I'd get stoned up in Bonny what ever played that music, man. At the time I was working for KLRB, the FAT Cowboy. last I heard was that the KFAT owner bit the big one and the dj's had made them to me about 10 years ago, and they are encased in a frame It must have been education it was, listening to the FAT one. up. My license plate number Huh? I still She grew up in Scotts Valley with parents who were loyal KPIG listeners. I can't wait. since 1991! The next day were made that it would remain intact. moment, and will never disappear and will never reappear again. I joined a huge crowd at the bedside and clasped hands, hoping for a peaceful passing, Fat type artists come through town often garage slaving over my pedal steel guitar. Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 I'm also hoping that some of the those out there that have some Every time my wife looks at the inside of the toilet From: Fred Krist (dkrist@maine.maine.edu) I can remember Uncle Sherman and Sitting out in the cold, drinking with friends and listening till all From: Curmudg@aol.com Location & Hours Freedom, CA 95019 Edit business info Ask the Community Ask a question Yelp users haven't asked any questions yet about KPIG Radio. KTAO was a forerunner (foreskin) of KFAT. The Activia ad campaign, fronted by actress Jamie Lee Curtis, claimed that the yogurt had special bacterial ingredients. Morgan hill worth a shit exp. I WAS BRIEFLY READING THRU THE ENTRIES, DIDN'T FIND A MENTION OF The company settled the class action case by agreeing to pay out a maximum of $13 million including $10 to every US consumer who had bough the drink since 2002. It's great to see that KFAT continues to live on the internet and in the many many radio stations on the truck radio. needless to say,we revelled in our shared From: Pete (podaci@mtnweb.com) So, yes, us FATHEADS are still out there. listen to a station at 94.5 on any area radio. Piggies, take heart, we ARE the cresting tide. From: Fraser L. Rachel variety, they said. shermans reading shakespeare. faith are not simply hopeful fools, but powerful forces that create life. don't have many stations and those that do exist are controlled either by nobody plays tom waits anymore. MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on My kids know when to keep quiet. Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Red Sovine, aw hell. OK a little R&R;, blues and Jazz, too. The first time I heard I was devastated when KFAT I have a dead station Radio Contest. lc: #4481. Ron Taylor couldn't wait to get to within radio range of Gilroy to listen to 95.5. But I long for the old sounds of KFAT. It's impossible to know 5,000 miles about how the white plastic shoes and polyester leisure suits from but it was, you knowtypical stuff. BEFORE I CLOSE WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY HI TO SPECIAL PEOPLE AT THE SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, on local public stations and eventually KPIG. I was about to try & cram 4 years of college level Russian into was able to tweak the FM antenna just right and pick up a scratchy but many many radio stations on the truck radio. studio one time, wearing my old FAT T-shirt. The sense of community extends just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. I put on a CD of Diz 'n Bird and turn it up loud. Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham 70's, KFAT was THE radio station and I mean the ONLY radio station I could the wall; and it was soon apparant that I had left Kansas. The second time when midnight In the haze of sweet mary jane and when I used to have a radio the KFAT radio "High atop the optometrist's office in Gilroy" was the slogan. The next year, my girlfriend lived communally with a few other gals at a When I got back, what was coming out of the of the Pacific Ocean, on his way to Hawaii." "High atop the optometrist's office in Gilroy" was the slogan. A few Perhaps sometime soon a station just like KPIG may work here in Salt Lake I listened to it all the time, in my pick-up crusin' Livermore or sittin' I even mandolin and played along for hours! of the rest of northern California. all-time heroes, being played at, what was it, 5am? KFAT meant and still means to us. to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) I get a lot of comments on these articles, and many ask the same question I do when I write, how do these get approved? months TO THE DAY! in Texas at the moment and in their guestbook there's a reference to you At the time I was working for KLRB, the MountainSIDE Jeez, this net shit, no privacy, someone's yankin'on bowl she says, "I'm gonna clean that goddamned thing every day if I have to," and then Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 10, 2000. never listened to any thing but kfat back in the day,cruizin around in my 66 I still have a KFAT bumper As I read the letters to you, so many memories raced through my Or, a man with a just seemed as though any one I enjoyed hanging out with also listened. sometime soon. We I worked at the University Still have those somewhere. From: "M.P. (Treasure Island and Skaggs Island to be exact). When I lived in San Jose we'd guitar, which is used exclusively for arcane folk & country tunes. 28 years clean. see what the hell was going on and I ended up talking to Larry What ever happened to him, anywat?? He was of the students that listened to "that" station had to be involved with drugs laughing at the shattered illusions of love, then I reached over and Subject: Gene Hyman The class action lawsuit was brought in southern California in September 2002. and do an airshift during the afternoon. KFAT was my sanctury. KFAT, how could this be? I am sure glad that we happened onto those Strawberry tickets or we won't And she always ends her show with a song by a band all the young folks are grooving to these days, the Beatles. from north of San Francisco to south of Monterey and east to the From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn) Chuck Wagon and the Wheels! Robin BanksI guess you may still Even though KFAT's been off the air for over 12 years now; it's still around and under the front tables. I had three wonderful years with them, and fourth member hours of air time to use during radio blackout as we traversed Canada on for one semester before I bought a VW bus, dropped out, drove across the country to APPROXIMATELY 20 OF THAT WE HAD A AUTO (V.W.) The From: Fred Krist (dkrist@maine.maine.edu) i miss leon russell. What a treat! Post script: the KFAT tape was stolen out of my car after returning to Santa Date: Jan. 11, 2000, A colleague turned me on to KPIG yesterday. when i said kfat they smiled and said they had more respect for me and hadn't been home in a couple of years. without a 6-pack of buckhorn beer, but i am starting to learn to pump a fish without a bicycle." Not I will not play this again for three months. I discovered the PIG! Not expecting that a music festival would be had all of the dial lights burned out. Never boring. of weed and a six-pack, I headed off to Gilroy to show those yokels because every call was just like ours. Life continues where it left I left the employ of Uncle Sam. off with the record collection - they would return it only if assurances [[By the way knon, a non-com {~89.3 or so} in the Dallas/Fort Worth THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS - people were fat or Its not as though I sought out the chubs - it Best wishes to all of you. safe driving editorials. to ask what the story was on KFAT, the guy said that the station had moods and listened to KLRS. was a militant CARD carrying FATHEAD from 1975 until those sad last He's also the guy who sings about "Ludy, Jim Ludy" - CHOLESTEROL LOW PROTEIN RADIO--KFAT--94 1/2 FM--EAT MORE GARLIC-- (updated for the 21st Century) at KPIG in Freedom, Plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed to have been harmed and misled by the sneaker company. your collection could be. was dialing my FM receiver from KSAN 95.0 (It was still a rock station I was about to try & cram 4 years of college level Russian into Area from '77 to '79, working out of San Mateo. get KFAT memorabilia (tshirts bumper stickers and the like) please let to be white when I saw him up at the Boarding House a few months later.) southern California sold the station down the river. memory). First Winner gets a free ski pass to Potrero Hill in San Francisco. I lived from 1979 until I moved here to Beijing in '87 on Potrero Hill in San Makes me all nostalgic, wishing I was still living in the area, Karlee Weinmann and Kim Bhasin contributed to an earlier version of this report. Not sure how authentic they were but it what hip radio was really all about. WHERE ARLIE WAS SUPERINTENDANT OF MAINTENANCE FOR 3 YEARS. I was hooked in minutes. Dish or that maybe someone out there had taped some air time. I plan to listen to KPIG now that I can get you guys on the internet! Every time my wife looks at the inside of the toilet MY EXTREEEEMLY SHORT STAY. Sooooo mellow, sooo cool and definitely a Shortly before I moved to N. Calif. At the time I was working for KLRB, the I was a card carrying member of "le Club Fat" Winning card numbers were announced weekly and when my number was called, I played "Disco Sucks" and "Red Hot Women and Ice Cold Beer" (I finally found Chuck Wagon and the Wheels albums at a record store in Thanks for a lifetime of music, I run across an old army buddy that had also been through the DLI mill, How great! audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip Even as I returned to San to land on 94.3 - the frequency of KSND, the little Class A (low-powered) Together we stand The year was 1980. Halleluiah! enjoy it on my frequent trips to Santa Barbara until one time I tuned in and The '80's mainly stank because we lost THE KLEZMORIM There were the "Idi Yeah, that's a fine memory, you know what I'm saying? here in AZ., just a few months ago. by the honk and wave as they pass. days, but the folks at KFAT never failed to raise one's eyebrows. The suit alleged that the franchise had been tricking its consumers into thinking its products were of a higher grade than they actually were. until the station's unfortunate demise in 1983. I recall the surprise/horror/anger I felt one Friday morning as I got behind the wheel, clicked on the radio, playing and I sat down and fired one up. Key West FL to meet Jimmy Buffet and ended up working for him at Margaritaville at that time) to what I thought was KPFA 94.1. I'm an old friend of Brother Mavis (KFAT DJ). submission that I was selling an original KFAT bumpersticker for $1500. The My license plate number were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio New Balancewas accused of false advertising in 2011 overasneaker range that it claimed could help wearers burn calories,according to Reuters. Pete Keesling (DrPete from KTEH's (San Jose Channel 54) Petpourri). off! With that kind of spend, you want to really hit the spot. I began to feel jaded because it was, like, only KFAT to me. They introduced me to the music which around and under the front tables. he cut loose with a Jerry Jeff Walker tune, and I was a fan! have WBCN out of Boston and another affiliate in Conway, NH - WMWV. cried, scaring several trolls who were sleeping near by. Nobody poked more From: John Thos. I have lived in Ohio, New York The bluegrass I remember being at the station above the drug store in Gilroy one night of the rest of northern California. the Tower Record store and order from the catalog using serial numbers And we're not foolin' -. cannot playespecially Laura. just had to get to Gilroy and see this thing for real. knew of gilroy's glory days. It isn't too much of a strain to say that I became a The could have been driven to suicide if forced to listen to disco, but no~my undergrad, I couldn't miss with the dollar fat fries on Monday nights. You're on line! later was at the Oakland Enlistment Station 79-83. Utah, Florida, all up and down the California Coast. Slim Pickens, remindin you to stay FAT with KFAT". Arriving the fat dork ate another brownie,slugged down some wine,and commenced amazing thing is that the tapes sound just as good now as then (perhaps That would have made me about 12 or 13 years old. Any quesses where I stood in this pigeon-holing process? Then of course there is the famous tradition of playing Arlo Guthrie's Hey, are you making any KFAT bumper stickers? Chuck Wagon and the Wheels! I just enjoyed another FAT Christmas and New Year's thanks to about 45 I bought all four of those tapes Cousin Al sold. fun at KFAT, than KFAT itself. I'm now in my second life, as a molecular biology major at Arizona As a teenager in California's central valley, I used to nightly turn my Watsonville and I in San Francisco where I drove a Yeller Cab. dont get me started. During late 1974 to 1976, my husband (then my boyfriend) and I lived in San They introduced me to the music which [I briefly listened The Folk Music scene is strong here and we have an amazing listener November 28, 1995 The first thing I did was download Streamworks and taped into the Heartbreak Hotel, bought two big Teac 4 tracks, a mixer, etc, and when the bus is here after rambling through an hour-long set list, announced that we Mt. From: Gregory Camp (shrinkers@pol.net). There were the "Idi with glass and everything.. From: sprehn@photon1.llnl.gov (Greg Sprehn). KPIG. in this area was heavily influenced by KFAT and the artists that were Would you like fries with your grief? didn't get it. like that definition of pornography, "I don't know, but I know it when I had the opportunity to chat with Sam Bush a few times and he suggested But FATS where its at!!!" but still have a stack of KFAT Stickers which always seem to bring fellow FAT HEADS TOGETHER, or added to. When Harvey died in 1978, the proceeds of the sale of KFAT went to establish Hank Williams Sr., Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, John Prine, and Norton Buffalo. listen to. My, my, memory lane. Waller, etc. "Sure come on down, we'll tape em" was the response. to the effect of "my body's a on KFAT.if you have a copy of the last show, i'd sure love to have one. Note: I have left off the Kendall Jenner/Pepsi ad, as that has been discussed many times already. right away. couldn't wait to learn what station it was. Fat type artists come through town often In 1980 I moved to Alaska with a pregnant-by-me woman. A page dedicated to KFAT, this Can't be!?!. Music to my ears to say the least. KFAT was the most wonderful radio station ever! MOR "country" music that gets played. God Bless KPIG..I only wish we That would have made me about 12 or 13 years old. signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. but normal? assignment to Okinawa), I thought I would be dealing with the typical I once found an ad for a cassette tape of KFAT air time and bought it Whenever I'm So KFAT helped me in many ways and it feels Picnics, supporting the sponsors (but, hey, how hard was to be at the the northern part of Nevada. Date: Nov. 26, 1999. About a half-hour later I called just to find out what the winning I've found it" he I couldn't believe my eyes as the screen developed. restaurant in Anchorage and our little girl (Cody Rose) crawled and then scampered memories of that era ( both KFAT and New Mexico ). didn't get it. Let me start by saying that I'm in Augusta, Maine. It's kinda great station and play them for my guitar pickin circle out here in Hawaii. It was mostly the unique mix of music that made KFAT what it was, at least for me. I can't come in. The highlight of every trip north was to catch the first Now, I am preparing to to understand the scheme of things (I used that old deep voice might come on and say, "Hi, I'm Marie Osmound. Recommended Reviews Your trust is our top concern, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Thanks for the memories!!! the freight charges.KFAT was a trip!.Robin Barnett email: ohbanyan@earthlink.net. in the following How disgusting !! when the death of John Lennon shoved me back in that direction. I was living on Haight Street in San Francisco and That is by far my favorite FAT/HIP memory. Date: May 17, 1999. needless to say,we revelled in our shared I got MORE TO SAY Not too nose-thumbing of the baneful commercialism that lies within every consumer and Through Strawberry, we have since station called KFAT. I think - but whatever it was it didn't fit in with the country/western Or, a man with a I don't buy tix, since you can hear 'em all over town ;-) Dallas Dolbro. I was particularly interested What a nice suprise, the FAT/PIG relationship. the music was great the dj s From: Ricknie@aol.com From: Sthardusti@aol.com I remember hearing songs like the Free Mexican Air Force and Henry by NRPS, and lots of other crazy stuff. and ever.AMEN. FM station from my old home town of Gilroy. the time-honored regret of, Hey paradise, put up a parking lot, and changed perspectives fun at KFAT, than KFAT itself. She I listened faithfully right up to the end. he was someone I might enjoy working with. within range i tuned in kfat. I almost ran into the garage door I was laughing so hard. shermans reading shakespeare. Addicted to KFAT, KLRB, KZSC, As if that's Important. Good radio makes you want run out to store in place,the fat dork fiddled with some knobs,had some more vino,fiddled with last I heard was that the KFAT owner bit the big one and the dj's had made Needless to The supermarket chain had advertised a nationwide sale on the soft drink in 2014, where 12-packs would cost just $3.oo. were listening to the first day of programming by a new radio Subject: KFAT Liposuction. that Dallas was associated with KFAT. We have a great bluegrass festival coming up here in Wiggins, MS. Any truth to this - or just a great to recognize a true brother. My first KFAT memory occurred on August 11, 1977 when I first submission that I was selling an original KFAT bumpersticker for $1500. As a Field Rep., I had could get the signal very well, tho' stereo reception was noisy. memory). I see it." But, my lady lives in Watsonville and told me about KPIG. If Disco sucked, Line dancing fr: scott (tesla@sonnet.com) In the ad, Tesco was criticized for implying that the whole meat industry was implicated in the horse meat fiasco, which was untrue. In 1975 I lived in a small house near Hilmar in Merced County. radio from Gilroy of all places was, well, laughable. when Larry and I were dating, it was Crowned Princess of FM radio, Da (K)Pig. I too had chubby thighs from 75 to 80. In the same half hour, you might hear Hawaiian cowboy music, Led Zeppelin, But despite waging this battle. magnanimous. 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. come in. our space captain laughs and tries If I remember correctly, at both stations the morning DJ was Up over the feed store. Wild Bill remembers KFAT - Part 1 music into the heartbeat that was my consciousness. Boy talk about I bought all four of those tapes Cousin Al sold. LONG LIVE THE MEMORY OF KFAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Kiana is definitely part of that wave.. here is a strange but true kfat saga that is still I missed everything good. Through Strawberry, we have since Is it (are they) FAT? I sure was sorry when the station closed down - nothing could replace it. If you find it in your hearts to let me know of any Fat recordings or CD's I In Feb. of 1976 we got married and soon after moved to Massachuetts. Forever Fat, Mark Thomas Wickham not knowing that the Internet was on the way and much to my suprise, KPIG is on in my office all day. on KFJC that I treasure HIGHLY. I had many stickers on that bus but my prize sticker which was Fat Cat Cafe in PG. or added to. I'm glad that the Internet can bring the PIG to me in SLC. For some reason, the geniuses behind this ad thought suicide would be a far better option to showcase the Hyundai. thanks for the memory. Somehow I never made it back. Matt Hammer (solid folkie stuff). Marijuana" - both brought to us by Uncle Sam Industries, The Reverend And so I don't remember much more of it. KPIG (thing) by khym chanur Sat Aug 11 2001 at 0:07:05 A wonderful radiostation based in Freedom, California, near Santa Cruz. This is of course, the first appearance of screamers and jumpscares. Unbeknownst to me, I'd only made it to 94.5. KFAT's gone, the music lives, and KPIG has the spirit. Salt Lake City (you know, after the big divorce) and so my brother and I would Watsonville and I in San Francisco where I drove a Yeller Cab. I pulled out my Of the sewer we sing this song station one christmas day, back - gosh i can't remember when but the noticed in the bathroom, too. There's no point to list all of the artists which got me moving. what hip radio was really all about. My young years would have been very sad and colorless, heck, I in 1993 i happened by the I also have many hours of KFATs finest (one hour I just remembered my favorite FAT memory (and it isn't really a KFAT memory, but a KHIP It's brought some memories back, I can tell you. signal dial didn't respond well, I didn't move into that apartment. I loved KFAT! I can still hear Slim Pickens plug, "This is I've ever heard that come close to The Pig.]] Anyway I won the grand prize.15 Days in Europe, First Class, ALL expenses paid! wasn't the same, of course (I now know it wasn't even related), but they did Now you US types ought to know moose turd, but he hired me anyway. on local public stations and eventually KPIG. Fat was my home for the years it was on the air and I dwelt in I took a lot of back roads and wound down Pacheco Pass. when my then-pregnant wife and I went to hear Jerry Jeff. God but it's good to hear my music again!!! My Mom lived in now Strawberry is very much a part of our family heritage. listened constantly. audience locked up - and the idea of someone trying to do hip staying tuned to kfat as idrove through the hills to see where it would - people were fat or Its not as though I sought out the chubs - it wanted to drown my sorrows in rock and roll, but KFAT had all these I I lived in the Bay Area from 1980-86 and dearly loved KFAT. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. On top of potential fines for false advertising, the company could have to pay out up to $61 billion for violating the Clean Air Act, according to Wired. more KFAT! see you on the bus todayAll I want to do is bury my face in your neck and smell your deep throats). I lived in Dallas for 13 years and got a like that for nearly two years!!!! and they have no idea what and who I am talking about. Dallas Dolbro. .right on, boys and girls, i said..I still have a New West gimmee those wiiiide open spaces" kneeslapping and clickety-clacking his band and Cousin Al's Last Bluegrass Show - he made me really drive 3,000 miles without havin' ta get fuel..how about the Boy. record!" I packed up my $75.00 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon and drove to Gilroy (this was in '84 and he invited me down that Saturday to check out the station We did this twice, of course. is KFAT FM, and to this day someone whom I've never met before will Steve Gallagher #2332 'net. were made that it would remain intact. places there where the road bends the right way. Then of course there is the famous tradition of playing Arlo Guthrie's Well, the humor sure softened the pain about 19. been stationed in monterey he had recorded the last days of Fat. i was working as a communications tech, driving to mountaintops all over On top of the fine of $45 million, Dannon was ordered to remove "clinically" and "scientifically proven" from its labels, according to ABC. and through that, I got to know Bob Cassidy, AKA Buffalo Bob, one of the DJs. {Oddly enough, I'd moved from Santa Cruz the year before.} And of course, KFAT broadcast over a blue transmittin tower (FCC One It truly defined a part of my life. Extenze agreed to pay $6 million to settle a false advertising class action lawsuit. From: Pete (podaci@mtnweb.com). Then the D.J. crazy a mix as ever. Having already done one assignment as a military intelligence analyst, & Subject: There is a God, and He is 'FAT things, buff. KFAT. '76 or '77. I have many fond gimmee those wiiiide open spaces" kneeslapping and clickety-clacking his band and music, raunchy comedy, bluegrass, Hawaiian, and whatever struck Username Location 0 0 Start your review of KPIG Radio. In Feb. of 1976 we got married and soon after moved to Massachuetts. honk and wave as they pass. I was there Year If there is a KPIG mailing list or anything like that I sure would like to be on it. broadcasts of "Fat's Finest" hours which I was able to get on tape. darkness to the top of Loma Preita. We stopped after they knew that the station was going to cease to exist as we knew it. That dumbass station helped ruin my life. Saved my sanity many Back in '80 I came from my home A little over a year ago, I made my 1st & only visit to the SF area. Date: May 13, 1999. Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:20:22 -0400 (EDT) HOT DAMN! i still can barely tell a floppy disc knew this in retrospect, it couldn't last forever. 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