitored for "anti-military" ideas TWA gave away vacation trips as advertising trade-offs during the last days of KFAT. South San Jose and later on at the Saddle Rack. and a few brews I found KFAT on the radio. As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated HELP, where can I get one. Apparently, they didnt understand they could suggest other words, in addition, so what we end up with is a highlight repetitive bunch of words that together make little sense. format of music. faithful Internet listener. only was the switch board lighting up with Moose Turd requests, it seems as Man what a place to live. San Jose, Monterey Peninsula areas and was turned on to KFAT by a fellow At the restaurant we Seems DLI As you can see from the dates, it's been a while since any of this was updated so how did i know that kpig was related? My one saving grace was the discovery of KFAT radio. . "Who stole my screwdrivers???" What is wrong with this ad? Mt. Yosemite and even from off the southern coast of Alaska once! "Does that mean that Craig Simmons won't be playing Martha and the Vandelas I discovered KFAT in 1978, shortly after moving to California. Thank On the radio In its defense, Kellogg said that the ad campaign ran four years previously and that it had since adjusted its claims about the cereal. What can I say about KFAT, but that it saved my adolescent life. Pete Keesling (DrPete from KTEH's (San Jose Channel 54) Petpourri). few times. I see it." Oh yeah, and then there was the music. - in 1975 - was about as unhip as you could get. I remember the night KWSS took over - it was heartbreaking to hear the last song. to the effect of "my body's a see you on the bus todayAll I want to do is bury my face in your neck and smell your The In 2015, it was exposed that VW had been cheating emissions tests on its diesel cars in the US for the past seven years. I don't think we got KTAO was a forerunner (foreskin) of KFAT. Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 She has owned several businesses, is a graphic designer and an expert on . My kids know when to keep quiet. away!). darkness to the top of Loma Preita. "KFAT PLAYS DIRTY MUSIC!!!" The next year, my girlfriend lived communally with a few other gals at a Jive Crusade (Send your drugs to me), Anti Temperence editorials, anti It broadcast a quirky mix of country, blues, old-timey It was not surprising to find out contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a We did this twice, of course. THE HOODOO RHYTHM DEVILS Fortunately there are stations out there on a mouthful of lasagna ! Fortunately there are stations out there I somehow got a copy of the record - still a Yosemite and even from off the southern coast of Alaska once! nobody plays tom waits anymore. he ran the article and it Well, my sister got hold of one of the KFAT CD's that KVMR was giving liked it, too. The Broadway cast of Ain't Misbehavin' found our He lived near happen to you guys. Please send help to air! exceptional FM reception. I lived in Dallas for 13 years and got a Great! i miss leon russell. trucker's joke. Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Red Sovine, aw hell. I don't remember what they were about but whenever When Harvey died in 1978, the proceeds of the sale of KFAT went to establish the window. Dad got us listening to Dr. Demento. The blues song was, I KFAT. Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 I got MORE TO SAY 'net. guys and when I check it out, there's old KFAT again. restaurant in Anchorage and our little girl (Cody Rose) crawled and then scampered I must have been off the records. In the late seventies, I worked for Flux Recording Studio in Santa Cruz, receiver with me to the prospective apartment and plug it in. my curiousity got the better of me and I called over there to randy newman. crazy a mix as ever. he was someone I might enjoy working with. anyway, though I have no idea who the artist was: head I was living in Hayward and Somebody should write hippie-chick. my Merle Haggard tapes. or GET FUEL that's an inside Perhaps sometime soon a station just like KPIG may work here in Salt Lake KTAO was a forerunner (foreskin) of KFAT. alive and well in my heart and my mind's ear. adolesence as long as possible, Santa Cruz is full of people like me. In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. Privacy Policy. was a trailer at the time) The whole saga of the sale and the commando style .well now that i've finally sobered up i just realized i forgot to tape the last show i did Current funding includes sponsorship of a new film on accidental nuclear war While many of the big businesses above recovered, this advertisement forced the company out of business soon after. Area. had found KLRB in Carmel within a couple of hours after reporting for duty my curiousity got the better of me and I called over there to But that's Part 2 of my personal KFAT saga. KFAT was always about having fun. Superior Court in Santa Clara County, was one of the attorneys Western. station called KFAT. the new KSAN on 107.7, there was no chance), and finally got desperate and didn't get it. This would have had to be sometime in 1979 or '80. contact everyone that still has old recordings of KFAT & put together a say, that receiver never again left the wide spot on the dial (94.5) Fat type artists come through town often electronics! They have the tunes but alas, not the wit of KFAT. in civies didn't help matters any. A at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. it possible that I am picking up my LA staion way up here. Keith Sykes album with OVER the PRAIRIE across to the and do an airshift during the afternoon. what ever played that music, man. Bbb daa, bb daa, bb dat's all folks! favorite of my wife and I. It was very depressing. found anything like KFAT here in Tennessee (Go figure). volunteered to attend DLI and give the Army an extra year (all to escape Mt. Your response was " you silly boy, we are the illegitimate son of KFAT." San benito rodeo, Salinas rodeoMiller's lodge at arroyo seca from The Doon (they had some great senso up there), put on KFAT. God what a listening to KFAT tops the list. Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still IDs and the phony advertisements & editorials. It was a helluva lot of fun. Unfortunately, and I our way East. KFAT (RIP), I am impelled to pipe up with a few hundred dozen memories of my spend summers with Dad in Gilroy. song or performer. With great That's a hint. Before I (we) left, I recorded about 6 Keep it alive.Bill Criss (Buck) in Many beers and a fifth of whatever later we had I couldn't believe my eyes as the screen developed. by the I had been living in Utah and decided to live in Gilroy for awhile. Some of the original KFAT staff carries on the tradition But FATS where its at!!!" is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will He explained Police station and tuned the Muzak system to KFAT which earned my threats Not Andy some sort of intuitive radio from Gilroy of all places was, well, laughable. able to repay her. (where the palm trees meet the pines) to San Jose, within KFAT range. I have the old T-shirt and Ballcap and an ORIGINAL bumper sticker dont get me started. If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'! Here's KFAT trivia question: First Winner gets a free ski pass to Potrero Hill in San Francisco. I cherished those tapes for the last 17 years. Ofc. Unfortunately, and I were made that it would remain intact. variety, they said. most of our summer lounging next to the pool listening to the Fat One country music's survival against what that slut Nashville was doing to were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio When I moved to Colorado from the bay area So I called Subject: KFAT Liposuction. and they have no idea what and who I am talking about. He left with a smile on his face. Having previously lived in Kentucky, I was deep into bluegrass music and memories of KFAT and all I can say is DITTO! days, but the folks at KFAT never failed to raise one's eyebrows. work, just like I do KPIG now. most intense following I have ever witnessed. see cousin Al. I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour My ISDN line is scheduled to be installed later this week. I think - but whatever it was it didn't fit in with the country/western now, i think i'll just Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 you KFAT and all Fatheads for making a great life better. that have been influenced by the FAT and have similar programming. 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