Surf Guitars Oldschool Deck by Mr_Miff
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I only heard good things about this years Surfguitar 101 convention out in California.

Here is the Surfguitar 101 YouTube playlist of the event.

This time german band The Space Rangers made an appearance there as a stop on their California tour. The band hails from Ulm and on guitar is Muck who played rhythm guitar on one tour with my old band The Looney Tunes. On that tour I borrowed him my Musima Eterna DeLuxe as he only owned a Steinberger headless and a jazz-box. It’s great to see him finally sporting a Jaguar. I knew the Surf-bug bit him when he started doubling my lead on Miserlou during one of our shows, and checking out the playlist from the convention I reckon his new band plays old showstoppers from the Looney Tunes setlist The Swingin’ Creeper (as it is tradtionally called in Germany, elsewhere known as Nightstick*, A Go-Go Dancer**, Kickstand*** by The Ventures) and Stampede. Talk about keeping the torch on fire.

* UK, ** US, *** Japan

This is a “Mondo”-style movie, today this genre would be called “docutainment”. The subject is life in Hollywood during the second half of the 60s. With this southern California theme we get lots of surf-music along with some surfing and skating. I find the whole thing quite entertaining, and think it projects a vision of a town in transformation, when some people had other plans than becoming a movie-star or starlet.

If I’m remembering correctly the guitars are played by Davie Allan.

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Update

The Leak appears to be plugged, 7/15/2010, here’s hoping the cap will hold the pressure.

Update:
Also from the TED Talks comes the next video, chronologically, that explains how parts of the oceans could be restored by reserves.

video link

The following is quoted from the TV Jones website (more pictures there!)

TV Jones Guitars & Pickups Stolen March 27, 2010
at musikmesse Hall 4.0 Stand J40 Frankfurt, Germany

We are asking all of our friends to get the word out via blogs, forums, any means possible. In the hope that we can retrieve these rare stolen instruments, pickups, and tools. Basically everything that was on display in Frankfurt was stolen (even our banners, suits & suitcases!). Here is a rundown of the stolen items (scroll down to view photos):

• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype Guitar in tobacco sunburst w/P90 pickups (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 Prototype in natural toffee w/ T-Armond pickups in P90 mount (one-of-a-kind)
• TV Jones Model 10 in Ice Blue w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Red w/single bridge pickup
• TV Jones Model 10 in Matte Black w/ 2 pickups
• TV Jones Model 10 in Tobacco Sunburst w/ 2 pickups
• several sets of pickups
• all of our banners and display materials
• various luthier tools

More info and serial numbers to come. If you have any information please contact us at (360) 779-4002 or info@tvjones.com. If you come across any of these guitars please call your local police. Here are some photos of the stolen guitars:

blonde ‘butterscotch’ finish Model 10 one-of-a-kind prototype with T-Armond pickups in P90 Mount. Thank you J Dennis Thomas for the photo.

A dark tobacco burst Model 10 one-of-a-kind prototype with P90 pickups (Tom’s personal favorite). If you see either of these two prototype guitars they are definitely stolen!!

The guitars below are production models, but if you see any of these in or around Frankfurt, Germany they are most-likely stolen!!

Waikiki Beachnik, originally uploaded by Biff Bang Pow.

Nice mid-century poly-pop paperback cover art. As always in those years illustration and type work great together.