No new word on the restoration of the KFAI audio archives. Wjord has been February at best -- maybe as late as March. Yeah, we are bummed about this sad state of affairs as well.

For 15 years now Radio Rumpus Room has been broadcast Fridays at 9-10:30 p.m. on KFAI Fresh Air Radio, FM 90.3 Minneapolis and 106.7 St. Paul. The show streams live on the Internet; our RealAudio archives will return in a month or two. Just visit the RRR web page anytime to listen to this noise and accompanying yakkin' by Ron and Jean.

Playlist for Friday, January 19, 2007

Tonight's show was our 12th annual "Day The Surf Stood Still" mid-winter surf special. Our theme tonight was "Surfin' In The Midwest," with all bands -- vintage and contemporary -- coming from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Nebraska. Throughout the night we played instrumentals and surf vocals at a ration of about 2:1. As we like to do whenever weather conditions permit, we broadcast this episode from the center of Minneapolis' ice-covered Lake Calhoun, shouting throughout over the shrieking wind..

SAVVY SHOW STARTER (always locally recorded!)
The Trashmen -- King Of The Surf/Baja (live audience tape) Minneapolis, MN

I pulled these two tracks off a CD-R I made from an audience DAT recorded at the Cabooze Bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Oct. 21, 2000 (if my notes are correct). The occasion was a "battle of the bands" between the Trashmen and the visiting Los Straitjackets. Each band played two 45-minute sets, alternating with the other. (And no, no actual winner was determined.) I think this was the last time that the Trashmen played out -- here or anywhere. The band was original members Tony Andreason (lead guitar and vocal), Dal Winslow (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Bob Reed (bass and backing vocals) and Tony's brother Mike (drums). Mike carried out the timekeeping duties of the irreplaceable Steve Wahrer, who passed away in 1989. -- Ron

The Rivieras -- Let's Go To Hawaii (California Sun: The Best Of...; Norton) South Bend, IN
The Fendermen -- Beach Party (Muleskinner Blues: Best Of...; Plum) Stoughton, WI
Surf Nation -- [Party At The] Sand Bar (Music For Dangerous Activities; www.surfnation.us) Winona, MN

The Overtones [w/Danny Amis] -- Red Checker Wagon (Red Checker Wagon 7" EP; Twin/Tone) Minneapolis, MN
Baron Von Otto Matic -- Lustron A Go Go (Big Scale Cars; Revco) Des Moines, IA
Bong Ritual -- Moondisks (self-titled 7" EP; Monster Hit) Minneapolis, MN

The Stage-Men -- Fall Out (v/a Surfin' In The Midwest, Vol. 3; Unlimited Productions) Fond du Lac, WI
The Triumphs -- Surfside Date (Surfside Date 7" EP; Norton) Milwaukee, WI
The Exotics -- Goofy Foot (Goofy Foot 7" EP; Surfsonic) Milwaukee, WI

The Jades -- Surfin' Crow (v/a Strummin' Mental, Part 2; Crypt) Bloomington, MN
The Hesitations -- Surfin' School (Go Go Go To Surfin' School!; Norton) Adrian, MI
The Slough Boys -- Surfin' On Cedar Lake (untitled 7" reish; Norton) Cedar Rapids, IA

The Royal Flairs -- Sniper (Surfin' With The Royal Flairs 7" EP; Unlimited Productions) Council Bluffs, IA/Omaha, NE
The Ready Men -- Moon Dawg (Get Ready!; Norton) Minneapolis, MN
The Titans -- Tchaikovsky Rides Again (The Titans History; no label) Duluth, MN

The Yetti-Men -- High Himalayas (v/a Hipsville, Vol. 3; x) Minnetonka, MN
The 99ers -- St. Paul's A Lonely Town (Hex set CD-R) St. Paul, MN
The Volcanoes -- Twilight At Rincon (v/a Surfin' The Spillway; Happy Hour) Michigan

The Del-Vetts -- Ram Charger (v/a Point Panic: The Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2; Sundazed) Chicago, IL
The Cocktail Preachers -- Bailout (Spy-Fi; Lula Wave) Hammond, IN
Big Surf -- Stormwatch (Action Heroes; www.bigsurfband.com) Minneapolis, MN

Swap Meet -- Theme From "Versus Technology" (Versus Technology; Veto) Minneapolis, MN

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